Sara Rosario Gonzales is a restorer of rare books and manuscripts at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles. When Sara restores a sixteenth-century manuscript about an Aztec princess enslaved by Cortes and sent to Europe to entertain the pope and Emperor Charles V, she doesn't realize the power of the tale she's about to immerse herself into.
The princess, we find, is determined to avenge the slaughter of her people, and Sara is determined to prove that the book, which caused scandal when first published, was written by the Aztec princess herself, and not the European monk reputed to have...
Sara Rosario Gonzales is a restorer of rare books and manuscripts at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles. When Sara restores a sixteenth-century manusc...
Sara Rosario Gonzales lleva una existencia relativamente tranquila, como restauradora de libros y manuscritos antiguos en el Getty Museum de Los Angeles. Pero cuando se encuentra ante la tarea de restaurar un manuscrito del siglo XVI sobre una princesa azteca que fue esclavizada por Cortes y enviada a Europa para divertir al Papa y a Carlos V, no se da cuenta del poder que tiene la historia en la que esta a punto de sumergirse. En el manuscrito, nos enteramos de que una vez llega a Europa, la princesa esta empenada en vengar la masacre de su pueblo. Sara, por su parte, busca comprobar que el...
Sara Rosario Gonzales lleva una existencia relativamente tranquila, como restauradora de libros y manuscritos antiguos en el Getty Museum de Los Angel...
A rhythmic, terrifying plunge into East L.A. gang life, Locas is the story of two teenage girls whose gun trade is about to explode into the big business of drugs. A stunning debut novel.--Ms.
A rhythmic, terrifying plunge into East L.A. gang life, Locas is the story of two teenage girls whose gun trade is about to explode into the big busin...
What It Takes to Get to Vegas has been described by The Arizona Republic as a juicy tale of ambition, passion and grit that is as much fun to read as a good trash talk session with your best friend. Growing up among the championship hopefuls and alleyway gladiators of East L.A., Rita Zapata sees in boxing a ticket to something better. At eighteen, she's earned the title Queen of the Streetfighters. Then she meets Billy, an enigmatic, intense fighter from Mexico, who begins systematically clawing his way to the top. Their passionate connection gives Rita two things she's never had: real love,...
What It Takes to Get to Vegas has been described by The Arizona Republic as a juicy tale of ambition, passion and grit that is as much fun to read as ...
