NOW ON KINDLE: WHY I LOVE SINGLEHOOD

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.

Elisa Lorello and Sarah Girrell (her debut) have collaborated 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.

COMING TO PAPERBACK IN JUNE 2011: ORDINARY WORLD

Ordinary World: A Sequel to Faking It 

Six years after Andi leaves New York, she has everything she wants: a tenured professorship, a published book, and a blissful marriage. But what happens when tragedy strikes?

Author Elisa Lorello has created a story of love and loss, joy and sorrow, heartbreak and hope, all the while keeping us hooked through the laughter and the tears.

NOW IN KINDLE AND PAPERBACK, AND IN STORES:

FAKING IT

Faking It

What happens when an uptight writing professor and an escort become friends?

Thirty-four-year old professor Andi Cutrone has broken up with her fiancé in Massachusetts , moved back to her native New York, and wants to be a better lover. So after meeting Devin, a handsome, charming escort, she proposes an unusual arrangement: lessons about writing in exchange for lessons about sex. When Devin accepts Andi’s proposal, he draws up a contract in which the two are forbidden to see each other socially. There’s just one problem: Andi also wants Devin.

Halfway into their arrangement, Devin and Andi break the rules of their contract and begin spending time together outside their weekly tutorials of drafting essays and dancing while stripped down. As they grow closer, Andi struggles to hide her feelings from Devin and accept herself as just another client while Devin attempts to maintain a “business as usual” attitude. Enter Sam, a New England professor with whom Andi begins a long distance relationship.

As their protective layers peel away, Andi and Devin discover each other ‘faking it’ and hiding their true selves from the world. However, once fully uncovered, both must decide how (and with whom) they will honor these truths. Will she give up her New York life for Sam? Will she hold out for Devin? Is it even possible to be in love with two men?

Faking It is a witty, sometimes hilarious, sometimes heart-wrenching story about relationships, writing, and getting real.

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Elisa's reading list

I don't get to indulge in nearly enough pleasure reading, but here's what's either recently been on my Kindle, in my car (audiobook), or on my night table.

Recently Read:

The Power of Now (Eckart Tolle)

Skipping a Beat (Sarah Pekkanen)

Wishful Drinking (Carrie Fisher)

Self-Publish Your Novel: Lessons from an Indie Publishing Success Story (Rob Kroese)

In Love with Eleanor Rigby (Stacey Cochran)

Broken Government (John Dean)

Chunneling Through Forty (Anne McAneny)

I Remember Nothing (Nora Ephron)

Chasing Harry Winston (Laura Weisberger)

A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)

And, some of my favorites:

How I Became a Famous Novelist (Steve Hely)

Straight Man (Richard Russo)

On Writing (Stephen King)

A Walk in the Woods (Bill Bryson)

The Other Side of the Story (Marion Keyes)

Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)

Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)