Mr. Match Series by Delancey Stewart

Soulmates don't always start as friends. Sometimes they start as enemies. And sometimes they need cheese to help seal the deal... ERICA:  Signing up for a matchmaking service was not my idea. But when Andrew-the-Hand-Model dumped me, my brother suggested I try Mr. Match. And I figured it couldn’t hurt. As it was, I’d never get away from meathead moron soccer players (since my brother plays keeper for the South Bay Sharks and I manage PR for the team.) But Mr... moreSoulmates don't always start as friends. Sometimes they start as enemies. And sometimes they need cheese to help seal the deal... ERICA:  Signing up for a matchmaking service was not my idea. But when Andrew-the-Hand-Model dumped me, my brother suggested I try Mr. Match. And I figured it couldn’t hurt. As it was, I’d never get away from meathead moron soccer players (since my brother plays keeper for the South Bay Sharks and I manage PR for the team.) But Mr. Match is a moron too because he matched me with a guy I see at work every day. A guy who has a different girl on his arm at every turn. And a soccer player. Fernando Fuerte, the “Fuerte Fire,” is one guy I can assure you is NOT my match.  FERNANDO: Getting girls is not a problem. Getting girls who care about something besides my status as the South Bay Sharks star striker, my salary, and my social status? Yeah. That’s the problem. So when my buddy Max tells me he’s actually Mr. Match–the secret proprietor of San Diego’s hottest matchmaking app, I let him convince me to try it.  And Erica Johnson is not actually a bad match–only she doesn’t seem to agree. And then there’s the small matter of her being in the middle of trying to save the team (and me) when the owner’s ex brings to light some, ahem, unsavory accusations about me… And then there’s her enormous and disapproving twin brother… And there’s something about cheese, too.  But if I have my way? Erica will definitely be my match. less

TRACE:  My twin sister found love using the dating site everyone in San Diego is talking about — Mr. Match. And now that she’s happily coupled, she thinks I should look for my match. The thing is? I’m pretty sure I don’t have one. I’ve got soccer. And maybe that’s all I really need — it’s definitely the only thing I’ve ever really been able to depend on, besides Erica. I signed up. But what I got was not what I expected. I did not expect to feel so much for a woman I’d only just met... moreTRACE:  My twin sister found love using the dating site everyone in San Diego is talking about — Mr. Match. And now that she’s happily coupled, she thinks I should look for my match. The thing is? I’m pretty sure I don’t have one. I’ve got soccer. And maybe that’s all I really need — it’s definitely the only thing I’ve ever really been able to depend on, besides Erica. I signed up. But what I got was not what I expected. I did not expect to feel so much for a woman I’d only just met. And I definitely didn’t expect to find myself agreeing to pretend to be her fiancé. The question is, if this is all pretend, why does it feel so real?MAGALIE:When I moved to San Diego from France, I thought that would be enough to convince my mother I was committed to living my own life. But when she announced she was coming to visit, and bringing Henri — the man she wanted me to marry — I panicked. Maybe using a site designed to match you with your soulmate wasn’t the right way to find someone to convince my mother I was engaged. Maybe convincing my mother I was engaged wasn’t the right way to get out of the arranged marriage she was trying to force on me.And maybe there’s a lot more to my fake fiancé Trace Johnson than he’s willing to show the world. I wish I didn’t want so badly to find out what’s beneath his bravado (and his shirt). less

Hamish "The Hammer" MacEvoy is every Sharks player's favorite kilt-wearing drinking buddy. But he's also a prince. And to keep his place in line for the throne of his tiny island country, he has to be married before the age of thirty. The issue? There's only one girl Hamish is willing to marry and he hasn't seen her in six years. And by the way, the prince has yet to share his royal scepter with a girl--mostly because none of the girls he's met can hold a candle to Sophie James... moreHamish "The Hammer" MacEvoy is every Sharks player's favorite kilt-wearing drinking buddy. But he's also a prince. And to keep his place in line for the throne of his tiny island country, he has to be married before the age of thirty. The issue? There's only one girl Hamish is willing to marry and he hasn't seen her in six years. And by the way, the prince has yet to share his royal scepter with a girl--mostly because none of the girls he's met can hold a candle to Sophie James. Can Hamish find Sophie? And if he does, can he convince her to give him another chance after all this time? And if he can do that, will they survive the Feats of Matrimonial Might? And what about all the sheep? less

Mr. Match has successfully matched thousands of couples. But the secretive Mr. Match isn't eager to reveal his identity. Mostly because Max Winchell doesn't want to answer the question that will undoubtedly follow: Why hasn't Mr. Match found his match? Disillusioned with the entire idea of love, Max sets out to divest himself of the lucrative Mr. Match business. He has soccer to concentrate on, after all. And since the Sharks just won the cup, there's plenty going on with the team... moreMr. Match has successfully matched thousands of couples. But the secretive Mr. Match isn't eager to reveal his identity. Mostly because Max Winchell doesn't want to answer the question that will undoubtedly follow: Why hasn't Mr. Match found his match? Disillusioned with the entire idea of love, Max sets out to divest himself of the lucrative Mr. Match business. He has soccer to concentrate on, after all. And since the Sharks just won the cup, there's plenty going on with the team. So Max brings in a venture capitalist to help him sell the site. A venture capitalist who happens to be a woman. Who happens to be confident, sexy, and attractive, and one who can hold an actual conversation (more than Max can say for his last actual date). But Tatum Archer doesn't date clients, and Max isn't signing up for a romantic liaison that hasn't been mathematically guaranteed. So why can't he stop thinking about Tatum? Or about her ridiculously enormous dog, Charlie? Not that he's thinking about Charlie romantically, of course. But the dog is part of a package deal. And maybe he's thinking about Tatum a little bit romantically... But when she decides to buy his company, all bets are off. After all, she won't date a client, and he won't date the boss. less