Meet Lola Cruz. After paying her dues as an intern, she’s now a full-fledged detective at Camacho and Associates. Her boss is Manny Camacho, a muy caliente former cop with a mysterious ex-wife, a Lara Croft look-alike girlfriend, and a sudden personal interest in Lola. Her first big case? A missing mother who may not want to be found. And to make her already busy life even more complicated, Lola’s helping her cousin plan her quinceañera and battling her family and their old-fashioned views on women and careers. She’s also reunited with the gorgeous Jack Callaghan, her high school crush whom she shamelessly tailed years ago and photographed doing the horizontal salsa with some other lucky girl. Lola takes it all in stride, but when the subject of her search ends up dead, she realizes she has a lot more to worry about. Soon she finds herself wrapped up in the possibly shady practices of a tattoo parlor, local politics, and someone with serious—maybe deadly—road rage. To top it all off, her treasured post-coital pictures of Jack are missing! Still, Lola is well-equipped to handle these challenges. She’s a black belt in kung fu, and her body isn’t her only weapon. She’s got smarts, sass, and more tenacity than her Mexican mafioso-wannabe grandfather. A few of her famous margaritas don’t hurt, either. Praise for the Lola Cruz Mysteries "Ramirez's muy caliente debut introduces Dolores "Lola" Falcón Cruz, a Sacramento, Calif., PI whose kung fu moves are only part of her chica charm. Ramirez keeps the action tight, the plot smart and humor light in this spicy blend of crime solving and romance. Lola's Latina perspective adds extra sizzle." ~ Publishers Weekly "This highly entertaining first-person novel launches a new series with a bang. Well written with laugh-out-loud humor and a complex mystery, this wonderful debut will have you looking forward to more books in the series. Lola is no lightweight detective, despite the chick lit feel to the book, and the balance between her personal and professional life is ideal. The tension in both romance and danger deepens expertly." ~ Romantic Times Magazine, 4 Star Review "Living the Vida Lola offers plenty of plot twists and action, in addition to hot moments of romance. For a touch of welcome diversity in the mystery novel, I highly recommend Living the Vida Lola." ~ Lynne F. Maxwell, Mystery Scene "Living the Vida Lola is a fun, entertaining novel...The story combines romance, mystery and humor and moves at a fast pace that will keep you turning those pages. There's a great array of secondary characters that add color to the story. I found there was a good balance between the romance and the mystery, without one getting in the way of the other. There's also a lot of romantic tension between the hero and heroine. This is the first book in the Lola Cruz mystery series and I'm eagerly looking forward to reading the next book. Be sure to add this title to your summer reading list!" ~ Mayra Calvani, Latino Books Examiner "A true chick mystery: Hot, seductive, flirtatious, sexy with some true PI work on the side." ~Book Lovers Bookstore "Fans looking for the next Stephanie Plum might just find her in Sacramento in the form of Lola Cruz, the muy caliente heroine of Misa Ramirez' Living the Vida Lola...Ramirez puts together a snappy blend of mystery, romance and humor..." ~ Mystery Lovers Book Store "Living the Vida Lola has a cast of endearing characters so real they jump right off the page. If you like a mystery with plenty of sass and sizzle, don't miss this sparkling debut!" ~ Brenda Novak, bestselling author of Trust Me