Hispanic American Literature & Fiction

Strong Women, A Creepy Mansion and A Tribute to Miami

The House on Biscayne Bay, published in April by Berkley/Penguin Random House, marks several milestones for Miami-based New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Chanel Cleeton. It’s her 18th published book (the first was in 2014) and her first Gothic. Biscayne Bay is on Florida’s east side at Miami. “I chose southern Florida…

Susan GoldenbergMay 2, 2024

Fiction

“Last Seen in Havana” Explores Cuban American Mother’s Disappearance

What happens when you mix a starry-eyed blond, blue-eyed teenage surfer girl wearing a Che Guevara t-shirt with a strikingly handsome genuine Cuban revolutionary soldier nearly twice her age who is one of Fidel Castro’s right-hand men? Hint: this is not a romance novel despite their “meet cute”. I heartily…

Linda HitchcockMarch 28, 2024

Miscellany Romance

“The Enchanted Hacienda” Author J.C. Cervantes Teases a Sequel, Talks Magic, Love and Self-Care

“I was born a romantic! There is so much hope and magic in love, and it makes me believe that all things are possible.” Those are the words of J.C. Cervantes, bestselling author YA and adult contemporary romance and fantasy, and so appropriate to consider on Valentine’s Day. In fact,…

BookTribFebruary 14, 2024

Fiction Recommended

A Taste of Puerto Rican Culture and Food in Cozy Culinary Mystery

Set against the vibrant background of Puerto Rico, Raquel V. Reyes’s Barbacoa, Bomba, and Betrayal (Crooked Lane Books) is the third in the Carribean Kitchen Mystery series and is a fun read for lovers of food, friendship and culture. This book finds food anthropologist Miriam, very pregnant with her second…

Kate KeuneNovember 7, 2023

Fiction Thrillers

Cinephiles Meet Sorcerers in Horror Set in 90s Mexico

Horror fans have cause for celebration; Silvia Moreno-Garcia's latest endeavor, Silver Nitrate (Del Rey), offers plenty of supernatural fun. Echoing classic B films, in just a little over 300 pages Garcia has skillfully imagined a world of real movie magic. Once upon a time, B horror films were produced with…

C RunyonJuly 18, 2023

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Old Crime Noir Tropes Get New Life in Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s “Velvet Was the Night”

"A stylish, hard-boiled novel painted in shades of gray with a whole lot of heart." — Steph Cha, author of Your House Will Pay —∞— It’s 1970s Mexico City, and civil unrest creates a dangerous backdrop for our unsuspecting, fantasy-minded protagonist, Maite. Working days as a bored secretary and nights deeply…

Emma LongAugust 17, 2021

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Priscilla Oliveras’ “West Side Love Story” Is a Heartwarming Tale of Star-Crossed Lovers

One of my favorite things about a romance is the yearning. The delicious sparking connection, between two people, that comes with a deep knowing that they are exactly right for each other. This layered over an awareness that something larger than themselves stands in their way; the strength of their…

Sonali DevJune 2, 2022

Hispanic American Literature & Fiction

“The Enchanted Hacienda” Author J.C. Cervantes Teases a Sequel, Talks Magic, Love and Self-Care

A Taste of Puerto Rican Culture and Food in Cozy Culinary Mystery

Old Crime Noir Tropes Get New Life in Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s “Velvet Was the Night”

Priscilla Oliveras’ “West Side Love Story” Is a Heartwarming Tale of Star-Crossed Lovers

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