{"id":10,"date":"2020-09-15T06:48:15","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T06:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rubenero.com\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2025-12-28T19:42:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T00:42:53","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rubenero.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"min-height:750px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><video class=\"wp-block-cover__video-background intrinsic-ignore\" autoplay muted loop playsinline src=\"https:\/\/rubenero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Chicago_1080p.mp4\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"><\/video><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#000000\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff\"><span class=\"typing-text\">Every story leaves a trace in the system.<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-css-opacity has-background aligncenter\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#ffffff\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:50px\"><strong><em>The Fifth Star<\/em> <\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-big-font-size\"><strong>a novel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\" id=\"zero-to-hero\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/rubenero.com\/?page_id=859\" style=\"background-color:#5e17eb\">Coming Soon<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-ast-global-color-4-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-big-font-size\"><strong>Welcome to the personal website of Ruben Romero.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-ast-global-color-4-background-color has-background has-big-font-size\"><strong>Author of the upcoming psychological sci-fi thriller, <em>The Fifth Star<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Recent Updates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div 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has-text-align-center\">Latest Chapters<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Read some of my work from <em>The Fifth Star<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/rubenero.com\/?page_id=7\" style=\"background-color:#5e17eb\">Coming Soon<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/rubenero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/coding-computer-hacker-1841550-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"coding, computer, hacker-1841550.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rubenero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/coding-computer-hacker-1841550-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rubenero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/coding-computer-hacker-1841550-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rubenero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/coding-computer-hacker-1841550-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rubenero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/coding-computer-hacker-1841550-850x566.jpg 850w, https:\/\/rubenero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/coding-computer-hacker-1841550.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Behind the Scenes<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Get the inside scoop into my writing process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal 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