First published 2022
Oscar Alvarado stares at weather forecasts while Los Angeles bakes under relentless sun. He craves rain, but a expensive secret consumes his thoughts. His wife Keila grows tired of competing with the Weather Channel for her husband's attention. She wants intimacy, not meteorology updates. Keila decides to divorce Oscar, shocking their three adult daughters. Claudia hosts a cooking show and keeps people at arm's length. Olivia designs buildings but wrestles with guilt over gentrification. Patricia masters social media connections yet fails at romantic ones. The sisters must examine their own relationships as their parents' marriage crumbles. Evacuations threaten their neighborhood. Family secrets surface. Trust breaks down. The Alvarados face their hardest choice: rebuild their bonds or let everything burn.
Genres: romance, literary-fiction, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-drama, found-family
Setting: Los Angeles
Period: 21st-century
400 pages · Paperback · Vintage Espanol