You’re Invited
If you live in the greater DFW area, you're invited (but feel free to fly in if you live somewhere else!)... Fort Worth Library Romance Day! This Saturday, Feb 6th. I'll be at the Central Library at 1:00 and at Shamblee Library at 3:00. If you're in the area, stop by!! Book Release Reception, Friday, February 19th, Denton Barnes and Noble. 6-7:30. Refreshments will be served! Come celebrate the release of Hasta la Vista, Lola! Multi-Author Book Signing: Saturday, February 20th, Denton Barnes and Noble, 2-4. Authors include Rosemary Clement-Moore, Wendy Lyn Watson, Steven Jent, and Suzanne Crowley.
Celebrate!
I'm celebrating! Hasta la Vista, Lola! will be released tomorrow and the reviews have been fabulous! Chasing Heroes is hosing a week long of Lola with givaways every day, and I'm on a month long blog tour to let people know about Lola. Follow the tour! Visit Chasing Heroes! Buy Lola Cruz Mysteries! **Lola Cruz Mysteries are part of Macmillan, and Macmillan and Amazon are in a stand off. Macmillan titles, including Living the Vida Lola and Hasta la Vista, Lola! aren't being sold right now on Amazon, but you can buy them here: Books a Million Barnes and Noble Borders Mystery Lovers Bookshop Macmillan
Blog Tour
I'm thrilled to announce that Hasta la Vista, Lola! is just weeks away from being released. I'm doing a book tour to celebrate. There will be mucho opportunities to win a copy of Hasta la Vista, Lola! by following along on the tour. Hope to see you along the way! I’m doing a blog tour with Pump Up Your Book and BronzeWord. I hope you will follow along. It all begins on January 10th, and continues until the end of February (a big shout out to Dorothy from Pump Up Your Book, and to Jo Ann and Nilki at BronzeWord for arranging ...
Interviewed at BlogCritics
I had the distinct pleasure of being interviewed by BlogCritics.com recently. It was a great interview and lots of fun! Thank you BlogCritics!
Hasta la Vista, Lola! Reviews
"In Ramirez’s second novel featuring the feisty Latina detective, Dolores “Lola” Cruz is investigating her own death. That is, she is trying to find out why a woman who stole her identity ended up dead. With sexy reporter Jack Callaghan—her on-again, off-again love interest—by her side, Lola finds out that the other Dolores is actually Rosie Gonzalez, a single mother, whose young son has been missing since his mother’s death. Now Lola’s search turns to finding the young boy, which leads her closer to home than she expected. Fans who fell for Lola in Living the Vida Lola (2009) will welcome ...
Chocolate Molten Lava Cake
This is by far one of the tastiest, most decadent, fabulous chocolate recipes for the chocoholic. Chocolate Molten Lava Cake 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter 6 0z. chocolate (high quality, not chocolate chips) 3 eggs 1 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup corn starch (sifted) 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp salt 1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees Put chocolate and butter into a bowl and melt until smooth in the microwave or in a double-boiler on stove. Stir frequently. Set aside In large bowl, combine the eggs, sugar, vanilla and salt. Mix well. Slowly pour the chocolate mixture into the sugar/egg mixture and stir until combined Cover the batter and let sit in the ...
Sofa Comfort at the Stiletto Gang
I posted at The Stiletto Gang today. Stop on by and read about Sofa Comfort. Here's a taste: I never considered myself as quirky, but now that I think about it, I guess I do have a few quirks. One of them is that I love a good kids movie. There's something magical about them, and they fill me with warm fuzzies. Make it a dark and blustery day, throw in a cold front and/or storm, give me slippers and a cozy quilt, a mug of hot tea (or better yet a pumpkin spice latte) and I'm in: H. E. A. ...
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You’re Invited
If you live in the greater DFW area, you’re invited (but feel free to fly...
Celebrate!
I’m celebrating! Hasta la Vista, Lola! will be released tomorrow and the...
Blog Tour
I’m thrilled to announce that Hasta la Vista, Lola! is just weeks away from...
Interviewed at BlogCritics
I had the distinct pleasure of being interviewed by BlogCritics.com recently. It...
Hasta la Vista, Lola! Reviews
“In Ramirez’s second novel featuring the feisty Latina detective, Dolores...
Sofa Comfort at the Stiletto Gang
I posted at The Stiletto Gang today. Stop on by and read about Sofa Comfort. ...
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