I for one need no special occasion to focus my online shopping on chocolate. It's delicious. It smells sweet. It improves my mood. It's full of health-enhancing antioxidants. It can even lower blood pressure. (The darker, the better on the last two claims.) And it can be downright beautiful while it lasts. So where can you find the finest chocolate confections for the love of your life (or yourself) this Valentine's Day?

The incomparable handmade chocolates from Mariebelle New York are my absolute favorite — right down to the divine packaging. And there's nothing else on earth like Mariebelle's Spicy Hot Chocolate, blended with cinnamon, nutmeg and chipotle. The posh, playful Dylan's Candy Bar has a colorful selection of savory sweet things as well.

What says (or shouts) "I love you" more than the Exploding Chocolate Bomb sold by the Chocolate Trading Company? That's one of many unique gifts you'll find in this comprehensive online chocolate shop. The Chocolate Glossary and Chocolate Knowledge sections of this site contain must-read information for the chocolate shopper.

Shopping for a chocolate-loving entertainer-type Valentine? Look to Williams-Sonoma for the Sephra Chocolate Fountain, which creates a flowing fountain of rich melted chocolate for your favorite fondue fruits. Here you'll also find the "Chocolate Obsession" cookbook for the do-it-yourself chocolatier in your life.

As if eating chocolate wasn't enough, now you can wear its scent all over your body, thanks to Bath and Body Works' growing selection of Tutti Dolci chocolate bath and body products — and Philosophy's Double Rich Hot Cocoa Shampoo and Body wash.

Are you simply seeking a sweet, classic selection of chocolates in a heart-shaped, box? Get 6% back from ConsumerClub.com when you order from Fannie May Candies. And if you run out of time to order online? There's always the grocery store. It's almost impossible to go wrong with chocolate.