Houston, We Have a Problema

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A plastic Virgin Mary and a fortune teller are a girl's best friends in this laugh-out-loud novel about a superstitious young woman who doubts herself when it comes to finding love and living her life. Jessica is a typical 26 year old: she has man trouble, mom trouble and not a clue what to do with her life. After a lifetime of being babied, she doesn't trust herself to make the right choices, so she bases all of her life decisions on signs - from the direction her Virgin-de-Guadalupe sways to what her psychic sees in the cards. When her sort-of boyfriend Guillermo, disappoints her again, Jess thinks it's time to call it quits but to be sure, she checks in with Madame Hortensia who confirms her decision. Right on cue, Jess meets Jonathan - the complete opposite of Guillermo; he's successful, has a stable job....and white. Jess isn't sure if Jonathan is really the change Madame Hortensia saw. Sure he gives great career advice but is he advising her on a career she actually wants? And yes he's all about commitment but is it Jess or her mother who really wants marriage? Jess runs back to Madame Hortensia for advice but even she is out of answers. Now there's only one thing that's certain: no one - not her mother, her sister, her boyfriend or her psychic - can tell her what to do. For once Jess will have to take the plunge and make her own decisions if she wants to have any future at all.

Bol Partner

Readers of HONEY GIRL and THE BOOKISH LIFE OF NINA HILL will fall in love with this smart, vivacious, and laugh-out-loud novel about a superstitious young woman who is looking for love in all the wrong places. Jessica Luna has man trouble, mom trouble, and not a clue what to do with her life. As the baby of her family, she's never been trusted to make the right choices. So now Jess bases all her life decisions on signs-seeking guidance from the Virgen de Guadalupe hanging from her rearview mirror or what Madame Hortensia, her psychic, sees in the cards.When her sort-of boyfriend Guillermo disappoints her again, Jess wants to call it quits. Just to be sure, she checks in with Madame Hortensia, who tells her it's time for a change. Right on cue, Jess meets Jonathan. He's successful, financially stable-and the total opposite of all her past boyfriends. Jonathan should be her dream man, but as he helpfully advises her on every aspect of her life, Jess can't help but wonder if the changes he's suggesting are ones she wants.For the first time in Jess's life, there's no one who can tell her what to do. But if she wants to have any say in her future, she's going to have to learn to make decisions. All on her own.