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The First Three Dates
Series · 2 books · 2021-2022

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#1

The Matchmaker's Tricky Catch

2021

A fresh take on a romantic comedy classic, Hitch, this fake dating romance is Cupid’s nightmare with an annoyingly stubborn quarterback and the con artist determined to give him away… before she falls for him herself. Fine. I’m a matchmaker who doesn’t actually know much about love. Not too surprising, really. After all, the only people who lie more than Social Engineers are spies, and neither are famous for their sweeping romances. Honestly, (not that I know much about that, either) we can't even manage healthy relationships. But I want out of The Life, and what better way than to use my special skillset to play cupid to a bunch of rich lonely hearts? I just need to prove myself, and I know the perfect place to start. Denver’s hottest and most untouchable bachelor, Broncos quarterback Noah “Stone” MacCallion. All I have to do is read the guy, send send him on three dream dates, and this city’s singles scene will be lining up. Sure, he's a tad miffed because I accidentally framed him for kidnapping… me… but no worries. We can fix that tiny hiccup. He should be an easy score, too, except he’s distractingly handsome, irritatingly stubborn, and seems determined to mess up every match I send him on. And then there's his outrageous flirting, his mischievous tricks, and we’re not even going to talk about his kisses. Those brain-liquifying, neuron-searing, I-forgot-my-own-name kisses. He’s playing me, but I’m not sure what his strategy is. Yet. No worries. He might think he’s got game, but if there’s one thing I’m good at, it’s engineering people. Wanna know how this ends? Easy. I win, Noah MacCallion, because you've totally met your match.
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#2

The Matchmaker's Royal Mess

2022

She’d rather give a mountain lion a bikini wax than mess with love again. Been there, went viral, never going back. Hattie Montague’s life as a backcountry guide for the spoiled and famous suits her just fine, thanks. It’s the only place she feels completely safe being herself. So what if she has nightmares that she can only speak squirrel and craves pine cones for breakfast? It beats leaving yourself vulnerable to humans. Fine, all of them aren’t bad. She likes probably three, so when one needs her help, she drags herself back to civilization. If she can navigate white water rapids, she can babysit a matchmaking office for a weekend. It’s not like she’ll have to deal with people or, you know, be nice. Ew. Alexander Greye ruined her life ten years ago. Not his proudest moment. Known as the Winter Warlocke, he’s a man born and raised to lead a country with logical precision. Yet around her, he can’t seem to think rationally. He’s never met anyone who dives into the unknown like she does or tames chaos like she can. In a world as perfectly controlled as his, that makes her irresistible and utterly dangerous. And he’s willing to risk it all to thaw his frozen heart. It’s half past too late when he realizes his carefully laid plans to win her over covered everything except the theft of the Crown Jewels, an abandoned mine where they’d have to face their deepest fears, and the betrayal that forces them to let go. Quite literally. Warning: Not for the faint of heart. If you threw Sandra Bullock in a royal romance, well, this might just be it. Sassy romantic adventure, with instances of chaos, misunderstandings, and feels. Oh, and the occasional sheep. Sparks will fly, it’s gonna get awkward, and the Happily-Ever-After will be well-earned.

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