Meet Isabel and Manny, childhood friends and compadres. After Isa’s messy divorce she moves back to Corpus Christi to her mom’s house with her preteen son. Manny proves to be the closet thing she has to a co-parent. Embarrassed about her failed marriage she avoids him her first year home but a new gym membership, a Quinceañera and an upcoming Car Show bring them together in a way they’d never imagine.
Patron Saint of Pendejas is the first book in the Chismosa Chronicles. A novella romcom series in the Nixverse depicting Chicano culture and stories.