This is Book Three in the Camille Carter series - for chocolate lovers everywhere.
Millie Carter, cupcake maestro and all-round buttercream princess, is back - this time to organise a Tropical Breeze Cookery School on a cocoa plantation in the exotic island paradise of St. Lucia on behalf of celebrity chef, Anne Grainger.
She hopes to split her time between whipping up mango soufflés and swinging in a hammock listening to the smooth ripples of the ocean beneath a coconut palm.
As an avid sun worshipper Millie adores the laid-back vibe of the Caribbean, the enticing attractions of rum cocktails at the Purple Parrot and the challenge of experimenting with the cocoa beans from the plantation in her new chocolate recipes. She’s even managed to snag a date with the gorgeous local barman, Marc.
But Millie has a knack of attracting chaos and catastrophe wherever she goes and her Tropical Dreams don’t always go according to plan.
Absolutely loved the tropical setting of St. Lucia and really could taste the flavours as Millie and Ella were going through the market place. ##
This is a delightful book to read, complete with what seems like a smallish mystery at first, which has some interesting outcomes. I loved the various characters down at the local bar, and Henri in particular was very interesting. Lottie is one determined young woman and I enjoyed seeing her in action.
This could be read as a standalone, but as each part of the series is so short, it would be a shame not read it all to get a real feel for Millie's character.
Tropical Dreams and Cocoa Beans - even the title summons up evocative sounding places, and the story lives up to expectations.