Lia Amador
Romance author
Writing
Coming soon!In an enchanted Miami, former academic rivals turned roommates get a second chance at romance when they challenge each other to a magical matchmaking contest.
Emelia Delmar lost her job, her boyfriend, and her self-confidence in a single week. To fix her busted life, she has a three-step plan: 1) get employed, 2) get an apartment, 3) get over her ex. An offer to work at her friend’s magic tutoring company takes care of the first item, but her new paycheck won’t let her handle the second one solo.Enter Sebastian Reyes, a librarian at Miami’s only nonprofit magical research library. His girlfriend left him with a broken heart, a bruised ego, and rent that’s too damn high. After a series of terrible roommates, he figures his high school nemesis-crush can’t possibly be worse. Plus, if he gets the promotion he’s chasing, he won’t need her anymore.When their friends and family convince them to start looking for new love, their bickering over the best strategy leads to a mutual dare: the first person to have a third date with someone takes over their home’s amazing master bedroom. Emelia signs up for Fated Dates, a magical matchmaking service, while Sebastian searches his library’s shelves for an old-fashioned spell solution.Will their carefully crafted strategies and competitive streaks help them win their respective charm offensives? Or will they finally realize they’ve always been destined to enchant each other?Content warnings: explicit sex, gaslighting, harassment, emotional abuse
Now available!When a young witch gets a life-changing chance to compete in a magical reality show, sparks fly as she’s partnered with a man she can’t stand.
In a Miami where enchantment is just another college major, the magic of television could change two lives.Penelope Delmar, a broke salesgirl, has been chosen to compete on Cast Judgment, a spellcasting reality show. The winner gets a big cash prize, and for extra hype, this season is the Spellebrity Edition: every contestant will be paired with a celebrity teammate. Unfortunately, her partner, Leandro Presto, is best known for his goofy viral spell videos, not his skills.Gil Contreras, alias Leandro Presto, has been crushing on his pen pal Penelope for months. Now they’re working together to win a contest that could save his grandfather’s charity—except he has to stay in character the whole time, so his dream girl thinks he’s a total loser.Can they beat snobby rivals, fix spells gone wrong, and survive increasingly dangerous sabotage attempts to win the grand prize—and each other’s hearts? Or will Gil’s secret make both their magic and romance fizzle out?Content warnings: explicit sex, mentions of stalking, dementia
"WITCH YOU WOULD is sweet as tiramisu, with the perfect balance of spice, sugar, and pure dorkiness. Come for the overeducated and underemployed magic theory lovers, stay for the courtship undertaken through cat puns ('I’m not kitten around' is just the START here)."
—Paz Pardo, author of The Shamshine Blind“The magical elements blend seamlessly into the contemporary setting here, making them natural to the characters’ daily lives... Enchantingly cute.”
—Kirkus“Whimsically winning... Amador’s scenes of magical creation are vivid and spellbinding... [She] does a wonderful job rounding out both characters’ emotional states and their connection as Miami Cubans in the dual-perspective narration. This is romance at its sweet and frothiest, medium-low stakes but high reward.”
—Bookpage
"WITCH YOU WOULD is sweet as tiramisu, with the perfect balance of spice, sugar, and pure dorkiness. Come for the overeducated and underemployed magic theory lovers, stay for the courtship undertaken through cat puns ('I’m not kitten around' is just the START here)."
—Paz Pardo, author of The Shamshine Blind“The magical elements blend seamlessly into the contemporary setting here, making them natural to the characters’ daily lives... Enchantingly cute.”
—Kirkus“Whimsically winning... Amador’s scenes of magical creation are vivid and spellbinding... [She] does a wonderful job rounding out both characters’ emotional states and their connection as Miami Cubans in the dual-perspective narration. This is romance at its sweet and frothiest, medium-low stakes but high reward.”
—Bookpage
About
Lia Amador is a Miami flower transplanted in Georgia with her husband and kids. When she isn't writing kissing books, she's typically juggling too many other duties as assigned. She also writes science fiction and fantasy stories as Valerie Valdes.
Contact
Lia Amador is the pen name of Valerie Valdes. She can also be reached at valerievaldes.com