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by Erin Finnegan (Author)
In the heart of Mexico City, one luchador must choose between family, tradition, and the allure of a forbidden love.
Each week, Gabriel Romero's drive to Sunday Mass takes him past "El Ángel," the golden statue that haunts his memories and inspires his future. Spurred by the memory of his parents, Gabriel is drawn to the secretive world of lucha libre, where wrestling, performance art, and big business collide. Under the conflicting mentorships of a famed exótico and an ambitious young luchador, Gabriel must choose between traditions that ground him and the lure of success that may compromise his independence.
Surrounded by a makeshift family of wrestlers, Gabriel charts a course to balance ambition, sexuality, and loyalty to find the future that may have been destined for him since childhood. Luchador is for readers seeking a unique LGBTQ+ sports romance set against the vibrant backdrop of Mexican culture.
Author Biography
Erin Finnegan is a former journalist and a winemaker who lives in the foothills outside Los Angeles. A lifelong sports fan and occasional sports writer, she has had to dive out of the way of flying luchadores at matches in both the U.S. and Mexico. Her first novel, Sotto Voce, received a starred review from Publishers Weekly and a Foreword iNDiES Silver Book of the Year Award.
