AmericanCharlotteDoblerisamasterchocolatierinVienna,shehavingtakenoverhistoricDoblerChocolatesfromhernowdeceasedgrandmother.SheisfacinganevictionofsortsfromthathistoricsiteinabuyoutfromDanubeDevelopmentswhohasaredevelopmentprojectunderworks.Charlotteistheonlypropertyownerholdoutinnotsellinginhonorofthathistory.Inanappealtocityhall,Charlottecan’tproveherstancethatitiseligibletobedesignatedaprotectedhistoricallandmark,i.e.abuildingatleastonehundredyearsold,assheonlyhasthestoriestoldtoherbyhergrandmother,withrecordsofsuchseeminglyalldestroyedduringthewar.Danube’sassertionisthatthesitewasprobablyredevelopedpostwar.Charlotte’sfallbackispreparingfortheannualViennaChocolatieroftheYearcompetition,sheoneofthethreefinalists.Shefigureswinningsuchwouldbringprofiletoherandtheshop,Danubewhowouldnotdaretobeseenasthebadguyinplacingpressureonthewinnertovacateagainstherwill.Inaworsecasescenario,CharlottebelievesshemayhavetomovebacktotheStatesandrevertbacktoherformerlawcareer.Throughthisprocess,shemeetsHenryBroadbent,thenewCEOofwhatwashisfather’sdevelopmentbusiness,Eurostar,andaphilanthropist.Asabondformsbetweenthetwo,HenrylearnsthatthecompanyplacingpressureonhertosellisDanube.TheissueisthatHenry’sfather,GordonBroadbent,inoneofhislastactsasEurostarCEO,acquiredDanubespecificallybecauseofthisredevelopmentontheDoblersite.HenryhastodecidewhattodoasEurostarCEOwhilewantingtocontinuethatburgeoningromanticrelationshipwithCharlotte.
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