The world may be in tatters, up in smoke, on the eve of destruction, but books keep rolling off the presses. All types of books. Here are a pair of titles that are full of promise, by authors who may not be familiar to you. Give them some space in your TBR file. They might make your day something special.
Plus, If I Never See You Again is by Denver author Christina Montoya, one of the original founders of the Colorado Alliance of Latino Mentors and Authors (CALMA), and she is planning a special book launch. Here are the details about the launch. More about the book below.
Book Launch
August 26, 6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.
Convivio Café
4935 W. 38th Avenue
Denver, CO 80212
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Christina Montoya
August 26, 2023
[from the author]
Love Separated by Obligation and Ninety Miles
Miami, 1986
Valeria and Cruz had unparalleled young love. They were floating on a cloud until Cruz had to return to Cuba. In a desperate attempt to reconnect with Cruz, Valeria wishfully releases numerous letters in a bottle across the waters in hopes Cruz will find one. During her captivating journey, she learns about many forms of love through the strangers who recover her letters.
Meanwhile, Valeria’s spicy parents are spinning across the globe, as her dad plays in a famous Latin crossover band. Jenny, the voluptuous friend wants the best for Valeria, while Isaac and Gevorkyan standby vying for Valeria’s attention.
Valeria will swallow you up like the sea with her relentless determination to reunite with her true love. On her quest to find Cruz, she discovers something she never expected to find.
Will Valeria and Cruz be reunited, or will time and distance get the best of them?
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Perfectly Nice Neighbors
Love Separated by Obligation and Ninety Miles
Miami, 1986
Valeria and Cruz had unparalleled young love. They were floating on a cloud until Cruz had to return to Cuba. In a desperate attempt to reconnect with Cruz, Valeria wishfully releases numerous letters in a bottle across the waters in hopes Cruz will find one. During her captivating journey, she learns about many forms of love through the strangers who recover her letters.
Meanwhile, Valeria’s spicy parents are spinning across the globe, as her dad plays in a famous Latin crossover band. Jenny, the voluptuous friend wants the best for Valeria, while Isaac and Gevorkyan standby vying for Valeria’s attention.
Valeria will swallow you up like the sea with her relentless determination to reunite with her true love. On her quest to find Cruz, she discovers something she never expected to find.
Will Valeria and Cruz be reunited, or will time and distance get the best of them?
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Kia Abdullah
Penguin - September 12, 2023
[from the publisher]
A twisty and consuming thriller, Perfectly Nice Neighbors asks: When your dream home comes with nightmare neighbors, how far will you go to keep your family safe?
Salma Khatun is hopeful about Blenheim, the suburban development into which she, her husband, and their son have just moved. The Bangladeshi family needs a fresh start, and Blenheim feels like just the place.
Penguin - September 12, 2023
[from the publisher]
A twisty and consuming thriller, Perfectly Nice Neighbors asks: When your dream home comes with nightmare neighbors, how far will you go to keep your family safe?
Salma Khatun is hopeful about Blenheim, the suburban development into which she, her husband, and their son have just moved. The Bangladeshi family needs a fresh start, and Blenheim feels like just the place.
Soon after they move in, Salma spots her white neighbor, Tom Hutton, ripping out the anti-racist banner her son put in the front garden. Avoiding confrontation, Salma takes the banner inside and puts it in her window. But the next morning, she wakes up to find her window smeared with paint.
When she does speak to Tom, battle lines are drawn between the two families. As racial and social tensions escalate and the stakes rise, it’s clear that a reckoning is coming . . .
And someone is going to get hurt.
Later.
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Manuel Ramos writes crime fiction. Read his latest story, Northside Nocturne, in the award-winning anthology Denver Noir, edited by Cynthia Swanson, published by Akashic Books.
Manuel Ramos writes crime fiction. Read his latest story, Northside Nocturne, in the award-winning anthology Denver Noir, edited by Cynthia Swanson, published by Akashic Books.
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