I took a quick trip to Valencia, Spain in my armchair! I just finished The Valencia Expat Club and the author describes the sights, smells and sounds in such detail that I felt like I was there! Dahlia’s feeling lost after her divorce and decides to revisit one of her favorite places. She has fond memories of visiting Valencia when she was young with her mother. She gets an apartment for the summer and her cousin welcomes her warmly. She invites her to the Sunday family dinner where there is more family, dancing and delicious food. She responds to an ad at the Expat Club, an American-owned restaurant, for part-time freelance marketing. It feels like a happy place and everyone is friendly except for the owner, Liam who is snarky. Then she realizes she knew Liam in college when he was her TA and she had a crush on him!

Dahlia goes to work for Liam and it’s joyful when he teaches her to dance flamenco! He learned to dance when he first came to Spain and was angry with his father and felt lost. Now, he loves to dance, especially with the right partner (Dahlia)! There’s some drama with her ex, his ex, her mother and Dahlia, who starts out the story a little lost, but it’s fun to see her find her HEA. The pacing felt rushed in places and some scenes felt breezed over, but I enjoyed the humor and the feeling of visiting Valencia through these fun characters.