Tag Archives: love

Matchmakers 2.0 by Debora Geary

Mick was hired at online dating site Matchmakers 2.0 on the basis of her graduate thesis in mate selection.  Clients don’t need to know that it was actually on mate selection in guppies.  For $99 the site promises “web 2.0 algorithms plus personal touch.”  Mick and her two department coworkers, Derrick and Miri, are the personal touch.  If the computer… (more…)

Barbary Point by Alan Nayes

The description on Amazon says that this is the story of the heroine’s magical, life-changing week on the shores of Lake Winnebago where she meets a fishing guide, launching her on an emotional journey she never could have predicted or foreseen.  That last is true—none of us can claim to predict or foresee the future with any accuracy and it… (more…)