A Date for the Masquerade

By Heidi McLaughlin and L.P. Dover

When everyone is hidden behind a mask, anything can happen.

Party planner Ensley Anderson is making a name for herself as Charlotte’s number one event coordinator, her specialty being masquerade balls. Now she’s been given the honor of orchestrating the annual 95.1 The EDGE Halloween party.

Little does she know, Owen Jameson is behind her hiring. At the last ball she hosted he met a ravishing beauty and spent a glorious night tangled in silky sheets with her. While her mask stayed on, nothing else did. Now, he’s determined to find his mysterious lover.

Ensley thought she could put the one night she got swept up in the spellbinding intrigue of her own event behind her.... until he walked in. She would know those eyes anywhere. Both want more than cloaked love, but how do they bring reality into their alluringly enigmatic fantasy?

Hide who you are, and discover what you want.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Heidi McLaughlin
• Release date: Jul 24, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005483579

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 Masquerade

A Date for the Masquerade

L.P. Dover

Heidi McLaughlin

Contents

Reviews

The Dating Series

1. Ensley

2. Owen

3. Ensley

4. Owen

5. Ensley

6. Owen

7. Ensley

8. Owen

9. Ensley

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Reviews

Praise for A Date for the Regatta

Loving this dynamic duo and their wonderful dating series.

—Michele McMullen

Full size enjoyment in pint size stories. These two authors have really created something special here.

—Marybeth

This was a good story, and a great addition to the series, complementing the ones I've already read. This is a fun, light feel-good romantic comedy.

—Ree

Get ready to set sail for romance! Hot, and sweet with a splash of angst, this voyage is one highly satisfying ride. Five stars for this must read.

—One More Chapter

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I was pulled right into this story. The story has laughs, secrets, and heartbreak.

—Renee Entress

Praise for A Date for the Fair

I was pulled right into this story. The story has laughs, secrets, second chances, and heartbreak.

—Renee Entress

A heart felt novella you will want to read over and over.

—Krista Ricchi

I love a good reunited story.

—Tina

I've been hooked on The Dating Series from the jump, and while I LOVE everyone of them to date, I always crave more the moment I finish each of these novellas.

—Jennifer Pierson

Can I get a funnel cake please? Lol I love how you get swept up in these stories.

—Jennifer Millaway

I am becoming addicted to these quick fun romances that the authors are releasing.

—Trudy Dowling

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

A DATE FOR THE MASQUERADE

THE DATING SERIES #10

Copyright © 2020

Heidi McLaughlin & L.P. Dover

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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.

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The Dating Series

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

1

Ensley

T alk about a year we’ll never forget! Jordan exclaims as she gets into my car.

Once she’s in, we head on our way to the radio station. Tell me about it. We’ve made more money this past year than we have in the prior seven years combined.

All it took was planning a party and having the right people in attendance, which was the Valentine’s Day ball in Raleigh for the mayor’s daughter. After that evening, we booked up solid. We even planned a few weddings here and there. Those aren’t exactly what we’re known for, but I’ll still prepare them. One day, I’ll be able to plan my own. I’ve been envisioning it my entire life. What Jordan and I do love most is the Halloween season. Masquerades and costume parties are my specialty. I have a soft spot for them. Maybe it’s because my parents made it one of the best times of my life growing up. My mother would paint my face to go with whatever costume I had picked out, we’d decorate Halloween cookies, and then Halloween night, we’d hit all the haunted houses in the area. They keep waiting for me to have kids so they can spoil them as they did me. Unfortunately, I’m thirty-two years old and have yet to meet my soulmate and start my own family.

Last weekend’s party was pretty epic, Jordan says, drawing my attention away from my inner thoughts.

Yes, it was, I agree.

She snorts and looks over at me. And I still think you’re crazy for turning down Brent Davidson. He’s the freaking running back for the Carolina Cougars. If I wasn’t married…

I roll my eyes. He’s a womanizer, Jordan. The last thing I want is to be in the tabloids like all his other conquests. I feel sorry for all the women he dupes. Don’t get me wrong, the man is not only famous, but he’s gorgeous. We had the privilege of planning the team’s Halloween party this past weekend. We made five figures from that one party, and they asked us to plan their Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve gatherings as well. Never in my