Cinnamon, coriander, and of course chocolate - in Würzburg's unique chocolate shop, promising scents fill the air. Here, Lea Winter creates the most wonderful chocolate delights. But love and passion alone don't pay the bills. Lea is on the brink of bankruptcy, and the only way out seems to be entering a competition. In the midst of her research, she discovers her mother Anne, who disappeared without a trace over twenty years ago, in a chocolatier magazine. Lea sets out to find her and uncovers a long-buried, terrible truth.