Annette Montez Kolda
Faith, Family &
Suspense in Every Story
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Profound and dramatic
“Annette Montez Kolda effectively uses timely scripture to underscore the element of God’s hand in the story and the profound faith of Sister Bridget. I found myself pacing as I read the last two dramatic chapters of Bring the Light.”
-Amy F.
Page-turner
“Bring the Light was a book that I couldn’t put down. Sister Bridget has become one of my favorite characters and this story has stayed with me. It really is a must read!”
-Kathy B.
Timely and poignant
The plot of Bring the Light could be ripped from our current headlines! The story focuses on contemporary concerns relevant to our society today, especially regarding immigration, Catholicism, the legal rights of aliens, and the plight of the poor and less fortunate.
-PMNewman
True and bold
“Reading Pura Vida felt like stepping into a place where faith and resilience meet beauty and storytelling. Annette Montez Kolda has such a natural way of weaving deep truths into her characters’ journeys without ever feeling heavy-handed. It’s the kind of story that reminds you why literature matters.”
-Meredith A.
Refreshing
Story had that vibrant chicano vibe and that refreshing barrio dialect. Well-versed and enriching, Pura Vida captures the soul, delighting readers with its stirring ambiance and endearing characters. The author speaks with such a reverent and poetic stride, depicting the Spanish culture in its raw beauty.
-Sandra
Bad ass!
Sister Bridgette is a bad ass nun! Not at all like the nuns when I was growing up. But times are different .
-Nora H.
Author’s Notebook
Kinship on the Rio Grande
As kids, we’d pile into the family wagon and head south. It was as easy as that. The only hard part was getting up before dawn so we could make it from our home in South Texas to Saltillo, Mexico by nightfall. That’s all there was to it. Just get in and start driving. Go past Baffin Bay, the Nueces River, and then cross the bridge over the Rio Grande into another country. Once there, we enjoyed friendly interactions with our Mexican counterparts: Moms and Grandmoms, kids and teens, shop and salon workers, hotel and restaurant workers, police officers, taxi drivers, and the like.
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When Writing Waits for the Laundry
My goal is to write engaging books that draw readers in. Page turners that inspire the reader to care about my characters and their plots. Stories with settings that come alive, and themes that inspire compassion.
I write about the cultural intersection of Texas and Mexico. This, as I sit here in the dark with not even a hint of sunrise peeking through the curtains. I’m drinking coffee at my mom’s kitchen table in Corpus Christi on Saturday morning. My elderly mother is still asleep. My husband and kids are in Austin. I’m here to give my 97-year-old mother’s caregiver a break. The caregiver, Filomena, lives in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, but she has traveled here to live with my mother and earn $2,200 per month to look after Mom. Filo, as we call her, sends every penny home to her family in Reynosa.
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Annette Montez Kolda 