"An exciting and sexy mystery that Janet Evanovich fans will want to read!"
Living the Vida Lola
By: Misa Ramirez
Genres: Mystery Private Eye | Mystery Woman Sleuth
Posted: November 18, 2012
Emily Diggs is a mother of three children who has suddenly gone missing. While looking through Emily's journal, Lola is shocked to find her childhood crush's business card in it. Jack is all grown up and a reporter for the Sacramento Bee. Lola contacts him to find out about his connection to the missing woman.
Immediately sparks fly between Lola and Jack, and it seems all of her wishes are going to come true. Finally, Lola will have a chance with the man of her dreams.
Unfortunately, before anything can happen between the two, Emily Diggs turns up dead and the killers are now after Lola! As she connects the dots between a large pool of suspects, all the pieces start to fit together. But the killer doesn't want Lola to solve this case and they will do everything in their power to stop her.
Will Lola finally get to experience the thrilling excitement of being with Jack Callahan or will her dangerous case hit a little too close to home?
LIVING THE VIDA LOLA is the first book in the Lola Cruz mystery series following the life of a Mexican woman who is learning the ropes as a newly licensed detective. Lola's voice is vibrant, loud, hilarious and shined through in this deliciously fun mystery. Lola and Jack's chemistry was on fire and I loved all the awkward situations she went through as she got to know him again.
The story moves along at a fast pace with a tightly plotted mystery that had me shocked at the final conclusion. Being in Lola's head in this first person POV is pure craziness at times and it's fun! Every woman has snooped through a man's apartment when left alone, but did you find his condoms and count them to see if any were missing? Did you try out his bed to see if it's good for sex? Lola is absolutely hilarious and I loved her from the very first sentence.
If you enjoyed Janet Evanovich's series but always felt like something was missing, then look no further than the Lola Cruz mysteries! She's smarter, sassier, sexier, bolder, funnier, and always gets her man in the end. Lola Cruz could definitely give Stephanie Plum a few lessons!
Misa Ramirez is a fresh voice and I thoroughly LOVED reading LIVING THE VIDA LOLA. I am completely addicted to this series and can't wait to dig into the second book, Hasta La Vista Lola!
Book Summary
Meet Lola Cruz. After paying her dues as an intern, she’s now a full-fledged detective at Camacho and Associates. Her boss is Manny Camacho, a muy caliente former cop with a mysterious ex-wife, a Lara Croft look-alike girlfriend, and a sudden personal interest in Lola. Her first big case? A missing mother who may not want to be found. And to make her already busy life even more complicated, Lola’s helping her cousin plan her quinceañera, and battling her family and their old-fashioned views on women and careers. She’s also reunited with the gorgeous Jack Callaghan, her high school crush whom she shamelessly tailed years ago and photographed doing the horizontal salsa with some other lucky girl.
Lola takes it all in stride, but when the subject of her search ends up dead, she realizes she has a lot more to worry about. Soon she finds herself wrapped up in the possibly shady practices of a tattoo parlor, local politics, and someone with serious---maybe deadly---road rage. To top it all off, her treasured postcoital pictures of Jack are missing! Still, Lola is well-equipped to handle these challenges. She's a black-belt in kung fu, and her body isn’t her only weapon. She’s got smarts, sass, and more tenacity than her Mexican mafioso-wannabe grandfather. A few of her famous margaritas don’t hurt, either.
Debut author Misa Ramirez, a blond-haired, green-eyed gal with a passion for the Latino culture and authentic Mexican food, has penned a delicious mix of mystery, romance, and all-out fun. Filled with sizzling scenes and side-splitting humor, Living the Vida Lola is a thrilling ride that will have you up all night.
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by: Misa Ramirez
Minotaur Books
February 1, 2009
On Sale: January 20, 2009
Featuring: Lola Cruz
304 pages
ISBN: 0312384025
EAN: 9780312384029
Kindle: B003E4CY44
Hardcover / e-Book