Lone Star Legend [Paperback]

PARADISE LOST
If she can find the time, Sandy Saavedra will stop to breathe. New management has turned work upside down and her father's upcoming marriage-something he forgot to mention to Sandy-means there's no peace at home, either. But it's okay. No matter what's thrown her way, Sandy can deal. Because Sandy has a secret, and his name is T?o Jaime.

A short drive out of Austin delivers Sandy into the wide-open spaces of the Hill Country, to the front porch of grandfatherly hermit T?o Jaime. There, in the company of pepper plants, a shaggy dog, and fresh squeezed lemonade, the old man imparts down-to-earth advice. Overbearing boss? Work smarter; she'll leave you alone. Disrespectful boyfriend? Pack your bags; a real woman tolerates only a real man. His simple perspective reminds Sandy she can make her own choices-something she's been forgetting lately.

Feeling inspired, Sandy posts their chats online. But as she introduces the world to her personal Eden, her own life heads straight to hell . . .Gwendolyn Zepeda lives in Houston, Texas. Her blog GwenWorld.com and her first bookTo The Last Man I Slept With and All the Jerks Like Himhave been mentioned in theNY PostandSeattle Post. Zepeda is a member of Nuestra Palabra, which hosts Houston's Latino Book and Family Fesitval, the largest book festival in Texas.

GCP will publish her first novel,Houston, We Have A Problemain January 2009. Fresh and smart Booklist Zepeda (Houston, We Have a Problema) gives readers a funny and smart heroine that readers will easily pull for. Publishers Weekly Zepeda is a master wordsmith. Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, New York Times bestselling author of The Dirty Girls Social Club Zepeda... presents a debut about the everyday struggle to find one's way but adds unusual and alluring touches, namely the vibrant Houston setting and the novel's emphasis on Tex-Mex culturelÃÈ