The Grand Paloma Resort

A Novel

De: Cleyvis Natera

Narrado por: Sixta Morel, EJ Lavery, Diana Bustelo

The Grand Paloma Resort is a lush paradise in the Dominican Republic where the guests enjoy incredible luxury, and the staff is always eager to please—that is, until they are pushed to the brink.

Laura is a local Dominican woman who, through sheer hard work, has risen through the ranks to become manager at the Grand Paloma Resort. Her idea to pair a “platinum” guest with their own resort employee to attend to their every whim has been wildly successful, and she’s just weeks away from a promotion that could blaze a path for her off the resort and toward a life of opportunity. If only her younger sister, Elena—who she’s looked after since the death of their mother—could get with the program.

Elena has tried to live up to her sister’s expectations, but to escape the drudgery of waiting on rich tourists, she’s become increasingly dependent on pills and partying. As a babysitter at the resort, she’s at the beck and call of guests who are indulging their worst impulses and need someone else to watch their kids while they do so. Now, after an accident, a child left in her charge is believed dead, and Elena knows she'll be held responsible.

When Elena runs into the child’s father at a nearby beachfront watering hole, he offers her an obscene amount of money for private time with two young local girls. Elena pockets the cash to fund her escape and prays she’s gotten the girls out of harm’s way. But then the girls are reported missing.

Set over the course of seven days, The Grand Paloma Resort offers an unforgettable story of class, family, and community, building to an intense climax in which the true costs of luxury are laid bare, redeemed only by true acts of love.

©2025 Cleyvis Natera (P)2025 Random House Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Natera returns to take us on a wild, gripping ride to The Grand Paloma Resort, where carefree tourists bask in the sun, oblivious to the high stakes drama of the Dominican workers toiling to make paradise appear perfect. With compelling characters and a narrative that steals your breath from the first page, Natera offers an unforgettable, unexpected story that will upend readers assumptions about power, pleasure and moral salvation.”—Xochitl Gonzalez, New York Times bestselling author of Olga Dies Dreaming

“Part family saga, part mystery, Natera’s stunning sophomore novel draws us into the firestorm that results when reckless youth, ambition, secrets, and exploitation collide. Like its setting in the Dominican Republic, The Grand Paloma Resort is lush and brimming with sociopolitical intricacies. Natera is a masterful storyteller, and this irresistible novel is a master class in human nature at its most vulnerable, most callous, and most righteous.”—Deesha Philyaw, National Book Award finalist and author of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies

“One of the most compelling stories you will read this year. If you like Neruda On the Park, you’ll love The Grand Paloma Resort for its engaging plot and sharp-eyed commentary on family and community, class and aspiration. Cleyvis Natera has delivered a propulsive story set in a resort hotel in the Dominican Republic, where the staff are pushed to dangerous limits that put an entire community at risk.”—Charmaine Wilkerson, New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake