In a recent Fated Mates podcast, New York Times-bestselling romance author Sarah MacLean described me as the "reigning queen of bad-ass heroines." That's a crown I'll wear proudly!
But what happens when all the things that make a woman feel bad-ass are taken away?
I explore that -- in my own bonkers, escapist, sexy way -- in my upcoming book, Full Moon Over Freedom. Full Moon Over Freedom is the second book in the Milagro Street series and is now available for preorder.
Good Mom Gone Bad
Full Moon Over Freedom is about perfect D.C. wife-and-mom Juliana "Gillian" Armstead-Bancroft, the oldest of the three Armstead sisters, who has to return home for the summer. Please God, just for the summer, she tells herself. She plans on keeping her head down, finding a good job, and getting her and her kids back out of the town she never thought she'd have to return to.
Screwing up her plans, however, is Nicky Mendoza. She hasn't seen her childhood-friend-turned-gorgeous-bad-boy in thirteen years, and when she picks him up on the side of a country road, she thinks it's a sign. They're on the country road where he taught her about pleasure, and -- as an antidote to the misery of her failed marriage and failed life -- she thinks they can have a one-time lesson.
That, however, goes incredibly awry when she discovers that Nicky is not available. To make matters worse, she learns that Nicky is a successful artist who will be spending the summer in Freedom. If Gillian wants the part-time job she desperately needs to make ends meet, she'll have to work by his side.
Tropes
Full Moon Over Freedom is a high-heat, small-town, Latinx, second-chance contemporary romance with tons of pining, a big Mexican-American family, forced proximity, competence porn, lost history, and a touch of bruja magic. It's not out until September 2023, but preordering is a HUGE GIFT to authors -- preordering signals to publishers that readers are excited about this book, and will encourage publishers to spend more on marketing and promotion.
I've seen the cover and it's GORGEOUS, another beautiful design from artist Alex Cabal, the same artist who designed After Hours on Milagro Street. I will be revealing it soon.
giveaway
Win an annotated version of After Hours on Milagro Street that has all my thoughts, hopes, and passions as well as a printed ARC of Full Moon Over Freedom (when it's released).
How to enter:
1. Sign up for my newsletter (if not already a subscriber)
2. Preorder Full Moon Over Freedom
3. Send me proof of purchase (image of a receipt is fine) to my email.
Contest will be open until February 1, 2023. I should receive ARCS in March. Because of the cost of shipping, contest is for U.S. subscribers only.