A Date for the Fair

By Heidi McLaughlin and L.P. Dover

Covered in sweat with a sticky face... the signs of a great county fair.

Years ago, Laura dropped out of college for love. Unfortunately, the perfect life she built with her husband imploded when he decided to plunge into another woman’s dunk tank. Now, eager to rebuild her shattered life, she’s returned to her dream of becoming an Interior Designer.

As if her life isn’t already a Ferris wheel of emotions, who walks in to teach her first class but Jude, her high school sweetheart. One glance, and the desire between them sizzles hotter than a freshly fried funnel cake.

Reconnecting at a town fair, their night starts with a watermelon eating contest and ends with them sharing more than a corndog. Laura is blissfully embracing a dizzying Tilt-a-Whirl of romance with Jude, when her ex saunters back into her life in search of a second chance. Will she go back to the comfortable life she once treasured? Or aim for the big prize and a shot at true happiness?

Dive in face first and don’t stop until they scream your name, it’s time for The Watermelon Festival!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Heidi McLaughlin
• Release date: Jul 23, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005127787

Heidi McLaughlin

Heidi McLaughlin is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of the Beaumont, the Boys of Summer, and the Archer Brothers series. Originally from the Pacific Northwest, she now lives in picturesque Vermont with her husband, two daughters, and their three dogs. In 2012, McLaughlin turned her passion for reading into a full-fledged literary career and has since written over twenty novels, including the acclaimed Forever My Girl. When writing isn’t occupying her time, you can find her sitting courtside at either of her daughters’ basketball games. McLaughlin’s first novel, Forever My Girl, has been adapted into a motion picture with LD Entertainment and Roadside Attractions starring Alex Roe and Jessica Rothe. It opened in theaters on January 19, 2018.

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A Date For The Fair

A Date For The Fair

L.P. Dover

Heidi McLaughlin

Contents

Reviews

The Dating Series

1. Laura

2. Jude

3. Laura

4. Jude

5. Laura

6. Jude

7. Laura

8. Jude

9. Laura

More Books from Heidi & L.P.

Other Titles by L.P. Dover

About L.P. Dover

Other Titles by Heidi McLaughlin

About Heidi McLaughlin

Reviews

Praise for a Date with a Foodie

I’ve been left hungry, wanting for more. Deliciously romantic, and although it is short it will satisfy your appetite for romance.

—Yoneidis Martín Martínez

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Ok as a foodie I loved this book!!!! A quick read as always and fun.

—Jennifer

This romance is one tasty morsel that will have you savoring every turn of the page.

—One More Chapter

One way to my heart is food...and this book delivers just that.

—Christina Wilson

Praise for The Dating Series

McLaughlin and Dover give sex appeal a heart.

—Isha Coleman

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In less than 100 pages, theses 2 authors have made me laugh, blush and fall in love with their characters.

—Yoneidis Martín Martínez

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I loved it, I couldn't stop laughing and smiling!

—Dana for Bloggin’ With M. Brennan

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The Dating Series has been, by far, my favorite reads of the year. I’ve devoured them all and can’t wait until the next one comes out.

—Crystal

Praise for Society X

There are no words to describe how much I LOVED DARK ROOM. My two favorite authors come together to write an EPIC SEXY story! Parker is off the charts SEXY!! I couldn't get enough of him!

—Amy, Goodreads

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Two of the most amazing authors come together to write this hot and steamy story.

—Tamara, Goodreads

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Let loose your inhibitions, because being in the Dark Room will have you googling to see if one is near you.

—Lexy at All Is Read

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After Dark Room, book one in this series, I was expecting BIG things from this book. Dark Room was a top read from me. I am a huge L.P. Dover fan and an even bigger fan of Heidi McLaughlin... but man these two ladies together are dynamic.

—Brianna at Renee Entress’s Blog

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You know this book is going to be hot when they give you a warning before you start the reading the book! What I love about this book is it's ability to surprise me. I should know by now to never underestimate Heidi & LP when reading their books.

—Annie, Goodreads

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What a steamy and hot read!! It started out steamy and sweet and ended with suspense and excitement!! Loved it!!

—Kim, Goodreads

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Out of all the Society X novels, Play Room is hands down my favorite. I loved Alexandria and Kai together. They were sweet almost from the moment they met. This series was addictive from the start, and although it's over I look forward to what these two authors come up with next.

—Rebecca, Goodreads

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Heidi McLaughlin & L.P. Dover deliver once again!! Loved the latest in the Society X series! Okay let's break this down shall we?!

—Amber, Goodreads

The Dating Series

A Date for Midnight

A Date with an Admirer

A Date for Good Luck

A Date for the Hunt

A Date for the Derby

A Date to Play Fore

A Date with a Foodie

A Date for the Fair

A Date for the Regatta

A Date for the Masquerade

A Date with a Turkey

A Date with an Elf

A DATE FOR THE FAIR

THE DATING SERIES #8

Copyright © 2020

Heidi McLaughlin & L.P. Dover

All rights reserved.

The right of Heidi McLaughlin to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by her under the Copyright Amendment (Moral Rights) Act 2000. This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced, copied, scanned, stored in a retrieval system, recorded or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without prior written permission of the publisher. This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and events are either a product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual people, living or dead, events or locales is entirely coincidental.

COVER DESIGN: MadHat Studios.

EDITING: Briggs Consulting

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Laura

As I look around my old college campus with my backpack on my back, I can’t help but think… I can’t believe I’m doing this again. I’m thirty-two years old, going back to college. Then again, it feels right. Breathing in the Boone mountain air is exactly what I needed. Anything is better than the stuffiness of Charlotte, North Carolina. Plus, I’m a couple of hours away from my ex-husband, which is great in itself.

It’s the first day of school and I feel so out of place. Everyone around me is younger, mostly kids between eighteen and twenty-one. I feel like Melissa McCarthy in the movie Life of the Party where she plays a newly divorced mother going to the same college as her daughter. Granted, I’m not as old as her character and I don’t have any kids, but my younger sister is here. She’s twenty years old and a sophomore, and it turns out we’ll be graduating together in two years. Our parents both graduated from Appalachian State University and now it’s our turn.

I have an hour before my next class, so I take the time to walk around the entire campus. Not much has changed since I left twelve years ago. The weather is perfect for a hot, summer day in August. Soon, it’ll get colder and the snow will fall. That’s what I’ve missed about not living in Boone. Sure, we’d get a couple of inches in Charlotte every once in a while, but in the North Carolina mountains we were guaranteed a real snowfall.

I walk past Frank Hall which is where I had my dorm the first time I attended school here. My roommate’s name was Jennifer. She was one of my best friends in high school and we still keep in touch through social media. She’s happily married with four kids. Most of my old friends are according to Facebook. After my divorce, I had a couple of old boyfriends send me messages, but I’m not about to jump down that rabbit hole. Right now, I’m