Los Angeles, City of Angels. Home to the rich, powerful, and beautiful. It's here that Fia Martin's built her business from the ground up. Perfect Profiles is a high-end matchmaking service specializing in computer-enhanced personality profiles. Fia's had countless successful matches, many ending in marriage. She might not be rich, but her business is successful. Even so, something's missing. She works non-stop, has no personal life to speak of, and is pretty much alone except for her bestie, Grace. When she's offered a chance to appear on a popular local TV morning show, co-hosted by Chelsea Marr and Dylan Chambers, she jumps at the chance. What better way to highlight her business, right? She hopes to attract more clients, bringing her business into the black. What she doesn't know is that it's a ruse, a competition, to bring higher ratings to the TV show. Her rival in this contest? None other than Connie Birnbaum, owner of Matched by the Millions, the most well-known high-profile matchmaking service in L.A. The contest's goal? Find a love match for Chelsea's handsome, hot, and oh-so-charming co-host Dylan. But Dylan's not on board. He wants nothing to do with this. And what's up with Chelsea? This competition was her idea. But she seems to have some agenda she's not sharing. Then there's Connie, Fia's inspiration to start Perfect Profiles. How can Fia go up against her idol? There are so many obstacles and pitfalls. As the contest heats up, things turn disastrous for Fia. Each of Dylan's dates are taped and televised. Each successive date through Perfect Profiles is worse than the one before. It looks like Dylan's deliberately sabotaging Fia's dates. He's certainly having fun with Connie's clients! Then there's the push and pull between Fia and Dylan, the off-the-charts chemistry, explosive chemistry, both good and bad. As the situation starts to unravel, Fia's business has the potential to disappear altogether. But there are things no one knows: hidden attractions, unknown dreams, concealed motives, agendas so buried no one suspects they even exist. Betrayal pops up around every corner. Can Fia win? What will this do to her business? And Dylan? The attraction between him and Fia may be scorching, but can he trust her? He has secrets, and if those secrets come to light, they could destroy his entire world. What parts do Chelsea and Connie have to play in all of this? As circumstances twist and turn, everything is turned upside down. Absolutely nothing is as it seems. Will Perfect Profiles win or lose? Will Dylan's secrets destroy everything for which he's worked? In the end, will any of this matter to either Fia or Dylan or what could have been for either of them...separately or together?
Alexis Alvarez isn't just a gifted storyteller. Her characters are charming, sometimes quirky, and always compelling. The interactions between Fia, Dylan, Grace, Chelsea, and Connie are totally real. The plots within plots are absolutely Machiavellian at times and totally unexpected. One of my favorite parts of this story was the snarky bestie relationship between Fia and Grace. It is absolutely spot on and wonderfully written. What blindsided me was the totally unpredictable ways in which Fia and Dylan interacted. I thought I knew exactly where both Fia and Dylan's relationship and the entire story were going. But I was so wrong! I never saw the ending coming. I was captivated from beginning to end. I give Perfect Match five stars without hesitation. Thank you, Alexis Alvarez, for such an enchanting story full of passion, angst, betrayal, mystery, and romance. This story is truly amazing, and I loved it!
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