Juliette Lowell has worked hard to make her dating service, A PERFECT
MATCH, a success, and delights in matchmaking couples perfectly.
There is nothing that makes her happier than a pair of customers who have
found true love and happiness.
When reporter Mitch MacKinnon publishes an unfavorable review of her
company, she is livid, and demands reconsideration. Before they know it,
they’ve made a bet with each other that lands them both in her matchmaking
database, committed to at least one date each with their ‘match’.
Juliette is horrified when the results show her and Mitch to be each other’s
best match, but Mitch is more than delighted. He’s been attracted to the
lovely Juliette since the moment he saw her.
Juliette is attracted to Mitch too – that’s why she is so reluctant to go
out with him. Mitch is exactly the opposite of her ideal man, so whatever
is between them has no future… But explain that to her suddenly rampant
libido!
If
you want to see the fun side of Shelley Bradley’s work, then A PERFECT
MATCH is a perfect example! Yes, Ms. Bradley does romantic angst
very well, and I adore those stories also, but she can also write some great
stories that combine fun with that angst, resulting in a story that combines
heated sensuality with playfulness.
Juliette is sweet and smart, with a tender heart and a lot of business
sense. She is truly a heroine to be admired. Of course, she is not without
her faults, as evidenced by her reluctance to consider any man that doesn’t
exactly fit the mold of her ideal man as a potential date, much less
husband. That reluctance is not exactly without cause, but watching her
work through her issues as she finds herself on the path to true love with
the most unexpected of men makes for a wonderful read!
Mitch is just a great guy. Yeah, he may have caused Juliette some issues
with that little article he wrote about her company, but he called it like
he saw it, and was as kind as he thought he could be with the article. He
truly regrets causing her any trouble or pain, but felt he had to protect
his journalistic integrity. That said, he makes up for the trouble by
giving Juliette the chance to show him how wrong he might have been. If it
means he gets a little closer to the lovely business owner in the meantime,
so be it. LOL In the end, Mitch proves he is the guy we all dream of – one
who might make mistakes, but isn’t afraid to admit it when he does and makes
up for them.
A PERFECT MATCH is a wonderfully realistic romance that packs
plenty of heat and lots of heart!
Reviewed by Jennifer
