Five Dates and One Terrible Idea

Five dates. One matchmaking sister. And a romantic disaster that might be the best thing to ever happen.

Reg Howell has a perfectly good life.

He’s thirty-six, successful, organized, and quite comfortable with his routines. Four years after losing his husband, Mike, Reg isn’t looking for someone to rescue him from loneliness.

Unfortunately, his older sister has other ideas.

Susan has created a dating profile for him.

Without asking.

And now she’s determined to see him go on five dates.

Reg reluctantly agrees, figuring five evenings of awkward conversation will be enough to satisfy his sister and return to his peaceful existence.

Then he meets Ashton Keys.

At thirty-four, Ashton is a talented artist with a thriving studio, an excellent sense of humor, and a spectacular ability to make Reg forget his carefully constructed plans.

He’s also handsome, charming, and entirely too amused by Reg’s organizational tendencies.

Fortunately, Reg discovers a loophole in Susan’s challenge.

She never said the five dates had to be with five different men.

What begins as a technicality quickly becomes something neither man expected.

Coffee turns into miniature golf. A painting class becomes an unexpected adventure. And somewhere between teasing conversations and increasingly meaningful kisses, Reg discovers that opening his heart again doesn’t mean leaving his past behind.

But when Reg plans the perfect fifth date—a romantic sunset picnic overlooking Lake Michigan—the weather has other ideas.

And suddenly, five dates might not be nearly enough.

A heartwarming M/M romantic comedy about second chances at love, wonderfully imperfect plans, and discovering that the best happily-ever-afters sometimes begin with a terrible idea.

Five Dates and One Terrible Idea is Book Five in the completed Trouble Comes in Waves series. Each book features a different couple, plenty of laughter, heartfelt romance, and a satisfying happily-ever-after. All five books can be enjoyed as standalones.