Today I have the pleasure of introducing you to Misa Ramirez who is presenting her latest book "Hasta La Vista, Lola!" After you get to know a little bit more about Misa through this post, please feel free to leave a comment or question for her. She will be visiting this blog today and answering your questions. Thank you, Misa, for sharing your works and yourself with us.
Misa's Bio
Misa Ramirez is the author of the Lola Cruz mystery series: "Living the Vida Lola" (January ’09) and "Hasta la Vista, Lola!" (2010) from St. Martin’s Minotaur. A former middle and high school teacher, and current CEO and CFO for La Familia Ramirez, this blonde-haired, green-eyed, proud to be Latina-by-Marriage girl loves following Lola on her many adventures. Whether it’s contemplating belly button piercings or visiting nudist resorts, she’s always up for the challenge. Misa is hard at work on a new women’s fiction novel, is published in Woman’s World Magazine and Romance Writers Report, and has a children’s book published.
"Hasta la Vista, Lola! - A Lola Cruz Mystery"
ISBN # 9780312384036
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Publishing Date: February 02, 2010
Synopsis
"What's a girl to do when she finds out she's been killed? Pinch herself to make sure she's not a ghost, for starters. When Dolores Cruz comes home to her parents' house to find every relative she has mourning her death, all hell breaks loose. With the help of on-again/off-again love Jack Callaghan, and juggling a new case thrown at her by muy misterioso boss Manny Camacho, it's up to fledgling detective Lola to find out who's behind the identity theft and suddenly wants her dead."
Q&A with the author:
Do you have a fun story about meeting your husband's mexican family? Did you see My Big Fat Greek Wedding? Remember the scene in the church where the groom’s side has a trickling of people, and the bride’s side is bursting at the seams? That was our wedding, only in reverse! My husband comes from a big family, with lots of extended family, and everyone was invited. Add to that that random people just showed up, and friends of friends of friends, and there were more people at my wedding who I didn’t know, than who I did know.
In particular, there is this one guy I remember. He was wearing a turtleneck and was very rico suave on the dance floor, if you know what a mean *wink wink*. He’s prominently featured in our wedding album and neither my husband nor I know who he is!
Can we read, "Hasta la Vista Lola" independently from "Livin' la Vida Lola," or should we read them in order? Great question! They don’t have to be read in order at all. The only caveat to that is that Lola’s personal relationships develop, so when you go back to an earlier book, relationships might be newer. For example, in Living the Vida Lola, Lola is reunited with Jack Callaghan, her high school crush. He’s been out of her life for a lot of years. In Hasta la Vista, Lola!, Jack’s and Lola’s relationship has taken a few steps forward. But don’t let anything stop you from reading the books in any order! They’re just plain fun.
Do you know how many books there will be in the Lola series? Hasta la Vista, Lola! is the 2nd book in the Lola Cruz Mystery Series. The first, Living the Vida Lola, came out last January. I’m working on the third book, Bare Naked Lola, but it’s not under contract yet. Of course I am hoping the series will continue!
Do you foresee writing in different genres in the future? Aside from the Lola Cruz books, my great love is women’s fiction/literary fiction. I’m working on a women’s fiction novel with magic realism, which is extremely challenging and rewarding. I don’t plan to branch into other genre areas, but to stay focused on the areas I love to read and write.
Where have you had a life-long desire to visit? Ireland! There's something magical about Ireland, at least in my mind. I hope to visit there in my not-so-far-away future.
As always thanks to Jo Ann and Nilki for making possible this connection between authors and readers, you can check previous and future editions of the Tour at BronzeWord Latino Book Tour page. And thanks to you for joining us today. You can read a lot more about Misa on her webpage. And don't forget to continue with the tour, here is the list:
