Shelly Cruz is a Latina lawyer living the sunny Miami Beach life with her husband and their adorable rescue pup Dalia. She survives on cafecito, yerba mate, and a whole lot of lipstick. Author of Nine Years Gone and Amor in the 305, Shelly loves exploring all things love and relationships by weaving tales of Latin flavor and undeniable heat into stories that captivate and ignite. When she’s not immersed in her fictional worlds or navigating legal briefs, you’ll probably catch her speaking Spanglish, reading a good book, traveling, or cruising on the back of her husband’s Harley.