Flirting With Forever

If bad dates were an Olympic sport, I'd have a gold medal. Introducing The No More Bad Dates Pact. No more jerks. No more creeps. No more men who think stealing my shoes is an acceptable personality trait.From now on, I'm only dating nice guys. It's simple. Only good guys allowed. No settling. And absolutely no heartbreak. I'm not even looking for forever, just a nice, easy Happy For Now. Which should be achievable… right? Except dating nice guys turns out to be a lot harder than expected. Because apparently, the dating pool is still full of weirdos, disasters, and walking red flags. And then there's Jason. My roommate, my friend, the guy who helps me vet dates, gives annoyingly good advice… and definitely doesn't count. Except the more I search for the perfect nice guy, the more I start to wonder if I've been overlooking the right one all along. Because finding my Happy For Now has a funny way of turning into forever when the right one has been living in your spare room this whole time. Read if you love: Friends to loversRoommates to lovers"He was there all along"Dating pact with friendsNo more bad dates / dating disastersSlow burn romanceHeroine looking for "Happy For Now"… gets HEACinnamon roll / supportive heroFound family / tight-knit friend groupFalling for the guy who wasn't on the listSet in New Zealand, No More Bad Dates is a fun, heart-warming friends to lovers rom com for fans of Sophie Kinsella, Mhairi Mcfarlane, andLindsey Kelk. It's a light-hearted, humorous, and fun full-length novel that can be read as a standalone title. I write funny, sexy, feel-good romantic comedies. I've loved rom coms, romance, and chick lit since I first encountered Bridget Jones as a young, impressionable writer. It really was a match made in chick lit heaven.I've been a teacher and a sales executive, but am now content as a mother and writer, madly scribbling all the ideas I've accumulated during my time on this planet we call home.I live and love in beautiful New Zealand--where my novels are all set--with my wonderful family and my two very scruffy, naughty dogs. Books in the Wellywood Series:Wedding Bubbles (short story prequel)Book 1: Styling WellywoodBook 2: The HeartbrokerBook 3: Falling For Grace--released August 10th, 2016!I would love you to keep in touch!Kateokeeffe.comhttps://facebook.com/kateokeeffeauthorhttps://twitter.com/kateokeeffe4kateokeeffeauthor@gmail.com

The plan: stop choosing the wrong guy. The problem: I have to see him every day. My dating history? A disaster. We're talking bad dates, worse decisions, and a list of men I should have avoided but absolutely did not. So I'm making a change. No more terrible dates. No more wrong men. From now on, I'm only choosing the right guy. It's a solid plan. That is until Alex Walsh walks back into my life. He's the guy I clash with, the guy I have history with, the guy who pushes every single one of my buttons. And now? I have to work with him. Which means I can't avoid him. Can't ignore him. And, no matter how hard I try, I can't stop noticing him. Because while I'm out there searching for the perfect nice guy the one man I swore I'd never fall for is starting to look dangerously like the right one. And if there's one thing I'm good at? It's choosing the wrong guy. Read if you love:Enemies to loversWorkplace romanceForced proximitySlow burnOpposites attractHe falls first (light-depending how strongly you want to signal this)Dating disastersRomantic comedyStrong female friendshipsSet in New Zealand, No More Terrible Dates can be read as a standalone novel or part of a series. I write funny, sexy, feel-good romantic comedies. I've loved rom coms, romance, and chick lit since I first encountered Bridget Jones as a young, impressionable writer. It really was a match made in chick lit heaven.I've been a teacher and a sales executive, but am now content as a mother and writer, madly scribbling all the ideas I've accumulated during my time on this planet we call home.I live and love in beautiful New Zealand--where my novels are all set--with my wonderful family and my two very scruffy, naughty dogs. Books in the Wellywood Series:Wedding Bubbles (short story prequel)Book 1: Styling WellywoodBook 2: The HeartbrokerBook 3: Falling For Grace--released August 10th, 2016!I would love you to keep in touch!Kateokeeffe.comhttps://facebook.com/kateokeeffeauthorhttps://twitter.com/kateokeeffe4kateokeeffeauthor@gmail.com

My last date ended at a wake. My next one? Fake dating the country's most notorious rugby player. My love life is officially a disaster. As in accidentally blasting "Hello from the Other Side" at a wake… on a first date… and then knocking over the flowers on my way out. So yeah. Not great, and now I've decided I'm done with dating. Unfortunately, my career has other plans. Because when New Zealand rugby's most infamous bad boy lands in hot water,his team comes up with a solution: He needs a girlfriend, a normal girlfriend, one the public will actually like. And somehow, that girlfriend is me. The deal is simple. We pretend to be together. He cleans up his reputation. I get the kind of exposure that could finally launch my dream fashion career.It's strictly business. Except Nick Zachary isn't the reckless, arrogant player I expected, and the more time we spend together, the harder it is to remember what's real and what's just for show. But I've been burned before. I don't trust my judgment when it comes to men. And falling for the wrong guy? That's kind of my thing. So this time, I'm sticking to the plan. No feelings. No mistakes. No more horrible dates. Which would be a great strategy if I wasn't already starting to fall for him. Read if you love:Fake dating (PR relationship)Celebrity athlete hero (rugby bad boy)Reputation vs realityPublic vs private romanceForced proximity"He's not who everyone thinks he is"Burned-before heroineDating disasters / rom-com chaosCareer opportunity / ambition vs loveSlow burn to real feelingsFalling for the wrong guy… or is he?Emotional risk vs self-protectionNo More Horrible Dates is a laugh-out-loud romantic comedy set in New Zealand about fake relationships, fresh starts, and discovering that sometimes the risk you shouldn't take… is exactly the one that changes everything. It can be read as a standalone title or as part of the series.MEDAL WINNER AT THE READERS' FAVORITE BOOK AWARDS I write funny, sexy, feel-good romantic comedies. I've loved rom coms, romance, and chick lit since I first encountered Bridget Jones as a young, impressionable writer. It really was a match made in chick lit heaven.I've been a teacher and a sales executive, but am now content as a mother and writer, madly scribbling all the ideas I've accumulated during my time on this planet we call home.I live and love in beautiful New Zealand--where my novels are all set--with my wonderful family and my two very scruffy, naughty dogs. Books in the Wellywood Series:Wedding Bubbles (short story prequel)Book 1: Styling WellywoodBook 2: The HeartbrokerBook 3: Falling For Grace--released August 10th, 2016!I would love you to keep in touch!Kateokeeffe.comhttps://facebook.com/kateokeeffeauthorhttps://twitter.com/kateokeeffe4kateokeeffeauthor@gmail.com