A review by nothingforpomegranted
A Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adriana Herrera

funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

I think I could have loved this as a romance novel, but I just wasn’t focused, so too much of the history and world-building just washed right over me. I like the idea of a Caribbean woman taking the European world by storm when she shows up at the Expo with her grandmother’s rum recipe. The marriage of convenience was well-played, and I appreciated that the lovers had banter but no real tension between them. Rather, the majority of the tension came from outside sources and the secrets they kept from each other (quite reasonably given their lack of relationship). The sexy scenes were just that, and there was some excellent dirty talk as the characters discovered each other.