ABOUT THE BOOK
An empire built on tequila. A family torn apart by greed and betrayal. A lawyer caught in a deadly web of cartels, corruption, and forbidden love.
From the agave fields of Mexico to the skyscrapers of Manhattan, from bayside mansions in Miami to Los Angeles courthouses, Tequila follows three generations of the Ramirez family as they battle for control of RAM, a multibillion-dollar luxury spirits powerhouse. When Maria Ramirez becomes CEO, her greatest foes aren’t her competitors. They’re her brothers—the corrupt, sociopathic Miguel and the self-destructive, spiraling Tomaso—whose actions threaten to drag the Ramirez name to ruin.
LA attorney Brian Youngman enters their world, hired for Tomaso’s divorce case. What he uncovers are cartel ties, financial crimes, and unimaginable violence. As his growing love for Maria collides with his fight for justice, Brian becomes a reluctant hero in a battle where survival means pain and sacrifice.
With searing legal drama and pulse-pounding twists, Tequila is a genre-bending, plot-driven epic—a gripping blend of suspense, emotional reckoning, and explosive thriller.
PRAISE FOR TEQUILA
“Tim Reuben fearlessly forges new territory, while masterfully mining old, in his relentlessly entertaining debut thriller, Tequila. Not since John Grisham's The Firm has a legal backdrop been employed across a broad canvas of crime, corruption, and murder to fashion the ultimate David versus Goliath tale. Reuben’s ambition is exceeded only by his storytelling prowess in crafting an epic tale where the tequila of the title becomes a metaphor for the eternal battle between justice and greed. A smashing success right out of the box that is not to be missed.”
—Jon Land, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author
“A family saga with a woman at the heart of the matter is always appealing. That Tim Reuben, in his novel Tequila, offers us a love story, legal drama, and surprising plot twists, makes it all the better. His lead female character, Maria Ramirez, as CEO of RAM, a luxury spirits powerhouse, is unforgettable. We root for her from the start as she fights for justice in a world of untruths, cruelty, and cartels.”
—Susan Shapiro Barash, author of Estranged: How Strained Female Friendships Are Mended or Ended
“What an astonishing debut novel! Tim Reuben masterfully tells an epic story spanning several generations about love, betrayal, and deadly dangers as a family builds their multibillion-dollar international tequila business against all odds. Reuben is an exciting new voice in thriller fiction.”
—R.G. Belsky, author of the Clare Carlson mystery series
“This book has it all: immersive scenes, a gripping plot, and a thoughtful exploration of the things that people do for power, even to their own kin. Evoking the Genesis story of Cain and Abel, Reuben has spun an exquisite saga about sibling rivalry, the secrets we keep, the ties that bind, and the urgency of telling the truth, even when there's much to lose. Taking readers from agave farms to boardrooms to far-flung cities with glittering lights, this is a sweeping tale of modern life—and its ancient heart. I was entranced from the first to the last page.”
—Otho Eskin, Amazon bestselling author of the Marko Zorn thriller series
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