ABOUT ME

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Pen Name: Elise Estrella
Nickname: uhm, Elise
Occupation: freelance writer / blogger / author

Hobbies: Writing romance, fantasy, and sci-fi novels, blogging, reading anything romantic that I can get my hands on, collecting e-books and pictures off the Internet, haunting bookstores, lounging, surfing the Net, reading erotic romance novels and looking at Travis Fimmel pictures (best done at the same time), listening to audiobooks

Likes: the moon and stars, the ocean, secondhand books, audio books, paranormal romance, vampires, scented candles, my laptop, Cedric and my iPod Touch, Acheron, the Navy
Dislikes: Politics

Height: 5’0”
Weight: next question please

Phobias: the dark, creepy crawlies and anything with either no feet, or those with more than four
Pets: two dogs, two African Lovebirds, a Siamese cat, a turtle and a brother
Fixations: at the moment, anything Greek

Perfect guy: Acheron Parthenopaeus
Current Crush: John Sydney McCain IV

Writing Instrument: a Neo Basic B2140N laptop named Cedric (although I forever want a Sony Vaio, any Sony Vaio). I also want a netbook. Maybe in December… Okay, I want a netbook again.

FAVORITES
Colors: Blue, then black, then purple
Food: pizza; McDonald’s plain double cheeseburger and my mom’s pork sinigang (yum!)
Drinks: Coke Light (I have to cut back), Pepsi Max, Gatorade Tropical Fruit, Lipton Milk Tea, Perky Blue Lemonade from Gabby’s Bistro
Restaurants/Fast Food: Gabby’s Bistro in Dumaguete, McDonald’s, Yellow Cab, Sbarro, Cyma, North Park…

Writers: Nora Roberts, Judith McNaught, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Stephenie Meyer, Lora Leigh (my goddesses)… is it strange to find a YA writer’s name right next to an author who writes erotica?, Linda Howard; Tagalog romance, I’m a HUGE Carla Giopaolo/Angel Bautista fan :)
Books: Stardust (Neil Gaiman); the Twilight series, specifically Twilight (Stephenie Meyer); the Dark-Hunter/Were-Hunter/Dream-Hunter series (Sherrilyn Kenyon); the Circle Trilogy, and most anything that was written by Nora Roberts; the Breeds series, and pretty much anything written by Lora Leigh; all Judith McNaught’s historicals, Paradise, and Perfect; the Mackenzie series by Linda Howard

Singers/bands: Mae, The Spill Canvas
Songs: “Savin’ Me” by Nickelback; “The Night Will Go as Follows”, and “This is for Keeps” by The Spill Canvas… my top 3 most played on iTunes

Actors: Johnny Depp, he’s a brilliant actor and I love the roles he play
Actresses: hmm, Angelina Jolie, I guess
TV Shows: Band of Brothers; CSI: Miami (because I have a crush on Eric Delko); Star Trek: The Next Generation; Sex and the City; F.R.I.E.N.D.S.; Everyday Italian and Barefoot Contessa on the Food Network; a lot of shows on the Lifestyle Network; Mr. Bean (I’ve seen most of the episodes more than twice but it still cracks me up)
Movies: romantic comedies like Notting Hill, Fools Rush In and Love, Actually; the Harry Potter series; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Miss Potter; the first Star Wars trilogy; Black Hawk Down (for the military and the eye candies)

Clothes: jeans and t-shirts
Shoes: Converse… I’m gonna get myself a new pair soon, and I collect Toeberries flipflops (I don’t believe in Havaianas)… I found a pair of Havaianas that I really like, dangit! And now I want a pair!

NOVELLAS
Inosenteng Puso
Rebel Heart
Kahit Pangalawa sa Puso Mo
Crescent Heart
The Ibarra Legacy: Playing for Keeps
The Ibarra Legacy: Waiting to Fall
The Ibarra Legacy: Learning to Breathe
The Ibarra Legacy: Raising the Stakes
Each Day With You

COMING SOON
SERIES
Legaspi Series
Lovesick MDs: Antidote for Heartache
Lovesick MDs: Symptoms of Affection
Lovesick MDs: A Dose of You
Lovesick MDs: Not Immune to You

PENDING PUBLICATION
Sentinels Series
My Guardian Dear
My Hero, Your Heroine
My Safe Harbor

Stand Alone
Nothing Else Matters
Sa Kanya Pa Rin

FOR CONSIDERATION
My One True Knight

For WORKS-IN-PROGRESS (WIPs) click here.