Hot Chocolate Press: 8 books

"Heartwarming, stark, and fascinating, this memoir will take you beyond the borders of several countries and your own world."   Somehow they trusted me. Kings, Prime Ministers, dedicated civil servants and a few of the world’s poorest folk shared their aspirations and agonies,...

Write Away; A Year of Musings and Motivations, combines monthly insightful and humorous stories with tips, tools and interactions that encourage writers to reflect on where they are and where they want to be. The essays remind readers of the unique nuances in the life of a writer and provide practical...

In the small town of Brookwood, Iowa, forty-one-year-old food columnist Helen Munson, unappreciated by her two teenagers and her lazy husband,  longs for more out of life, but hasn’t a clue how to make that happen. In fact, her tendency to overreact and put herself in embarrassing situations sabotages...

***An unexpected death. A broken relationship. A family ghost. Limitless sweet tea. *** Caralee Trenton owns an extreme outdoor adventure company and spends her days pushing people to their limits in the rugged Rocky Mountains. The unexpected death of her Nana forces Lee to face challenges...

10-year-old Claire loves Christmas. But this year a horrible Christmas Eve blizzard leaves her stuck in the house with her annoying twin brothers, no electricity and she can’t be with her friends. To make it worse, she realizes her Grandma can’t make it over to their house to spend the holiday...

In Planes, Trains and Chuck & Eddie, Kerrie Flanagan's lighthearted essays remind us that time spent with family is always an adventure! From growing up in the shadows of her younger twin brothers, to a three-decade cross-country search for the perfect pizza to learning the unwritten rules of...

Claire and her family are off on another adventure. This time they are heading to the Rocky Mountains for a camping trip. Three days with her twin brothers Chuck and Eddie always has its challenges, but Claire hopes they won’t cause too much trouble. When they learn a bear has been hanging around the campground looking for food, Claire realizes her brothers are the least of her worries.

A collection of great fiction to enjoy while sitting by the fire in your favorite cozy chair at home. You'll laugh as you follow 41-year-old Helen and her antics as she sets out to reinvent herself in Bobbing for Watermelons; you'll cheer on CaraLee as she navigates settling her Nana's estate...