Latino Families

Is he living like a rock star or a country song? Alex knows drummers are supposed to be the worst. But he was the first to get married and settle down with the perfect wife and the two perfect daughters. He’s got a suburban mansion and everything he needs. Except… Everything is far from perfect. His wife is gone and his daughters have run off every nanny he can find. Mariliz Jennings is a too-tempting answer to all his prayers. But within moments of her arrival, Alex has left to go on tour for three weeks. No wonder the eight-year-old is running the show and the toddler is a terror. ...

How dare she! I was about to graduate from high school and here she comes. Que Verguenza! I'd never been so embarrassed in my life. She was an Indian, and since she was my mother, that meant...oh no, I couldn't bear to think about it. She looked like a bubble gum machine on the blink. How would I get through this summer? It would certainly be my summer of dolores.

In Caracas, Venezuela, Adelaida Falcon stands over an open grave. Alone, except for harried undertakers, she buries her mother - the only family Adelaida has ever known.

Numb with grief, Adelaida returns to the apartment they shared. Outside her window tear gas rains down on protesters in the streets. When looters masquerading as revolutionaries take over her apartment, Adelaida resists and is beaten up. This marks the beginning of a fight for survival in a country that has disintegrated into violence and anarchy, where citizens are increasingly pitted against each other.

A heartfelt friendship comes to a startling conclusion during the Vietnam War. Hannah O'Brien thought she was at the very least going to marry Daniel MachIntyre someday. However his startling move forces her to come face to face with the war and its consequences. Will she have a second chance?

Cat, Magda, Gabi, and Luz have helped each other up the ladder with unshakable encouragement - and raw honesty - since forever. But lately, trouble is throwing everything these formidable women thought they knew into doubt. Now all four women will have to face the truths that make them vulnerable and the failings that give them strength to discover who they really are - and what real happiness means.

À Fordham, par une nuit d'hiver, Ruth, la jeune apprentie de Mrs Mason n'a pas le temps de s'ennuyer : demain, c'est le grand bal de la ville et toutes les couturières sont mobilisées ! Choisie pour sa beauté, elle se tiendra dans le vestibule de la salle de bal afin de réparer les accrocs aux robes des danseuses et fera la connaissance de M. Bellingham. Ils sympathisent puis naît une relation qui vaut à Ruth d'être congédiée. Malgré le jugement de la société, ils passent des jours heureux dans le pays de Galles.

In his final days, beloved and ailing patriarch Miguel Angel de La Cruz, affectionately called Big Angel, has summoned his entire clan for one last legendary birthday party. But as the party approaches, his mother, nearly 100, dies, transforming the weekend into a farewell doubleheader. Among the guests is Big Angel's half brother, known as Little Angel, who must reckon with the truth that although he shares a father with his siblings, he has not, as a half gringo, shared a life.

Devin James never expected to see her again… When Gabi and Luisa Montalvo fled town, and school, they completely disappeared. No one ever contacted him, and he always wondered if the rumors were true. So he’s stunned to see Gabi after twenty years. Though they pick up right where they left off, the two quickly become more—and maybe everything—to each other. Only Gabi is hiding a secret from everyone, including Devin. One that could get her jailed or killed, or worse. When he discovers her betrayal, it breaks his heart. But there’s no time to repair their damaged relationship. ...