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Once Upon a Quinceañera - by Monica Gomez-Hira (Hardcover)

 Once Upon a Quinceañera - by  Monica Gomez-Hira (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Eighteen-year-old Carmen takes on a summer internship that has her reuniting with estranged family for an over-the-top quinceaänera, reluctantly reconnecting to a long-lost ex-boyfriend, and finding happiness in the chaos"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Perfect for fans of Jenny Han and <em>Jane the Virgin</em>, this immediately accessible and irresistibly fun #ownvoices rom-com debut will spin readers into an unforgettable summer of late-night dancing, broken hearts, second chances, and telenovela twists.</strong></p> <p>Carmen Aguilar just wants to make her happily ever after come true. Except apparently "happily ever after" for Carmen involves being stuck in an unpaid summer internship. Now she has to perform as a party princess! In a ball gown. During the summer. In Miami. </p> <p>Fine. Except that's only the first misfortune in what's turning out to a summer of Utter Disaster. </p> <p>But if Carmen can manage dancing in the blistering heat, fending off an oh-so-unfortunately attractive ex, and stopping her spoiled cousin from ruining her own quinceañera--Carmen might just get that happily ever after--after all.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Carmen's tale unfolds in a riveting telenovela style that makes Gomez-Hira's book pretty impossible to put down. "--NPR<br><br>"Debut author Gomez-Hira's writing delights, handling the romantic tension between Carmen and Mauro, as well as the strained, aptly layered family dynamics and Miami setting, with fun and flair. Fans of <em>Jane the Virgin </em>will have a ball."--<em>Publishers Weekly</em><br><br>"Tempers fly, old wounds are reopened, and romance is in the air as this princess endures complex family dynamics and the infuriating attention of her very own Prince Charming... Compelling relationships and characters dazzle like a quinceañera tiara."--<em>Kirkus Reviews</em><br>

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