In this delightfully heartwarming novel, an elderly dog is determined to help his grieving owner find a reason to go on after loss. Now, if only he’d stop getting in his way by being so very . . . human.Harold may be an aging mutt—but Amelia May, the romance novelist who adopted him, taught him a thing or two about the human heart before she died. And she also left Harold with a final to help her partner, Miguel, find love again.Trouble is, the grief-ridden recluse rarely goes out, not even to the bookstore he and Amelia owned together. Now it’s in danger of going under, and when a renowned author doesn’t show up for his event, it pushes the store’s already precarious finances into the red. In a final attempt to save the bookstore, Miguel and Harold set out to find the no-show and insist he fulfill his obligation. But instead, they’re greeted by Fiona, his sunny yet secretive sister.Fiona is intent on protecting her brother’s privacy—and to Harold’s horror, she doesn’t like dogs. But her precocious eleven-year-old daughter, who's also named Amelia, immediately befriends Harold . . . who can’t help but wonder if his Amelia was right when she said there are no coincidences in life.Harold’s quickly running out of time to accomplish his mission, but if he can just convince his infuriatingly stubborn person to let Fiona in, he’s certain Miguel will find something far more important than a missing his own happy ending.Uplifting, smartly observed, and hilariously insightful, Dog Person is as undeniably charming as its beloved narrator, Harold, and offers a much-needed reminder that while not all love is unconditional, it is still always worthwhile.

In this delightfully heartwarming novel, an elderly dog is determined to help his grieving owner find a reason to go on after loss. Now, if only he’d stop getting in his way by being so very . . . human.Harold may be an aging mutt—but Amelia May, the romance novelist who adopted him, taught him a thing or two about the human heart before she died. And she also left Harold with a final to help her partner, Miguel, find love again.Trouble is, the grief-ridden recluse rarely goes out, not even to the bookstore he and Amelia owned together. Now it’s in danger of going under, and when a renowned author doesn’t show up for his event, it pushes the store’s already precarious finances into the red. In a final attempt to save the bookstore, Miguel and Harold set out to find the no-show and insist he fulfill his obligation. But instead, they’re greeted by Fiona, his sunny yet secretive sister.Fiona is intent on protecting her brother’s privacy—and to Harold’s horror, she doesn’t like dogs. But her precocious eleven-year-old daughter, who's also named Amelia, immediately befriends Harold . . . who can’t help but wonder if his Amelia was right when she said there are no coincidences in life.Harold’s quickly running out of time to accomplish his mission, but if he can just convince his infuriatingly stubborn person to let Fiona in, he’s certain Miguel will find something far more important than a missing his own happy ending.Uplifting, smartly observed, and hilariously insightful, Dog Person is as undeniably charming as its beloved narrator, Harold, and offers a much-needed reminder that while not all love is unconditional, it is still always worthwhile.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic and Velvet Was the Night comes a sizzling noir about desire, danger, and greed, in which seduction is the ultimate con. Handsome con artist Ulises has long charmed lonely women via letters to steal their money, but money is hard to come by in 1940s Mexico. Ulises knows his looks won't last forever, and he's desperate to get his hands on a real fortune. He thinks he's found it when he captivates his newest correspondent, Perla, the owner of a small-town boardinghouse in picturesque Veracruz. But when he meets her, he finds something he didn't expect. The woman has a niece, Inés, who is as observant as she is desperate to escape her aunt’s household. When Inés discovers Ulises' true intentions, she wants in on the scheme. They’ll convince her aunt that Ulises is a great catch, Perla will marry him, and her money will vanish. Easy, fast and clean. But Perla is not the desperate, silly spinster Ulises imagines. She harbors secrets. And although Ulises does not believe in true romance, Inés is more alluring than he bargained on. Suddenly, a simple plan may become perilously complicated. Venture into the streets of a small town where the patina of convention and good manners conceals a cauldron of avarice and lust.

Joey Vasquez’s life is the definition of good on paper. At thirty-three, she’s a Los Angeles lawyer on the cusp of making partner, she owns real estate, and she almost keeps pace with her doctor sister in her parents’ eyes. It isn’t quite what she dreamed of when she was younger—but really, whose life is? When she reluctantly arrives at the very couple-y dinner party hosted by Elijah Aarons, the best friend she’s secretly pined after for fifteen years, she’s dismayed to find that the last person on earth she’d ever want to see again is also Alex Aquino. Your basic rich Silicon Beach bro asshole. And the married man Joey once had an affair with.The night couldn’t possibly get worse– and then she dies.When Joey is given a second chance at life, she finds herself eighteen again, the year she first met both Elijah and Alex.Armed with memories from her first life, Joey is certain she's come back to finally convince Elijah to see her as more than just a friend, but he doesn’t text. He doesn’t call. He’s weirded out when she transfers into his class—is she stalking him?Then there’s Alex, who’s different than Joey Charming. Sweet. Considerate. He pursues her, and she can’t deny the chemistry between them . . . but is knowing a person becomes something you hate in the future a reason to stop loving them in the present?

Joey Vasquez’s life is the definition of good on paper. At thirty-three, she’s a Los Angeles lawyer on the cusp of making partner, she owns real estate, and she almost keeps pace with her doctor sister in her parents’ eyes. It isn’t quite what she dreamed of when she was younger—but really, whose life is? When she reluctantly arrives at the very couple-y dinner party hosted by Elijah Aarons, the best friend she’s secretly pined after for fifteen years, she’s dismayed to find that the last person on earth she’d ever want to see again is also Alex Aquino. Your basic rich Silicon Beach bro asshole. And the married man Joey once had an affair with.The night couldn’t possibly get worse– and then she dies.When Joey is given a second chance at life, she finds herself eighteen again, the year she first met both Elijah and Alex.Armed with memories from her first life, Joey is certain she's come back to finally convince Elijah to see her as more than just a friend, but he doesn’t text. He doesn’t call. He’s weirded out when she transfers into his class—is she stalking him?Then there’s Alex, who’s different than Joey Charming. Sweet. Considerate. He pursues her, and she can’t deny the chemistry between them . . . but is knowing a person becomes something you hate in the future a reason to stop loving them in the present?