Cathy Cassidy
Hiya …
They say you should write about the things you love … and there aren’t very many things I love more than chocolate! A couple of years ago I was talking to a friend whose mum had been a chocolate-maker … how cool would that be? The idea for the Chocolate Box Girls series started there!
I’d known for a while my readers wanted a series of linked books, so they could get to know the characters and follow their stories into the future. And a series with a chocolatey theme sounded just about perfect to me … think of the research I’d need to do! It’s a tough job, chocolate-tasting, but someone has to do it …
I decided to build the story around five sisters, part of a brand-new stepfamily where the parents have a chocolate business … there would be five books, each one told from the viewpoint of a different sister. I’ve started off with Cherry, a misfit dreamer, always on the edge of things, who suddenly finds herself moving to Somerset to be part of the cool, crazy Tanberry family. Living in a beautiful, crumbling house on a clifftop by the sea is pretty perfect … until Cherry falls for her new stepsister’s boyfriend, and everything threatens to unravel.
I hope you like Cherry Crush … the first of the Chocolate Box Girls. It’s a story about truth and lies and life on the edge … and falling for the wrong boy. What are you waiting for? Unwrap some chocolate, curl up and try a taste of Cherry’s story … I think you’ll like it!
Cathy Cassidy xxx
Books by Cathy Cassidy
DIZZY
DRIFTWOOD
INDIGO BLUE
SCARLETT
SUNDAE GIRL
LUCKY STAR
GINGERSNAPS
ANGEL CAKE
The Chocolate Box Girls series
CHERRY CRUSH
VANILLA SKYE
(coming in September 2011)
DREAMS & DOODLES DAYBOOK
LETTERS TO CATHY
For Younger Readers
SHINE ON, DAIZY STAR
DAIZY STAR AND THE PINK GUITAR
PUFFIN
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