Jose Builds a Woman is a novel in the sensual tradition of magical realism. With lush prose and dry humor, Baross capures the fluid boundaries between life and death.
The multi-layered saga revolves around the impenetrable passions of Tortugina, the doyenne of bad love, Gabito, the beautiful and jealous octopus diver, and their son, Jose, a boy obsessed with marrying a nun.

The Illustrated Paris
Fifty-six pages of black and white illustrations and humorous commentary of my month long trip in Paris with Henry Millerís former chef, Twinka Theibaud. She was researching a book to uncover healthy dinning experiences. My job was to come along and eat. I sketched the places we went, the people we met and the unusual experiences that come to all of us travelers.

"Thumbs up! Having lived extensively in Paris, I call Ms. Baross’s
charming and witty restaurant guide an unqualified triumph. She
introduces me to restaurants I did not know existed and does it in
the best French 'bande dessiner' tradition—that sophisticated comic
book genre which, in France, can even include the life of Proust."
—Lynn Jeffress, Paris journalist

"The sketches and commentaries are to die for! Thanks so much for sending the book, and I'll put a check in the mail today. I knew most of the places, so it was fun to have your take. I felt like I was with you on all your little capers....imagine going to Paris to EAT and draw and wander! and going to the Palais de Justice to see where Mata Hari was sentenced!"
-Dorothy Laroux, USAID consultant