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70% water. Photographer. Bizarrely eclectic tastes in books (which doesn't, however, include Fantasy or memoirs). Not remotely related to the protaganist in his chick-lit novel, Stephen. Honest.

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Some favourite authors include Nick Hornby, John Grisham, Tony Parsons, Marian Keyes and John Mortimer.

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Dated

Ben Lovejoy

How does a man ready for a new capital-R relationship navigate the maze of 21st Century dating? Chick-lit/rom-com from the male perspective.


Stephen Adams is 36 and newly-divorced. Returning to the dating scene after a 12-year marriage, he wonders how the rules have changed? How does a man ready for a new capital-R relationship navigate the maze of 21st Century dating? With match-making friends, speed-dating, Internet dating and chance encounters thrown into the mix, Stephen finds that the search for love can be more complicated and confusing than he had ever imagined. Dated is a witty, perceptive, sometimes cynical but always optimistic tale of love, lust and the male perspective on dating & relationships.

 

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Marita A. Hansen wrote 21 days ago

Hi, Ben. With the new month comes changes in shelves, so I'm messagin....

Andrew Hughes wrote 37 days ago

Hi Ben, “Informers and blackmailers, phrenologists and dissectioni....

ndayery wrote 197 days ago

(rafica_4ndaye@yahoo.com) My name is rafica i saw your profile toda....

Wendy Proteau wrote 256 days ago

Just WL your book...this should be interesting...chick lit from a mal....

sandy-1 wrote 263 days ago

Hi Ben, I love your book, and wondered if you have had any luck with ....

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I wrote 37 days ago

Thanks, Tracee. I did finish it, but it was my first novel and it needs a lot of work. I will revisit it at some stage and do a rather major editing job on it! view book

I wrote 263 days ago

Thanks very much, Ruby. Having revisited it after writing my second novel, I think this one needs quite a lot of work (I'm happy with the writing, but it needs much more in the way of parallel strands) so will be revisiting it after I've completed the edits on novel 2. view book

I wrote 535 days ago

Although classified as literary fiction, it very much strikes me as Fantasy, which, even in satire form, is not a genre I relate to. I'm thus dubious about my ability to provide meaningful feedback. However, for what it's worth, here are a few initial thoughts … "Fingers of light" immediately str... view book

I wrote 535 days ago

Thank you all very much for the kind comments, and to Blueboy and Jaye in particular for the very valuable feedback on the dialogue. Jaye, you correctly picked up on the dilemma here: it is where a lot of the humour lays, so it's a tricky one balancing out comic effect and realism. I'm new to the... view book

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