The BACHELORETTE Project
Author: Tami Anthony
Genre: Chick Lit / Women's Fiction
Release Date: June 3, 2012
Buy Link: Amazon
Synopsis:
When an unfortunate twist of fate leaves 28 year-old socialite Leslee
Robinson broken-hearted and unemployed, she embarks on a journey to
discover what boggles every twenty-something single woman’s mind: What
do men REALLY want and how do you find the perfect mate? With the help
of her two best friends; Annie, a self-conscious, sarcastic single
mother; and Karen, the neurotic, perfectionist ‘bridezilla,’ Leslee
creates The BACHELORETTE Project, a ‘scientific’ dating experiment
designed to uncover the enigma of the male species.
After
multiple dates gone awry and unanticipated encounters of the extreme,
Leslee decides to confide in the last person that she’d ever consider
asking dating advice from: Eric, her handsome, womanizing college friend
with a well-known ‘love ‘em and leave ‘em’ reputation. Aside from
Eric’s infamous bachelor tactics, Leslee can’t help but to be oddly
attracted to him, but will pursuing the charming, ‘bad boy’ philanderer
that Eric is even be worth the risk?
With unbelievable twists and
a contemporary, comedic Chick-Lit feel, The BACHELORETTE Project is the
chronicle of a single woman’s journey to finding true friendship,
discovering herself, and learning the enigma of love down to a science.
I follow Mark to his house from the bar. We pull up to this very
quaint brick rancher with a gigantic front yard and half groomed bushes
and trees spread about. There is nothing spectacular about Mark’s house.
It’s … well, very plain actually. It’s not a dream house nor a
McMansion. It’s as ordinary as ordinary can be. Yup, I think to myself,
this will definitely be a booty call. I can’t even imagine living in a
house like this. It doesn’t scream RICH and FABULOUS the way I would
want a house to scream. I imagine that my future husband will have a
fantastic two-story house with a classy cobblestone driveway and this
breathtaking garden with white roses and lilacs growing in effigy. Yeah,
maybe I need to leave this dream world of mine and face reality. I
could very well fall in love with a man who lives in a rancher or worse,
a motorhome.
I park Karen’s car in front of his house. He walks
over and opens the car door for me. “So, this is it,” Mark says as I
exit the car. “This is my home.”
“It’s very nice,” I reply politely. So what if I lie? Don’t act like you’ve never done it.
“Yeah,
I’m not home a lot because of work and all,” he tells me. You can say
that again, I think to myself. Who in the world doesn’t make sure that
their hedges are cut? Who doesn’t mow their own lawn? There’s a solution
to this scenario and it’s called hiring a landscaper.
“That …
sucks,” I blurt out. I couldn’t think of a good word to use. It seems
that most of our conversation topics were used up at the bar. Maybe it’s
a good thing, though. Less talk, MORE ACTION!
I hold on to his
arm as we walk to his front door. I place my head onto his shoulder
devouring the exotic scent of his cologne. I’m in heaven. I decide to go
in for the kill. Before I know, I’m stopping him in his tracks and
planting the most passionate kiss on his lips, taking his breath away.
He looks stunned, in a good way of course.
“What was that for?” he asks.
“For
being the sexiest man that I’ve ever met,” I say slyly. “I can’t wait
to see the inside of your house, mainly your bedroom.” I slowly move my
hand under his shirt touching his finely-chiseled abs. Mark becomes
speechless.
“I, um, yeah,” he stutters in shock. “Yeah, you can
see the bedroom,” he says eagerly and rushes me to the front door.
“Let’s, um, do that!” He opens the door and pulls me inside. I push him
against the closest wall and begin to kiss on his neck. “You still,”
GROAN! “Want that … oh, God! Coffee?”
“Not … right … now,” I say
between breaths as I pull anxiously on the top of his jeans. I then feel
something rubbing against the bottom of my leg and I jump.
“What is it?” Mark asks with his eyes closed.
“Your
dog,” I reply. The dog continuously jumps on my leg and I laugh. “He’s a
cute dog.” A little brown, furry thing. His dog is the most adorable
pocketbook dog that I’ve ever seen.
“Let me put him in the guest
room,” Mark tells me. “I’ll be right back.” He directs me to his couch.
“Have a seat. I have a surprise for you.”
“Already?” I ask. I
doubt it’s diamonds. After all, we just met. Maybe it’s a very fine
Chardonnay of some sort. A girl can wonder.
“Let’s just say I like to set the mood,” he says then winks. He walks away with the dog.
OK,
I think to myself as I take a look around the living room. It’s your
typical man-home equipped with a gargantuan-sized flat screen TV, an
X-Box, surround sound speakers, an overly technical stereo, a wooden
coffee table with absolutely nothing on it, and a wide collection of
DVDs and video games. One thing’s for certain, he has a clean home that
doesn’t smell funny. That has to be a plus, right?
“Leslee?” I hear Mark say seductively a few feet behind me.
“Yes?”
I ask without turning around assuming that any second now he’ll be the
one kissing my neck. He claps twice and the room darkens. The sound of
house music blares from the speakers and white strobe lights begin to
flicker within the room. What … the … fuck? “Um, Mark?” I ask. “What is
going on?” I hear him breathing heavily behind me and I begin to panic a
little.
“There’s one thing that I didn’t tell you at the bar,”
he says and I’m so afraid to turn around. Where the hell did I put my
Mace?!
“And, um, what’s that?” I ask. Now I’m speechless! What in the world is about to happen? Should I be praying?
I feel him licking on the back of my neck and I shiver. “I’m a dancer,” he says.
“You
mean like Cabaret dancing, Riverdancing, what?” I ask as my body
shakes. I have no clue what he’s talking about nor do I want to. “You
dance the Tango?” I guess. “Waltz? Tap? Ballet?” I ask quickly.
“No,”
he says and laughs. “I … am … SUPERMAN!” he shouts as he leaps over the
couch and jumps onto the coffee table wearing a Superman thong and a
red cape all while holding a glowstick in each hand. Oh … my … God, I
think to myself. Is this really happening? My libido has gone from
roaring and ready-to-go to temporarily shutting down for the night. Is
he serious?
Mark throws his arms in the air and freezes into some
sort of funny, galactic pose. The music stops for a second and his eyes
widen. Dramatic effect, I guess?
He throws off the cape and
begins to thrust his pelvis forward. The music seems to get louder and
louder, and I become more and more anxious to run.
“Accountant by
day,” Mark yells, “private dancer by night, baby!” He then leaps off
the table and jumps on my lap, humping me like some overly anxious
teenage boy. I cringe. This is not how I imagined my night … not at all.
“Maybe I should go,” I say with fear in my voice. “I, um, have
to get up really early for Pilates and I …” I’m lost in thought. Why do
these things always happen to me?!
“You like this body?” he asks as he breaths heavily into my face.
“Um, sometimes?” I say in the form of a question. “I don’t know?”
“You like this rock-hard ass?” he asks as he stands on the floor and bends over.
“I,
um, it’s getting late. I should go,” I say in a rush and grab my purse.
I try to stand up but he pushes me back on the couch. Kick to the
crotch NOW? I ask myself but too frightened to move.
“Grab my ass,” he instructs me. Apparently there’s no shame in his game.
“Oh, no. I really shouldn’t.”
“GRAB MY ASS, DAMNIT!” he yells.
“OK,
OK!” I yell back as I grab his left buttock. For some people, this
would be the ultimate turn on, being dominated by a man in a Superman
thong, but to me, not so much. I hold on to his butt cheek for dear life
as his eyes roll into the back of his head. He looks just like a man
who’s just cum. How is he getting aroused by this? Is this some sort of
crazy Superman butt fetish that I wasn’t informed about? I have to get
out of here!
“Ooooooh!” he groans loudly, then slowly his knees buckle and his body drops to the floor. He doesn’t move.
“Mark?”
I say. He resembles a dead fish: pale, non-mobile, sickly looking. I
clap twice to turn on the lights. “Mark, are you OK?” I ask as I stand
over him and let my foot give his limp body a little nudge. He doesn’t
respond. Oh fuck! I think I killed him! I grab his shoulders and shake
him. “Mark, get up!” I yell. He lays still. “You can’t be dead!” I
whimper pathetically as I smack his face. Sadly, part of me wants to
take off the thongs and sneak a peek at the goods, another part of me
wants to roll him on to his front yard for his neighbors to see what
type of freak they live next to, but the part of me that’s telling me to
leave quietly and quickly has hands down gotten my vote.
I
slowly grab my purse and head to the door as his dog walks out into the
living room and begins to lick on Mark’s face. The secrets that the dog
could tell me are probably endless. Should I just steal the dog? No,
Leslee, you can’t, I tell myself, then again …
“Since I obviously
can’t have the man, I guess I’ll settle for man’s best friend,” I say
aloud. The dog pauses from licking Mark’s face and runs toward me,
jumping into my arms. The dog just looks at me. “What?” I ask him.
“Would you rather be adopted by a woman with fabulous taste or would you
rather be an orphan?” The dog looks down and whimpers. “Yeah, I thought
so,” I say as I walk out of Mark’s house quietly. Another date, another
disaster, but this time I leave with the cutest, most adorable partying
gift ever: my new dog.
About the Author:
Tami Anthony is an author, a playwright, and the
beautiful mind behind Pink Butterfly Publications, a publishing company
devoted to female-driven literature. She is a graduate of Rutgers
University with a Bachelor’s in English Literature and Theatre Arts.
Tami presently resides outside of Philadelphia with her son and is
currently working on her second novel and future plays.
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