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The Valencia Expat Club

by June Patrick

A fresh start in Valencia

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A fresh start in Valencia

After her marriage ends and her San Francisco social circle fractures, Dahlia Delaney heads to Valencia with a freelance job and a faint childhood memory connecting her to family there. Her new life takes shape around work at an expat bar, relatives she scarcely knows, and friendships formed over late-night paella. Romantic possibility enters the mix as Dahlia navigates language mishaps and cultural differences. The setup brings together post-divorce reinvention, family reconnection, and the practical uncertainties of building a life in a new place, with Valencia serving as the setting for Dahlia’s search for belonging.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For readers interested in stories of starting over after divorce.
  • For readers who enjoy romantic fiction involving travel, family ties, and new friendships.
  • For readers drawn to stories set in Spain and centered on expat life.

Themes

Starting overFamily reconnectionFriendshipBelongingRomance

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Book overview

One Italian Summer meets Eat, Pray, Love in this heartwarming novel following a recent divorcee's escape to Spain where delicious food, romantic adventures, and the transformative magic of starting over lead her to reconnect with family, forge new friendships, and rediscover herself.

Dahlia Delaney's marriage just imploded, her friend group picked a side (not hers), and her fancy San Francisco life now fits into a single suitcase. Armed with a broken heart, a freelance marketing gig, and one blurry childhood memory of her abuela's garden, she impulsively hops on a flight to Valencia, Spain, to reconnect with distant family--and maybe herself.

But Valencia isn't just sunny plazas and sangria. There's her chaotic new job at a quirky expat bar, a family she barely knows but who embrace her like she's always belonged, and a brooding American bar owner who's frustratingly attractive and entirely too familiar.

As Dahlia stumbles through language mishaps, clashing cultures, and late-night paella with new friends, she begins to realize that the fresh start she came for might turn into something even better--if she can let go of the life she planned and embrace the one unfolding around her.

Perfect for anyone who's ever dreamed of starting over somewhere with better wine, The Valencia Expat Club is a sparkling, laugh-out-loud romantic escape about second chances, delicious detours, and finding home where you least expect it.
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