Never Again — Linda Winstead Jones

In the middle of yet another bad blind date, Carla Pierce vows “never again.” She'll live vicariously through the customers at her bridal shop, buy a talking bird - anything to get out of playing this ridiculous mating game. And while she's grateful when homicide detective Kenny Henson flashes his badge and gun to rescue her from her latest dating disaster - using the excuse that there's a killer on the loose to walk her to her car - she can't help but be reminded of yet another blind-date-gone-bad that she went on two years ago. A blind date with Kenny...