The perfect date

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The perfect date

Personal Author:

Lozada, Evelyn

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

viii, 275 pages ; 21 cm.

Summary:

"The newest novel from celebrity Evelyn Lozada in the vein of The Wedding Date and The Kiss Quotient. Angel Gomez only wants to get through nursing school and earn enough to support her mother and her son, Jose. Her bartending job helps bring in some extra cash, and the last thing she's interested in is flirting or men in general. Caleb "The Duke" Lewis is an up and coming star for the Bronx Bolts, known for getting around. However, his last breakup left him distracted and made him turn to drink. When he's caught by the Bolts manager at a party instead of training, he's suspended and sent back to the Bronx to get his head straight. Angel and Duke's worlds collide one night at the club and sparks fly. Though Angel wants nothing to do with Duke, he has no intention of letting her slip through his fingers. She isn't star-struck by his fame, and this might be just what he needs to get things in order. He'll do anything to convince her...even make her an offer she can't refuse."--

Subject Term:

Nursing students -- Fiction.

Bartenders -- Fiction.

Single mothers -- Fiction.

Baseball players -- Fiction.

Man-woman relationships -- Fiction

Fear Street (Imaginary place) -- Fiction.

Additional Credits:

Lorincz, Holly

Publication Info:

New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2019.

Subject:

Nursing students -- Fiction.

Bartenders -- Fiction.

Single mothers -- Fiction.

Baseball players -- Fiction.

Man-woman relationships -- Fiction

Fear Street (Imaginary place) -- Fiction.

Student nurses

Barkeepers

Barkeeps

Barmaids

Baseballers

Players, Baseball

SAILS ISBN:

9781250204882

Available:

Library	Shelf Number	Shelf Location	Status
Searching... Attleboro Public Library	LOZADA,E	FICTION	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Mansfield Public Library	FIC LOZADA	FICTION	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

When a single mom ends up playing an unwilling fake girlfriend to a charming playboy baseball player, love suddenly turns everything upside down in this fun, heartwarming multicultural romance.

Angel Gomez has never lived by the book. A Bronx-based unwed mother by the time she was sixteen, Angel's personal mission has always been to show the world that a Puerto Rican girl is not to be messed with--especially by a man. The only thing that matters to Angel, now, is providing for her son and earning enough tips at the club to complete her nursing degree along the way. Love is nowhere on her agenda.

Caleb "The Duke" Lewis is a star pitcher for the Bronx Bolts whose romantic escapades make delicious fodder for gossip columns. But lately he's been trying to keep a lower profile--so much so that when he meets Angel, first while she's in her nurse uniform and the next time behind the bar, she has no idea who Duke is, fails to fall for his obvious charm, and ends up throwing a drink in his face! She is the perfect woman for Duke...to fool the tabloids into thinking he's finally settling down. But what begins as a charade soon has Duke and Angel hurtling into a full-blown romance that rocks each of their worlds and begs the question: Is this the real deal--or are some love stories just too good to be true?

Reviews (2)

Kirkus Review

A young single mother falls in love with an injured major league pitcher.Angel Gomez is just weeks away from her goal of completing the nursing program that will allow her to make a better life for herself and her 7-year-old son, Jose. When Jose has an asthma attack, a handsome stranger helps keep him calm. That night, Angel meets the good Samaritan again while she's tending bar at a local hipster spot and learns that he's Caleb "The Duke" Lewissports celebrity and known playboy. Duke has been hiding the full extent of an ankle injury from his coaches, hoping a miracle will keep him on the Yankees roster for the upcoming season. He's been visiting the clinic where Angel works to receive dubious, under-the-table treatments from a sketchy doctor therethe same doctor who's sexually harassing Angel. When the paparazzi spy Duke at the clinic, he begs Angel to give him a believable pretext for being there by pretending to be his girlfriend. Angel is a likable character striving to do the right thing, and she values her family and her community more than Duke's fame and money. Her character is the highlight of this novel by reality TV star-turned-author Lozada. However, the sheer number of wildly outlandish subplotsincluding implausible financial shenanigans, cheating friends, a vengeful ex with a sex tape, a blackmail plot and a murder mysterydistracts from the underdeveloped romance between Angel and Duke. Even the title is a misnomer, since their only real "date" is such an unmitigated disaster that any friend of Angel's would have advised her never to speak to Duke again.A debut novel overstuffed with everything except a persuasive romance. Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Booklist Review

Single-mom Angel Gomez is about to complete her nursing degree but not soon enough to alleviate the pressure of working several part-time jobs. When not on rotation at a clinic in the Bronx, she bartends at an upscale nightclub where New York Yankees star pitcher Caleb the Duke Lewis' drunken pass prompts her to throw a drink in his face. An apologetic Duke encounters Angel again at the Bronx clinic, where he's been secretly receiving treatment for a possibly career-ending injury. When the media finds out he's there, Duke begs Angel to pretend they're dating to throw the swarm of paparazzi off the scent. Unpretentious Angel is impressed by his good looks and charm, but this all-star's dating game is hardly perfect. Though life in the big leagues may look glamorous, Angel isn't fooled by the phonies who flock around Duke, and if he isn't careful, he might lose his last chance at something real. Lozada and Lorincz's multicultural Cinderella story and spicy blend of urban fiction and sports romance will please fans of Victoria Christopher Murray and Alexa Martin.--Kristina Giovanni Copyright 2019 Booklist