It’s been a month!
With the release of Lush Money, I’ve been fortunate to show up in several podcasts and publications. Getting a positive review from Maya Rodale of NPR Books was definitely a highlight, as well as chatting with friend and Wicked Wallflowers Podcast host, Jenny Nordbak. Below is a round up of where I’ve been in October; click the images and it will take you to the full stories.
“Lady Billionaire meets Hot Prince meets marriage of convenience in Lush Money, a sexy, emotional and pitch-perfect romance by Angelina M. Lopez. ...As their lives inevitably become more entwined, their relationship just as inevitably becomes more than just sex, making for a novel that subverts classic romance tropes in an extremely satisfying way.” —Maya Rodale, NPR Books
We could not be more excited to be joined by Angelina M. Lopez to talk about her outstanding debut, Lush Money! Angelina was one of our earliest listeners when she was still prepublished and now her first book is out in the world! We also chat about Fated Mates, her twenty year path to publication, the upcoming books in her series, and the state of publishing. This is one of Jenny’s favorite books of the year–go read it immediately! Click here to go to the podcast…
My debut romance novel, Lush Money, is about a Mexican-American self-made billionaire businesswoman. I would love to say when I thought her up in 2015, that I was aiming for a trope-subverting heroine; that I anticipated the 2016 election, the #MeToo movement, and the resolve of women and people of color to no longer accept the status quo of being pushed to the background.
But I’m just not that wise. I owe much to luck for the gift of Roxanne Medina, the smart and sultry billionaire heroine of Lush Money.
What do you want people to take away from reading this book?
I guess, most importantly, I want to give people a chance to relax and breathe and get lost in a hot fairy tale. But after that, I want them to walk away believing that women are powerful and should never apologize for it. Society spends a lot of time telling women to dim their light. It would be so awesome if a woman read the story of Roxanne Medina and then decided to shine her light brighter!
What I’m looking for in my ideal reader match:
· Someone who wants to read about women winning the war of the sexes
· Someone who believes that the battle is only sexy when the men are worthy--and ultimately honorable--opponents
· A reader who wants intense escapism
· A reader who enjoys hot, hot, hot sex scenes. And LOTS of them
