Seeking A Second Chance by Emma Tharp

An artist with a bad track record when it comes to dating. An art gallery dealer going through a major dry spell. A setup that’s doomed from the start.

Helping her friend Savannah build her dream matchmaking business was easy. Savannah needed help with graphic and web design—things that Maren does very well. Now the challenge is on Savannah, because she wants to find Maren’s perfect match. Good luck. At twenty-seven, Maren has never been any good at dating. But Maren can’t help her excitement when she opens the envelope revealing her match is Bennett Parks, a guy from high school—the one that got away.

Bennett Parks is suffering from a major dry spell. When his friend tells him to try #MatchMade, a hot new dating service, he decides, why not? But when Bennett opens the email containing his match, he wishes he could bleach his eyeballs. It’s his nemesis from high school. The girl whose art was always leaps and bounds better than his, getting all the accolades and awards. How the hell did he manage to get paired up with Maren Meyer? And why is he not surprised she’s single?

#MatchMade has a three-date rule. You can’t turn down your match until after the third date. Even though Bennett would like to decline his match, he can’t. He decides to get the ball rolling and get the dates over with so he can find someone he might actually want to date. That’s the plan. And it’s perfect. Until he sees Maren again. Now he just might want to see her again and again.