A Lot Like Adiós

Name: A Lot Like Adiós
Author: Alexis Daria
ISBN: 9780062959966

by Alexis Daria

The national bestselling author of You Had Me at Hola returns with a seductive second-chance romance about a commitment-phobic Latina and her childhood best friend who has finally returned home. Hi Mich. It's Gabe. After burning out in her corporate marketing career, Michelle Amato has built a thriving freelance business as a graphic designer. So what if her love life is nonexistent? She's perfectly fine being the black sheep of her marriage-obsessed Puerto Rican-Italian family. Besides, the only guy who ever made her want happily-ever-after disappeared thirteen years ago. It's been a long time. Gabriel Aguilar left the Bronx at eighteen to escape his parents' demanding expectations, but it also meant saying goodbye to Michelle, his best friend and longtime crush.…

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"Childhood besties Michelle and Gabriel hook up one night after high school graduation – and for a moment it looks like the two might finally get together until Michelle discovers that Gabe is planning on leaving for college across the country. After a blowout fight, the two don’t speak again for years – until the gym that Gabriel owns hires Michelle to work on a rebranding campaign. Once they reconnect … well, let’s just say they collaborate on more than a marketing campaign. It’s hot, it’s fun and it’s a great chance to brush up on your Spanish vocabulary."

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