CHICK LIT AUTHOR BLOG HOP - WHAT'S ON PAGE 25?

Learn "How to Hop & Win!" New to blog hops? Want to learn how to win this hop’s fabulous grand prize (a Kindle Keyboard 3G, with Free #G + WiFi, and a 6" E Ink Display + a Chick Lit starter e-book library)? Find complete information by clicking HERE and be sure to make note of the secret word that you will find in this post.

Pilar Alvarez, the beleaguered heroine of my novel, In Need of Therapy, just can’t catch a break. Having recently called it quits with her boyfriend, handsome restaurateur Victor Liscano, she’s ready to dive back into the dating pool, so she agrees to have dinner with a guy her bestie Sarah fixes her up with. To say that this blind/double date starts off badly would be an understatement of epic proportions. You’ll have to read the book to find out exactly what goes wrong, but I can reveal (since it happens on Page 25!) that in the middle of this debacle, Pilar spots her ex, Victor, at the bar.  

Now up to this point in the book, the reader hasn’t actually met Victor, just heard about him from other characters. Pilar’s sister, Izzy, thinks he’s loco and will probably come to their house in the middle of the night and murder them in their sleep (She watches too many movies about serial killers.) Meanwhile, Pilar’s mamá has practically canonized Victor because he’s rich, charming, and most importantly, Cuban-American, and she’s very miffed that her daughter let such a big fish off the hook!

As for the perpetually unfaithful Victor, he can’t quite grasp the concept of a “break-up” and he’s been exhibiting some stalker-ish behavior (calling, sending gifts) that has now culminated in him spying on Pilar. Although Pilar, who’s a psychologist, has deemed her ex “harmless,” she’s getting frustrated with his inability to take We’re through, Rico Suave. Stop harassing me! to heart. Their confrontation in this scene is one of the comical highlights in In Need of Therapy. Here’s an excerpt for your reading amusement:

"You are developing an unhealthy fixation on me, Victor. Please, get up." I tugged on his arm, and with a plaintive sigh, he stood up.

    

"You have no romance in your soul, mi querida," he chastised. "Most women would be thrilled to have a man fall at her feet and pledge his eternal devotion."

    

"So, why don't you go find one of them and leave me in peace?" I suggested.

Does Pilar finally get rid of Victor? Is her blind date a bust, or does she somehow manage to salvage it? Will watermelon mojitos be involved? You’ll have to read beyond Page 25 to find out!

Win the grand prize! The 1st secret word in the 25-word sentence is: Welcome.
  

Thanks so much for stopping by Books by Banister for The Chick Lit Author Blog Hop! Don't forget to visit all of the wonderful sites participating in the blog hop, which are listed at the bottom of this post. Enter to win the grand prize using Rafflecopter below. Contest is open to residents of US and Canada.

  

Book Blurb (In Need of Therapy): Lending a sympathetic ear and dispensing sage words of advice is all part of the job for psychologist Pilar Alvarez, and she’s everything a good therapist should be: warm, compassionate, supportive. She listens, she cares, and she has all the answers, but how’s the woman everyone turns to in their hour of need supposed to cope when her own life starts to fall apart? 

While working hard to make a success of her recently-opened practice in trendy South Beach, Pilar must also find time to cater to the demands of her boisterous Cuban family, which includes younger sister Izzy, an unemployed, navel-pierced wild child who can't stay out of trouble, and their mother, a beauty queen turned drama queen who’s equally obsessed with her fading looks and getting Pilar married before it’s “too late.” Although she’d like to oblige her mother and make a permanent love connection, Pilar’s romantic prospects look grim. Her cheating ex, who swears that he’s reformed, is stalking her. A hunky, but strictly off-limits, patient with bad-boy appeal and intimacy issues is making passes. And the sexy shrink in the suite across the hall has a gold band on his left ring finger. 

When a series of personal and professional disasters lead Pilar into the arms of one of her unsuitable suitors, she's left shaken, confused, and full of self-doubt. With time running out, she must make sense of her feelings and learn to trust herself again so that she can save her business, her family, and most importantly, her heart.

Purchase In Need of Therapy: 

Amazon 

Barnes & Noble

 

a Rafflecopter giveaway