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I’m a BIG sports fan. My favorites are baseball, football and tennis. But, I’ll pretty much watch almost any sport. The energy, the excitement, even the agony.  All those emotions are fodder for a writer.

I got my love of baseball from my mom’s side of the family. In Puerto Rico baseball is HUGE!  One of my prized sports possessions is the authentic Puerto Rico jersey from the World Baseball Classic my two older daughters gave me as a gift. Every March, I live for MLB spring training and the start of another year of Chicago Cubs baseball!

I got my love of football from my dad’s side.  My Texas relatives live and breathe football—Go Cowboys!  Check out my dad’s hometown of San Antonio and fall in love with our vibrant culture.

As a University of Florida alum, I’m proud to say there’s no better college team than my Gators! You know those crazy fans with painted faced? Well, that’s me! Lol

BUT GREATER THAN SPORTS IS MY LOVE FOR MY FAMILIA AND FRIENDS.

No man is an island… John Donne wrote that in 1624, meaning humans can’t thrive alone.  That may not be true for everyone, but I certainly know it’s true for me—as a writer and a person.

I value my friends and I hope you’ll be interested in meeting some of them who are also writers.  Check out the links below to connect with a few of my amigas and me via Facebook groups.

Tall Poppy WritersI joined the Poppies in the middle of the pandemic and it’s been such a treat meeting all these amazing authors, sharing each other’s fabulous writing news, and cheering each other on!

We have an active and engaging Facebook group called Bloom with Tall Poppy Writers. We share good news and insider info, play games, go live, and basically share our love for all things bookish with everyone. I’d love for you to join us!

You can also sometimes find me hanging on in the Racy Reads Party Room!

It’s a rousing, rollicking author-reader Facebook group with almost 30 authors hanging out, having fun, cracking jokes, chatting about about books and life and what helps us keep on keeping on. Swing by for giveaways and parties!

Come get to know us all a little better by joining here!

Earning my MFA from Seton Hill University

Celebrating the release of HER PERFECT AFFAIR with the perfect book cover sugar cookie & #LatinxRom red velvet cake

Before she passed, our sweet goldendoodle Addie was a perfect writing partner and fellow nap-taker. Now she’s in puppy heaven enjoying all the treats she wants while my grandpups get snuggles and walks with me.

At Wrigley Field (one of my favorite places to visit)

At baseball heaven, aka Wrigley, with my middle daughter

Cheering on our Gator Men's Basketball team at the Sweet 16 in St. Louis with fellow Gator fans!

Three generations of Gator fans cheering on our team during their second run to the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship!

Celebrating Anchored Hearts’ release with some of my closest writing amigas: Mia Sosa, Alexis Daria & Sabrina Sol (aka Annette Chavez Macias) 

#4ChicasChat  <3

Celebrating HER PERFECT AFFAIR’s release over lunch with my mami & papi

My girls & me

#LatinxRom book recs!

Mami & me cheering on our Gators

Happy to see Island Affair in Walmart’s Valentine’s Day section

Backyard fun with Anchored Hearts

My middle daughter & me having fun in Philly with the Keys to Love series

My oldest grandpup, Sammy, with Summer in the City

Outside the Booth Theatre where Mateo’s musical is “on stage” in “Lights Out” my novella in Summer in the City

Hanging out with West Side Love Story

Poolside with Kiss Me, Catalina

Fun in Puerto Vallarta with dear friends: Sonali Dev, Barbara O’Neal, Liz Talley, Sally Kilpatrick, and Jamie Beck

Snapping a “when we pretended we were mermaids” pic in Puerto Vallarta