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Match for the Holidays

by Eden Winters

Series: The Match before Christmas (Omnibus 1-3)

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Adventures in computer dating.What starts as Barry Richards' desire for someone to share Christmas grows into an adventure in friendship and a little matchmaking of his own. Now the three-story set: The Match Before Christmas, Fanning the Flames, and A Lie I Can Live With have been combined into a single collection.Follow Barry and his friends as they navigate the tricky (and often bizarre) world of Internet dating, in their search for love.Contains the complete texts of The Match Before Christmas, Fanning the Flames, and A Lie I can Live With, which are also available separately.The Match Before ChristmasCandlelight, mistletoe, gaily wrapped packages beneath a trimmed tree, and someone to share it with. That's all Barry Richards wants for Christmas. Desperate for a traditional holiday, he creates a profile on "GetaDate.com."One date after another goes sour, while all around him friends are falling in love, and Barry starts to lose faith.The world fills with seasonal cheer, all except for Barry, for whom time is running out. Facing the prospect of a lonely holiday, he tries just once more to make The Match Before Christmas.Fanning the FlamesThe man of Barry's dreams has gone from a sugarplum fantasy to sweet reality, thanks to the GLBT dating site GetaDate.com. The romantic demands of Valentine's Day are beyond Barry's imagination. His piteous cry for help brings all kinds of suggestions. Believing he's found the perfect ways to charm his sweetheart, Barry isn't prepared to hear "Achoo " at every turn. Adam's allergic to what? And will sneezes and welts wreck Barry's painstaking plans for Fanning the Flames?A Lie I Can Live WithA fake dating site profile hasn't made done much for geeky gamer Otis Tucker's social life, so what does he have to lose by putting his real picture and honest interests online? His pal Barry swears there's someone out there who will love Otis for himself.… (more)
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Cute set of stories. It was enjoyable to read about Barry and Adam in the first 2 books and Otis and Garret in book 3. ( )
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Adventures in computer dating.What starts as Barry Richards' desire for someone to share Christmas grows into an adventure in friendship and a little matchmaking of his own. Now the three-story set: The Match Before Christmas, Fanning the Flames, and A Lie I Can Live With have been combined into a single collection.Follow Barry and his friends as they navigate the tricky (and often bizarre) world of Internet dating, in their search for love.Contains the complete texts of The Match Before Christmas, Fanning the Flames, and A Lie I can Live With, which are also available separately.The Match Before ChristmasCandlelight, mistletoe, gaily wrapped packages beneath a trimmed tree, and someone to share it with. That's all Barry Richards wants for Christmas. Desperate for a traditional holiday, he creates a profile on "GetaDate.com."One date after another goes sour, while all around him friends are falling in love, and Barry starts to lose faith.The world fills with seasonal cheer, all except for Barry, for whom time is running out. Facing the prospect of a lonely holiday, he tries just once more to make The Match Before Christmas.Fanning the FlamesThe man of Barry's dreams has gone from a sugarplum fantasy to sweet reality, thanks to the GLBT dating site GetaDate.com. The romantic demands of Valentine's Day are beyond Barry's imagination. His piteous cry for help brings all kinds of suggestions. Believing he's found the perfect ways to charm his sweetheart, Barry isn't prepared to hear "Achoo " at every turn. Adam's allergic to what? And will sneezes and welts wreck Barry's painstaking plans for Fanning the Flames?A Lie I Can Live WithA fake dating site profile hasn't made done much for geeky gamer Otis Tucker's social life, so what does he have to lose by putting his real picture and honest interests online? His pal Barry swears there's someone out there who will love Otis for himself.

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The Match Before Christmas -- Fanning the Flames -- A Lie I can Live With.
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