The Disaster Dating Chronicles Series by Catalina Voss

Emma Walsh has a spreadsheet for everything including her five-year plan to find the perfect husband. What she doesn't have is a plan for surviving speed dating with Ryan Cooper, the infuriatingly laid-back photographer who thinks her life philosophy is a joke.Three minutes of conversation. Two people who couldn't be more wrong for each other. One mutual agreement that they're completely incompatible.Then the elevator breaks... moreEmma Walsh has a spreadsheet for everything including her five-year plan to find the perfect husband. What she doesn't have is a plan for surviving speed dating with Ryan Cooper, the infuriatingly laid-back photographer who thinks her life philosophy is a joke.Three minutes of conversation. Two people who couldn't be more wrong for each other. One mutual agreement that they're completely incompatible.Then the elevator breaks.Trapped together for six hours, Emma discovers that the man who challenged every assumption about what she wants might be exactly what she needs. Ryan finds himself falling for the woman whose intensity initially sent him running.But when dream job opportunities threaten to pull them apart just as they're figuring out how to be together, Emma faces her biggest choice the perfect career she's always planned for, or the imperfect love she never saw coming.Some people meet cute. Others meet while trapped in an elevator, arguing about five-year plans and the proper way to load a dishwasher.Can two people who approach life completely differently find a way to build one together? Or will their differences prove that some opposites are meant to stay apart? less

I'm a UX designer who's terrible at using the dating app I help create. He's a carpenter who thinks technology is ruining authentic human connection. We should be completely incompatible.So why can't I stop thinking about him?When Spark's servers crash during the biggest crisis in company history, Connor shows up to help even though he's never used a dating app in his life. Suddenly, my perfectly controlled professional world collides with his hands-on, authentic approach to everything... moreI'm a UX designer who's terrible at using the dating app I help create. He's a carpenter who thinks technology is ruining authentic human connection. We should be completely incompatible.So why can't I stop thinking about him?When Spark's servers crash during the biggest crisis in company history, Connor shows up to help even though he's never used a dating app in his life. Suddenly, my perfectly controlled professional world collides with his hands-on, authentic approach to everything.But Connor's hiding something big. Something that could destroy the fragile trust we're building.As we navigate emergency late-night coding sessions, international business deals, and the terrifying prospect of actually trusting someone with our dreams, I'm learning that the best connections can't be reduced to an algorithm.Connor makes me want to risk everything I've built for something real. But when his past threatens to tear apart everything we've created together, I have to choose between playing it safe and fighting for what we have.He thinks dating apps destroy genuine relationships. I design features that help people find love. We're building a business together while falling for each other.And somehow, we might just prove that the most unlikely matches make the strongest partnerships.Can two people who see the world completely differently build something beautiful together? Or will our differences tear us apart just when we're discovering what we could become?Sometimes the best love stories start with swiping right on disaster. less

Grace Chen has her life perfectly nail the presentation, get the promotion, avoid her mother's matchmaking schemes at all costs.Too bad her mother didn't get the memo.When Grace discovers a dating profile she definitely didn't create complete with a love of "traditional cooking" and "quiet family dinners" she's ready to delete it and pretend this never happened. Except someone named David has been texting "Gracie" for weeks, and he's... actually really sweet... moreGrace Chen has her life perfectly nail the presentation, get the promotion, avoid her mother's matchmaking schemes at all costs.Too bad her mother didn't get the memo.When Grace discovers a dating profile she definitely didn't create complete with a love of "traditional cooking" and "quiet family dinners" she's ready to delete it and pretend this never happened. Except someone named David has been texting "Gracie" for weeks, and he's... actually really sweet.The problem? Grace is pretty sure David is David Kim, her infuriatingly perfect colleague who makes everything look effortless while she works twice as hard for half the recognition.The bigger problem? She might be falling for him. Both versions of him.Now Grace has to choose between competing for the promotion of her dreams and collaborating with the man who could either destroy her career or become everything she never knew she wanted. All while pretending she knows how to cook something more complicated than microwave ramen.Some days, being a perfectly organized control freak is more complicated than it looks.Can two workplace enemies discover they're perfect partners? Or will Grace's carefully planned life implode spectacularly when her professional nemesis becomes her personal weakness? less

Hiring a fake boyfriend for your ex's wedding seemed like a brilliant plan. Until I started falling for him.Sadie Thompson's life imploded when her fiancé left her for his yoga instructor six months before their wedding. Now she's facing the ultimate attending his destination wedding alone while everyone whispers about poor, pathetic Sadie.Enter Connor Murphy a struggling actor who moonlights as a professional companion... moreHiring a fake boyfriend for your ex's wedding seemed like a brilliant plan. Until I started falling for him.Sadie Thompson's life imploded when her fiancé left her for his yoga instructor six months before their wedding. Now she's facing the ultimate attending his destination wedding alone while everyone whispers about poor, pathetic Sadie.Enter Connor Murphy a struggling actor who moonlights as a professional companion. Charming, gorgeous, and desperate enough for rent money to pretend to be madly in love with a stranger.The plan is survive one weekend, fool her ex and all their mutual friends, escape with her dignity intact.But Connor's too good at his job. Every stolen glance, every protective gesture, every moment he makes her feel like she's worth choosing feels dangerously real. And when his own life starts unraveling in spectacular fashion, Sadie realizes she's in deeper than either of them planned.He's hiding devastating secrets that could destroy everything they're building.She's catching feelings for someone she's paying to care about her.Their fake relationship is about to become very real or explode in the most public way possible.When the truth comes out at the worst possible moment, will Sadie fight for the love that started as a lie? less

I thought my biggest problem was explaining to my forty-seven houseplants why I was going on a blind date.Turns out, accidentally dating the wrong person for two weeks while living under a fake identity is significantly more complicated.When my best friend sets me up with "quiet, bookish Alex," I expect a nice evening with someone who appreciates libraries and educational museums. Instead, I meet a charming stranger who thinks I'm someone else entirely—and I'm too flustered to correct him... moreI thought my biggest problem was explaining to my forty-seven houseplants why I was going on a blind date.Turns out, accidentally dating the wrong person for two weeks while living under a fake identity is significantly more complicated.When my best friend sets me up with "quiet, bookish Alex," I expect a nice evening with someone who appreciates libraries and educational museums. Instead, I meet a charming stranger who thinks I'm someone else entirely—and I'm too flustered to correct him.So I become cool, independent graphic designer who drinks craft beer and definitely doesn't name her plants after literary characters.The problem? "Alex" isn't Alex either. He's Ollie, a morning radio DJ who's pretending to be a wholesome elementary school teacher because he thinks that's what I want.For two weeks, we're the perfect couple—if you ignore the fact that we're both living completely fake lives.We fall for each other while trying to be different people. We plan dates based on who we think the other person wants us to be. And somehow, despite all the lies and elaborate deception, we might just be perfect for each other.But what happens when the truth comes out in the most spectacularly public way possible?Can two people who fell in love with fictional versions of each other figure out how to love their authentic selves?And more importantly—will our friends ever forgive us for turning their simple blind date setup into the most complicated love story in the history of modern dating? less

Riley Parker's revenge plan was make her ex-boyfriend jealous by dating his older brother. What could go wrong?Everything, apparently.When Tyler Morrison dumps Riley via Instagram story during her grandmother's funeral, she's done being the sad ex-girlfriend. Enter Ethan Morrison—quiet English teacher, independent bookstore owner, and everything Tyler isn't.The plan? Join Ethan's book club, fake a passion for literature, and watch Tyler lose his mind when she upgrades to the better brother... moreRiley Parker's revenge plan was make her ex-boyfriend jealous by dating his older brother. What could go wrong?Everything, apparently.When Tyler Morrison dumps Riley via Instagram story during her grandmother's funeral, she's done being the sad ex-girlfriend. Enter Ethan Morrison—quiet English teacher, independent bookstore owner, and everything Tyler isn't.The plan? Join Ethan's book club, fake a passion for literature, and watch Tyler lose his mind when she upgrades to the better brother.The problem? Riley actually starts falling for Jane Austen discussions and coffee dates that feel increasingly real. Ethan is kind, thoughtful, and passionate about things that matter. He makes her want to be the person she's pretending to be.But when family secrets surface and Riley's deception threatens to destroy everything Ethan has worked for, she faces an impossible choice. Come clean and risk losing the first real love she's ever known, or keep lying and watch an innocent man's life unravel because of her scheme.Some revenge plots become love stories. Others become disasters that trend on social media.When the truth comes out, will Riley discover she's been performing love, or living it? less