AFTER HOURS ON MILAGRO STREET
The Washington Post - Top 10 Romance Novel of 2022
Entertainment Weekly - 10 Best Romance Novels of 2022
Fated Mates podcast - Best of 2022
Entertainment Weekly A+ Review
Amazon Best Book of the Month
★ Publishers Weekly Starred Review
★ Library Journal Starred Review
Inspired by her own upbringing as a Mexican American in Kansas, Lopez offers a steamy love story that is also a repudiation of whitewashing history for the sake of upholding narrow definitions of what it is to be American…. Romance is almost always an inherently political genre in the ways it asserts its messages about sexuality, pleasure, power dynamics, and more. But Lopez raises that to the next level, making a profound statement about being an American amid absolutely mind-blowing sex scenes. It’s her ability to balance these lascivious passages with pointed, meaningful storytelling that sets her work apart and makes her a writer worth returning to again and again.
— Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly
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Guapo pobrecito her grandmother calls him.
The “poor handsome man.”
Professor Jeremiah Post, the poor handsome man, is in fact standing in the way of Alejandra “Alex” Torres turning Loretta’s, her grandmother’s bar, into a viable business. The hot brainiac who sleeps in one of the upstairs tenant rooms already has all of her Mexican American family’s admiration; she won’t let him have the bar and building she needs to resurrect her career, too.
Alex blowing into town has rocked Jeremiah to his mild-mannered core, but the large, boisterous Torres clan is everything he never had. He doesn’t believe Alex has the best interest of her family, their community or the bar’s legacy in mind. To protect all three, he’ll stand up to the tough and tattooed bartender with whom he now shares a bedroom wall—and resist the insta-lust they both feel.
But when an old enemy threatens Loretta’s and the surrounding neighborhood, Alex and Jeremiah must combine forces. It will take her might and his mind to save the home they both desperately need.
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First in the series about three Mexican-American sisters who return to their small Midwestern hometown to revive the family bar and, to their surprise, save the town they didn’t realize they loved.
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praise for after hours on Milagro street
Amidst some of the hottest love scenes put to paper this year, Angelina M. Lopez interrogates big subjects like gentrification, assimilation, and what calling yourself an "American" really means. Her vibrant story of the ways that love, acceptance, and kinship can weave together in a tapestry with the threads of work that undoes erasure is both powerful and swoon-worthy.—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, The 10 Best Romance Novels of 2022
Lust, animosity and forced proximity make for a potent cocktail in this emotional enemies-to-lovers romance…. Lopez excels at penning strong women who know exactly what they want, but what makes this romance shine is the way she reveals the vulnerabilities and pain hiding behind Alex’s tough exterior….—Adriana Herrera, The Washington Post, Top 10 Romance Novel of 2022
One of my very favorite books of the year is After Hours on Milagro Street, the most recent book by Angelina M. Lopez, who’ve we’ve talked about before because I actually think she is the reigning queen of the bad-ass/possibly unlikeable heroine….You guys, this is, bar none, one of the best contemporaries of the year and I’m so excited for you all to read it.—Sarah MacLean, Fated Mates podcast, The Best Romance Novels of 2022
Sparks fly and tempers flare in the passionate, un-put-downable rivals-to-lovers romance that launches a sizzling new series from Lopez…. Reserved Jeremiah and ballsy Alex shine as Lopez expertly peels back their layers, and together they make an endearing power couple. Lopez seamlessly blends high-heat romance with discussions of Alex’s heritage and the fascinating history of 19th-century Mexican immigrants to the Kansas plains. This is a treasure.—Publishers Weekly, ★ Starred Review
Angelina M. Lopez has already proved that she can spin the divinely soapy and filthy into resonant romantic gold, but she amplifies that with this first title in her new series.... After Hours on Milagro Street is about not only uncovering forgotten (or deliberately obscured) histories, it's about restoring the narrative of our collective past and the contributions of a rich tapestry of peoples whose story is often reduced or erased altogether.... It’s her ability to balance these lascivious passages with pointed, meaningful storytelling that sets her work apart and makes her a writer worth returning to again and again.—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, A+ Review
The story moves quickly, with engaging writing and a complex, layered plot that pulls readers into Jeremiah and Alex’s developing relationship. Verdict: Lopez’s likeable protagonists, with immediate chemistry and connection, shine in this steamy novel. Recommended for general purchase.—Library Journal, ★ Starred Review
Sensual, scorching, and steeped in luminous, glimmering prose, After Hours on Milagro Street is proof that Angelina Lopez is the new queen of small town romance—and of our hearts! - Sierra Simone, author of Priest and A Merry Little Meet Cute
Not since Barbara Stanwyck and Gary Cooper mixed it up personally and professionally in Ball of Fire has there been such a marvelously mismatched yet inevitably perfect-for-each-other pair of protagonists as Lopez’s sexy mixologist and sweet professor. They generate plenty of sizzling chemistry and muy caliente love scenes. Combine with an engaging plot that celebrates Mexican American history, and you have a romance with both heat and heart.”—Booklist
I want to go live in Freedom and hang out at Loretta's and I want to go to Easter dinner with Alex's family. And Jeremiah. JEREMIAH. Gah. It takes an amazing hero to compliment a strong heroine, and Angelina nails it. I loved this book and can't recommend it highly enough.—Pippa Grant, USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling author
These two enemies have a slow-burn that'll make you feral -- and that's with an opening one-night stand at that! Because their one-night-stand is nothing compared to what happens when they're really in love, and really trusting each other, and OH MY GOD I LOVED IT….Unique and powerful and sexy and emotional!—Kathryn Nolan, Amazon Top 25 bestselling author
This book is fantastic. Sexy and emotional, with complex characters, an immersive setting, and far-reaching family mysteries. Angelina M. Lopez has done something really special here and everyone should read it! (Loved it in audio!)—Alexis Daria, author of You Had Me At Hola
From page one this book is a steamy, swoony, fanning myself read that totally grabbed me. Alejandra "Alex" is a strong, opinionated, and determined woman with a heart of gold! And Jeremiah is a hunky hero you just wanna cuddle up with...such a good man fighting his own demons, like Alex…. This is a definite recommend from me.—Priscilla Oliveras, author of USA Today bestselling author
Just the other day a friend asked where the alpha heroines are at. Well, I know one of them can be found in the pages of After Hours on Milagro Street by Angelina Lopez…. Highly recommend to anyone looking for a change-up from lighthearted romcoms but not willing to go full-blown angst, anyone who appreciates an alpha heroine, and anyone who loves a big family, ghosts, and page scorching sex!—Elizabeth Everett, author of A Lady’s Formula for Love
This story blew all my expectations out of the water! I’d expected a fun, sexy enemies-to-lover romance with a bar as backdrop. I got a secret family lineage, hidden treasure, emotional twists and turns, a haunted bar, love letters from the past, familia forgiveness, and a whole lot of fun. Throw in a devoted, sensitive and surprisingly sexy professor and you get why I absolutely loved this read! I highly, highly recommend After Hours on Milagro Street, It’s an absolute delight. A definite keeper. Buy it. Read it. Enjoy again and again.—Diana Muñoz Stewart, bestselling author of Black Ops Confidential series
After Hours on Milagro Street is everything I want in a contemporary romance: instant chemistry between the leads, a boisterous and loyal family, angsty pasts, passion, social justice, and so much more! The sense of setting, the vibrant culture, the delicious food--it all melds together in a satisfying romance. There's also a great mystery driving the plot, steeped in the history of the town, with pitch-perfect homages to the stories of the past. I could not stop reading this one and enjoyed it from the start!—Danielle Jackson, author of The Accidental Pinup
For my steam lovers, let me tell you, we jump into it quick. Suspenders, bow ties, and cable knit sweaters have never been hotter.—Melissa Gill, Books Recs by Mel
After Hours on Milagro Street is beautiful homage to the Mexican-American culture!...Alex and Jeremiah couldn’t be anymore different and yet their souls are the same! In a world that is sometimes scary to take on Jeremiah saw Alex truly saw who she was! For me I really connected with her character because a lot of who she was is who I am! I identified with this story and it’s characters on so many levels being a Mexican-American myself!—Patricia R., Goodreads review
Angelina Lopez writes the most amazing women. None of her characters are cookie cutter or one dimensional in any way.—Stephanie, Goodreads review
I love so much about what Angelina Lopez is using this book (and presumably series) to achieve. This is a new kind of romance genre for me; it is much more about alpha-females and fighting for what you want....This story is big on themes of fighting for the voiceless, preserving the past, and sticking it to the man. It's rare that a contemporary romance novel teaches me history, but After Hours on Milagro Street really did something new.—Griffin, Goodreads review
Let me say..... Lopez is an author to watch out for! This forced proximity, opposites attract, Latinx novel is one of the most amazing contemporary romance novels I've read! Jeremiah and Alex, are probably my most favorite book couple ever!—Rubie C., Netgalley review
I absolutely adored Alex and Jeremy, as individuals, and together. They balance each other so well and I love how prominent their character archetypes were as a shy professor who isn't so shy in 🛌🏻 and a tattooed bartender who purposely riles him up. I also wanna be Alex's friend so bad--she's definitely one of my favorite FMCs in romance.—Ayushi, BookWorkBullet