Kiss Me, Mi Amor by Alana Quintana Albertson EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Author: Alana Quintana Albertson
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Enrique Montez bit into his carne guisada taco. The spices from the
braised beef were cooled from the neutralizing dollop of fresh crema.
“Thank God,” Enrique said to his older brother, Ramón, gesturing across
the table with the taco still in hand, “that this badass woman agreed to
marry you.”
His future sister-in-law, Julieta Campos, had cooked a meal for her
family and his brothers at their now weekly Sunday dinner in her restaurant,
Las Pescas. Julieta and her mother, Linda, adored taking care of their loved
ones, which now luckily included Enrique.
Julieta’s lips twisted in a wry smile. Ramón simply looked at her with
eyes of love. “I thank God every day.” He pressed a kiss to her hand, then
looked back at Enrique. “But after putting up with you for the past twentyeight years, I deserved a miracle.”
Enrique glared across the table at Ramón and his future bride. His
brother whispered something into Julieta’s ear, which caused her to giggle.
Enrique rolled his eyes. He should simply be happy for his brother and
his fiancée. Still, a brief stab of envy tore through him . . . “Man, you’re so
whipped. I’ll never be like that.”
His younger brother, Jaime, rolled his eyes. “Yeah, because no one
would deal with your weird bullshit. Do you have to do yoga on our deck
every morning?”
“Better than you flipping tires in our yard,” Enrique retorted.
Julieta’s cousins Tiburón and Rosa laughed while Julieta’s mother
scooped out a huge portion of rice onto everyone’s plates. What a trip to see
the Montezes and the Camposes, formerly mortal enemies, breaking bread
—well, more accurately, tearing tortillas—around the table. Notably absent,
and most certainly not invited, was Enrique’s father, Arturo. He’d begun the
family feud decades ago when Arturo stole a fish taco recipe from Linda,
his spring break fling. But Enrique was a peacemaker, and he hoped that
even though his father’s actions were unforgivable, one day, his father
would repent and make amends with Linda, Julieta, and Ramón, though
deep down he knew that with his father’s deeply ingrained machismo, that
fantasy happy ending was probably a pipe dream.
Enrique’s immediate concern was spending quality time in a warm
family environment that he and his brothers had never known. This
connection had already changed Ramón significantly. His elder brother had
benefited in amazing ways, even though Enrique teased him. Ever since
Ramón and Julieta had become engaged, his workaholic sibling was now all
about the family life. Ramón spent his free time playing Lotería with
Julieta’s overbearing tías, and he’d started volunteering at the Barrio Logan
College Institute in his newly adopted community. He even hosted the
weekly La Vuelta Lowrider Cruise with Tiburón.
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