Rachel Gibson
Sex, Lies, And Online Dating
The first book in the Sex, Lies, and Online Dating series, 2006
This book is dedicated
with much love to Cathie Wilson,
friend, writer, and quirky soul.
Critique/martini night isn’t the same
without your laughter.
You will always live in my heart.
Prologue
From: Lucy@mysterious.com
To: clare@finis.com; adele@biteme.com;
maddie@crimepays.com
Subject: singles.com date
Hey all,
Tonight is my last Internet coffee date. His name is hardluvnman. I pray he has his teeth.
Wish me luck,
Lucy
From: clare@finis.com
To: Lucy@mysterious.com; adele@biteme.com; maddie@crimepays.com
Lucy,
Good luck with your research. Hopefully he has his own teeth and own hair and remembers to brush both.
Clare
From: adele@biteme.com
To: Lucy@mysterious.com; clare@finis.com; maddie@crimepays.com
Looking forward to hearing all about Lucy’s hardluvnman.
Adele
P.S. What kind of guy calls himself hardluvnman? Is he compensating for something?
From: maddie@crimepays.com
To: adele@biteme.com; Lucy@mysterious.com; clare@finis.com
Lucy,
For God’s sakes don’t do it. Serial killers lurk on those online dating sites. It’s like shooting fish in a barrel for them. Next thing you know, some guy is wearing your head for a hat.
Love,
Maddie
Chapter 1
Mystrygrl: Seeks Man for Mystery…
Lucy Rothschild pulled her BMW into the parking slot closest to the Starbucks entrance and shoved the vehicle into park.