Chocolate Burnout: Chocolate 4 Life : Hubbard Small Press Publications : 9780578994857 : 0578994852 : 07 Jun 2022 : CHOCOLATE BURNOUT: Chocolate 4 Life Chantel Reed is a successful, single African American woman who has given up on romance to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a master- chocolatier. Chantel's best friend Astrid, a prosperous, single white woman who sacrificed relationships to conquer her dream job as a certified chocolatier, is the owner of Sweet Indulgence, one of the most popular Chocolate shops in downtown Seattle. Chantel drifts back and forth between her obsession with chocolate, and her obsessive-compulsive desire to find the perfect romance. After the sudden death of their close friend Allison, Chantel and Astrid start to drift apart. Astrid dives into her chocolate business, while Chantel, engages in mortifying relationships. Chantel's oldest sister, Daria, the family's maternal figure, is prickly and controlling; and she finally breaks up with her slac