THE LATINA BOOK CLUB

   THE RISING MOON By Nilsa Rodriguez Black Dove Publishing First, there were the "UnderWorld" movies, then came the TWILIGHT craze (Go Team Jacob!).   Now comes a new voice and a new battle between vampires and werewolves.  Now you must choose.  Whose side are you on? REVIEW :    THE RISING MOON is an exciting and “howling” debut for Rodriguez. (I couldn’t resist.) It’s easy to read, fast-paced and full of interesting and likeable characters. Rodriguez has taken the vampire vs. werewolf phenomenon and made it her own, with a fresh voice and a new hook. YA paranormal readers will be pleased by this series. Rodriguez is definitely an author to watch. SUMMARY : One morning she was an ordinary and human High School senior, the next, Angelia (Lia) Lafosse is a reincarnated immortal werewolf. Now she must discover the secrets of her past and her past lives in order to survive. For if the Lobison realizes she is alive—again!—it will o...

The Latina Book Club congratulates Nilsa Rodriguez on her debut novel, THE RISING MOON, a YA paranormal romance that is thrilling, scary, complicated and exciting all at once.    Join us today as we "speak" with Nilsa and find out about her new series and her favorite things. How many lives do you have to live to realize that love is stronger than time and death? You and I both know my life is far from normal. I'm a werewolf, madly and desperately in love with a vampire. I could never live a normal life even if I tried." ~Angelia Lafosse Q&A....with Nilsa Rodriguez In your novel, THE RISING MOON, you introduce us to Angelia Lafosse. Tell us about her and her world. Angelia (Lia to her friends) is an eighteen year old girl who has grown up being shuffled between foster home and foster home. She lost her parents when she was only four years old and because everyone she has ever loved died, including her foster mother, Lia believes she is cursed...