The Last Blind Date by Carmine Valentine
She’s been set up in more ways than one on this champagne-fueled evening complete with a handsome detective and a crook intent on spoiling the fun. As the night closes in, and so does the danger, Mimi might be changing her mind about this man who, at first, she clashed with.
About Carmine Valentine:
Carmine Valentine is an award-winning author who writes romantic intrigue with happy endings. She writes The Barefoot by Moonlight Series and each book in the series portrays one of the friends from the Barefoot by Moonlight writer’s group who has drawn the short straw to take the ‘dare to write there’; go to a location selected by the others in the group and try to write your best book. But there is no time for writing as the protagonist finds herself deep in a mystery and a growing romance. Each book can be read as a standalone or follow the series to see what happens to the next friend who draws the short straw. All Fired Up is book 1 in the series with edition 2 published in October 2025. Carmine lives in the greater Seattle area close to her two grown children. When not writing she’s on a nearby trail, exploring the location for a future book, or paddling on the water.