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Angel Gomez has one goal: finish nursing school, so that she can better support her young son. Then they can move out of the crappy apartment, she can afford groceries, rent, and her son's asthma medication, and she'll prove to the world how strong a young, Puerto Rican single mom can be. The last thing she expects is that the handsome guy she's run into at the clinic is the New York Yankees star pitcher.

Caleb "The Duke" Lewis is running low on, well, everything: luck, money, time, his career. Duke suffered a major injury to his ankle during a shooting at a club a year before. But, worst, he lost one of his best friends. The pain caused him to start drinking, lose his girlfriend, and may cost him his pitching career wiht the Yankees. His secret clinic visits are not helping. However, he does meet a certain nurse...

When a kerfuffle with the media lead to Angel and Duke pretending to fake-date, neither of them have any idea how their worlds will be turned upside down.

Full of wonderful characters--to include a beauty parlor full of fairy godmothers--and more importantly very real, very human characters who face very real, very human problems, "The Perfect Date" is an addicting read about beating the odds, finding your own path in life, and taking a chance on love.

TW for: attempted rape, past gun violence, drugs, sexism, racism, and past domestic abuse.