Michelle Salcedo

A hustling sports agent will stop at nothing to get two Cuban brothers to defect to the United States for a chance to play in the major leagues.

The story opens as a seemingly naïve call girl escapes the clutches of a notorious gangster with a cell phone containing all his secrets. A 'tough-rough' female cop, who may or may-not be crooked, is given the job to "get the 'witness' to Detroit, on time and in one piece" to testify.

Romelia and Antonio have been married for fifty-seven years “Too long,” according to Romelia. When Antonio, an eighty-something-year-old grouch suddenly dies, Romelia’s not so ready to mourn him; in fact, she feels like celebrating. She turns the living room into a tropical paradise and gets ready to live her remaining years with her one true love: Barbarito, her cockatiel. Her neighbor Ida, the crotchety church lady next door, judges her not so quietly. When Barbarito escapes, Romelia sets out in search of her avian friend.