Up to Date (Better Date than Never Book 8) (13 page)
THE END
If you enjoyed spending time
with these characters,
be sure to read Melinda’s story in:
(Better Date than Never series, Book #9)
Acknowledgments
Thank you to all of my awesome readers who asked me for Ginger’s story. She was a super sweet character, everybody’s best friend, and I’m thrilled she finally got her happily ever after. Yay!
Big hugs to my manuscript’s first readers: Virna DePaul, Cyndi Faria, Rochelle French, Veronica Blade, and Ann Rego. Your feedback and support is much appreciated.
Special thanks to Kristin Miller for brainstorming help, and for forcing me to catch a few winks at the coffee shop after I’d been up way too late typing at the keyboard. I cherish our writing dates and am so glad to have you.
As always, never-ending hugs to Virna DePaul for your support in this writing biz and in life. You’re the best.
Endless kisses to my wonderful hubby, Mike Hatler, for all of your encouragement and excitement over my stories. You seriously rock the most. Love you, baby.
About the author
:
SUSAN HATLER
is a
New York Times
and
USA Today
Bestselling Author, who writes humorous and emotional contemporary romance and young adult novels. Many of Susan's books have been translated into German, Spanish, and Italian. 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 reach Susan here:
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Books by Susan Hatler:
Love at First Date
(Better Date than Never series, Book #1)
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?
Truth or Date
(Better Date than Never series, Book #2)
Truth or Dare is all fun and games until a playful dare has Gina falling for the office playboy.
Gina Hall is done with men who won’t commit. Ten years waiting for her ex to propose wasted her time. Never again. When her friend Kristen starts a game of Truth or Dare, she dares Gina to go on a date with Ethan, who’s amazing and total marriage material.
As Gina plans the going away party for office playboy Chris Bradley, she spontaneously initiates a game of Truth or Dare with him. When his turn comes around, he dares Gina to pose as his girlfriend to help get a flirty colleague off his back. Gina finds playing couple with Chris way too much fun.
Even though Gina and Chris are pretending, their relationship begins to feel painfully real. Fearing she might be falling for another fly-by man, Gina must focus on Ethan so she doesn’t make the same dating mistakes all over again.
My Last Blind Date
(Better Date than Never series, Book #3)
Should Rachel risk another dating disaster by trying yet again for love?
It’s Valentine’s Day and Rachel Price has a choice: Stay home and watch TV with her loveable doggy or let her best friend, Ellen, set her up on a blind date. What to do….
Ellen says the guy is a “10,” but the last guy she set her up with was a “–5.” Rachel’s been flirting with coworker Noah Peterson and she’s hoping he’s noticed. Then, she finds out Noah has
big plans
. Even worse, he advises Rachel to go on the blind date!
Should she play it safe and spend the Hallmark holiday with her loyal pooch, Chester, or risk another dating disaster by trying yet again for love?
Save the Date
(Better Date than Never series, Book #4)
Kristen swears off men, but temptation swoops in when her sexy friend Ethan starts flirting with her.
Kristen knows men hide things. Case in point, her last boyfriend turned out to be married. Just like anyone else, Kristen is devastated. However, since Kristen evaluates people for a living, her ex’s duplicity has her searching for a new career as well as swearing off men.
Touring history museums with her sexy friend Ethan doesn’t count, because he has a girlfriend, and has only shown friendly interest in Kristen. He even helps with her career counseling tasks. Although Kristen has a secret crush on Ethan, spending time with him is safe. Until she discovers he’s actually single. Gasp. And now he’s flirting with her, too.
Suddenly, Ethan is way too dangerous. Not to mention tempting. Sure, he seems like sixty shades of perfect, but how’s a girl with bad judgment supposed to detect what skeletons he has in his closet?
A Twist of Date
(Better Date than Never series, Book #5)
Will Melanie have to follow her best friend’s narrow dating rules in order to find lasting love?
Melanie Porter has been dumped—again. When others accuse her of “being in love with being in love,” she agrees to let her best friend, Patti, step in and direct her dating life.
The Boyfriend Bylaws by Patti Hartley
Rule #1: No giving out your phone number until approved to do so.
Rule #2: Must obtain permission to accept any date invitation.
Rule #3: No bringing up marriage, kids or the future.
Rule #4: No going to first base without authorization.
A
mended Rule #4: No going to first base, or any other base, without authorization.
Rule #5: No scribbling your first name with some guy’s last name. Ever.
Rule #6: New rules may be added as Patti Hartley deems necessary.
Memorize it, live by it, and happy dating!
