Alexa PenaVega & Carlos PenaVega, authors of What If Love Is The Point

ABOUT ALEXA PENAVEGA, CARLOS PENAVEGA AND WHAT IF LOVE IS THE POINT

Carlos PenaVega (Nickelodeon's Big Time Rush and member of boy band Big Time Rush) and Alexa PenaVega (Spy Kids, ABC Family's Ruby & The Rockits) will release their debut memoir "What If Love Is The Point?" on June 28 via HarperCollins. The title is currently available for preorder. During the course of their careers, the popular actors, along with their successes, faced many difficult challenges: Carlos was struggling with the influences of Hollywood and was reeling from a broken relationship. Alexa was healing from a divorce and an eating disorder she kept hidden. They felt lost and wondered, what's the point of it all?

While overcoming the many financial, emotional, spiritual and marital challenges after the pair met and married, the two have countless TV and film appearances under their belt - including an influential season on "Dancing with the Stars," where they made history as the only married couple ever to compete against each other. Those appearances in Season 21, which are powerfully chronicled by Alexa, brought the two to a whole new national audience, and gave them weekly opportunities to witness about their faith and talk about marriage as a sacred commitment people should still believe in, led thousands of people of all ages to write in, thanking them for taking a bold stance and even, in some cases, helping reignite the marriages of some viewers. With all of the buzz around them, Alexa and Carlos had offers to do a reality show, but they wanted to steer clear of that world because they felt a heartfelt inspirational book would be the ideal way to chronicle their amazing lives.

Says the couple: "We wanted to talk about it all. We wanted to write about all the junk, the 'norms' in society that aren't good for us, how to navigate friendships, what it's like becoming a parent, and how we learned to draw healthy boundaries at work. But we mainly want to ask, 'What's the point? What's the point of all of this living?'" They freely admit that as 30-something human beings, working performers, husband and wife, and now parents of young children, life is not easy - and staying committed to each other and their faith is often difficult and stressful despite the love and beauty at the center of their relationship. It's a choice that they must make daily.

"What If Love Is the Point?" is the PenaVegas' shared story about the true joy they've experienced and the insights that have changed their lives, showing how:

. Putting faith at the center has helped them in their marriage, their parenting, and even their career choices.

. Giving to others, instead of focusing on themselves, brought real fulfillment.

. Loving unconditionally and living selflessly helped them find each other--and in the process, discovering who they really were.

Filled with open, honest, and vulnerable discussions, "What If Love Is the Point?" provides insight and guidance for others who may be facing similar challenges, helping them feel less alone and like someone has their back. Says Alexa, "Choosing to be consistent is what takes the fear out of our life. We no longer worry about what people think about us on social media. If we mess up, we own up to it and apologize for it. We don't just show perfect moments. Writing this book was a wonderful, awesome and healing way to talk about the many things that have gone on in our lives up till now."

ABOUT CARLOS

Carlos "Pena" PenaVega starred as Carlos Garcia on the Nickelodeon series Big Time Rush and then traveled with the show's band, Big Time Rush. He is the voice of Bobby Santiago in the Nickelodeon cartoons The Loud House and The Casagrandes, was the host of the network's game show Webheads, and has had guest-starring roles on several prime television shows. He and his wife, Alexa, appeared on the twenty-first season ofDancing with the Stars in fall 2015. In January 2014, Carlos and Alexa married in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, combining their last names to form PenaVega. The couple shares a YouTube channel, LexLovesLos, and are the parents of two sons, Ocean and Kingston, and one baby girl, Rio.

ABOUT ALEXA

Alexa "Vega" PenaVega is best known for her role as Carmen Cortez in the hit film series Spy Kids, and then reappeared as a grown-up Carmen in the fourth film, Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World. She has performed on Broadway in Hairspray, played Ruby Gallagher on the ABC Family television sitcom Ruby & the Rockits, and has held roles in several other films. Most recently, she starred in a series of Hallmark made-for-television films. When she and Carlos Pena married in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, the couple combined their last names to form PenaVega and are now the proud parents of two sons, Ocean and Kingston, and one baby girl, Rio.

Get their book on Amazon: 

https://www.amazon.com/What-If-Love-Point-Self-Consumed/dp/1400234840

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