Meet Lara

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Lara Rios had the misfortune of growing up away from the extended family that is so valued in the Latin culture, but missed out on very little of what it means to be Argentine.  Asados were sacred meals shared together on weekends.  Cheering for the Argentine soccer team was a must, as were the weekly pilgrimages to the Argentine Club in Los Angeles where the young Americanized kids hid under the tables and watched the adults dance tango until the wee hours of the morning.  Lara giggled right along with the rest of the kids at how “geeky” the parents looked, but secretly, was intrigued by the romantic culture and passionate music.
 

Not a surprise to most of her family members that she would grow up to write romance novels featuring Latino characters.  Lara believes in love and happy endings, and all the magnificent emotions romance novels offer their readers. 

Lara lives in California with her husband, son, daughter, and one pampered dachshund.  When she’s not writing she enjoys challenging herself physically.  Feats to date include five marathons in one year; biking down a volcano in Hawaii; and the latest – walking across a fiery bed of burning coals all the while praying she didn’t become another of her father’s asados.  But of course, spending time with her family is what she treasures most of all.

Lara's Favorites

For Romance Writers: 

• Affaire de Coeur Magazine

• e-Harlequin Learn to Write

• NovelTalk

• Penguin Putnam

• Romance Reader

• Romantic Times Magazine

• Romance Writers of America

For Readers:                

• Amazon.com

• Barnes and Noble

For Everyone:  Make a difference!  Visit and support the following:

• Adoption Resources
• The Bubel Aiken Foundation
• Catalina magazine
• Hispanic Lifestyle
• The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
  • Team in Training
• National Breast Cancer Society
• Ronald McDonald House Charities
   

• Before Sunrise

• Fools Rush In

• Fried Green Tomatoes

• Ground Hog Day

• Jerry McGuire

• Joy Luck Club

• Made in Heaven

• Pearl Harbor

• Rain Man

• Titanic

Too many to name but LaVyrle Spencer is probably my all time favorite and the one who lured me into romance.

(just a small sample) 

• BECOMING A WRITER by Dorothea Brande

• BLESS ME ULTIMA by Rudolfo A. Anaya

• CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD Books 1,2,3 by Neale Donald Walsch

• THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN by Mitch Albom

• THE IMPOSSIBLE JUST TAKES A LITTLE LONGER by Art Berg

• UNLIMITED POWER by Anthony Robbins

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