Tracie’s dreams of authorial success were put on the backburner when she reached adulthood and discovered that she needed a "real" job in order to pay her bills. Her career as personal assistant to a local entrepreneur lasted for 12 years. When it ended, she decided to follow her bliss and dedicate herself to writing full-time.Twin Piques is her third Chick Lit release. The pet psychic character in this novel was inspired by Tracie’s rascally rescue dogs. She’d love to know what goes on in their heads!
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Also by Tracie Banister
Blame It on the Fame
In Need of Therapy
Blame It on the Fame
A power-trippin’ bitch, a has-been, a skanky ex-model, a press-shy indie queen, and a British stage actress no one knows – that’s how the Best Actress hopefuls in this year’s too-close-to-call Oscar race cattily describe each other. Which of them will win the much-coveted gold statue and what price will they be forced to pay as they travel the red carpeted-path to Hollywood glory?
Amidst all the press-schmoozing and angsting over which designer gown to wear, these Oscar contenders feud, commiserate, and face a succession of personal crises – scandalous secrets come to light, marriages implode, accidents land two nominees in the hospital while another receives news that could derail her career, all culminating on Tinsel Town’s biggest night when anything can happen, and does.
***FINALIST in the 2013 Next Generation Indie Book Awards (Chick Lit category)***
“Blame It on the Fame is a humorous, engaging, entertaining read.”
-Lauren Clark, author of Pie Girls and Dancing Naked in Dixie
“The author's wicked wit and sense of humor make you laugh at the absurdity that is Tinsel Town.”
-Reader
“Banister manages to inject sass, spice, humor, honesty, and heaps of raw emotion into each and every one of her characters.”
-ST Bende, author of the Elsker Saga series
“From the moment I started reading I could not put it down. This is one of the best chick lit books I’ve read this year.”
-Samantha March at Chick Lit Plus
Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Blame-It-Fame-ebook/dp/B006ZBG5HU
Barnes & Noble:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/blame-it-on-the-fame-tracie-banister/1108931543?ean=2940016563343
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.
***FINALIST in the 2013 Shirley You Jest! Book Awards***
“In Need of Therapy is Big Fat Greek Wedding type comedy only Cuban style!”
-Tobi Helton at Forget the Housework, I’m Reading
“Banister’s writing style is engaging, her characters are full of life and she will make you laugh until you cry.”
-Reader
“. . . entertaining chick lit romp replete with hilariously bad dates, out of control clients and a drama queen mother, and spiced with details of Cuban-American culture and Miami life.”
-Shirley You Jest! Book Awards
“I loved turning the pages with Pilar and her collection of crazy patients, family members, and love interests.”
-Reader
Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/In-Need-of-Therapy-ebook/dp/B008N6Z36Y
Barnes & Noble:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/in-need-of-therapy-tracie-banister/1112265620?ean=2940015006889
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