THE LATINA BOOK CLUB

Happy Valentine’s Week!   The Latina Book Club is doing mini interviews with Latino / Latinx authors about Latin Lovers, favorite couples, and best presents to give this week.    We are pleased to welcome USA Today Bestselling Author Priscilla Oliveras.   She is a double RITA Finalist.   The RITA is the Oscar for the romance industry.   (Congrats, Congrats, Priscilla!!)    Her novel, THEIR PERFECT MELODY, is book three in her Matched to Perfection series, about three sexy, sassy Puerto Rican sisters.  And we are looking forward to her new series from Kensington in 2020. Photo by Michael A. Eaddy LBC:   Welcome, Priscilla.   Valentine’s Day is upon us, and nothing says romance more than a Latin Lover, or does it?  What do you think of the Latin Lover— is he a Macho Man, Eye Candy or other?   PRISCILLA:   Honestly, I tend to shy away from the idea of the “Latin Lover” because often it b...

The Latina Book Club is celebrating Valentine’s & Galentine's Days all week long.  Each day we will feature a new Latina romance author for your reading pleasure.  Enjoy and remember to Read Latino Lit and Read Romance. DID YOU KNOW?! A true Romance Statistic:  84% of women read romance novels according to Nielsen.  Women romance readers are between 30-54 years of age and  some have been reading romance for over 20 years.  Men read romances too -- 16% of them.   Meet Priscilla Oliveras.    She writes contemporary romance novels with a Latino flavor that are well-written and full of fun and welcoming characters.  Priscilla is half Mexican; half Puerto Rican. It was her Dad – not a typo! – who introduced her to romance novels while they were waiting in a hurricane shelter in the Florida Keys. Viola! A devoted romance reader was born. Years later, while in college Priscilla decided to try h...