SIX SENTENCE SUNDAY - 8/5/12

Welcome to Books by Banister!  I'm excited to be participating in Six Sentence Sunday once again.  This week's offering is from my fun, new Chick Lit novel, IN NEED OF THERAPY, which tells the story of Cuban-American psychologist, Pilar Alvarez, who is trying to juggle her career, her high-maintenance family, and a love life that's a complete disaster.  One of the men who's vying for her heart is Pilar's cheating ex, Latin Lothario Victor Liscano.  She gave him his walking papers weeks ago, but he will not accept that their break-up is a done deal and he continues to pursue her.  In this scene, he calls her at work to invite her out for a romantic dinner . . .

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"But you love Tantra!  Don't you remember we went there for our one-month anniversary?  I hand fed you lobster dipped in bleeding heart truffle vinaigrette and grilled quail with fresh figs, then we went back to my place and spent hours experimenting with Kama Su--"

"Victor!" I interrupted him before his walk down memory lane became X-rated.

"Okay, you don't like Tantra anymore; I'll take you to B.E.D."  Where patrons ate their meals while sitting on large mattresses - a theme seemed to be developing with Victor's restaurant choices.

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Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Be sure to check out Six Sentence Sunday to read excerpts from the works of some very talented authors or search for the hashtag #sixsunday on Twitter.

If you are looking for a romance and comedy-filled summer read, please check out my novel, IN NEED OF THERAPY.  Now available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

SIX SENTENCE SUNDAY - 2/19/12

Another Sunday, another six sentence snippet from my Oscar-themed novel, BLAME IT ON THE FAME!  This week's offering is an exchange between indie actress and Academy Award nominee Jordan Schaeffer and her mother, Lisa Merrin, the divalicious former Bond babe who already has her own gold statue.  Although Lisa's thrilled that her daughter is following in her illustrious footsteps by receiving an Oscar nod, she's not so thrilled that Jordan was nominated for a role in a depressing film where she played a burn victim who wasn't miraculously restored to her former beauty in the final act.

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“Reality be damned!” Lisa proclaimed as she flung her two-thousand-dollar limited-edition Louis Vuitton handbag on to the couch.  “People want happy endings.  Look at the movie I won my Oscar for.  My character may have been a drug-addicted prostitute, but she helped Bobby DeNiro catch a serial killer and he fell in love with her.”

“Very romantic,” Jordan snarked.

     

“At least, I looked good in the movie, and before you make another snide comment, sparkly blue eye shadow and spandex hot pants were a valid fashion statement back in the ‘70s.”   

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Thanks so much for stopping by to take a look at my six sentence snippet!  Be sure to check out the work of all the other wonderful writers who participated this week at Six Sunday or search for the hashtag #sixsunday on Twitter.


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