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Alexis Daria

Biography

Alexis Daria

Alexis Daria is the award-winning and international bestselling author of YOU HAD ME AT HOLA, A LOT LIKE ADIÓS, TAKE THE LEAD and more. Her books have been featured on several “Best of” lists from outlets like Oprah Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, NPR, Buzzfeed and Washington Post, and have received starred reviews from trade publications like Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews and Library Journal. A former visual artist, Alexis is a lifelong New Yorker who loves Broadway musicals and pizza.

Alexis Daria

Books by Alexis Daria

by Alexis Daria - Comedy, Fiction, Humor, Romance

After Ava Rodriguez’s now-ex-husband declares he wants to “follow his dreams” --- which no longer include her --- she’s left questioning everything she thought she wanted. So when a handsome hotelier flirts with her, Ava vows to stop overthinking and embrace the opportunity for an epic one-night-stand. Roman Vázquez’s sole focus is the empire he built from the ground up. He lives and dies by his schedule, but the gorgeous stranger grimacing into her cocktail inspires him to change his plans for the evening. At first, it’s easy for Roman to agree to Ava’s rules: no strings, no feelings. But one night isn’t enough, and the more they meet, the more he wants. Roman is the perfect fling, until Ava sees him at her cousin’s engagement party --- as the groom’s best man, no less!

by Alexis Daria - Comedy, Fiction, Romance, Women's Fiction

After burning out in her corporate marketing career, Michelle Amato has built a thriving freelance business as a graphic designer. She’s perfectly fine being the black sheep of her marriage-obsessed Puerto Rican-Italian family. The only guy who ever made her want happily-ever-after disappeared 13 years ago. Gabriel Aguilar left the Bronx at 18 to escape his parents’ demanding expectations, but it also meant saying goodbye to Michelle. He’s now the successful co-owner of LA’s hottest celebrity gym, with an investor who insists on opening a New York City location. 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 has been running from catches up with him.

by Alexis Daria - Comedy, Fiction, Romance, Women's Fiction

After a messy public breakup, soap opera darling Jasmine Lin Rodriguez finds her face splashed across the tabloids. When she returns to her hometown of New York City to film the starring role in a bilingual romantic comedy, Jasmine figures her new “Leading Lady Plan” should be easy enough to follow --- until a casting shake-up pairs her with telenovela hunk Ashton Suárez. But after a disastrous first impression, Jasmine and Ashton agree to rehearse in private. Rehearsal leads to kissing, and kissing leads to a behind-the-scenes romance worthy of a soap opera. While their on-screen performance improves, the media spotlight on Jasmine soon threatens to destroy her new image and expose Ashton’s most closely guarded secret.