Dating Games

by Kimberley Gold

Scarlett Harper’s glamorous visions of life as a personal assistant on an investment bank’s trade floor, aren’t quite working out the way she’d hoped. Where were the marriage proposals from rich hedge-fund bankers, and tickets to the front row at London’s Fashion Week?

Newly-single and armed only with advice from well-meaning friends, Scarlett is thrust into the unfamiliar Singles Scene as she attempts to navigate through a minefield of disastrous dates with men who aren’t all they seem, steamy liaisons on the picturesque Greek island of Santorini, and extravagant parties in opulent English country manors.

Will she ever meet her Mr Right and more importantly, will she ever fit into those size ten jeans again?

Follow the ups and downs of the dating game with Scarlett and her best friends, as they encounter hostile ex-wives, militant gym instructors, and eccentric relatives, helped along the way by copious amounts of wine and large bars of chocolate.

Genres: Chick Lit, Romance, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary

352 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 16, 2012

About the author

Kimberley Gold was born in Durban, South Africa. After finishing high school Kimberley moved to London, England to embark on a ‘gap year’ which became a gap decade. After travelling extensively around Europe, America and Asia, Kimberley moved to Sydney, Australia in 2011 and began work on her debut novel Dating Games. During her travels Kimberley modelled part-time and worked as a Personal Assistant on stock market trade floors for international investment banks Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and Commerzbank. This provided her with insightful in-depth knowledge of the banking world, the intricate nature of office relationships and being able to tell a story or two about fashion runways. Kimberley now lives in Sydney with her husband Kewyn and their son Camden.

Reviews

[Karen Shortridge · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received this for my honest review and found this a great story to read. Scarlett and her friends are now in their thirties and the ups and downs of finding their mr right make so true to life the hard falls and the lifts from your friends is great, I did find myself laughing out loud through this at some of their antics and that just makes you love it more because it is realistic and that's down to the writer. Definitely a great read and one you wouldn't want to miss out on.

[Mariana Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great little read! It was fun to follow this friends through their dating habits, successes and disasters. This is a funny, witty , sexy and honest account of what the dating world is all about. I enjoyed this friends journey to find "the One". I'm glad I'm out of the dating scene......it all seems far too difficult. This is a fantastic read that should definitely be added to your TBR list.
I was gifted this book in exchange for an honest review.

[Stevie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book & really enjoyed the steamy sections! I read the previous reviewers comment and completely disagree. I enjoyed the British references- it is set in London after all- and I liked hearing all about the girls' adventures. It reminded me of Carrie and her girlfriends in Sex and The City. If that's not your thing, then don't read this book. We need to remember this is a first attempt from a self-published author who's selling her book for 99c, you can't really expect Jane Austen type stuff.

[Jennifer Edwards · Rating 1 out of 5]

It was hard to stick with this book. It was a great idea but the writing wasn't so great. The dialogue was awkward, the insertion of various "compromising" situations and the crazy, often ridiculous, situations the characters found themselves in (like frotteurism on the subway) led to this books demise in my opinion. Would not recommend and so glad it was a Kindle freebie. Don't waste your money.

[Judy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Scarlett and her friends are all playing dating games with men (because that's what men do is play with women's emotions). Each of them is trying to find their soul mates and this book is each of the journeys. There appears to be a great deal of jerk men in this world according to these women's dating journey (glad I'm married). It was just an ok read for me.

[Cookie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoyed Dating Games and would highly recommend it as a great summer read! It had me laughing out loud in places and I could really relate to the storyline. Makes me want to travel to the amazing destinations!!

[Maxine · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was gifted this book by the author for an honest review. Scarlett has recently split up from her boyfriend and wants to chill with her friends. They all have their ups and downs trying to find Mr right. It's funny and romantic.

[Tia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would recommend this book for someone looking for something different than a typical romance book.

I enjoyed this book because of how different it is from typical romance books. The different aspects of dating from a women's perspective.

[Tanya · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one started out a blur for me, so many characters that needed to take some Ritalin. However, once I got into the groove of the characters and the style of writing, I really was hooked. And when she meets Charles...sigh. I ended up pulling an all nighter for this one.

[Robyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book! Great read about love, friendships and sibling rivalry. Funny and honest account of how the dating world works, definitely recommend!

[Lisa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Rather good,nothing too taxing for the brain to remember. A feel good book,makes you appreciate your very good friends in your life :-)

[Dawn · Rating 3 out of 5]

A few errors here and there but overall a decent read.

[Jo Notary]

london, will she ever be size 10 again, will she ever meet mr. right, newly single