A Night at the Tropicana

A Short Story

De: Chanel Cleeton

Narrado por: Frankie Corzo

Cuba in the 1930s is the backdrop for a vibrant short story about the rhythms of the heart and the twists of fate that echo through time by the New York Times bestselling author of Next Year in Havana.

Havana, 1939: It’s opening night at the famed Tropicana nightclub. Cuban American college student Natalie Trainer, on vacation from Miami, is watching from the sidelines—as usual. Then comes an invitation to dance from a handsome stranger named Antonio. Normally cautious and reserved, Natalie somehow finds herself saying yes. A tiny thrill of rebellion, of taking a chance, and Natalie’s in heaven. Will her first step into this unfamiliar realm set a new course for her life, or only tonight?

©2023 Chanel Cleeton. (P)2023 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Enchanting

Loved everything about this! Short and sweet yet leaves you wanting more! Would love a follow up novel telling what happens next.

A little romance in Havana

A lovely short story romance to read before bed. Set mostly in 1939 in Havana, this could have been turned into a full length novel. Love comes when we least expect it and sometimes we're right the first time.

52BookClub 2025 Reading Challenge
Prompt # 15: Includes Latin American history

Romantic and lovely!

Swept right away in the romance and brilliance of Havana! Once again, Cleeton transports her readers to Cuba!

Enjoyable but predictable

I enjoyed this short story by Cleeton, one of my favorite authors--I've read her entire Cuba series of books--and a terrific writer. For me, at least, I knew what was going to happen very early on, but that didn't lessen the pleasure of hearing this story. The narrator did a good job although it would have been nice to have a male do Antonio's part.

Wonderful Short Story

Chanel Cleeton does not disappoint. While short it was a beautiful story I listened to in one seating and then listened to a 2nd time. Beautilyand well written.

A Wonderful Romantic Short Story

This review is for both the ebook and the Audible.

A great short story. Natalie and Antonio were magical together. I look forward to reading more of her books. I already have two I recently purchased.

My only problem was with the time span. The first part took place in December 1939. Natalie was recently divorced after 30 years, after dating her husband for two years prior to that. Yet the second part took place nearly 30 years later, May 1969. Timeline needs adjusting.

Otherwise, a very beautiful story that I highly recommend.

A Chance Meeting

Listening to A Night at the Tropicana was a pure delight. I was looking through my library and found this book that I had downloaded sometime ago but never got the chance to listen to. I needed something that was going to be short and this is the one I chose. The story introduces us to Natalie, who is a doctor and is doing a fundraising event, with the theme of A Night at the Tropicana. This brings her back to the time that her parents took her and her sister to Cuba to go to the original Tropicana, where she met a dashing young man. Meeting Antonio that night was like a dream come true. Natalie never would step out of her box and meeting him was pure magic. Her mother didn’t think so at the time and threw his address away much to Natalie‘s heartache. Now, many years later at her fundraising event, she meets Antonio again. Will the magic still be there?

Loved it!

It was magic in one hour. The magic of her Cuba saga within just a moment. It left me wanting more!

Young love

I love this book so romantic! I loved that it was such an innocent love story .

Loved the story short and sweet

I have read the entire Cuban series. I have had many Cuban friends and understand the pain and suffering of the Cuban people.
It’s a beautiful love story not that far fetched.
Wonderful short story