A Caribbean Heiress in Paris

De: Adriana Herrera

"A romp-filled and refreshingly diverse historical romance."—Buzzfeed

Paris, 1889
The Exposition Universelle is underway, drawing merchants from every corner of the globe…including Luz Alana Heith-Benzan, heiress to the Caña Brava rum empire.

Luz Alana set sail from Santo Domingo armed with three hundred casks of rum, her two best friends and one simple rule: under no circumstances is she to fall in love. In the City of Lights, she intends to expand the rum business her family built over three generations, but buyers and shippers alike can’t imagine doing business with a woman…never mind a woman of color. This, paired with being denied access to her inheritance unless she marries, leaves the heiress in a very precarious position.

Enter James Evanston Sinclair, Earl of Darnick, who has spent a decade looking for purpose outside of his father’s dirty money and dirtier dealings. Ignoring his title, he’s built a whisky brand that’s his biggest—and only—passion. That is, until he’s confronted with a Spanish-speaking force of nature who turns his life upside down.

From their first tempestuous meeting, Luz Alana is conflicted. Why is this titled—and infuriatingly charming—Scottish man so determined to help her?

For Evan, every day with Luz Alana makes him yearn for more than her ardent kisses or the marriage of convenience that might save them both. But Luz Alana sailed for Paris prepared to build her business and her future; what she wasn’t prepared for was love finding her.

"Herrera excels at propelling the romance genre and its form forward, and this book is no exception... Herrera is crafting swoony historical romances that aren't afraid to engage with the realities of the 19th-century while still making a bid for hard-earned happily-ever-afters."—Entertainment Weekly

Can't get enough of the Las Leonas?

• Book 1: A Caribbean Heiress in Paris
• Book 2: An Island Princess Starts a Scandal
• Book 3: A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke

Not a fan

Let me begin by saying I am known for "course" language and my willingness to discuss anything, no matter how taboo. That being said, the sex was overkill.

it's hard to take a book seriously when it reads like it should be being sold in a grocery store with a picture of a woman with heaving bosom and Fabio with his hair flapping in the wind. The main character is annoying. Is she fierce and independent or a little girl/damsel in distress? Also, the voice was 21st century at times and unrealistic. I couldn't finish it.

Great narrator

The narrator has a beautiful voice and can go in and out of dialects very well. Enjoyed the story too

Exceeded my expectations!!!!

This book should be read by every Latina.

It represents us so well!! and talks about all of the hard ships we've overcome.

The author did a fabulous job! she has a new fan.

So different but so comforting!

Set in Paris with a Dominican heroine and a Scottish rogue of a hero, this book is as unique as it is familiar. Romance readers who love a Romance focused on character will eat this up. Luz and Evan are layered, compelling, flawed and fierce. Thoroughly enjoyed their story and i want to read more of las leonas!

Dominican Dream

Wow, just wow!! As a Dominican woman, that with such a diverse background this story sows the stories oh how my ancestry came to be. With people of different continents falling in love and still hungry for successes of business and independence.