A romance novel about Hurricane Maria exists. Here´s why.
(WorldNews Environment)

Nothing puts a damper on one’s romantic life like a Category 5 hurricane. That´s just one of the obstacles faced by 20-year-old former sex worker Dolores `Dulce` Garcia, the sugar daddy-dealing protagonist of the new book Side Chick Nation. As she tries to outrun her past by going from Miami to the Caribbean, she ultimately lands in Puerto Rico just in time for Hurricane Maria. Climate change and colonialism don´t typically make for a sexy beach read, but Side Chick Nation, the fourth installment in UC Berkeley lecturer Aya de León´s Justice Hustlers feminist heist series, attempts to do just that — weaving action and romance into the vivid backdrop of Puerto Rico´s stilting...