Cover reveal for FULL MOON OVER FREEDOM coming March 30

Mark your calendars!! I am so thrilled to announce that the cover of Full Moon Over Freedom will be revealed Thursday, March 30 at 3 pm CT on The Nerd Daily. 

Even though I can't give you a whole look, you can tell by the little bit above how beautiful it is! And it's so hot. My two Latinx characters--Gillian Armstead-Bancroft and her lost-and-found friend, Nicky Mendoza--are beautifully steamy for each other. The cover was designed once again by the talented Alex Cabal, the illustrator for After Hours on Milagro Street, and I'm beyond knocked out by the work she did!

Here's a peek at the back cover.

GILLIAN ARMSTEAD-BANCROFT—CLASS VALEDICTORIAN, PRIDE OF THE EAST SIDE, AND ONCE-PERFECT BRUJA, WIFE, AND MOTHER—IS GOING TO SPEND HER SUMMER GETTING GOOD AT BEING BAD.

The first time she left Freedom, Kansas, behind, she did it by doing everything right.

This time, she’ll hide from the large Mexican American family welcoming her home and work in secret to break the curse that’s erased her magical life. Only by doing it all wrong can Gillian get herself and her two children away from the ghosts of her hometown by summer’s end.

Nicky Mendoza is an answer to her prayers. He was the practical solution to the problem of her virginity when they were younger, and now, as a gorgeous artist only in town for a weekend, he’s the ideal man to launch her down the path of ruination.

But Gillian isn’t the only one who’s cursed.

Nicky has been plagued by his furtive, enduring love for her as long as he’s been haunted by his cadejo, the phantom black dog that stalks his psyche. He’ll stick around to be whatever Gillian needs him to be this summer—but he won’t touch her. Touching her, then watching her leave again, will ruin him for good.

Isn't it sooooooo good???? I cannot wait until you all can get your hands on my second-chance, small town, childhood friends, competence porn, unrequited pining, we-want-to-but-we-can't book with a touch of bruja magic!

Cover reveal for AFTER HOURS ON MILAGRO STREET

So thrilled to finally reveal the cover you will hopefully see in bookstores everywhere this summer!

After Hours on Milagro Street, available July 12, is my

🌺Latinx
🌺Small town
🌺High-heat
🌺Big family
🌺Opposites attract
🌺Forced proximity
🌺Grumpy vs. sunshine
🌺Story of my heart.

This beautiful cover, hinting at all the fun things inside the book, was illustrated by the phenomenal artist Alex Cabal who's designed covers for Bethany C. Morrow, Lillie Vale, and Nafiza Azad.

This book and series means so much to me. It's my family's story -- of a multi-generational Mexican-American family and the community they love in Kansas -- told with my spin: escapist plotlines, high heat, and lots of fantasy, fun, and emotion.

Guapo pobrecito her grandmother calls him. The “poor handsome man.”

Professor Jeremiah Post, the poor handsome man, is in fact standing in the way of Alejandra “Alex” Torres turning Loretta’s, her grandmother’s bar, into a viable business. The hot brainiac who sleeps in one of the upstairs tenant rooms already has all of her Mexican American family’s admiration; she won’t let him have the bar and building she needs to resurrect her career, too.

Alex blowing into town has rocked Jeremiah to his mild-mannered core, but the large, boisterous Torres clan is everything he never had. He doesn’t believe Alex has the best interest of her family, their community or the bar’s legacy in mind. To protect all three, he’ll stand up to the tough and tattooed bartender with whom he now shares a bedroom wall—and resist the insta-lust they both feel.

But when an old enemy threatens Loretta’s and the surrounding neighborhood, Alex and Jeremiah must combine forces. It will take her might and his mind to save the home they both desperately need.

HATE CRUSH Cover Reveal and Exclusive Excerpt on Frolic

FINALLY!! After waiting FOREVER, I can finally share with you the cover of Hate Crush, which is getting a big reveal along with an exclusive excerpt over on Frolic.

Hate Crush, is the second book in the “Filthy Rich” series and follow-up to Lush Money. But you might notice some intense design changes between the two covers in the same series. Why? Well, I have to be coy for now. But there will be some exciting new things happening with Lush Money, so the awesome powers-at-be at Carina Press decided that a new cover theme would be appropriate. I can’t wait to tell you more!

But why are you still here?

Also, if you’re a book reviewer or blogger, Hate Crush is available now over on NetGalley. Early reviews are super helpful for just-starting-out authors like myself!

The digital edition of Hate Crush will be available on June 29 and the mass market paperback copy will be available on June 30. You can preorder now. And thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone for your excitement about this second book in the series!

HATE CRUSH cover reveal coming WEDNESDAY!

Preorder now!

Join me on Frolic Wednesday, April 8 for the cover reveal and exclusive excerpt of Hate Crush, my second book in the “Filthy Rich” series and follow-up to Lush Money.

You know what’s better than an enemies-to-lovers story? When the enemies were lovers FIRST (I guess that makes it a lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers story).

As a reference point for those of you who read Lush Money, Hate Crush is Mateo's sister's story. You might remember the hot-headed, long-haired Princesa Sofia? Ten years ago, when she was a 19-year-old wild child, she fell in love crazy fast with bad boy Aish Salinger during one California harvest season. Three months later, he broke her heart and she's sworn to never fall in love again.

Now she's a millionaire, and the future of her kingdom, the Monte del Vino Real, rests on the success of her about-to-launch winery. Faking a relationship with her heartbreaking ex, now a world-famous rock star, would ensure her winery's success and a future for her people. Only problem: She hates him more than any other person in the world.

Trying to recover from scandal, fallen superstar Aish Salinger jumps at the chance to be near Sofia again. Leaving her was the biggest mistake he's ever made, and he's waited ten years to win her back. He never counted on finding a woman who despised him so much she didn't want to be anywhere near him.

Folks, there is so much groveling in this story. So. Much. Groveling. And sex. And wine. And deep, intense feels. And groveling.

Sound good?

You can preorder Hate Crush now!

And don’t forget to check in Wednesday, April 8 on Frolic to check out the cover and an exclusive excerpt!

If you’re a book blogger, reviewer, or fan, Hate Crush will be available on NetGalley.com on Wednesday after the cover launch. Don’t forget to request it!