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FAKING IT AND ORDINARY WORLD ARE KINDLE BESTSELLERS!

Peaking at #6 and #25 on the Top 25 Kindle Store Bestseller list in January 2010, Faking It and Ordinary World have since sold a combined 50,000 Kindle copies.

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Due to privacy issues, I have stopped accepting personal Friend Requests from people I don't know. However, please do check out the Faking It Fans group page and join!

BREAKING NEWS: ELISA SIGNS WITH AMAZON ENCORE!

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BREAKING NEWS: ELISA IN THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER!

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The Sun News

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With redesigned covers and copyediting, FAKING IT and ORDINARY WORLD are better than ever!

Now available on Kindle and in paperback! 

ORDINARY WORLD is here!

Download a free sample on Kindle!

What readers have said about Faking It:

"...a very good writer, with nice energy and good pacing," ...Elisa has "created a couple of very endearing characters in Andi and Devin."

"Phenomenal."

"The best first novel I've seen in a long time."

"So much of Elisa's writing is true to life - whether it happened or not, it's something that could or should happen or even has happened to a reader (you just identify with it so much)."

What readers have said about Ordinary World:

"Nothing could have prepared me for the powerful emotions I got from this book. Elisa Lorello gets it."

"Ms. Lorello encapsulates the hurt, frustration, agony of losing a loved one and finding redemption in oneself."

"I loved Andi's character. She was human real and articulate and very giving and loving. I loved her vulnerablities and her willingness to try and understand her own life."

NOW AVAILABLE ON KINDLE:

WHY I LOVE SINGLEHOOD

Elisa Lorello  has collaborated with and Sarah Girrell (her debut) to create a millennial Bridget Jones’ Diary-meets-Gilmore Girls—the result is a seamless voice, a perfect blend of smart and sentiment with a dash of humor, and a delicious love story extraordinaire.

Eva Perino, owner of The Grounds, a coffee shop in a college town, is 32 years old and proud to be single. So proud that she proclaims its virtues in an essay called “Why I Love Singlehood” that launches a blog of the same name. However, Eva’s foundation is weaker than her façade when, upon hearing the news of her ex-boyfriend’s engagement, she finds herself secretly joining Lovematch.com, going speed dating with her married friends, and getting intimately involved with one of The Grounds’ regulars. Meanwhile, Eva witnesses the trials and tribulations of her sister’s suburban family life, her best friend Minerva’s marriage, her manager Norman’s possible crush on her, and the one guy she can’t seem to stop thinking about. Ultimately, Eva must learn to cast the witty words aside and figure out who (or what) the love of her life really is.

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See Elisa's interview on Lulu Blog!

Elisa on You Tube!

Couldn't make it to Quail Ridge Books on Feb 21, 2009? Click here to see Elisa's appearance!