Viva, San Antonio! Series by Doris Rangel

Irresistible Force, meet Immovable Object... moreIrresistible Force, meet Immovable Object. Not only does Trini Moscorro have a drool-worthy body, but he’s an interesting guy, the perfect candidate for Rae Malloy’s human interest column, Viva, San Antonio! Now why, the journalist in her wonders, would a TV wrestling star give it all up to become a high school history teacher and assistant coach? Rae Malloy might be a beautiful woman who calls to him as no woman has in a very long time, but Trini, once the Masked Crusher, wants no one prying into his personal life, especially if it might harm one of his children. Still, Rae isn’t known as Bulldog by her peers for nothing. Digging in her six inch heels and jangling her necklaces, she takes her corner in this battle of wills. Trouble is, the combatants, much to their mutual chagrin, can’t keep their hands off each other and hearts get laid on the line. But Trini has the ultimate defense: his kids. They might be cute and sweet and all that other nonsense, but they’re, well, kids. And kids are Rae’s kryptonite. Heat level: loaded nachos with a tangy margarita. less

When cultures collide, can love survive? In high school an over-aged Gabriel Trujillo had his youthful dreams shattered by Jennifer Becker, a shy insecure first year teacher not much older than he was. Angry, he dropped out of school, joined the Army, saw the world. After years away, he’s home again. Now a skilled cabinet maker, he unknowingly takes on a job at Jennifer’s house, but finds the woman still as shy as she was then, yet no longer as insecure. In spite of himself, he’s enchanted... moreWhen cultures collide, can love survive? In high school an over-aged Gabriel Trujillo had his youthful dreams shattered by Jennifer Becker, a shy insecure first year teacher not much older than he was. Angry, he dropped out of school, joined the Army, saw the world. After years away, he’s home again. Now a skilled cabinet maker, he unknowingly takes on a job at Jennifer’s house, but finds the woman still as shy as she was then, yet no longer as insecure. In spite of himself, he’s enchanted. He realizes, however, that Jennifer is the one overaged now, with some long delayed growing up to do in the man/woman department. Let him walk her through the relationship years, he tells her, and help ease her into the dating world as the mature woman she is. Only as a friend, of course. It doesn’t take long for him to know he doesn’t want Jenny dating anyone but himself, however. Yet Gabriel is always aware that he is of a different culture, a different ethnicity, a different background. Falling for Jennifer and straddling the fence between Anglo and Hispanic could cost him his place in his own culture. Even more, it could cost him his place in his family. less

When Kelton Lujan, reigning World All Around Cowboy, decides to go back to high school, he knows exactly what he wants: tutoring toward the education he dropped out of when he was a know-it-all teenager. He thinks he’s found the perfect tutor in Esme Bryant, a plain elderly lady who won’t put up with any nonsense from a flirtatious cowboy. Good. His goal requires a meeting of minds, not a meeting of, well, other things... moreWhen Kelton Lujan, reigning World All Around Cowboy, decides to go back to high school, he knows exactly what he wants: tutoring toward the education he dropped out of when he was a know-it-all teenager. He thinks he’s found the perfect tutor in Esme Bryant, a plain elderly lady who won’t put up with any nonsense from a flirtatious cowboy. Good. His goal requires a meeting of minds, not a meeting of, well, other things. Imagine his unhappy surprise when his perfect teacher undergoes a transformation and turns out to be not elderly at all and definitely not plain. Well, dang! She’s gone and changed herself into an eye-catching Woman, the antithesis to what he had in mind. But Esme knows exactly how to put a belligerent cowboy in his place. Furthermore, she has a lot of living to catch up on that doesn’t include becoming one of Kel’s Angels, as his groupies are known. Yet the man has such sexy dimples. And a wicked twinkle in his eye. What’s a girl to do? With this handsome interfering cowboy constantly underfoot, Esme sets out to become the woman she was meant to be. And Kel? He can’t stop wondering what his teacher might be doing once class is over, and his libido is definitely getting in the way of the education he craves. Heat level: jalepeño jelly. Sweet, with a bite. less