Ellen may not believe in storybook love, but
it’s about to rewrite her life . .
.
Ellen’s
figured out that finding the right guy is all about compatibility.
That’s why she signs up for Detailed
Dating—the local online dating scene in Sacramento.
They ask men the hard questions, compare their answers with hers, then she
filters through the
profiles of each provided “match.” After
numerous email exchanges, she narrows it down to two promising candidates
she’s excited to meet in
person.
When Ellen’s best
friend asks her for a favor, dog-sitting leads to disaster and Ellen ends up at
the local vet where she meets a man she can’t get
out of her mind. Henry isn’t a
logical choice, but she finds herself paying for dog obedience class to spend
more time with him.
Ellen knows that in order to have a lasting relationship, she
should take the safe route and go for one of the pre-screened
guys. But, how can she
think with her head when her heart keeps begging her to give Henry a
chance?
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Holding
Rachel’s bright yellow dishtowel under Chester’s saliva-dripping mouth, I
panicked at the morphed sounds he was making. “Hang in there,
dude.”
I
shifted him in my arms then slammed on the metal bell some more. “Does anyone
work here?”
“Can I
help?” A male voice came from behind me.
“Yes,
this dog got into my purse and—” I paused mid-sentence as my gaze met dark gray
eyes that sent a bolt of adrenaline through me. My heart flipped in my chest.
Not an appropriate reaction when Rach’s dog could be dying. “I-I think he ate
something toxic. Maybe my lip-gloss? Are you the vet? Can you give him that
charcoal stuff to make him barf it up?”
He
studied Chester’s half-open mouth. “Try setting him down. I’ll take a
look.”
“Thanks.” I knelt, still holding the towel under his
mouth—because, ew,
slobber all over the place.
The vet
dropped to his knees next to Chester and pried his little jaw
open.
Hech! Hech!
As he examined the dog’s throat, I couldn’t help
checking him out.
There was something going on behind those dark eyes that had me dying to learn
everything about him. Where he was from, what made him tick, what he looked for
in a girl . . .
My
pulse slammed into overdrive.
Weird that the vet was wearing sweats, though. Maybe he’d
finished with his last patient and was going for a run? Definitely looked like a
guy who worked out regularly. Yeah, that’s what I should be thinking about while
my friend’s dog was gagging for his life. What was wrong with me? Focus, Ellen. “Can you save
him?”
Susan Hatler is an international bestselling author who
writes humorous and emotional contemporary romance and young adult
novels. A natural
optimist, she believes life is amazing, people are fascinating, and imagination
is endless. She loves spending time with her characters and hopes you do, too. You can visit her
website at www.susanhatler.com.
********* GIVEAWAY *********
Susan will be giving away the following:
1 print copy of Love at First Date (US
ONLY)
1 eBook copy of Love at First Date
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