Links Book Blurb
In high school,
Charlotte Windham was a typical student going through an awkward phase --
glasses and all. She harbored a crush on Garrett Stephens, the teen heartthrob
everyone can’t help but fall for during that unfortunate ugly duckling phase of
one’s teen years. Flash forward fifteen years later, and
Charlotte and Garrett have a second chance encounter at a Los Angeles
restaurant. However, this time around, Charlotte has leveled the playing field.
She’s a bestselling novelist and no longer “Glasses,” the humiliating nickname
Garrett called her in high school. In short, she’s a catch now and, thanks to
corrective eye surgery, it’s not just her eyes that see better…so does her
heart! Garrett hasn’t fared poorly either, transforming from teen
heartbreaker to adult lothario. A now successful professional golfer, he’s
recently suffered a major setback in the form of a possible career-ending
injury. With the upper hand, can Charlotte forgive Garrett for his past
ways, and for his more recent Don Juan lifestyle? Will she even want to? And,
can Garrett change his ways for a second chance with Charlotte, who may just be
the perfect fit for him?
About Lisa Becker
Lisa Becker is a romance writer whose
previous novels include Click: An Online Love Story, Double
Click and Right Click. The books, about a young woman's
search for love online in Los Angeles, have been called, “a fast read that will
keep you entertained,” “a fun, quick read for fans of Sex and the City,” and
“hard to put down.” The first in the series was optioned for a major
motion picture.
Lisa’s writings about online dating have been featured
in Cupid’s Pulse, GalTime.com, Single Edition, The Perfect Soulmate, Chick Lit
Central and numerous other book blogs and websites.
As Lisa's grandmother used to say,
"For every chair, there's a rush." Lisa is now happily married to a
man she met online and lives in Manhattan Beach with him and their two
daughters. So, if it happened for her, there’s hope for anyone!
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Links Excerpt
I stand but hesitate when I see Tamika's disapproving look. Fi
notices as well. "It's okay, T. I got this," she says, motioning for
me to follow her back. When we get to her small office, she closes the door and
gestures for me to sit on a red vinyl chair, circa 1972. She stands in front of
me, leaning against the desk, and crosses her arms in front of her chest.
"Spill!"
"Where should I
start?"
"At the
beginning." She walks around to her chair behind the desk and pulls out a
yellow legal pad.
For the next half hour, I
go over my encounter with Garrett, from the moment we bumped into each other
and he didn't recognize me, to the embarrassment of being called 'Glasses.'
Fi takes notes furiously
on her pad and grins, nods, and cringes at all the appropriate times. When I
finish, she puts her pen down and asks, "Do you want the 'best friend
experience' or the 'brilliant legal mind experience'?"
I can't help but laugh.
"Are they mutually exclusive?"
"They are," she
says nodding.
"Okay. I want the
best friend experience."
She rushes around from
behind the desk, wraps her arms around me soothingly. "I'm so sorry, hon.
That sounds just awful. Let's go get margaritas tomorrow and drown our sorrows
in tequila and lime wedges."
"Thanks, Fi. You're
the best."
"Anytime," she
says, rubbing my back. She pulls away and walks around to the back of her desk.
She sits down and puts the legal pad to the side. I can't help but notice the
writing scrawled across it.
"Just for kicks, what
would you have said if I had asked for the 'brilliant legal mind
experience'?"
"You sure you want to
know?" Her lips pull into a grim line. Honestly, I'm not sure I do want to know, but curiosity gets the
better of me.
"Lay it on me,"
I say.
"You need to get
laid. Not the kind of bland, missionary style sex you had with Alex. You need
hot heat, sweating up the sheets, crazy animal sex."
I bust out laughing.
"That's your brilliant legal
advice. Crazy animal sex?"
"Yes. That's my
brilliant legal advice," she says with complete seriousness. "Listen,
hon, it's been a year since that insecure jerk Keane dumped you. I have no
doubt it's been even longer since you've, well, you know." She wags her
eyebrows up and down. "Before that, you only seriously dated Travis the
cheater and Alex who, let's face it, despite being completely gonzo for you,
was a cold fish and a bore. It's time to stop comparing every man to this
fantasy of Garrett Stephens and just do it with him to get it out of your
system. He asked you out for Saturday night. Go! Enjoy!"
"I don't compare
every man to Garrett," I snap at her.
"Don't you?" she
asks, looking down at me sternly.
"I'm offended you
even suggested that." She looks at me, her sharp eyes boring into me, like
she can read my every thought and knows I'm full of it. I imagine this is how
she bears down on witnesses on the stand. I don't like being on the receiving
end of that look.
"Even if that's
true," I start and she nods her head, "and I'm not conceding it
is." I point my finger at her. "Even if he did mean to ask me out, there's no way it's a good idea.
He's a total player. It would only be one night of fun and I don't think I
could get over that kind of hurt."
"Then you need to get
over it now. Sorry for the tough
love, hon, but you need to move past the fantasy of this man and find someone
passionate and amazing who is deserving to love you for all of the great things
you have to offer including your messed-up childhood and your incredible
success today."
Lisa
Becker General Q&A
Tell us about your newest release.
A light-hearted, second chance
romance, Links explores what happens
when nerdy girl Charlotte Windham reconnects with her unrequited schoolgirl
crush, star athlete Garrett Stephens, 15 years after high school.
Did you have an unrequited crush in
high school?
I'm
not too ashamed to admit I had such a fierce crush on a boy, I willingly sat
with him in the bathroom at parties while he puked up wine coolers, just so I
could spend time with him. Thankfully, that soul-crushing time in my life in
over, but I couldn't help but wonder what would happen if I came upon that secret
crush today as a confident, successful woman.
Can you tell us more about the main character(s)?
Charlotte Windham
was a typical ugly duckling in high school -- glasses and all. Highly
intelligent and immensely talented, she's become a breakout success with her
best-selling novel, The Crossing
Guard. In school, she harbored an
unrequited crush on Garrett Stephens, the teen heartthrob and star athlete
who's gone on to become a professional golfer suffering a possible
career-ending injury. The book explores what happens when these two former
classmates have a chance encounter in a Los Angeles restaurant, 15 years after
high school. With the upper hand, can Charlotte forgive Garrett for his past
ways, and for his more recent Don Juan lifestyle? Will she even want to? And,
can Garrett change his ways for a second chance with Charlotte, who may just be
the perfect fit for him?
Imagine Links would be turned into
a movie, who would you cast for the main characters?
I would love to see someone with the emotional range and depth of Maggie
Gyllenhaal to play Charlotte. I think she could make her come across as
vulnerable, successful, intelligent and passionate. For Garrett, we would need
someone who is classically handsome and oozes charm. Matt Bomer, who pulled
that off perfectly on White Collar
comes to mind. If he's not available,
let's just say, I would love to be at the casting call for that role.
You have also published other books,
can you tell us more about them?
I'm most known for the Click
trilogy comprised of Click: An Online Love Story, Double Click and Right Click. The series
follows a young woman's search for love online in Los Angeles with the entire
series unfolding in emails between our heroine, her friends and her hilarious
dates. Fraught with BCC's, FWD's and inadvertent Reply to All's, readers will
cheer, laugh, cry and cringe following the email exploits of Renee and friends.
And ultimately, they will root for Renee to "click" with the right
man.
What do you have in the works?
I've
just wrapped up a contemporary romance called Starfish, which examines the unlikely relationship between a
regular girl and a touring guitarist in a band. When it comes to romance, you
just can't pass up the idea of falling in love with a rock star.
How can readers connect with
you?
I
love hearing from readers, especially when I've brought some humor, heart or
happiness into their worlds with my writing. You can find me here:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ClickAnOnlineLoveStory
Twitter: @lisawbecker
Instagram: lisawbecker
YouTube: https://youtu.be/BSwM4S3l9Pc
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