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.