Holiday Romance

Being Becca Strauss, patent attorney, is no match for my mother, Marilyn, a top-tier Socialite in Detroit and force of nature. Mom’s endless, cutting commentary about my single-ness has reached new heights. When she challenges me to find a respectable date—no, boyfriend—before her Annual Charity Hanukkah party, I buckle under her years of taunting.

In my defense, all of my focus has been on making partner, not finding one, and I’ll do anything to keep that dream alive—including placating my mother. So, Mom and I strike a deal, and before I know it, I’m dating eight strangers in one week without a wingman. Actually, that’s not true. My lifelong friend Spencer has my back—though sometimes I get the feeling he’d like to be in the lineup, too. While I’m not afraid of a challenge, each of these dates is weirder than the last. The likelihood of me achieving my career goal and my mom’s dreams for my happily ever after in just one week seems impossible. And as each candle is lit, my stress levels spike, but my determination doesn’t waver.

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