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TFA is the fourth book in the Pink bean series, Each of the books are wonderful standalones featuring the different people who consider the Pink Bean a home away from home, This time the lovely and exotic Zoya is in the spotlight, Zoya first appears in the third book, Everything Between Us, In this book Zoya is trying to get her feet under her after her longtime partner leaves her for another woman,

Ms Bliss writing gets better and better with each book she writes, The way she can make her characters come to life is amazing, I truly feel like I am visiting old friends and am a part of each of the stories she pens, Her writing is brilliant and poignant, The dialog is so intense during the tender moments, even better than the love making and thats justWOW!! I actually felt the intensity of the love so much that I cried with the strength of her words.

This book is a true gift and not to be missed,
Can passion bridge ten thousand miles 
Television presenter Zoya Das is reeling from a painful breakup, When she's called to solve a problem at a rental flat she owns, sparks fly between her and her French guest Camille Rousseau, A short holiday fling before Camille flies back to Paris could be just the thing to help Zoya's recovery,  

But what happens when Zoya and Camille develop deeper feelings for each other and are faced with the prospect of being in love on opposite sides of the world 

Don't miss this new worldspanning instalment of bestselling lesbian romance author Harper Bliss' Pink Bean series.
Every book in this series can be read as a standalone without having read the other instalments, You know what the best thing about reading a book I love is I don't feel the need to justify what I loved about it,

This isth in the Pink Bean series and probably my second favorite, bookholds first place in my heart,

If you're looking for a feel good story, devoid of convoluted BS, with some imaginative, smoking hot scenes, this is the book for you!!

I received an ARC of this story which did not factor into my rating, anyone who follows my reviews will know that.


UGH, did I just justify my rating I think I kinda did, lol, Zoya Das is a journalist with her own television show in Australia, She is still finding her footing even six months after her partner ofyears broke off the relationship, A serendipitous event puts Camille Rousseau, a scientist, in her path and the connection is immediate, The only problem is Camille is a week away from returning home, all the way in Paris, France, The holiday fling that feels like so much more may just be what Zoya needs to start a new chapter in her life,

This was a very good story, The mains are likable, very mature characters as should be at close toyears old, The book is told in first person from Zoyas POV, Have I mentioned I love first person POV Because I do! But I digress, . . the story flows and the feelings are so raw one can not help but get swept by the emotions of the characters and cheer her along when there is joy and reassure her when there is insecurity.
Camille on the other hand, we get to know through Zoya, She is kind, level headed and one also easily becomes her champion, She is coming off a divorce and showing her true self after postponing it to raise a family and be part of the political world her husband belongs to, The only conflict in this story is the obvious long distance relationship woes, Camille has grown up children and a newborn granddaughter, Zoya has worked her entire life for the opportunity of hosting her own show, Clearly both characters have their own well defined lives and it was great to see Zoya work through all of that as she strives to make sense of this relationship.
Kudos to this author for tackling some difficult topics with great poise and unnecessary drama,

This is book number four of the Pink Bean Series but it works beautifully as a stand alone, I listened to this one, narrated by Angela Dawe, a wonderful talent, In a somewhat unfortunate event, I had just listened to French Kissing Seasonnarrated by Abby Craden, another phenomenal narrator and it was quickly apparent that Zoya and Camille where indeed part of the French Kissing universe.
Surprisingly, this fact encouraged me to listen to the book instead of discouraging it, And I am glad it did as it was totally worth it,

A great story that will not disappoint romance fans,.stars. This is my favorite of the Pink Bean series, For me I think it was the characters they were just so lovable and the romance was just right for me, I think so far this one my least favorite from the Pink Bean Series, It didn't really go with the whole Series, like the other ones did and felt more like a stand alone,
It was well written and the characters were well developed, like in the other books of tear series however there was just something missing for me, . . This book was special to me because I spentyears in a long distance relationship, It reminded me of all horrors I experienced during that period, I say "I" because, unfortunately, I was the one who did all the trips and sacrifices,
"This Foreign Affair" is a light summer read, which is funny, well written and very erotic,
It made me also sad at times, knowing exactly what both main characters had to go through,
I was very glad to see Stephanie and Dominique from "French Kissing" series, Looking forward to reading "French Kissing, season" where also Zoya and Camille will appear and hope to learn more about their life in Paris, This is bookof the Pink Bean series by this author which are all connected but can be read as standalone as there arent many spoilers from other books, Most of the series except for bookhas been narrated by Angela Dawe, who made them incredibly exciting,

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Aussie Television presenter Zoya Das is recovering from a nasty divorce when she meets Camille Rousseau, a French tourist visiting Australia, Sparks fly between them and, in the short time they share together, both women experience deep feelings for each other, But as they live thousands of miles apart, is their relationship doomed from the start

I really enjoyed this book especially the way Ms, Bliss dealt with the longdistance relationship, A long time ago I personally experienced something similar to the characters story and I felt that this book exactly describes all the hurdles that people in that situation have to endure.
The angst of the separation, the loneliness, the trepidation of time going by fast when being together and very slow whenever apart Ms, Bliss handles all this very realistically,

Not only this book features mature characters in around theirs, but also an interracial couple which is not that common in lesfic, Ms. Bliss exploits very well the cultural and language differences and Angela Dawe makes Camille sound like the definition of French sensuality, Im hardly an expert in the French language but Ms, Dawe makes it sound natural,

Both characters are really well fleshed out and, as usual in Harper Blisss stories, the chemistry is sizzling hot, This author is one of the best writers of sex scenes in lesfic and this book is no exception, There is also a coming out story that is handled really well,

Fans of the French Kissing series by this author will be happy to hear that Dominique and Steph make an appearance in this book, Additionally, Zoya and Camille story continues in French Kissing Seasonso its better to read this one first,

I applaud Ms, Blisss decision to get Angela Dawe to narrate this book, As usual, Ms. Dawe does an amazing job, The challenge with this book, and the whole series, is the amount of different female characters, a problem that Ms, Dawe solves effortlessly. Everything in her narration is excellent, from the distinctive voices to the performance of different emotions, Its a real treat to listen to, You can always start with this audiobook but I suggest starting with bookas they are all very enjoyable,stars.

Length:hrs andmins “This Foreign Affair Pink Bean” was written by Harper Blissat least, thats what it says on the cover, I now suspect that Harper Bliss is yet another alias for Bridget Essex, I challenge anyone familiar with Essexs works to read/listen to “Foreign Affair” and not recognize the plot, the characters, the inner thinking, the lush language, and of course, the instalove as classic Essex.
Well, the challenge really wont work, because of the “Pink Bean” setting being used, and Caitlin being prominently featured, and Zoya having been introduced previously,

MC Zoya is still reeling with hurt and anger at her partner of someyears having left her after cheating on her for a year, MC Camille is on a multimonth foreign trip to find herself, Camilles children are now out of the house, and she is ready to leave her philandering husband and begin a new chapter of her life as the lesbian she realizes she is.


Over the course of five days, they each become convinced theyve found true love, Harper herself used the fiveday exposure to write of true love, in “Summers End”, In that book as well, one of the characters came out as lesbian, Despite the age differences, and therefore life experience differences, in “Summers End”, I believed in the love story, In “This Foreign Affair”, I really didnt buy the love story, as often happens with Essexs stories,

With Camille, we have a woman who goes on a trip to prepare for life as a lesbian, and who initiates things with Zoya, After a multimonth trip she just now asks a woman out on a date And then decides she is in love, and doesn't want to date anyone else I like Camille,

shes open, funny, she loves her children and loves sex and porn!.
Shes best friends with the lesbian president of France, Shes gorgeous. Shes from a foreign land, Shes the perfect, amazing woman that Essex writes of when she writes of Knights from other worlds, werewolves and an angel, We know shes perfect, because the book is in first person POV from Zoyas POV, and Zoya lets us know with every thought and breath that Camille is perfect,

Zoya herself is the human woman Essex usually presents us with, Shes filled with selfdoubt and frequently wonders if she can live up to the amazing Camille, After trusting former gf Rebecca and having her trust betrayed, one of the first things she does with Camille is decide to trust her completely and agrees to make a sex tape together.
Say what That agreement is made all the more surprising when they later discuss porn, Zoya is shocked shocked! to learn that Camille enjoys watching porn, Zoya, it turns out, really doesnt enjoy seeing herself on their video, while Camille cant wait to make more, and encourages Skype sex until they can be in bed together again, which Zoya is nervous about.
Soinstalove, lots of sex, but VERY different attitudes toward being comfortable with sex! Its interesting that its Camille, the newly out lesbian, who is much more aggressive than lifetime lesbian Zoya.


What Zoya determines from their different views toward sexual exploration and comfort is that shes a prude, and she decides that perhaps former gf Rebecca really did need to go elsewhere for gratification, so she forgives the cheating, lying bitch.
Geez.

Its fun when were allowed to join Zoya and Camille in bed they do have fun sexy times together, Its Camilles first time with a woman, and longtime lesbian Zoya has the best sex of her life, of course, While there are several fun intimates scenes, for most of the book we are living inside Zoyas head, Inside that head we listen to her overthinking everything as much as Erin in Essexs “The Guardian Angel”,

Zoyas trip to Paris is described so very similarly as Holly or Josies trips to Agrotera in Essexs “The Knights Legends Series”, Its foreign, mysterious, intimidating and it draws her in like a poem,

For someone who has spentyears at the top of her game in a male dominated field, Zoya is remarkably insecure about herself, I dont remember her as being insecure in preview Pink Bean books, I remember her as being famous and successful, but I suppose she really didnt have a big role until now.
Her friend Caitlin has an interesting role in “Foreign Affair”, She pushes Zoya into accepting Camilles request for date, That makes sense, as Caitlin is renowned for her belief in multiple relationships and pushing Zoya into a onenight stand is consistent with her character,

Oddly, careerfocused, monogamyaverse Caitlin then advises Zoya that a career is only a job, and she should embrace a relationship with faraway Camille, I would have thought Caitlin would tell Zoya that she was experiencing a rebound sex fling, and that she should date more women, Later, as Zoya tells Caitlin shes thinking of moving to Paris, Caitlin then says “no no no, I refuse to let you move to Paris”, Consistency isnt Caitlins strong point, it seems, But, it turns out that Caitlin wishes Josephine would spend more time with her, so shes having a relationship issue herself and is insecure in her own new monogamous relationship, so that may be less advice to Zoya than it is a hint of a plot to come in a future Pink Bean book.


Well, this has been a long review, and Ive spent as much or more time talking about Essex and her books as I have about Harper and “This Foreign Affair”.
Hmmm, odd that I say Essex not Bridget but I say Harper not Bliss, Ooops. distracted again.

I enjoyed “This Foreign Affair” on the strength of the language, and the fantastic narration by Angela Dawe, Once again I wish for half star ratings, “This Foreign Affair” wasnt so frustrating that I want to rate it, but for me its not thebook that many of my goodread friends enjoyed, I do recommend it, as part of the Pink Bean series, and overall Im rounding up tonot down to,

ps the drinking word for "This Foreign Affair" is "instinct" be sure to tell your friends!,