Blind Date: Part One: Blind Date, #1

By Violette Paradis

From a blind date to seeing stars...

Film student Madison decides that the best way to make some extra cash (and supplement her love life) is to sign up for a reality TV dating show. Extra cash, free makeover, minor fame—what's not to love?

When the show's twist ends up being celebrity bachelors, Madison expects C-list stars... but when one of the bachelors is Johnny Logan, the famous actor who portrays Madison's favorite big-screen adventurer Mike Shadow, she has to pinch herself.

Is she dreaming? No, this is very real!

Could she really find love with the guy she lusted over during her teenage years? When Madison finds herself on an adventure with Mike Shadow himself, she realizes that real life is very different than the movies!

 

If you love steamy billionaire romance then start reading "Blind Date" today!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Violette Paradis
• Release date: Jul 3, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223666721

Book preview

BLIND DATE

- A Celebrity Billionaire Romance -

BLIND DATE: BOOK ONE

VIOLETTE PARADIS

This is a work of fiction. All characters and events reside solely in the author’s imagination, and any resemblance to actual people, alive or dead, is purely coincidental. All characters are eighteen years of age or older.

This title contains mature themes and strong language.

Cover image used with permission from Deposit Photos.

Fonts used with permission from DaFont.

© 2015, VIOLETTE PARADIS. No portion of this work can be reproduced in any way without prior written consent from the author.

BLIND DATE

Blind Date (Part One)

Blind Date (Part Two)

Blind Date (Part Three)

CONTENTS

1 - MADISON

2 - JOHNNY

3 - MADISON

4 - JOHNNY

5 - MADISON

6 - JOHNNY

7 - MADISON

8 - JOHNNY

9 - MADISON

10 - JOHNNY

11 - MADISON

12 - JOHNNY

13 - MADISON

14 - JOHNNY

15 - MADISON

- 1 -

MADISON

Five minutes until the bachelor shows up! A long-haired man wearing a headset called out. He was the director of the reality television show, Blind Date, which I stupidly agreed to be on. I inhaled a deep breath, wondering why I had been so willing to do something so dumb.

Whitney, an actress in my chemistry class in film school, suggested I try out for the show. The job was good money for just a few hours of my time.

A free makeover and good money? What’s the catch? I asked.

No catch, Whitney said. Just show your personality and meet an eligible bachelor.

"Won’t I have to date him? I mean, the show is called Blind Date."

Whitney shook her head. You’ll be one girl in a giant group of them. He probably won’t even pay any attention to you.

I believed her until I looked in the mirror on the wall of the makeshift hair and makeup room. The wardrobe department dressed me in a beautiful (and very expensive) Versace cocktail dress, a short white number which contrasted nicely against my California tan. My hair cascaded down my shoulders in dreamy waves. Smoky gray makeup made my green eyes pop.

I looked stunning.

Admittedly, it had been a while since I tended to myself. Film school meant late nights and early mornings. It meant classwork, conference work, group work, intern work, and work work (that was the kind that paid the bills). My boss at Nacho Grande recently fired me for not showing up for shifts. After classes, workshops, and internships, I didn’t have the time to make tacos, even though my student debt buried me a little deeper every day.

A part of me was offended that I was being paraded off in front of a man who was going to pick a woman to date, but Whitney assured me that, like everything else in Hollywood, reality television was fake and that it was all an act.

I sign up every time I want to practice the new skills I learned in my acting classes, Whitney said. Trust me, you won’t be offended once you see the money in your bank account.

Whitney and I were both in the same film school, but while she was in acting, I was in special effects. We both shared the same love for movies. We both loved romantic comedies. My favorite genre, however, was action, specifically action-adventure movies set in faraway lands.

My all-time favorite movies were the Mike Shadow films, about a young man who travels to faraway worlds. There were explosions, train wrecks, and dangerous chemical reactions. There were beautiful sets and amazing special effects. But the part of the movie I loved the most was Mike Shadow, played by the painfully handsome Johnny Logan, whose picture hung in my locker all through high school. Looking back, I probably spent too much time watching those movies and not enough time getting out meeting real people.

Looking at my reflection in the mirror, I laughed nervously.

Blind date. I had never even been on a normal date let alone a blind one.

I let out a sigh. Why was I even here?

I almost said no to this whole scenario. I had a big exam to study for and I didn’t have time for this, but the money was enough to cover the rent until the end of the semester, giving me all the time I needed to focus on studying. And, to be honest, I was curious about the whole production—the set, the cameras, the crew.

My fingers trembled as I touched the bottom hem of my cocktail dress.

I thought about who the eligible bachelor could be and for some reason, in that instant, the heat in my body rose.

Everybody on set! The director called out.

Letting out a long breath, I nodded to myself in the mirror. It was time.

Heart racing in my chest, I walked into the main filming area, which was the interior of a high-end restaurant. I had been here once before with my parents when we celebrated getting into school. The food here was divine and very, very expensive. The restaurant’s specialty was dessert, but daddy only had enough money for appetizers and entrees that night.

Three large cameras surrounded a scene which was lit with dimmed production lights.

Production equipment sure had a way of making a room look different, I thought.

In my white cocktail dress and heels, I walked towards the clearing. There were two small bar-height tables, each adorned with red roses and lit with dreamy, romantic candles. The place was beautiful.

I couldn’t believe I was getting paid for this!

Although I saw dozens of women earlier, there were only three now. The three beautiful