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Golden Perfection: This is a re-telling of Goldie Locks and the Three Bears. COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED!!!

Incognito: An erotic short about a husband and wife venturing our to try new things. Complete and waiting for me to finish with Golden Perfection to do a final draft and submit.

Samhain's Veil: This story revolves around my favorite holiday, Halloween/Samhain. Out with the old and in with the new. A time to rekindle year ends protection spells and save the world from being over run by those that walk on the dark side. Halfway complete and in the research stage.

Fate's Execution: This was contracted out but before it was even able to get published, the publishing house closed. I am currently doing another round of edits and then it will be out the door again for submission.

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Review - Misa Ramirez's Living the Vida Lola

Living the Vida Lola
by Misa Ramirez
Chic Lit
ISBN 0312384025
Pages: 294
Publisher: St. Martin Publisher/Minotaur Books

www.MisaRamirez.com

RECYCLE

In honor of Latin History month and my mommy-and-me book club, which I am the head of, I read this debut book about a fiery Latina P.I. name Lola Cruz. Lola is a new detective in a colorful firm with a team of three other detectives and Rainbow Bright as a receptionist…you’ll have to read the book to get that one.

Lola found her calling at about the ripe age of about fourteen when spying on her brother and his friends making out with various girls. Allowing her to get her feet wet, her mysterious boss, Manny, gives her a case. She is supposed to find a missing woman who up and left her young son for no reason at all…or rather an unknown reason…or maybe kidnapped. This is what Lola is supposed to find out.

In the process of doing so, she finds a business card for a reporter whose name she recognizes. A reporter she has history with and wants to have a future with in one shape or form. The problem is the case is proving detrimental to her health in more ways then one.

For the most part, I think Ramirez did a pretty good job on this first installment. At times, she seemed to try to make Lola harder but it wasn’t always conveyed as such so she came off a little weak, fake, short…whatever the proper term is. I cannot seem to find the right word right now. The only other problem I had is that it was obvious, through the whole book, that this is going to be a part of a series. That said, certain parts that are obviously part of THIS installment seemed unfinished or rushed or even predictable. Oh, as a Latina myself, by blood, I LOVED the Spanglish used. It was something I could relate to and always made me smile, thinking of my own family. Nonetheless, I thoroughly enjoyed it and the array of characters, all of which I can’t wait to learn more about….some more then others…in the next installment, Hasta la Vista, Lola. This will be released either January or February 2010.

Happy Reading…
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