About the Book

Houston, we have a problema

Single Houstonian Jessica Luna has man trouble, mom trouble, and not a clue what to do with her life (though everyone else in her family seems to have plenty of suggestions!) Now, rendered incapable of trusting herself to make the right choices, she bases all of her life decisions on signs and sage advice from Madame Hortensia, a psychic with questionable abilities (but a good heart). Hortensia becomes her crutch to help overcome professional, personal and romantic woes.

Jessica has a B.A. in art history yet unhappily toils for an insurance firm, is torn between two men—one a sexy but flaky artist, the other a rich but snobby businessman—and believes her parents may be on the verge of divorce. But even Madame Hortensia runs out of answers, and Jessica is left to make her own decisions. Jessica's evolution from self-uncertainty to self-empowerment is amusingly charted, and Gwendolyn Zepeda's take on the popular fascination with good luck charms, horoscopes, psychics and unreliable predictions is laced with rueful zeal.

About the Author

Houstonian Gwendolyn Zepeda is a Latina author and blogger who started with an online journal called Gwen’s Trailer Trash Page, which later evolved into Gwen’s Petty, Judgmental, Evil Thoughts. Soon, she was one of the first bloggers to write and sell a book, her short story collection, To the Last Man I Slept With and All the Jerks Just Like Him. Houston, We Have a Problema is her first novel. Her first picture book, Growing Up with Tamales, was released in 2008 and her second, Sunflowers will be released this fall.

About the Guest Interviewer

Mary Castillo is the author of Switchcraft, Hot Tamara and In Between Men. Her novellas are featured in the anthologies Names I Call My Sister and Friday Night Chicas. She frequently writes for
Latino Future magazine and has profiled Oscar Nunez from the hit show, The Office; Efren Ramirez of Walkout and Napolean Dynamite and hip-hop artists and producers, PlayNSkillz. Her articles have also appeared in Rise Up, LatinaVoz and Tu Ciudad. She lives with her husband and son in Orange County, California. She welcomes readers to her website and blog at www.marycastillo.com.