First, the shows on the cover give you a hint to a culinary creation in the book. I wanted to see a sugar (glass) slipper after reading this story. The chocolate theme is still present in the book, and the story is a simultaneous story with volume 5 in the series. I had wondered how well the simultaneous story would work when I read the teaser at the end of book 5. Well, nothing is given away that spoils the other story. If anything, it teases the reader. This book made me want to read book 5 again! Given that I never re-read books, that is saying a lot.

I felt the characters in this story were more boy/girl-next door than the other stories. While Patrick is successful, he does not have his own kitchen like the first 5 male leads in the series. Somehow, it made him more real. And Sarah as an intern in the kitchen makes the workplace romance seem very possible. That realism brings this story to a different level than the rest of the series. The sugar slipper gives the plot a hint of Cinderella, but Sarah rebels against Patrick's urge to buy her things. She wants to succeed on her own and doesn't have the confidence to realize how great she is.

This story is almost more about Sarah gaining confidence in her skills than it is about the romance. It has the chemistry between partners that all of Laura Florand's stories have. It has the culinary delights. And it has the Paris nightlife.

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