Blind Date with a Book Boyfriend

by Lucy Eden

“Who are you, the ghost of book boyfriends past?” I asked with a raised eyebrow. He responded with a deep chuckle that was contagious.

“I’m just a guy who reads a lot of romance novels.”

that this was a great idea, but I’ve also listened to enough episodes of My Favorite Murder to think the exact opposite.

I wonder if this is how it feels when you meet the person you will eventually fall in love with, or when you meet the person who is about to murder you.

There’s only love and everything in life is an unpredictable leap of faith.”

Mike had kissed me like it was the most important thing he would ever do in his life. And while I understood and appreciated why he stopped himself, I wanted more.

“I’m gonna get dressed, and you’re gonna use that hair tie to put your hair up, because I’m about to kiss the hell out of you and I don’t want to be responsible for any collateral damage.”

“Nice means I’m sober enough to consent to a sexual encounter but tipsy enough that I don’t care that I’m wearing giant gray cotton underwear that may or may not have a hole in them.”