Lucy Sweet is the owner of her family's chocolate shop, How Sweet It Is. Her shop is known for the Cupids that are rumored to find you love if you eat them on Valentine's Day. After her best friend finds love, her friend promptly posts this on social media stating that it was because of the Cupid. Lucy is hesitant to admit that the Cupids have any real powers and says so when Dean, a reporter, reveals his feelings about the Cupids without knowing who she is. Dean is a reporter for the local news and is mostly known for uncovering fraud but with the morning news slot opening up and being considered for the position, he is being on being able to report all kinds of segments. This is how he ends up doing a piece about the How Sweet It Is Cupids and there history with love. Eventually Lucy and Dean end up becoming friends and falling for each other as Dean's assignment with the shop is extended and they end up having their own Cupids do the trick for them too. It was a fun and sweet listen. The narrators did great and I really enjoyed it.

When chocolate shop owner, Lucy Sweet, crosses paths with tv reporter, Dean, who is skeptical about the shops ‘magical’ chocolates sparks fly. Legend has it that when you eat a ‘Cupid chocolate’ on Valentines Day you find true love. Dean is skeptical about all things love and Lucy is afraid to try the chocolates she makes, but when they are thrown together to create an interview to promote the shop, maybe they both will change their minds.

I found this to be the perfect Hallmark romance! The characters were easy to like, the atmosphere was charming and the chocolate had me craving to visit the store. This was a good, quick romance rad and was the perfect thing for the beginning of February. I’m not a huge Valentines Day fan, but this book had me loving the season and the feelings of hope the magic chocolates brought out in people. If you are looking for a sweet, Hallmark romance read for February, this is for you!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an audiobook version of this book!

Sweeter Than Chocolate is the sweetest of reads, just in time for Valentine’s Day.
“How Sweet It Is,” a family chocolate shop now run by Lucy, with the help of her Grandmother, is about to get some extra attention when the legend of their “Cupid’s Chocolates” goes viral. The legend is, if you eat one of these chocolates on Valentine’s Day, you’ll find love. Enter reporter and skeptic, Dean, who thinks Lucy is a con artist and the chocolate is nothing more than a few simple ingredients. When Dean is assigned to cover the story of the shop and the so-called magic chocolates, the pair get to know each other, debate the existence of magic and true love, and find out if the chocolate legend is true. This story was super sweet (no pun intended) and as i was reading it, it was very clear that this would be adapted into a Hallmark movie. Lucy is charming, if not a little neurotic, and Dean’s guarded pessimism made for good balance. As a Hallmark lover, this contained all the usual twists (and very, very slow burn) expected, and delivered exactly what the reader will want it to. The narrators were both fantastic, as usual.

Such a great story. I loved everything about it. Definitely a great Rom Com. Highly recommend this book to my friends who love a great rom com.

From the very beginning, this story flowed so well and was cute without being overly so that I thought it would make a great Hallmark movie - and it will (in production). At first I didn't warm to Dean; he was way too cynical for his own good but he starts to grow on you at the same time that Lucy starts to fall for him and it's exactly the way it should be. The story is perfect for Valentines Day. Highly recommended for fans of Hallmark movies and happy ever afters.

Super cute and perfect for the valentine season. Definitely made me wish I had some chocolate to snack on though.

Sweet romance , A bit of a magical tale for the cupid chocolates making people fall in love, cute story .

Valentines day! Sigh! The most romantic day of the year! It's the day we celebrate the love we have for our sweethearts. But for the lonely hearts they can come into How Sweet it is Chocolate shop; with hopeful hearts and an open mind they order the cupids chocolates. You see they aren't just your ordinary valentines day sweets. They hold the magic to finding your one true love. Legend is that if you eat one on Valentines day you will meet your soulmate. As the rumor gets around Dean; a skeptical Tv reporter comes into the shop to try to uncover the truth about the chocolates. Lucy
is hesitant to allow him access to her shop (and her heart). She works with him in coming up with the perfect news story that will help her business and his career. Working together interviewing other couples who fell in love thanks to Lucy's magic chocolates. Things start becoming complicated for the skeptic when he starts having mixed feelings about the chocolates and for the chocolate shop owner Lucy.

I listened to the audiobook version of the book. It had dual narration for the 2 main characters. Dean narrated by Andrew Eiden & Lucy Sweet narrated by Brittany Pressley.

This book is so sweet it will make your teeth hurt with all the smiling you'll do.

I can't wait to see it come out as a hallmark movie next week airing on Saturday February 4th on the hallmark Channel.

Thank you to Netgalley & Lizzie Shane for my audiobook copy of Sweeter than Chocolate.
I look forward to reading more by this author.

This novel was so sweet my teeth hurt! Small town setting, family business in danger of closing its doors if that shop across the street takes them out, and main characters who aren't so sure they believe in love or magic. Stir up those ingredients and top with magic love chocolates for a Valentine's Day romance! It was a quick read, and the audio was great to listen to - the narrators did a great job. Lizzie Shane gave us a diverse cast of characters and set up the romance well. The only two questions I had was - What happened with the shop across the street? It didn't play really any role at all in the plot. And, two - why don't we ever discuss Dean eating the reject cupid midway through the story? I was waiting for some kind of moment or big reveal then that was going to cause a smidge of turmoil. Overall, the book was fast-paced and satisfied the little romantic inside me. Oh, and it was sweet!

Sweeter Than Chocolate, by Lizzie Shane takes place at How Sweet It Is, a chocolate shop that's been in Lucy Sweet's family for generation. There's a legend that their Cupid Chocolates bring true love into anyone's life who eats one on Valentine's Day. When a sign goes up on the door across the street advertising a new French Bistro, Lucy's ready to face the competition. Lucy's friend gets engaged and when she posts about the cupid chocolates, the story goes viral. Dean, a local reporter is assigned the story and begrudgingly goes to the chocolate shop looking for a scam. From a conflict that is never really developed, to lackluster chemistry between Lucy and Dean, this book is a miss for me.

If you’re looking for a fluffy Valentine’s Day romance, Sweeter Than Chocolate is the PERFECT choice. Lucy Sweet is the owner and chief chocolatier at How Sweet It Is chocolates. Every Valentine’s Day, she creates and sells the Cupid Chocolate, which is rumored to magically help you meet your match if you eat it on February 14th. Dean, an ambitious local news reporter, has been assigned to record a piece on Lucy’s chocolates when a social media post on the Cupid Chocolate goes viral, but he’s skeptical about their supposed magic and about love in general.

When Dean is asked to record a multi-piece segment on Lucy and the chocolates, his cynicism is challenged as Lucy introduces him to different couples who have fallen in love over her magic chocolates. The two of them make chocolate together, laugh together, and challenge each other over their ideas of romance. He pushes her to believe in herself and her business and she demands that he cast aside his cynicism in the name of love. Sparks start to fly, both on and off camera, as Valentine’s Day gets closer and closer, and they both start to believe in the magic of the chocolates that brought them together.

I was pretty skeptical of this story at first. It seemed cliché and overly sentimental, but as I kept listening, thanks to the great Netgalley ARC, it really won me over. This is the perfect sweet holiday romance. While it’s not the deepest, and the characters are not the most well-rounded or deeply motivated, I loved the setting of the cute small-town chocolate shop and the cynical TV reporter. The best part of the book was the ending as it accelerated towards Valentine’s Day. There were a few twists at the end that really surprised me and brought it to a sweet and adorable climax. I appreciate that this book was cleaner than most romances, and while sometimes it had super cliché lines, such as, “I felt safe with her” and “She was different than other girls,” for the most part, it was a fluffy, adorable romance that I enjoyed. Recommended to all Hallmark holiday movie lovers!

3.5/5 rounded up

Thank you to Dreamscape Media, Hallmark Publishing, and NetGalley for the review copy of this audiobook.

This was a very cute and sweet, but predictable, romance with just the right amount of "cheese" for me. Perfect quick and easy Valentine's Day read. I typically light a bit more "rom-com" in my romances, but I love the cheesy ones. No spice. I can't wait to watch the Hallmark movie of this book. Narration was great.

I would like to thank Netgalley and Dreamscape Media & Hallmark publishing for my ARC copy. of the audiobook in exchange for my honest review of the audiobook. I finished the audiobook even though the whole plot was predictable. Boy insults girl. Boy then needs favor to girl. Girl decided to help him. Girl falls in love. Boy finally realizes love has been in front of him the whole time. Everyone lives happily ever after and of course there is always a supply of cupid chocolates. The best character was Lucy's Mexican hot chocolate loving grandma. We needed more scenes where she can extract revenge with a bit too much spice in her Mexican hot chocolate. Bottomline, it is a Hallmark feeling book to read if you are in the mood for gushy on Valentine's Day. I would rate this book C/C-.

⭐️3,5
I really enjoyed this cute story.
I couldn’t stop listening. I currently tend to like no spicy romances better, so that was an amazing bonus as well.

I loved Lucy and Dean but all of the characters were a lot of fun, especially the grandma!

I loved the whole idea about a chocolate shop and how much time they actually spend in that setting as well.
All of the treats made me miss my fave chocolate shop in California tbh.

It bugged me a little that in the end Lucy never told Dean about the first cupid chocolate he had eaten before already but well, overall it was amazing!

Thanks to NetGalley for providing this audiobook in exchange for an honest review

This was a sweet and lighthearted story about a woman who runs her family business, a small chocolate shop with one very unique tradition — that the special Cupid truffle possesses a history of bringing together couples on Valentine’s Day. When a disbelieving news anchor is required to do a few segments on the store and it’s happy romances resulting from this Cupid truffle history, the news anchor and chocolate shop owner end up forced into each other’s company over and over. Soon, she’s sharing about her love for chocolate making and her family’s traditions while his firm stance against true love is beginning to thaw. The question is, once the final segment is filmed in the shop on Valentine’s Day, what will come of this closeness between these two unlikely heroes once their time together is through?

This story was sweet and entertaining, just the light and fun romance for any Hallmark lover!

Read this if you love:
💗 opposites attract
💗 he doesn’t believe in love until he meets her
💗 forced proximity
💗 family legends
💗 a sweet meddling grandmother

Many thanks to Hallmark publishing and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this audiobook. I thoroughly enjoyed the story and the narrators. All opinions are my own.

I want to thank NetGalley, the publisher, and author for allowing me to listen to this book for free in exchange for giving a review. I enjoyed this book. It was a sweet, clean romance that made me fall in love with the characters. I definitely felt the emotions from the characters, and I enjoyed the comedy expressed throughout. The only thing I didn’t agree with was the gay agenda being expressed in the book with the side characters. However, I enjoyed the funny, loving banter between the two main characters.

A charmingly sweet romance that I can't wait to watch come to life on Hallmark! I adore Lucy's grandmother the most, and enjoyed all of her antics. Dean is sent to report on the magic of "Cupid Chocolates", but his skepticism shows from day one, so when a possible promotion is on the line, he quickly changes his tune.

This was almost a grumpy/sunshine trope, and I was entertained from start to finish. The author does a great job of reeling the reader into believing the magic of chocolate, and I found myself holding my breath waiting to see how everything panned out in the end.

This book was so sweet! I loved the characters and the story was precious. If you're looking for a Valentine's Day read, this is it. It was clean and heartwarming and so very charming.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

This was a short and sweet romance that is perfect for Valentine’s Day. I loved how the story centered around a chocolate shop around Valentine’s Day and how these “magic” chocolates get people to find love. It was a sweet story.

I swooned. idk if that's normal or not but I loved it. I couldn't wait for them to get together and the twist shook me. this is a must read.