Finding herself falling short of every stereotypical role expected of her by her culture, Pilar reads the diaries of her late grandmother, where she discovers secrets about enhancing personal beauty, observing flawless social etiquette, preparing sumptuous meals, and becoming an irresistible lover.

Mandated by her mother to reclaim the family glory by restoring a Havana casino that they lost when Castro took power, Esmerelda sets out to find her journalist sister, a mission that brings her to the seedy bars and back alleys of Las Vegas.

Spanning some five centuries and twenty countries, this collection of traditional lore presents more than one hundred folktales selected from the Hispanic and Indian peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean and includes stories of mischievous tricksters, scheming witches, angels, arrogant aristocrats and humble peasants, and heroes and heroines. (Mythology & Folklore)

Returning to Habana after years in Nazi-occupied Europe where he was tormented by people who believed him to be Jewish, Cuban composer Israel Levis remembers his love for singer Rita Valladares, for whom he wrote a song that has become the most famous rumba in the world. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love.

Facing discontentment in her thirties, Margarita finds herself falling back in love with a college flame, a situation that compromises her marriage and forces her to choose between her family and the passion of her life, while her friends Vivian and Anabel traverse similar journeys of self discovery. (General Fiction)