As Frolic contributor, I have been blessed to interview some amazing authors and read some really great books before their release date. Recently on a trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico, where I am from, I DEVOURED the cutest contemporary I have read in a bit, Don’t Date Rosa Santos by Nina Moreno, which releases in early May. In the book, which covers family relationships and mixes it in with romance, Rosa Santos is cursed by the sea, or so she believes, and she feels she cannot date any boys with boats, for both her mother and grandmother have had the worst of luck with it. Yet, Rosa feels caught in Cape Coral, Florida, as she tries to decide where to go to college, or if she should follow her passion and find out more about her Havana, Cuba roots. As her college decision looms, Rosa collides-literally-with Alex Aquino, the mysterious boy with tattoos of the ocean whose family owns the marina. With her heart, her family, and her future on the line, I enjoyed reading about her feelings and her internal struggles. The book is also comical at times and has a huge heart, and I really related to it as a Caribbean native myself. I highly recommend you pick up this highly buzzed about novel as soon as you can get your hands on it. And, please, do have your tissues ready!