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Staying for La Lluvia
2026
First Published
4.80
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1
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She’s healing from a broken heart. He’s healing from a broken past. Rocío Fontana has spent her career winning in court, but her personal life just hit rock bottom. Newly divorced and jaded, the brilliant divorce lawyer watched her marriage go down in flames, and now she’s ready to use that heat to reawaken her dormant desires. Determined to revive the vibrant, sexual woman buried under years of betrayal, she seeks out a spark to remind her what it feels like to be wanted. What was supposed to be a single, no-strings-attached night in Miami becomes a sensory awakening she never saw coming. Reggaeton superstar Xavier Delgado is a man on the mend. After a downward spiral of addiction nearly cost him his throne, he’s finally clean, back in the studio, and planning his comeback tour. But he hasn't been able to find his rhythm since the night he met a woman who walked out of his bed and vanished into the Miami night. He thought he was done with the cravings, but finds himself addicted to the memory of the one woman who didn't want his fame, just his fire. When their worlds collide, Rocío realizes her “rebound” is a global icon ten years her junior. At forty-one, she’s learning to trust herself again, but can she trust a man who lives in a world of screaming fans and constant temptation? One night changed everything. Will their connection be a fleeting rhythm or a song that’s meant to last forever? Staying for La Lluvia is a contemporary failed one-night stand LatinX romance part of the sexy, pulsating Ritmo y Pasíon series, set in the Ficha Mundial universe. Lose yourself in this irresistible journey of love, music, unfiltered sensuality, and soul-deep connection.

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Shelly Cruz
Shelly Cruz
Author · 4 books

Shelly Cruz is a native Bostonian who lives in Miami, FL with her Husband and their rescued dog. She’s a Latina Lawyer who survives on cafecito and yerba mate, is obsessed with wearing lipstick, and speaks fluent Spanglish. When she’s not researching and writing legal documents, she enjoys expressing her creativity by writing fiction. She’s a lover of love, romance, and relationships, which is why she writes wicked sexy romance. In her free time, Shelly loves reading, traveling, and riding on the back of her husband’s Harley Davidson motorcycle while enjoying the open road. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shellycruzw... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shellycruzwr... Web: www.shellycruz.com BookBub: https://bit.ly/NineYearsGoneBB

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