I’m excited to announce the debut of my first novel, Operation Familia, a woman’s fiction story with an irrepressible Latina heroine, Dina Salazar.  Along the way toward finding her true identity, she confronts her feelings toward THE HATED ONE, an ex-fiance who dumped her to marry another woman but who is now trying to win her back.  To complicate things, she struggles against her blue-collar family’s wacky ways and refuses to conform. Always the family rebel, Dina has forged her own unique path, despite her disapproving mother and grandmother. So when Grandma Gomez reveals her long-hidden secrets to Dina and asks for her help, she is tempted to say no.  But her Mexican cousins are in danger, on the run and hiding from a drug cartel, and Dina’s grandmother insists that only Dina, the smart one, can rescue them.

What’s a girl to do when la familia calls?

Available NOW:

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www.amazon.com
www.barnesandnoble.com

 

Reviews & Comments

"Dina is a character that many Latinos can identify with - a woman trying to weave her own place between cultures. Around Dina, Donna Del Oro has done her own weaving: a heady plot...of crime, romance, family conflict and intrigue."
~ Carlos Alcala, Sacramento Bee Columnist

"A delightful, endearing story! You can't help but root for Dina in her journey of self-discovery."
~ Brenda Novak, Nationally bestselling author

"Wonderfully entertaining."
~ Barnes and Noble book reviewer