Bomboncita

Luisa “Bomboncita” Moraga is heir to the Presidency of Isla de la Reina Madre, a fiercely sovereign Caribbean nation that survived a global climate collapse to become the world’s sole producer of cacao. Now an unexpected superpower, the island is ruled by a benevolent, authoritarian matriarchy. Smart, stubborn, and beloved, Luisa walks the fine line between duty and defiance. When Luisa discovers a project in the form of an experimental robot—soft-spoken, curious, and startlingly alive—what begins as fascination evolves into something deeper. Inspired by the lush lyricism of Luis Palés Matos and the haunting moral inquiries of classic Asimov, Bomboncita is a gorgeously imagined novelette of resistance and identity against the backdrop of a life ruled by politics and technology.