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Vibrant. Sexy. Fun.
Alexis Daria reminds us that telenovelas are
pleasurable and sexy. This is NOT your
Abuela’s telenovela. YOU HAD ME A HOLA
is an amusing romp with memorable characters set in the Big Apple, in the
middle of soap opera central. (Published by HarperCollins.)
BOOK SUMMARY: Leading Ladies do not end up on tabloid
covers.
After a messy public breakup,
soap opera darling Jasmine Lin Rodriguez finds her face splashed across the
tabloids. When she returns to her hometown of New York City to film the
starring role in a bilingual romantic comedy for the number one streaming
service in the country, Jasmine figures her new “Leading Lady Plan” should be
easy enough to follow—until a casting shake-up pairs her with telenovela hunk
Ashton Suárez.
Leading Ladies don’t need
a man to be happy.
After his last telenovela
character was killed off, Ashton is worried his career is dead as well. Joining
this new cast as a last-minute addition will give him the chance to show off
his acting chops to American audiences and ping the radar of Hollywood casting
agents. To make it work, he’ll need to generate smoking-hot on-screen chemistry
with Jasmine. Easier said than done, especially when a disastrous first
impression smothers the embers of whatever sexual heat they might have had.
Leading Ladies do not
rebound with their new costars.
With their careers on the
line, Jasmine and Ashton agree to rehearse in private. But rehearsal leads to
kissing, and kissing leads to a behind-the-scenes romance worthy of a soap
opera. While their on-screen performance improves, the media spotlight on
Jasmine soon threatens to destroy her new image and expose Ashton’s most
closely guarded secret.
ABOUT THE
AUTHOR: Alexis
Daria is a native New Yorker and award-winning author writing
stories about successful Latinx characters and their (occasionally messy)
familias. Her debut TAKE THE LEAD won the 2018 RITA® Award for Best First Book
and was one of the Best Romance Novels of 2017 in The Washington Post and
Entertainment Weekly. Her super powers include spotting celebrities in NYC,
winning Broadway ticket lotteries, and live-tweeting. Visit her at www.alexisdaria.com.
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