I Shaved My Legs For This?!

• Authors: Theresa Alan, Holly Chamberlin, Marcia Evanick, and Lisa Plumley
• Publisher: Kensington
• Year: 2006
• Kensingtonbooks.com Listing: I Shaved My Legs For This?!

Book Description

The trauma of the blind date. It's like being trapped in a bad, four-hour movie. Like shopping for Manolos with a maxed-out Visa. Like going for a massage and getting a bikini wax instead. Like...well, you get the idea. How many frogs can a woman kiss before a non-slimy prince comes along? There's only one way to find out...

Love is Blind (Or at Least Nearsighted) by Theresa Alan

When it comes to dating, Heather's been pretty lucky. Well, if you don't count the verbal flasher and the guy who started going out with another woman halfway through their first date. If only she could find a guy like her first love. Now, the one who got away just may lead her to the one she can't lose...

Cleo Barnes: Worst Blind Date Ever by Holly Chamberlin

Nine months after Cleo Barnes dumped her cheating, lying boyfriend, she's become a full-blown, she-devil man-hater. But when she spies her ex out with another woman, it's time to get serious and prove to him and the rest of the world that Cleo Barnes is alive and well and getting a man...whether she likes it or not...

Love is Like a Box of Chocolates by Marcia Evanick

Judith Howland is the queen of disastrous blind dates. On the road to finding Mr. Right, she's been fixed up with Mr. Seriously Broke, Mr. Grope and Paw, and Mr. Certifiable. With all the good men taken, Judith's not willing to sample even one more guy from the fix-me-up box, no matter how tempting...

Just Jennifer by Lisa Plumley

Breezy California girl Jennifer Merryn has a knack for picking fun friends and butt-enhancing jeans, but she's got lousy radar when it comes to men. So why not let her friends choose her blind dates—thirty different prospects in thirty days. Armed with breath mints, lip gloss, and unlimited text-messaging minutes, Jennifer's ready for the dating frenzy to begin—or is she?

Now, four women who think they've seen it all are about embark on an odyssey where nothing is too weird, too hot, or too wrong for words. But sometimes what looks like disaster is actually love in disguise...

Reviews

• "Witty, well-written and wonderful, this is a joyful and delightful story of self-discovery. Lisa Plumley is the best! What a fun way to spend an afternoon."—Fresh Fiction on "Just Jennifer"

• "What better way to recover from the hustle and bustle of the holiday season than to curl up with a new book? I enjoyed I Shaved My Legs For This? I will be looking for future titles by all the authors involved." —A Romance Review

• "These four stories offer a lighthearted look at the pitfalls of blind dates and the triumph of love." —Romantic Times BOOKreviews

• "Just Jennifer is a fast-paced, charming romance that is sure to bring a smile to romance readers’ faces!!" —Roundtable Romance Reviews

• "I Shaved My Legs for This?! is a laugh-out-loud, enjoyable book that I think we can all relate to! These four talented authors have taken the touchy subject of blind dating and put a hilarious spin on it that I think everyone will enjoy." —RomanceJunkies.com

• "For a run read, I highly recommend I Shaved My Legs for This?!" —Romance Reviews Today

• "I Shaved My Legs for This?! is a great read, a Top Pick! It's four superb short stories that will have you giggling and laughing out loud. This is a must read!" —Romance Reader at Heart (Top Pick!)

• "Just Jennifer is a delightful story about the old type flame becoming the new lasting love. Jennifer and Gavin are wonderful characters, and Jennifer's friends are the kind we all should have helping us. Enjoy this anthology in time for Valentine's Day!" —Reader to Reader/New and Previously Owned Books