Springfield, Illinois - Present Day

After what feels like hundreds of bad dates, Debra Daniels is desperate to stop the blind date fix-ups. Browsing in a mall novelty shop, Debra sees the ultimate gag gift: Fiancé at your Fingertips. Filled with details on the perfect man, in this case Lawyer Logan, including love notes, photos, and messages, the box has everything Debra needs to get the matchmaking mavens off of her back. But what happens when the real Logan shows up?

Debra's little gag turns into a nightmare when a very real, very alive Logan Alexander turns up, professing to being totally in love with Debra. Huh? Is she being punked or just plain losing her mind? Debra has never met this man before in her life, except as a name on a box. But he seems to know all about her, and she him, since she got his profile from the novelty gift and has been talking about him to family and friends for weeks. So, of course, trying to convince anyone that Logan is a stranger meets with patent disbelief. Is this insane world real? And how is it that Logan's lips seem so familiar when they kiss? Yes, I said kiss. The man may be crazy, but he's also gorgeous, and Debra's not one for passing up a great opportunity. The question is: what happens when you fall in love with crazy?

Sweet and funny, FIANCÉ AT HER FINGERTIPS will leave you laughing while turning the pages waiting for the punch line. Poor Debra doesn't know what has happened. She seems to be the only sane person in a world of people gone mad, though they're all looking at her as if they want to call the men in white coats. The real problem, though, is that Debra kinda likes her life with Logan in it, even though she's constantly waiting for the other shoe to drop. Logan, the perfect man for Debra from the looks of him, experiences a similar mental slap at a key point in the story that puts him on equal footing in the relationship confusion department with Debra.

Secondary characters include Debra's family and friends, who are all just as hilariously funny as she is. As enjoyable as the story is, it does feel as though the suspense goes on a tad too long. The punch line is at the very end of the tale, the epilogue in fact, so you have to be patient to see if Debra and Logan get their happily-ever-after. Even better, though, it looks like a secondary romance has been spawned that readers can enjoy in a future book.

Tired of blind dates and good-hearted, but possibly blind matchmakers? Buy your very own FIANCÉ AT HER FINGERTIPS, the next best option to pulling out a blow-up doll.

Kathy Samuels