CarryingonthelegacyofherdeceasedBelgianpaternalgrandfather,LucySweetisthemasterchocolatieratHowSweetItIsintheMidwesterntownofWatsonCorners,thestorewhichsheownsandoperateswithherwidowedmother,HelenSweet.Inthisnewyear,theyarefacingamassiverentincrease,whichtheycanonlycoverbyincreasedbusinessinwhatistheirbusyseasonintheleaduptoValentine'sDayorriskclosingaltogether.IntheunwittinghelpofLucy'sbestfriendSerenaandtheirnewemployeeGeorgie,whosesocialmediapostsareincreasingtheshop'sexposure,LucyandHelenbelievethewayoutoftheirfinancialpredicamentisthechocolatecupid,aconfectionwhichwasoriginallyonlygiven/soldtofriendsandfamilyinthelegendthateatingitwillleadtotrueloveforthosewhoseheartsareopentoit.Lucyhadlongcreatedawallintheshopfeaturingthemanycoupleswhoattesttotheirlovehappeningaftereatingthecupid,onebeingHelenherselfandhernowdeceasedhusband,ScottSweet.HelpingorhinderingthatexposureisthearrivalofreporterDeanChaseofChannel55News,whowasgiventheassignmentofcoveringthelegendofchocolatecupidbythestation'snewsdirector,NoraNguyen.TheissuewithDeanisthatheisrenownedforhisnoholdsbarredexposés,heonlygiventhisassignmentbyNoratohelphimshowthenetworkbrassthathe'snotaonetrickponyinbeingconsideredforajobhereallywantsasanewsanchorfortheirChicagoaffiliate'smorningshow.Dean'sinitialinclinationistocalloutthefraudthatisthecupidinhetrulybelievingittobesuch,hechanginghistuneifonlyinthegoalofthepromotion.Allthisaddedexposuredoesthetrickoftheneededincreasedrevenue,withthequestionbeingwhetherDeanisconvertedasheandLucyspendtimetogetherandstarttofallforeachother.ThisitemmaybetestedasNorawantsthisextendedassignmenttoculminateonValentine'sDaywithDeaneatingacupidoncamera,alongtermarrangementwithLucywhichmaybeincompatiblewithhisprofessionalendgoalofajobinNewYorkCity.ItmayalsotestLucy'scommitmentassheadmitstoneverhaveeatenacupidherselfnotsomuchinfearinglove,butwhatcomesafterlove,namelypainandheartbreakaswitnessedbytheextremegriefexperiencedbyHelenwhenScottdied.—Huggo