Fired up the BBQ. Burgers and dogs are cooking. Watermelon’s cut up and ready to go. Fries getting crispy in the oven. Beverages chilled in the fridge. Condiments out and paper plates are staked. All that’s missing is you. The brave men and women, stationed around the planet, preserving and protecting our freedom. Freedom to […]
When I started this adventure I’ll call burgeoning award-winning-novelist, I never imagined it would take me across the country, promoting my books. Frankly, I never imagined there would be a plural, books. Writing novels was never on the dream board. It wasn’t on the roadmap. Anyone that knows me, knows I’m a bit of an
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“There is definitely an air of the kind of romantic fiction embodied by Nicholas Sparks or John Green with Vega’s Last Exit to Montauk…” Last Exit to Montauk is a story of first love, one young readers, as well as lovers of the romance genre, will find quite satisfying. Vega is able to pace his novel quite
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Someone I follow on Social Media recently posted a question, “What’s your favorite first line from a book?” I thought, “Hmm…great question.” There are so many. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Moses, Genesis (?) “Call me Ishmael.” Herman Melville, Moby-Dick (1851) “It was the best of times, it was the
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“Surprise!!” I can still remember hearing those words shouted at me when I turned 14. My older brother took me to the same mall featured in my novels, Last Exit to Montauk and The Captain & the Queen, the Smith Haven Mall. After hitting the Herman’s Sporting Goods Store, Sam Goody’s and the Arcade for
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“If you want a fun romance filled with reminders of what it was like to be young, look no further. “
– Manhattan Book Review
The Captain & the Queen “If you want a fun romance filled with reminders of what it was like to be young, look no further. “ $2.99 The book opens with a ninety-year-old man lunging for our protagonist’s throat with a steak knife, threatening to kill him. Hooked? I certainly was. That’s the sort of
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Kindle: $2.99 https://www.amazon.com/Captain-Queen-Phillip-V…/…/B07H7ZCSR8 The Manhattan Book Review recently reviewed The Captain & the Queen, 4 out of 5 Stars! It will post soon. Here’s an excerpt from the review: “On the whole, this book swept me away. I got caught up in Mateo’s head, laughing with (and occasionally at) him, and I rooted for him and
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I’m excited to announce, my book, Last Exit to Montauk was part of this exciting list of global Latino/Hispanic authors and writers. A great way to kick off 2019!! Latina Book Club Books Of The Year for 2018
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An Excerpt from The Captain & the Queen Our last night of rehearsals flew by. Before starting, Aaron gave us all a speech. He called everyone together—the stagehands, Corrine, Kevin in the booth—to take a seat. “Okay, guys, this is it. Our last rehearsal. So, if you’re going to mess up, fall, or break something,
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