Product Description: Instead of entering the world crying like other babies, Júbilo was born with a smile on his face. He had a gift for hearing what was in people’s hearts, for listening to sand dunes sing and insects whisper. Even as a young boy, acting as an interpreter between his warring Mayan grandmother and his Spanish-speaking mother, he would translate words of spite into words of respect, so that their mutual hatred turned to love...read more

A collection of dark short tales of sensuality and seduction follows such plotlines as a twisted romance and a quirky relationship between neighbors, in a volume that includes stories that can be read in a minimum of time. Original. 25,000 first printing.

Routinely sought by local oil riggers for her beauty and charm, Colombian forest prostitute Sayonara violates the boundaries of her profession by pursuing a relationship with an unavailable man, a choice that jeopardizes the oil company workers as well as her own happiness.

A collection of essays and writings on food from the best-selling author of Like Water for Chocolate shares her thoughts on the chile and its influence on Mexican life, her childhood reminiscences about her mother's and grandmother's kitchens, a recipe for Oaxacan Black Mole, and more. 30,000 first printing.

A deadly fight over a woman leads to two related families torn apart by blood, until one man is forced to turn his back on his heritage to keep the woman he loves, and two women risk everything to secure a future for their sons, in a story set against the backdrop of the rise of Colombia's drug cartels. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

Rescued from poverty, abuse, and drug addiction by Martha Divine, a teenage hustler is transformed into the diva Sirena Selena, whose beauty and remarkable singing voice will be ticket to fame and fortune, until an encounter with a wealthy investor, Hugo Groubel, launches a bizarre seduction that explores the complexities of class, race, gender, and ambition. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.

A passionate and dramatic tale of yearning and dreams set against the backdrop of the Mexican Revolution centers around the desire that erupts in the middle of war between Rosario Alomar, a woman whose husband dies in battle, and Valentin Cobelo, a courageous soldier.