Glynis Kirby's love life stinks. Her boyfriend dumped her for another guy. Her next-door-neighbor held her hostage on prom night. And now she's been trapped in a Porta-Potty by a monkey with a switchblade. And she's not even going to talk about her date with the poly sci major with the Pocket Ouiji Board. Maybe she really is desperate enough to take everyone's advice--including her mother's (ugh!)--and date the dashing Daniel Bond.
Corin Lancashire runs the popular blog site mydreamgirl.com where he chronicles his less than stellar attempts to get noticed by his dream girl, Glynis Kirby. After taking the "all girls think stripteases are hot" advice from a reader, and discovering that "all girls but Glynis think stripteases are hot," Corin disables the comments feature on his blog and takes matters into his own hands to build a friendship-crawling-toward-relationship with his dream girl. But competing with the charming, suave, and well-dressed Daniel is a hazard Corin didn't anticipate, and neither is the information he digs up on Daniel that could threaten Glynis's life…
EXCERPT:
Corin grabs my arm and spins me
around to face him before I'm safe in the halls of the Math Department. Not
many guys will follow you in there. It's like a Geek Den where everyone is too
wrapped up in their research and books and whiteboards to think to ask a girl
out on a date and I'm pretty sure that's what Corin was planning to do before
the stripping and the singing.
“Who put you up to this?” I demand. “Who? Was it Kathy? My mom? Who put you up to this?”
“You have yet to convince me of
that, Crazy Bus Boy.”
“Does that mean I get another shot?” He perks up at the thought. “You can call me whatever nick-names you want—good or bad—just give me another shot. I'll be boringly normal from here on out. I promise.”
I take an unconscious step closer to
Corin as he's talking because, the strangest thing happens as I'm looking up at
his bright, hopeful face and coaxing smile. I feel safe. For the first
time in almost a year, I feel safe.
“Get off the bus tomorrow at my stop
and you'll have that shot.”
What's the harm in giving the guy a
little crumb of hope? Maybe if he has hope, so will I.
About the Author:
MOLLY ZENK
was born in Minnesota, grew up in Florida, lived briefly in Tennessee, before
finally settling in Colorado. She
graduated from Flagler College in St. Augustine, FL with degrees in Secondary
Education, English, and Creative Writing.
She spent six years using those degrees teaching High School English,
Poetry, and Creative Writing before going on “hiatus” to focus on being a
stay-at-home/work-at-home Mom. Molly is
the author of two historical fiction
novels – Chasing Byron (Highland Press, 2008) and Unheard
Melodies: Confessions Of A Poetic Muse (Wings Press, 2008) about Lord Byron
and John Keats. Chasing Byron is
used in classrooms to make the Romantic Poets accessible to at risk kids and
reluctant readers. Unheard Melodies was nominated for Best Book Of 2008
by Long And Short Reviews. 90 Cats...
is Molly's third novel and the first in a four book series. Molly is married to a
Mathematician/Software Engineer who complains about there not being enough
“math” or info about him in her author bio.
They live in Arvada, CO with their young children, one dog, and one
cat.
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