This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Free Book Program, which is open to all readers and is completely free. The author will provide you with a free copy of their book in exchange for an honest review. You and the author will discuss what sites you will post your review to and what kind of copy of the book you would like to receive (eBook, PDF, Word, paperback, etc.). To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Review Exchange Program, which is open to all authors and is completely free. Simply put, you agree to provide an honest review an author's book in exchange for the author doing the same for you. What sites your reviews are posted on (B&N, Amazon, etc.) and whether you send digital (eBook, PDF, Word, etc.) or hard copies of your books to each other for review is up to you. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email, and be sure to describe your book or include a link to your Readers' Favorite review page or Amazon page.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Donation Program, which was created to help nonprofit and charitable organizations (schools, libraries, convalescent homes, soldier donation programs, etc.) by providing them with free books and to help authors garner more exposure for their work. This author is willing to donate free copies of their book in exchange for reviews (if circumstances allow) and the knowledge that their book is being read and enjoyed. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email. Be sure to tell the author who you are, what organization you are with, how many books you need, how they will be used, and the number of reviews, if any, you would be able to provide.
Joanne Rawson was born and brought up in Derbyshire England. After leaving college in 1984, she headed off to be an au pair in the Loire Valley, France for one year. Returning to England, Joanne worked for Derbyshire Education Authority in special education and then for Derbyshire Social Services, working with adults with learning and physical difficulties. In 2005, Joanne and her husband gave up their hectic lifestyle, after ten years of managing branded restaurants around London’s M25, and now spends her time in England, Goa and Malaysia, writing romantic novels and short stories.
Reviewed by Anne-Marie Reynolds for Readers' Favorite
Unexpected Blind Date by Joanne Rawson is a hilarious look at blind dating. Grace Worthington is over men. Period. After consuming copious amounts of Sex on the Beach cocktails, she swears that she will never have sex again. Ever. That is until she, somehow, finds herself agreeing to a blind date – something she would never have done had it not been for the Tequila Slammers. Things take a very interesting turn when she meets her blind date, Adrian. He is not quite what she was expecting, but then she is perhaps a little blinkered when it comes to men and blind dates. Anyway, she doesn’t have to marry him, does she, only meet the guy.
Unexpected Blind Date by Joanne Rawson is a very funny short story, full of little anecdotes and is exceedingly well written. Sometime short stories are just the thing when you haven’t got the energy to get into a full size novel and this is one of the better ones. It has just the right amount of humor and, if there are any singletons out there, I urge you to read it. It’s a hilarious account of a blind date with some unusual twists and turns along the way. I found myself rooting for Grace because she was such a nice unassuming character. Joanne Rawson is a top class writer who knows how to spin a story and puts the effort into making a short story feel like a full story. I will be reading more of her books.
