One of Michelle's conditions for working with Gabe is that he stay with her while location scouting, bringing him back to his old neighborhood for the first time. Thirteen years later, Michelle is a freelance graphic designer while Gabe is a physical therapist and co-owner of L.A.'s '5th hottest celebrity gym.' With another gym set to open in New York City, the former friends are reunited when Michelle is hired to lead the new location's marketing campaign. Childhood best friends Michelle Amato and Gabe Aguilar fell out of touch at age 18 when Gabe fled the Bronx for college in California to escape his overbearing parents. Facing mounting pressure from their families-who think they’re dating-and growing uncertainty about their futures, can they resolve their past mistakes, or is it only a matter of time before Gabe says adiós again?ĭaria's sultry, standalone second Primas of Power rom-com (after You Had Me at Hola) offers a delightful take on the friends-to-lovers trope. As they work on the campaign, old feelings resurface, and their reunion takes a sexy turn. Michelle is torn between holding Gabe at arm’s length or picking up right where they left off-in her bed.

It’s the last place Gabe wants to go, but when Michelle is unexpectedly brought on board to spearhead the new marketing campaign, everything Gabe’s been running from catches up with him. Now, he’s the successful co-owner of LA’s hottest celebrity gym, with an investor who insists on opening a New York City location. 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. Besides, the only guy who ever made her want happily-ever-after disappeared thirteen years ago.

So what if her love life is nonexistent? She’s perfectly fine being the black sheep of her marriage-obsessed Puerto Rican-Italian family. 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.Īfter burning out in her corporate marketing career, Michelle Amato has built a thriving freelance business as a graphic designer. 'Alexis Daria's A Lot Like Adiós is a charming, sexy spitfire of a novel! Romance readers, this is your new favorite book!' -Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author of People We Meet on Vacation

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