Phew! I devoured this on audio! Nneka Okoye did an incredible job with this, switching between voices and accents fluently. Highly recommend checking this out on audiobook.

This scratched the historical romance itch, serving up a diverse, feminist story about a determined rum maker and a privileged Scotsman. I appreciated the balance of conversations that addressed misogyny, classism, and racism throughout - especially considering the time period this is set in. Too often a BIPOC lens is missing from this genre. I think you definitely have to be a bit in a delulu mood to truly believe in the amount of insta-love/lust going on (omg why are we kissing so early in the book!?), but I'll let it slide simply because Nneka's narration is so delicious. 

Overall, I think I'll be adding Adriana Herrera to my Courtney Milan books as top recs for historical romance. Excited to read more in this series!