{"id":6447,"date":"2017-09-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-23T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelesbianreview.com\/?p=6447"},"modified":"2023-06-13T17:51:01","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T15:51:01","slug":"foreign-affair-harper-bliss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelesbianreview.com\/foreign-affair-harper-bliss\/","title":{"rendered":"This Foreign Affair by Harper Bliss: Audiobook Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"This<\/a>This Foreign Affair by Harper Bliss<\/b> is the 4th installment in her Pink Bean series. Like the others, it fully stands alone, even though it features characters from the other books and follows the continuity of what\u2019s happened so far.<\/p>\n

Zoya Das\u2019s day could be better. Not only does she have to meet with her ex and their lawyers to work out the details of their split, but she had to get up extra early to deal with a fire alarm mishap at their Airbnb property. The one silver lining is Camille Rousseau, the beautiful French tenant who\u2019s staying at their flat while in Sydney, who asks her on a date. Zoya may not be ready for a relationship, but a fling while Camille is in town could be just the thing to mend her broken heart.<\/p>\n

Both women quickly develop deep feelings and Camille has to return to Paris within a week. Can a relationship truly survive when you live on opposite sides of the world?<\/p>\n

The Characters<\/b><\/h3>\n

Zoya and Camille are my favourite couple that Harper Bliss has written so far (I almost said \u201cever\u201d and then remembered that she\u2019s still cranking out several books a year, so they may be dethroned soon). They\u2019re both super sexy, accomplished women in their late 40s, and watching each of them make space for the other in their lives is so satisfying. I particularly appreciated seeing how vulnerable they got, because it made them feel so real. And given that the entire book is told in the first person from Zoya\u2019s perspective, I\u2019m also happy that I never felt like I didn\u2019t understand Camille or her motivations. I loved Camille\u2019s maturity, because it meant she had the confidence to be authentic with Zoya right from the get-go.<\/p>\n

Fans of Harper Bliss will be happy to know that not only do we see some of our friends from the other Pink Bean books (especially Caitlin), we get to see Stephanie and Dominique from her French Kissing series too. I haven\u2019t read the first two volumes in a couple of years, so I was especially happy to see them because they\u2019re my favourite couple from that series.<\/p>\n

The Writing Style<\/b><\/h3>\n

This Foreign Affair has a very easy style to it that made the pages turn quickly. It has a little more sex than the other Pink Bean books, making it more of an erotic romance, with the deeply emotional stuff we\u2019ve come to know and love in Harper Bliss\u2019s full length novels.<\/p>\n

The Narration<\/h3>\n

Oh, how I loved this audiobook! Of course, it helps that I love the story and characters so much. Dawe is a great narrator and I\u2019ve enjoyed other performances by her before, so I wasn\u2019t surprised that I enjoyed this one. Two things to note:<\/p>\n

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  1. Even though it\u2019s set in Australia, Dawe doesn\u2019t do an Australian accent for any of the local characters (she does a French accent for Camille). I thought it was an interesting choice and I\u2019m a bit curious why. That said, having complained in the past about mangled accents, I\u2019d rather have an American use their own accent than have a bad accent pull me out of a story.<\/li>\n
  2. I found that some of the Australian characters weren\u2019t always particularly differentiated from each other. And, given that this is the fourth book in an ongoing series with a cross-over to another series, there were a lot of characters. It was easy enough to keep track of who was talking at what time, though.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The Pros<\/b><\/h3>\n

    Everything. Literally everything. I want to kiss this book on its face.<\/p>\n

    The Cons<\/b><\/h3>\n

    It ended and I wanted more Zoya and Camille.<\/p>\n

    The Conclusion<\/b><\/h3>\n

    \"taras<\/a>This Foreign Affair <\/i>is a gorgeous book and I loved every minute of it. Harper Bliss fans will love it and it\u2019s a great place to start if you\u2019ve never read anything by her. If you enjoy books that are super sexy with a lot of feelings, I can\u2019t recommend it highly enough.<\/p>\n

    Excerpt from <\/b>This Foreign Affair by Harper Bliss<\/b><\/h2>\n

    Maybe it\u2019s the wine, or the fairy lights, but most likely it\u2019s simply sitting across from Camille, listening to her accented tones and getting to know her better, but I feel enchanted. Enraptured. And to think I didn\u2019t want to come tonight. I was going to catch up on work. Watch television. Or just stay at Caitlin\u2019s and get wasted while I remained pissed off at Rebecca.<\/p>\n

    \u201cI knew it was a long shot, but\u2026\u201d Camille pauses. \u201cI\u2019m very attracted to you.\u201d<\/p>\n

    \u201cYou\u2019re wooing me.\u201d<\/p>\n

    \u201cI feel like I have no choice.\u201d Her voice goes low. \u201cI\u2019m on the clock and I have no time to waste.\u201d<\/p>\n

    \u201cEvery minute is precious.\u201d I gaze into her eyes and I know she feels the same way. I actively remind myself of Caitlin\u2019s words. I truly have nothing to lose.<\/p>\n

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    Series<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

    Pink Bean Series\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

    No Strings Attached<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Beneath the Surface<\/span><\/p>\n

    Everything Between Us<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    This Foreign Affair<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Water Under Bridges<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    No Other Love<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Love Without Limits<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Crazy For You<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    Bits and Bobs<\/b><\/h3>\n