Dating the Alphabet
By Samantha Napier
Publisher: AUS Impulse (HarperCollins)
Release Date: March 1, 2015
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Format: eBook
Length: 100 Pages (805KB)
ISBN: 9781460705162
ASIN: B00RKOJ9R4
Buy Links: Amazon | B&N | Kobo | iTunes | Google Play
About the book:
Ramona Rawlings is going to
make dating fun again. Armed with an alphabet poster, post-it notes and her
best friend Emma, Ramona is going to date the alphabet - from A to Z, Archie to
Zolon and everything in between.
Throw in the chaos of
managing a theatre restaurant with a roster full of strong personalities,
unfulfilled dreams and lustful hook ups and Ramona's world is turned
upside-down.
In between Evan the arrogant,
Ivan the emotionally stunted and Glen the racist, Ramona discovers what she
really wants: to be a good friend, to emotionally connect with a man and to
replace her vodka-tonics with kale smoothies. But how many frogs will she have
to kiss before she finds her fairytale?
EXCERPTI scooted to my office for a quick lip-gloss renewal and headed back. Stopping at the area where all the drinks were made, and with my nerves getting the better of me, I snuck behind the bar and poured myself a drink.Just as the glass hit my lips Cinderella came into the bar area.‘I thought you said—’‘Did I just hear someone come through the front door?’ I said, trying to distract her.‘Ooh, it might be him! Drink up and I’ll seat him down.’‘Alright, no more mentioning drinking, please. Just go and see who it is.’As soon as I came over to the booth she had sat Dylan at, Cinderella disappeared. I tried to do my most stylish entrance into the booth, but as I was doing so Dylan greeted me with a smile and a wave with his hand — his left — and my eyes were drawn to it, as gleaming in the light was … a wedding ring.‘You’re married!’‘Hi, Ramona.’‘Are you married?’‘Yes.’ He didn’t hesitate; he didn’t even try to hide it,‘What! Why are you here?’‘I thought we could have coffee.’‘And then what?’‘I don’t know.’‘Well obviously it wouldn’t be marriage, commitment.’‘You invited me here.’‘I didn’t know you were married.’‘Does it matter?’‘It does to me, and it definitely should to you.’Dylan just sat there.‘Get out.’Little Red Riding Hood came up with a tray, two lattes sitting perfectly in the middle. She did a one-eighty as soon as she heard me.Fat Elvis came out of nowhere, gestured to Dylan to get out of the booth, and escorted him out the door. Cinderella silently put a drink in front of me and sat in the booth.‘You always wonder if the wife knows,’ she said.‘This has happened to you?’ I was stunned.‘I think most of the guys on those online dating sites are married.’‘You’re doing online dating?’‘Not anymore. I hooked up with Fat Elvis last week.’My stunned expression morphed into a more repulsed and confused one.ANALYSIS OF DRamona: Complete waste of time.Emma: Douchebag is his real name.
Samantha started her career
in entertainment dressed as Snow White in a theatre restaurant. There she met
her husband, Gordon, also a writer and together they started their own
production which resulted in three lovely, loud boys. She has had short plays
produced and is looking forward to the debut of her full length play 'Signing
Off' and comedy web series 'Kings of the Kitchen'. Samantha and Gordon also hold their workshop
'Book, Screen or Stage' to help writers see the potential their project could
have. Her time in the theatre restaurant and the stories her fellow flight
attendants have shared with her have inspired DATING THE ALPHABET.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/quickwittier
This book sounds captivating and appealing since it is timely and resonates with me. Thanks. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteThanks Traveler, hope you have fun reading it. It sounds like you might be out there on the dating scene so sending successful dating vibes your way
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ReplyDeleteIn the evening, would you rather play a game, visit a relative, watch a movie, or read?
ReplyDeleteHi Mai T, the ideal night would obviously have a little of all those but a movie or read is how it usually plays out.
DeleteDating can be hilarious...later. I know I have been on dates that have seemed tragic at the time, but now they are some of my most humorous stories. I mean, some of the stuff is so crazy, you wouldn't even want to make it up. I am looking forward to reading your book.
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