Download or read book Bad Billionaire written by Julie Kriss and published by Bad Billionaires. This book was released on 2017-05-08 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I'm no one. A mechanic. A getaway driver. A thief. I was born on the streets, and I like it rough - life, sex, everything. My job is dirty. My past is dirty. So is my future. Until I get out of prison and discover I've inherited a billion dollars. I'm not a good billionaire. I don't care about penthouses, fancy dinners, or private jets. I don't care about life and death. Hell, I don't even care about money. I'm willing to spend every penny of it on one thing. Find the woman who gave me one unforgettable night before I went down. The woman who is too good for me. The woman I can never have. Find her. Get revenge on the man that hurt her. And make her mine.

Download or read book The Trouble with Billionaires written by Linda McQuaig and published by Penguin Canada. This book was released on 2010-09-14 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The glittering lives of billionaires may seem like a harmless source of entertainment. But such concentrated economic power reverberates throughout society, threatening the quality of life and the very functioning of democracy. It's no accident that the United States claims the most billionaires—but suffers among the highest rates of infant mortality and crime, the shortest life expectancy, as well as the lowest rates of social mobility and electoral political participation in the developed world. Our society tends to regard large fortunes as evidence of great talent or accomplishment. Yet the vast new wealth isn't due to an increase in talent or effort at the top, but rather to changing social attitudes legitimizing greed and government policy changes that favour the new elite. Authoritative and eye-opening, The Trouble with Billionaires will spark debate about the kind of society we want.

Download or read book Bad Boy Billionaire written by TS Layne and published by Shady Layne Media. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Tessa Layne manages to pull my heart out, crush it, and then mold it into something new with every book." "I had no idea that this book would emotionally destroy me." "Deeply sensual and rewarding..." "If LOVE is enough, you won’t put this book down." "Buckle up for an emotional ride filled with sizzle and told entirely from the Hero’s POV" One look was all it took to bring me to my knees… I don’t believe in love at first sight. And I don't believe in love at first kiss, either. But Emmaline Andersson is a study in contradictions, and her hot, sweet mouth has me rethinking everything after just one kiss. Her wicked ways consume me, and leave me wanting everything. Her body, yes, but more importantly, her heart. But the more I chase her, the farther she runs. And when I discover that my deep dark secrets are nothing compared to hers, it’s up to me to convince her that love bears all things. Even death. **TS Layne is the Alter Ego of USA Today Bestselling Author Tessa Layne. TS Writes Bad Boys & Billionaires. Tessa Writes Alpha Cowboys & Hot Heroes.** Billionaire, Alphahole, Forbidden Romance

Download or read book Vicious Billionaire written by L Steele and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-21 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seven snarly, grumpy jerkfaces. Seven years ago.One secret.I will not stop until I hunt down every last person responsible for the incident.Until then... I fight, I build my empireBecome a billionaire in my own right.Women... they are simply irritants.So why is every encounter so empty?Meaningless.What am I searching for...?Who am I in quest of..?Will I know her when I see her?How will it be to hold her, have her, possess her, Make her... MINE! This is the prequel to the Big Bad Billionaires an enemies to lovers, fake relationship, billionaire romance series. 1-CLICK NOW

Download or read book Bad Billionaires written by Elise Faber and published by Elise Faber. This book was released on 2019-06-03 with total page 757 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bad Night Stand I’d brought him home thinking that for once in my life I would live a little. Then he’d walked out, and I’d chalked the experience up to a bad one-night stand. Now weeks later I was puking my guts up and had a pink stick with a plus sign on it declaring my future. And because my life was my life, I was pregnant, alone, and starting a new job. And whose company was I working for? Jordan. Jordan O’Keith. The man who’d I’d brought home that night. The man whose baby was currently residing in my belly. The man I hadn’t recognized… And the man who was my father’s arch enemy. Bad Breakup Twice he’d broken her. CeCe was supposed to be traveling the world, taking the vacation she had always dreamed of, living the life she’d always hoped for. Not pushing away an ex who was determined to have her again. Not finding it harder and harder to resist Colin at every turn. But she was. Finding it harder to turn him away, harder to steel her heart against him. Especially when she found out exactly why the past had torn them apart. Because just like before she was falling hard. Falling fast. Falling deep. Bad Husband He was her mortal enemy in the business world. But in the real world? He had a soft spot…and it was only for her. And when sexy, smart, and oftentimes cold Clay Steele showed that soft part to her, Heather forgot to be the smart, calculated businesswoman she was. In fact, Heather got stupid. And stupid had her waking up hungover and naked in Clay’s bed. With a giant diamond ring. On her left hand. Oh hell— What had she done? Bad Date: A Never Before Released Novella Blind dates were the absolute worst. Awkward, filled to the brim with small talk, and they never, ever worked out. Kay knew all that. Yet for some reason, she still had agreed to let Heather set her up. And when the date came, Kay found herself stood up. Yup, that was just perfect. Her night was shot, she was behind on her word count, but then…she quite literally ran into tall, dark, and handsome outside the restaurant. One look at him and Kay thought that perhaps her night might be salvaged after all. Until she discovered tall, dark, and handsome was a jerk. Until she discovered that jerk was her missing blind date—her rude and insufferable date who blew right by her as if she didn’t exist. What. The. Hell?

Download or read book Rich Dirty Dangerous written by Julie Kriss and published by Bad Billionaires. This book was released on 2017-05-08 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I was a dead man the minute I inked her. I've spent ten years as the ink man for the Black Dog MC. When a member wants ink, he comes to me - and I always obey. Because even when you're not a member, disobeying the Black Dog is deadly. So they own me. And they also own her. Dani. Beautiful, sweetly sensual, temptation incarnate. The president's woman - completely off-limits. But when she comes to me for a tattoo, and begs me to get her out of the Black Dog before he kills her, my blood starts to burn for the first time in a decade. And when I realize my own reason for getting out - an inheritance from nowhere that will make me obscenely rich - I have to decide. Stay, and we'll both be sacrificed. Run, and we'll both have a price on our heads. Take Dani, like she begs me to, and I might not live to see morning. Some things, I hear, are worth dying for. Tonight is the night I find out.

Download or read book Bad Billionaires 3 written by Elise Faber and published by Elise Faber. This book was released on 2021-02-22 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bad Boyfriend Kelsey Scott was done with men. She certainly didn’t want anything to do with Tanner—the only man who had ever managed to weasel his way into her heart. And by typical male progression, the only man to break it. But then she and Tanner were paired up as bridesmaid and groomsman at her brother's wedding, and suddenly, she found it hard to remember all her steadfast rules. Found it hard to remember her broken heart. Because she was falling for Tanner all over again. Bad Blind Date Trixie Donovan had left California for bigger and better things. Now she was back, and she’d become her half-sister Heather’s pet project. Which meant that—after a sickening amount of pestering—Trix gave in, agreeing to a single blind date. A blind date who turned out to be Jet. The doctor she’d worked with. The man she’d fallen desperately in love with. The one who had decimated her heart. And the one who transformed an unwanted, but tolerable night out into the blind date from hell. Because apparently Jet had decided his biggest regret was letting her go. Bad Wedding The white dress. The diamond ring. The full church. The…missing groom. Molly Miller had become a cliché when Jackson Davis left her at the altar, but she’d crawled back from the heartbreak and embarrassment and was living her dream of running a successful bakery in San Francisco. Well, good riddance. She didn’t need Jackson, or any other man in her life. He’d gone and that was that. Until one early morning Jackson walked through the front door of her restaurant. And her whole world imploded. Bad Marriage—A Never Before Released Billionaire’s Club Novella Abby and Jordan were blissfully married. Or supposed to be anyway. But three kids, copious poopy diapers, and minimal sleep meant that she and Jordan were well past the honeymoon stage. And she didn’t know how to get that bliss back. Luckily, Jordan had a plan.

Download or read book Bad Billionaires Club written by Elise Faber and published by Elise Faber. This book was released on 2023-01-11 with total page 1744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bad Night Stand I’d brought him home thinking that for once in my life I would live a little. Bad Breakup Twice he’d broken her. Bad Husband He was her mortal enemy in the business world. Bad Hookup She’d always been a good girl. Except when it came to him. Bad Divorce He was back. With the news that their divorce had never been finalized. Bad Fiancé Sera used to believe in happily ever afters. Now she knew they weren’t for her. Bad Boyfriend Kelsey Scott was done with men. Bad Blind Date Trixie Donovan had left California for bigger and better things. Bad Wedding The white dress. The diamond ring. The full church. The…missing groom. Bad Engagement Kate McLeod was desperate.

Download or read book Bad Billionaires 2 written by Elise Faber and published by Elise Faber. This book was released on 2020-04-12 with total page 569 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bad Hookup She’d always been a good girl. Except when it came to him. She’d done all the “bad girl” things with him, and they had been glorious. Until he’d vanished the next morning. No note. No exchanged numbers. She hadn’t even known his name… Until she’d walked into her office and found out she had to work with him. Side by side. Every single day with Sebastian Henley—the sexy, gorgeous, irresistible, disappearing man from that night. And the worst part? He still made her want to do bad, bad things. Bad Divorce He was back. With the news that their divorce had never been finalized. As in she was still freaking married. And worse? Luke was determined to prove that ending their short-lived marriage had been a mistake. Well, for Bec, one broken heart was enough, and she wasn’t in the market to give Luke another chance at shattering her all over again. He needed to sign the divorce papers and leave her to her life. Only…Luke wouldn’t sign. And maybe…she didn’t want to either. Bad Fiancé Sera used to believe in happily ever afters. Now she knew they weren’t for her. For Seraphina Delgado, finding a man who loved her for who she was inside, rather than simply appreciating her outward appearance, had proved to be impossible. Until Tate. He was more interested in software than her cup size. He didn’t care about her looks or her boobs, only her abilities as a real estate agent. But then he showed up in her office with a crazy proposition. One so crazy, it almost made sense. He wanted them to get married. Even crazier? She said yes. Bad Text: A never before released novella It came in the middle of the night. Totally her fault, as she should have had her phone on Do Not Disturb. But she hadn’t, and that buzz-buzz had woken her. Then she’d seen the picture and…wow. She couldn’t let that pass her by. She’d just had to respond and then had stayed up texting back and forth with the man who’d had the great abs and the spectacular di— Cough. Sense of humor. She meant the spectacular sense of humor. But as the sun had risen and as she’d had to force her bleary self out of bed, she’d set the text chain aside and gotten on with her day. Until she’d walked out of her apartment, turned toward the elevator, and saw… Him.

Download or read book The Billionaire s Fake Wife written by L Steele and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I never should have agreed to becoming his fake wife... Sinclair Amadeus Sterling aka Mr. Superior Jackass with a God complex.Who also happens to be my blackmailer... gulp.Tall, dark, gazzilionaire growly pants.The first time I met him, I kneed him in his very well endowed balls, don't ask!He had that tightly leashed, controlling air and a smoldering glare that made me damp in seconds.The only thing that sucks worse than his attitude is his (lack of) sense of humor! Honest.Sadly, he's also the one who could save my business from going bust. Hell!So when he offers me the chance to work with him, I can hardly refuse, right?Only catch? I need to be his pretend wife for hold-your-breath, thirty days.I should have turned and run right then, but...He has the connections to help my sister's failing health, not to mention the money to wipe away my debt.And yeah that... sneaky video recording of him getting me off. OMG!Besides, it's only thirty days, right?It's not like I'm in danger of falling in love with London's most notorious bachelor.Then he tells me the real reason for the charade.And everything changes... Note: This is a standalone Enemies to Lovers, Fake Marriage, Billionaire Romance featuring a hot possessive billionaire and the curvy spitfire who dares to go toe to toe with him! 1-Click NOW

Download or read book The Billionaire Bad Boys Club written by Emma Holly and published by Emma Holly. This book was released on 2012-10-24 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Self-made billionaires Zane and Trey have been a club of two since they were eighteen. They’ve done everything together: play football, fall in love, even get smacked around by their dads. The only thing they haven’t tried is seducing the same woman. When they set their sights on sexy chef Rebecca, these bad boys meet their match! Nice Things People Say About Emma’s books “Amazing . . . red-hot to the wall.”—The Best Reviews “Pure genius!”—NYT bestseller Jacquelyn Frank “[Emma] takes equal parts humor, hot sex and deep emotions and rolls it all together.”—Joyfully Reviewed

Download or read book Torment written by Angel Devlin and published by Angel Devlin. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writers Angel Devlin and Tracy Lorraine bring you the first in five stories of billionaire CEOs with deceit, blackmail, steamy romance, and dark secrets. Mine to touch. Mine to tease. Mine to torment. I thrive on being the best, obliterating anyone that gets in my way. And that includes figuring out how to ruin the life of the man who did his best to ruin mine. After years spent trying to plan the perfect revenge, an unexpected interview with a Park Lane Princess gives me exactly what I need. Her. Mia Hamilton. His stepdaughter, An Instagram sensation on the cusp of stardom. My target. If I have my way, by the time I’m finished, she’ll be broken, and he'll be fighting to pick up the pieces left in my wake. Will she run, as she should, or is our connection stronger than I want to believe? Welcome to B.A.D. Inc. where the CEO's play dirty in the boardroom and the bedroom. TORMENT is the first book in this completed five book series.

Download or read book Dirty Sweet Wild written by Julie Kriss and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-08 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stripper who came to my door got the wrong apartment. I was planning to tell her. But she kissed me first. Max You'd never know I'm a millionaire. I wear jeans and t-shirts. I'm a recluse. Afghanistan left me with scars inside and out. All I want is to be left alone. I sure as hell didn't order the stripper who showed up. All I know is that the hottest, sweetest woman I've ever seen is naked in my lap. I don't even know her name, but I want her. No good can come of this. And suddenly, I don't care. Gwen I strip for money. It's just a job. Until I meet Mr. Wrong Apartment. He's big and dangerous. Grumpy and damaged. Biceps that make me want to cry. One wrong house call, and suddenly I'm breaking my own rules. Things are spinning out of control. We're both broken. Maybe we can't be fixed. Together we're fire and gasoline. But I might let everything burn if he'll just touch me one more time...

Download or read book Billionaires written by Darrell M. West and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2014-09-18 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet the Billionaires: the 1,645 men and women who control a massive share of global assets worth $6.5 trillion. Darrell West reveals what the other 99.99998% of us need to know. With rich anecdotes and personal narratives, West goes inside the world of the ultra wealthy. Meet U.S. billionaires such as Sheldon Adelson, Michael Bloomberg, David and Charles Koch, George Soros, Tom Steyer, and Donald Trump—as well as international billionaires from around the globe. The growing political engagement of this small supra-wealthy group raises important questions about influence, transparency, and government performance, and West lays bare the wealthification of politics, including: • How billionaires can block appointments and legislation they don't like • Why the supra-wealthy moved into policy advocacy and referenda at the state level • Why billionaires run for office in more than a dozen countries around the world

Download or read book Second Chances at Love written by Michelle Love and published by Blessings For All SC. This book was released on 2022-03-14 with total page 1426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this second chance romance collection at a terrific discount. Good on paper and even better between the sheets. These dangerously powerful bad boy bosshole billionaires do whatever it takes to fiercely protect the women they love. Lose yourself in this hot and steamy FIVE FULL-LENGTH NOVEL contemporary romance collection! With these scorching hot and rich AF alphas, irresistible is an understatement. Books included in this collection include: Her Billionaire Hero: A Friends to Lovers Second Chance Romance She needs me. I need her. She has secrets that put her in worse danger than she knows. No one else has the power to protect her like I do. We once shared an office, but now share A LOT more. I’m determined to finally claim her. Our future depends on me showing her the strength of my love. His to Love: An Arranged Marriage Romance I have to pretend to love my best friend’s sister. An easy charade to help out my bestie. A little too easy, but I have to keep that secret. Our marriage is fake, but these sparks flying are far too real… The Billionaire’s Kiss: A Second Chance Romance I have one week to claim her… She belongs with her family in Ireland. I belong here with mine in Texas. She needs to leave… I need her to stay. Our connection, intense. Our love, undeniable. Our ending, inevitable… Or is it? Billionaire’s Secret Baby: A Second Chance Romance There she is, exactly the way I remember her. Except one difference - a little girl holding her hand calling her “Momma”. And this little girl has my eyes. This secret could destroy everything I’ve built for myself. Or it could spark the greatest love of my life… The Billionaire’s Fortunate Accident: A Doctor Romance I would give up the air in my lungs just to be able to touch every last inch of her. After a drunken night of partying, I found the love of my life… At a fast-food restaurant of all places. I’m mesmerized by her curves under her uniform and that playful look in her eye. There’s definitely more to her than she lets on. Turns out she’s out of my league. It’s never stopped me before. One thing is for sure - when I want something, I get it. And there’s nothing I want more than to claim her as my own… Keywords: Secret baby romance, second chance, billionaire romance, bad boy, new adult, instalove, age gap romance, alpha male, new adult romance, steamy romance, age gap romance older man younger woman, sweet romance, romantic novels, love, action, adventure, sexually romantic books, hot, alpha hero, contemporary romance, guaranteed HEA, no cliffhangers, sweet romance, love books, love stories.

Download or read book Bad Boys After Dark Carson Bad Billionaires After Dark 3 Love in Bloom Steamy Contemporary Romance written by Melissa Foster and published by World Literary Press. This book was released on 2017-07-11 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indulge your inner vixen with these sexy billionaires! Meet the Bad Boys... Four fiercely loyal, sinfully sexy, uber alpha brothers, about to fall head over heels for their leading ladies. BAD BOYS AFTER DARK: CARSON is a USA Today bestseller. Second chances really do exist... As the founder of a multimillion-dollar international security business, Carson Bad exposes secrets for a living. He knows better than to forge relationships built on them. But for years he did just that with his best friend, and secret lover, Tawny Bishop. She brought a sense of calm and understanding to his life—in and out of the bedroom. Until one fateful night when a knock at the door changed everything. Tawny is no longer a naive college student. She’s a sought-after perfumer living in Paris. She has plenty of resources at her fingertips, and lots of lonely nights to think about the only man she’s ever loved—the one she ran away from all those years ago. She needs to move forward with her life, but how can she when Carson still owns her heart? Maybe showing up in the middle of the night unannounced isn’t the best route to unraveling the past and figuring out her future, but Tawny has played it safe for ten long years, and it's only made her long for the man she never should have walked away from. Now she's back in Carson’s life, and he’s determined not to make the same mistake twice. If only he knew what that mistake was… *** Read the entire BAD BILLIONAIRES AFTER DARK series BAD BOYS AFTER DARK: Mick Dylan Carson Brett WILD BILLIONAIRES AFTER DARK Meet the WILD BOYS AFTER DARK Logan Heath Jackson Cooper The BAD BILLIONAIRES AFTER DARK series is part of the LOVE IN BLOOM big family romance collection. Each book may be read as a stand-alone novel, or as part of the series. Read the complete LOVE IN BLOOM series: SNOW SISTERS Sisters in Love Sisters in Bloom Sisters in White THE BRADENS (at Weston, CO) Lovers at Heart (Treat & Max) Destined for Love (Rex & Jade) Friendship on Fire (Josh & Riley) Sea of Love (Dane & Lacy) Bursting with Love (Savannah & Jack) Hearts at Play (Hugh & Bree) THE BRADENS (at Trusty, CO) Taken by Love (Luke) Fated for Love (Wes) Romancing My Love (Pierce) Flirting with Love (Ross) Dreaming of Love (Emily) Crashing into Love (Jake) THE BRADENS (at Peaceful Harbor) Healed by Love (Nate) Surrender My Love (Cole) Crushing on Love (Shannon) River of Love (Sam) Whisper of Love (Tempest) Thrill of Love (Ty) BRADEN WORLD NOVELLAS Promise My Love (Rex & Jade's Wedding Novella) Daring Her Love (1001 Dark Nights) Our New Love Story of Love THE REMINGTONS Game of Love (Dex) Stroke of Love (Sage) Flames of Love (Siena) Slope of Love (Rush) Read, Write, Love (Kurt) Touched by Love (Boyd) SEASIDE SUMMERS Seaside Dreams (Bella) Seaside Hearts (Jenna) Seaside Sunsets (Jamie) Seaside Secrets (Amy) Seaside Nights (Sky) Seaside Embrace (Hunter) Seaside Lovers (Grayson) Seaside Whispers (Matt) THE RYDERS Seized by Love (Blue) Claimed by Love (Duke) Chased by Love (Trish) Rescued by Love (Jake) Swept Into Love (Gage) *** "You can always rely on Melissa Foster to deliver a story that's fresh, emotional and entertaining. Make sure you have all night, because once you start you won't want to stop reading. Every book's a winner!" -- New York Times Bestselling Author Brenda Novak "​With her wonderful characters and resonating emotions, Melissa Foster is a must-read author!" -NYT Bestseller Julie Kenner​ "Melissa Foster is synonymous with sexy, swoony, heartfelt romance!" -NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely​ NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Melissa Foster is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author. She writes sexy and heartwarming contemporary romance, new adult romance, and women's fiction with emotionally compelling characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. Melissa's emotional journeys are lovingly erotic and always family oriented. Melissa loves to chat with book clubs and readers, invite her to your next event. Foster's love stories are perfect steamy romance beach reads for fans of big-family, small-town romance. 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Download or read book Bad Billionaires 4 written by Elise Faber and published by Elise Faber. This book was released on 2022-05-18 with total page 750 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bad Engagement Kate McLeod was desperate. Her younger sister was having her first baby, her younger brother was recently married, and . . . Christmas was coming. And in the McLeod household, Christmas was everything. Every year her parents’ house looked like an assembly of angels had puked everywhere. She was talking lights and glitter, garland and plaid. EVERYWHERE. All of that Christmas spirit was topped off with the annual McLeod Holiday Party, complete with mistletoe and happy couples and . . . her lonesome single ass. Kate, the one everyone tried to set up with their friend or cousin or coworker. Kate, the oldest and pathetically unmarried sister. Kate, the sad, single San Franciscan. Well, this year she had a plan. She was going to get herself engaged. A diamond ring on her finger was the perfect way to get her family to back off. And she had just the perfect guy in mind. Bad Bridesmaid It began with a cock. Of the rooster variety. It ended with a groomsman toppling into the wedding cake. Heidi hadn’t meant to be a bad bridesmaid. She loved her best friend and the man Kate was marrying. Who she didn’t love? The groom’s brother. The cocky—no pun intended—jerk had made Heidi aware of exactly what he thought of her. That being, she wasn’t worth anything more than a quick romp and a disappearing act before the sun rose. Fine. Whatever. She’d done her own version of the Disappearing Act on more than one occasion. It didn’t matter that she had thought they had shared something . . . well, something more. Clearly, she’d been wrong, and now he was dead to her. Of course, that was before she had to walk down the aisle with him. Because that’s when all hell broke loose. Bad Swipe Stef blamed the dating app. She saw his picture—his smile, the rugged line of his jaw, the way the man could fill out a suit, and like an idiot, she fell a bit in love with him. Idiot because no one ever really looked like their profile pic. Idiot also because if the man did look like his profile pic then he certainly wasn’t going to be into a science geek who binged old Sci-Fi shows on the regular, and whose longest relationship was with her golden retriever named Fred. But in a night of drunken insanity, she swiped right on the picture she’d been drooling over for months. Then in a morning of hangover unpleasantness, she saw that he’d swiped right, too. And suddenly, she found herself on a date with the man of her dreams. The only question was whether or not he lived up to them.