New Louboutins? Check Fashion design mogul? Check VIP wherever it matters most? Check An unsettled feeling about the future? Um, check Pressure to live a certain lifestyle turned my world toxic. Late nights bubble with drama, my relationship with my "not-boyfriend" fizzles, and failing to meet my parents' expectations means one thing. They arrange my marriage. Yes, for real. Dean Wolfson is not looking for love, nor does he want his family's business to go under. When he has the opportunity to bail them out, he says yes to marrying his best friend's sister-a hot mess. It's just temporary and then he can get on with his life. I resent that, thank you very much. We're sent to the countryside to "play house." What starts as a disaster with a leaky roof, sneaky possum, and an indoor mushroom farm turns into distraction. Dean with his charm-showing me what real fun is. And I guess he likes my smile or something. But when I learn about a secret from his past, do I dare love him?

Lucy Fairchild's father has found her the perfect man. Actually it's more like a merger, and Lucy wants no part of it. She'll choose her own husband-someday. Construction company owner Jake Dalton has spent his entire life trying to prove that he's not a failure. He insists the whistling men on his crew were only complimenting her, but she won't listen. Their argument escalates into a dare for a date-and the game is on. But the heart isn't above playing dirty. In their quest to prove something, genuine feelings emerge. And suddenly all the rules have changed.

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All's fair in love and dares unless your friends dare you to find your Marriage Match. I met the perfect guy aka Mr. Right. Too bad he worked for a rival company on the other side of the country. And saying we'd met is a bit of a stretch. More like we had a string of flirty email exchanges. However, I can't say no to a dare...or our digital chats. When our companies merge, thankfully, I don't lose my job. The remaining (un)lucky employees are sent on a corporate wilderness survival retreat. When the bus leaves me behind with Mr. Wrong, it's certain disaster until I discover his identity. No way. Shaw Dawson worked hard to get to the top. Wronged by business partners and in relationships, he's cautious about who enters his trust triangle. He's the kind of guy to play it safe even though he feels a connection to me that's stronger than Wi-Fi. Yes way. Flirting with a guy from another company seems innocent enough until I learn he's my new (and very grumpy boss), making dating off-limits. Despite our proximity, distance grows between us. Will he redeem himself and prove that he's Mr. Right after all?

A dating dare? It could turn out to be the perfect match or it could be worse than a slap on a sunburn. Me, little ol' Paisley Jones, envisioned glitz and glamour with my movie star fiancé until a humiliating, public scandal explodes in my life like damp confetti. I escape to the family cottage with an ocean view and am not looking for love until a dare and a crazy seagull send me next door. Griffin Sanders was a late-blooming goofball, but now, as a competitive surfer and business owner, not much stops him. However, when an injury keeps him out of the water, he's stuck on dry land. Turns out his teen crush is hiding out in the neighboring cottage. That would be yours truly, but I don't recognize him at first. Big waves. Big surprise. Quirky and independent, I never quite fit in the celebrity world. I'm not sure where I belong until I get on a surfboard. But it's hard to tell if the popular surfing instructor is just another guy seeking fame and fortune, the silly kid from my childhood summers, or someone I can ride the waves with. Will we take the plunge or will our affection for one another drop like the tide?

With the high school reunion approaching, according to a pact among my friends, I have to find my Marriage Match. Too bad I hate him. I know exactly what I want: an epic adventure on the open road, alone. Forget the silly dating dare. My quest is to visit all fifty states and find a place to call home. When my mom asks for a favor to help a family friend, I can't say no even though I despise the guy. Elliot O'Connell is a rock star in recovery with a debilitating fear of flying, but he needs to get to an awards show. To him, a road trip with a pretty woman sounds like a song in the making. Turns out, he's my number one nemesis-not a fan of his lifestyle or that thing he did that time. Me, forgive and forget? Not on your life, buddy. We clash when tailed by a crazy ex, try to detour from past heartbreak, and take a wrong turn that leads us to discover what we have in common. When the trip comes to an end and real-life intervenes, sending us in different directions, he says I'm like a tune he can't get out of his head. Forgive? Forget? Maybe... Will these speedbumps slow us down or are we destined for love?

Truth or dare? I always choose a dare. And no matter the dare, I always follow through. Even if it means walking down a busy street in my bathrobe and hair curlers. Or recreating that iconic When Harry Met Sally deli scene while on a crowded subway. Or hitting on a handsome stranger in a bar. And then ... marrying that stranger. While in Vegas. But the one thing I'm not supposed to do is fall in love with this man. That wasn't part of the dare. Only my heart never got that memo.