Here are some of the elements I loved about the story: Her landlord (whose name is Rhodes, get it?) across the driveway is pretty grumpy at first, but both he and his son soon start to warm to Aurora’s warm sunshine personality. And am I happy I did, because I fell just as in love with this story as with my previous Mariana Zapata reads!Īll Rhodes Lead here focuses on Aurora De La Torre, a women moving back to her childhood home when she needs to start over.

And then unfortunately I didn’t try any further books from her big backlist of books, but when All Rhodes Lead Here was released earlier this year, I just knew I needed to dive into that one next. I learned that last year when I read and fell in love with two of her books: Dear Aaron and From Lukov with Love. If you’re a fan of a good slow burn romance, Mariana Zapata’s the author for you. Starting your whole life over probably isn’t supposed to be.īut a small town in the mountains might be the perfect remedy for a broken heart.Ĭhecking out her landlord across the driveway just might cure it too. You can usually find her burning somewhat edible experiments in the kitchen or cracking jokes at the expense of her family members.Aurora De La Torre knows moving back to a place that was once home isn’t going to be easy. When she's not pretending to write, she's reading. Mariana is a native Texan living in a small town in Colorado with her husband and two beloved (and emotionally manipulative) Great Danes, Dorian and Kaiser.

She probably shouldn't admit that she started sneaking romance novels from her aunt's bookshelves way before she was old enough to even understand what it meant when a man flipped up a woman's skirt. Mariana Zapata began writing love stories soon after she learned how to spell. Her latest novel, Hands Down, was also a top 10 Amazon Overall Best Seller. The Best Thing was a top 10 Amazon Overall Best Seller and a 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards nominee in romance. Luna and the Lie became a #1 Amazon Overall Best Seller. From Lukov with Love was a top 10 Amazon Overall Best Seller and a finalist in the romance category for the 2018 Goodreads Choice Awards. Dear Aaron was a top 10 Amazon Overall Best Seller and stayed in the top 100 for six weeks. Wait for It reached #2 on the Amazon Overall Best Seller list and stayed in the top 100 for six weeks it was chosen as a 2017 Goodreads Choice Award nominee in the Romance category.

Her book The Wall of Winnipeg and Me was a #1 Amazon Overall Best Seller, and was chosen as a 2016 Goodreads Choice Award nominee and also included on Amazon's Best Books of 2016 for Romance. is a New York Times, USA Today, and #1 Amazon best-selling author and reached #7 on Amazon's Author Ranking in 2016.

All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata