title: Marriable: Taking the Desperate Out of Dating
author:  Hayley DiMarco 
description: SAMPLER COPY Oh great, another book about being single and finding "the one," right? Wrong. This isn't a typical dating guidebook. The type of book you're thinking about offers a fifteen-step program, scientific formula, or tries to spiritualize the process. But does it have chapter titles like these? - Why Being "Just Friends" Is a Waste of Time - The Desperate Lies Women Tell Themselves - Men Lie to Get What They Want - Nice Guys Really Do Finish Last - Don't Marry Your Best Friend Unless You're Gay In Marriable, newlyweds Hayley and Michael DiMarco offer practical wisdom for surviving singleness in the trenches. Writing from their experiences of doing it all wrong so you can do it right, Hayley and Michael set fire to the so-called "rules for dating success" and give you real dating advice that won't send a potential date running in the opposite direction. With a witty he said/she said style, Marriable will help you expose and eliminate the secret ways you may look desperate by helping you understand yourself-and the opposite sex. Whether you're in a new relationship or haven't dated in years, this revolutionary book will show you how to turn desperate into Marriable.
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  _**What happens in Hawaii...**_
  
  Divorce lawyer Hayley Hanna has one week to convince her bosses she’s not a
  “ruthless, man-hating shark.” And it’s not going to be easy. In a moment of
  insanity, Hayley agrees to bring her fiancé to the corporate retreat in Maui.
  But there’s one problem: she hasn’t got a fiancé.
  
  Enter Chase Hartley—six feet of sexy, sculpted police muscle. Chase needs a
  date for his sister’s island wedding—someone to stop the family matchmakers.
  The chemistry between Hayley and Chase is just a bonus—one that quickly turns
  hot nights into sizzling sexcapades. All they have to do is resist believing
  their own lie. But just because their relationship is fake doesn’t mean that
  falling for each other won’t have real consequences!
  
   _ **It was supposed to be just a kiss...**_
  
  Hayley’s mouth was warm, welcoming...her lips soft and hungry.
  
  His body came alive as shock mixed with an unfamiliar sensation—longing? Chase
  broke away.
  
  Her eyes widened