by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez (2004)
Three Latin-American women in their late twenties, including an actress, a suburban mother, and a music manager, take Los Angeles by storm in their shared quest to find healthy relationships and success in a cutthroat city.
C.C. Medina
"Isabel, Mercy, Lucinda, and Julia. Over tapas and glasses of Cointreau, these four amigas laugh at the absurdity of life and shed bitter-sweet tears over the injustice of it all. In the end, their values are universal."--BOOK JACKET.
Diane Chamberlain
It is not a love Joelle D'Angelo would ever have chosen. But it is one she can't deny.Joelle D'Angelo's best friend, Mara, is left with brain damage after she suffers an aneurysm during the delivery of her son. Alone and grieving, Joelle turns to the only other person who understands her pain: Mara's husband, Liam. And what starts out as comfort between friends gradually becomes something more. Something undeniable. Now all Joelle needs is a miracle.Torn by guilt and the impossibility of her feelings for Liam, Joelle seeks help from someone she's not even sure she believes in-a healer named Carlynn Kling Shire. Joelle sets out to find Carlynn, knowing that Mara needs something conventional medicine can't supply. And hoping that if Mara is well, Joelle's feelings for Liam will end.Her search leads her to a mansion in Monterey, California, and into the life of a woman shrouded in mystery. And as Joelle is guided down an unfamiliar path by a woman who is clearly keeping her own secrets, she discovers that some love is doomed, while some love can survive anything.
Helen Dickson
When rugged Captain Zack Fitzgerald sails into Santamaria, Shona McKenzie see's him as a ticket to freedom. But her sister-in-law's scheming places them in a compromising position. Zack is mesmerised by Shona, but marriage would destroy his plans to obtain guardianship over his child. So he devises a plan to make sure the wedding stays a sham. But weeks later Shona shows up on his London doorstep, and Zack must learn to deal with a very defiant wife.
Elsa Watson
"Fired from her job as a paralegal, Samantha Novak is in trouble. When Telltale, a Hollywood tabloid, asks her to write an expose on the reality television dating show, The Love Dog, Samantha is thrilled. She's always dreamed of being a writer, and the fat paycheck won't hurt. After being recently left at the altar, she's not too keen on love either. Hired as the canine star's handler, Samantha finds that digging up dirt on set is harder then she thought. Apollo, the show's star, is a sweet golden retriever who takes his job as the ''love dog'' very seriously. He only wants to help couples fall in love and make everyone on set happy. Mason Hall, the show's producer and leading man, is down to earth, charming, and ... very attractive. If Samantha doesn't reveal to the world that the reality show isn't exactly ''real, '' her new career will be over before it starts. But when she falls in love with Apollo and Mason, will she still have the heart to expose The Love Dog's dirty secrets?"--Page 2 of cover.