Gifted—or cursed—with the power to influence the weather, one woman must embrace her wild heart in the next electric romance from the author of Witch of Wild Things. Teal Flores is desperate for two things—control over her gift of weather, and a date to her ex’s wedding. The first isn’t possible until she finds her long-lost mother, but the second has a very handsome last-ditch solution: Carter Velasquez. Carter needs Teal too. His chance at receiving an inheritance is dependent on him being married by age thirty (blame his traditional Cuban grandmother), so who better to pose as his wife than Teal? But fake marriage and cohabitation prove tricky when mutual attraction charges the atmosphere—quite literally for Teal, whose volatile emotions cause lightning strikes. Together, Teal and Carter embark on a quest to find her mother and the answers she’s searching for. But along the way, they’ll discover something even better: a love that can weather any storm. “Beautiful, sexy and witty, this story had me hold my breath, laughing, and tearing up all at once. An electrifying romance!"— Ashley Herring Blake, USA Today bestselling author of Iris Kelly Doesn't Date “The protagonists are well-developed, with backstories that explain their present actions and reactions. Their Mexican American heritage is a significant part of the story and is woven in skillfully.”— Library Journal (starred review) “Gilliland weaves a touching story about loss and letting go with the idea of being worthy of love, even on the bad days.”— Booklist “Lush and beautifully written, Lightning in Her Hands is a gorgeous novel full of heart, magic and family.”— Bookpage Raquel Vasquez Gilliland is a Pura Belpré Award–winning Mexican American poet, novelist, and painter. She received her BA in cultural anthropology from the University of West Florida and her MFA in poetry from the University of Alaska Anchorage. Raquel is most inspired by folklore and seeds and the lineages of all things. When not writing, Raquel tells stories to her plants, and they tell her stories back. 1 WIBTA if I asked my ex best friend to be my plus 1 to my ex's wedding? posted in r/AITAH by TealLightning ten hours ago My ex (m34) is getting married this weekend and my date just bailed. I (28f) really don't want to go alone. I want to ask my ex best friend (m26) to be my plus 1. But this ex best friend stopped speaking to me a while back. My older sister says it's because he's in love with me and I've been leading him on for years and he's just trying to get over me. But there's no way. My sister just got engaged and now she looks at everything with hearts in her eyes. I miss him so much though. I feel like if he came to the wedding with me, it's a win/win. I'm not alone and we can catch up and it would be just like old times. My younger sister says I would be the asshole if I did, because he would never be able to say no to me and I need to let his broken heart heal. But he's dated a ton of women who are not me since I last talked with him; clearly he's over his crush, if it was ever there to begin with. Which it wasn't. Would I be the asshole if I asked him to the wedding? thepoopsmith-YTA itsholabitch3s-ur the asshole. just leave him alone. god. if he wanted to be friends with u he would be speaking to you rn. shenanigans007-NTA. Nothing wrong with asking. What's the worst that could happen? Seriously? A girl can't ask a guy to a wedding anymore is that what this is. This world is seriously f**ked up yall I can't even right now with this raspberrylimeseltzerwater-wait you think it's a win/win because YOU wouldn't be alone and it would be "just like old times" when clearly something went down that must've hurt him and changed everything? you're the assholeeeeeee iap384771oo1-hey that's a good point. what actually happened last time you spoke to this dude, OP? TealLightning-Nothing. I was at the bar he was working at and that's when I met my ex actually. That was the night my ex and I first hooked up. raspberrylimeseltzerwater-something's missing from this story. why does your sister think he has a broken heart? what did u do to hurt him? TealLightning-Jfc, I didn't do shit to him. So what if we kissed for the first time earlier that week? He knew it meant nothing, I knew it meant nothing. It meant nothing. Doesn't mean he gets to throw away sixteen years of friendship over it. iap384771oo1-seriously you want him to go to the wedding of the guy you chose after kissing him for the first time? after he's loved you for years??! you're the asshole raspberrylimeseltzerwater-that's what i thought. we're always missing some part of the story. YTA, OP, sorry not sorry shenanigans007-yeahhh. yta. you're the f**king asshole bitch I can't even explain how much rn, god this world is so freaking messed up, a guy can't even try to avoid a girl he loves anymore, I just?? you know? TealLightning-whatever. I'm gonna ask him just to spite y'all. And aft