Welcome Guest Blogger and Author of, "Faking It", Elisa Lorello!

Thanks, Vicki, for hosting me on your blog! Readers should know that Vicki and I met on Facebook through a mutual dear friend of ours. She heard about my novel from him, read and enjoyed it, and has been incredibly supportive ever since. You can buy a print or download version of FAKING IT at Lulu.com, and it’s also available at Amazon. You can also follow me on Twitter@elisalorello, my blog “I’ll Have What She’s Having", or on Facebook at the Faking It Fans fan page.

If you’re looking for a fun summer read, then FAKING IT is definitely the book for you! Andi, a 30-something writing professor from New York, meets Devin, a handsome, charming escort, at a cocktail party and proposes an unusual arrangement: lessons in writing in exchange for lessons in how to be a better lover. However, when the two break the rules of their contract that forbids them from seeing each other socially and become friends, complications ensue. One of those complications, of course, is that Andi likes Devin as more than a friend. The tutorials take place mostly in Devin’s Manhattan loft during the summer months, and it gets steamy at times!

If you like When Harry Met Sally or Sex and the City, then FAKING IT is for you.

My favorite aspect of FAKING IT is the chemistry between Andi and Devin. As a writer, I’m very drawn to characters that have chemistry, be it romantic or platonic or some other form, and draw heavily on film and television character pairings for inspiration. And it doesn’t always have to be male-female. Matt and Danny on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip had great chemistry. So did Leo and President Bartlet on The West Wing, or Lorelai and Rory on Gilmore Girls. Then, of course, there’s Harry and Sally, the couple that most inspired me, or Tom Hanks’ and Meg Ryan’s characters in You’ve Got Mail, which developed through dialogue, and shows that chemistry isn’t only the result of physical attraction. Much of Andi and Devin’s chemistry is found in their conversation. They constantly call each other out on the carpet in ways that others won’t, despite the fact that they’re both hiding quite a bit from each other.

I’d like to know your favorite character couplings – in print or on screen – and why you love them so much. Is it Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy? Carrie and Mr. Big? Abbott and Costello? What makes their chemistry so electric? What makes them work (or not work)? Please leave a comment and share with us!