Been Searching for You: A romantic comedy (Chicago Soulmates Book 1)

Annabeth is a hopeless romantic who believes in soul mates. In fact, she's been writing to hers each year on her birthday since she was 16. Now, at 34, she's still holding out hope of finding Mr. Right even though he'd be fighting an uphill battle to gain her trust, thanks to a traumatic experience years before that's left her unable to commit. When Annabeth meets a handsome literature professor named Alex on her 34th birthday, she thinks her quest may finally be at an end. Things don't quite go as planned, so Annabeth resolves to do everything she can over the next year to find the unknown recipient of her letters. But blind dates, Meetup events and online singles sites have nothing on what fate has in store for her when a co-worker unexpectedly quits and Annabeth finds herself working in close quarters with both Alex and her long ago ex, Nick. Fighting her attraction to one and loathing for the other, Annabeth is forced to face all of her old insecurities while keeping an eye on a scheming frienemy who may derail her hopes and dreams.Written in the tradition of Bridget Jones' Diary, Kim Gruenfelder's A Total Waste of Makeup, and Melissa Pimental's Love By The Book, Been Searching for You shows that love on the sweet side can exist for the modern girl, if only she's willing to trust herself and search hard enough.Been Searching for You was the winner of the 2015 Romance Writers of America Great Expectations and Golden Rose contests. --Provided by publisher Annabeth is a hopeless romantic who believes in soul mates. In fact, she?s been writing to hers each year on her birthday since she was 16. Now, at 34, she?s still holding out hope of finding Mr. Right even though he?d be fighting an uphill battle to gain her trust, thanks to a traumatic experience years before that?s left her unable to commit. When Annabeth meets a handsome literature professor named Alex on her 34th birthday, she thinks her quest may finally be at an end. Things don?t quite go as planned, so Annabeth resolves to do everything she can over the next year to find the unknown recipient of her letters.?But blind dates, Meetup events and online singles sites have nothing on what fate has in store for her when a co-worker unexpectedly quits and Annabeth finds herself working in close quarters with both Alex and her long ago ex, Nick. Fighting her attraction to one and loathing for the other, Annabeth is forced to face all of her old insecurities while keeping an eye on a scheming frienemy who may derail her hopes and dreams. Written in the tradition of Bridget Jones' Diary, Kim Gruenfelder?s A Total Waste of Makeup, and Melissa Pimental?s Love By The Book, Been Searching for You shows that love on the sweet side can exist for the modern girl, if only she?s willing to trust herself and search hard enough. Been Searching for You was the winner of the 2015 Romance Writers of America Great Expectations and Golden Rose contests Annabeth is a hopeless romantic who believes in soul mates. In fact, she's been writing to hers each year on her birthday since she was 16. Now, at 34, she's still holding out hope of finding Mr. Right even though he'd be fighting an uphill battle to gain her trust, thanks to a traumatic experience years before that's left her unable to commit. When Annabeth meets a handsome literature professor named Alex on her 34th birthday, she thinks her quest may finally be at an end. Things don't quite go as planned, so Annabeth resolves to do everything she can over the next year to find the unknown recipient of her letters. But blind dates, Meetup events and online singles sites have nothing on what fate has in store for her when a co-worker unexpectedly quits and Annabeth finds herself working in close quarters with both Alex and her long ago ex, Nick. Fighting her attraction to one and loathing for the other, Annabeth is forced to face all of her old insecurities while keeping an eye on a scheming frienemy who may derail her hopes and dreams. Written in the tradition of Bridget Jones' Diary, Kim Gruenfelder's A Total Waste of Makeup, and Melissa Pimental's Love By The Book, it shows that love on the sweet side can exist for the modern girl, if only she's willing to trust herself and search hard enough. Been Searching for You was the winner of the 2015 Romance Writers of America Great Expectations and Golden Rose contests. Searching for Mr. Right is harder than she thought... A hopeless romantic, Annabeth Coe knows that her soul mate is out there – somewhere. After all, she's been writing him heartfelt love letters since she was teenager. Her plan is simple: write her future husband letters and gift them to him on their wedding night to prove how long she's loved him. Now, as an adult, Annabeth worries that he may never come along. But when she meets handsome literature professor Alex Grantham, she believes her quest for true love may finally be over. Unfortunately, her timing couldn't be worse. Frustrated with the love gods, Annabeth vows to take her fate into her own hands. But when the scars and mistrust from her past relationships threaten to destroy a budding relationship, she must face the harsh truth. With an ex-boyfriend who won't let go and a meddlesome best friend, Annabeth just might be searching for love for the rest of her life – unless the man she's destined for is just one love letter away. Been Searching for You was the winner of the Romance category in the 2016 Colorado Independent Publishing Association's EVVY Awards, as well as the 2015 Romance Writers of America Great Expectations and Golden Rose contests. It took home third place over all categories in the Lyra Awards and was short-listed for the Chatelaine Awards for Romantic Fiction. Searching for Mr. Right is harder than she thought... A hopeless romantic, Annabeth Coe knows that her soul mate is out there – somewhere. After all, she's been writing him heartfelt love letters since she was teenager. Her plan is simple: write her future husband letters and gift them to him on their wedding night to prove how long she's loved him. Now, as an adult, Annabeth worries that he may never come along. But when she meets handsome literature professor Alex Grantham, she believes her quest for true love may finally be over. Unfortunately, her timing couldn't be worse. Frustrated with the love gods, Annabeth vows to take her fate into her own hands. But when the scars and mistrust from her past relationships threaten to destroy a budding relationship, she must face the harsh truth. With an ex-boyfriend who won't let go and a meddlesome best friend, Annabeth just might be searching for love for the rest of her life – unless the man she's destined for is just one love letter away. Been Searching for You was the winner of the Romance category in the 2016 Colorado Independent Publishing Association's EVVY Awards, as well as the 2015 Romance Writers of America Great Expectations and Golden Rose contests. It is currently short-listed for the Chatelaine Awards for Romantic Fiction. "Annabeth is a hopeless romantic who believes in soul mates. In fact, she's been writing to hers each year on her birthday since she was 16. Now, at 34, she's still holding out hope of finding Mr. Right even though he'd be fighting an uphill battle to gain her trust, thanks to a traumatic experience years before that's left her unable to commit. When Annabeth meets a handsome literature professor named Alex on her 34th birthday, she thinks her quest may finally be at an end. Things don't quite go as planned, so Annabeth resolves to do everything she can over the next year to find the unknown recipient of her letters. But blind dates, Meetup events and online singles sites have nothing on what fate has in store for her when a co-worker unexpectedly quits and Annabeth finds herself working in close quarters with both Alex and her long ago ex, Nick. Fighting her attraction to one and loathing for the other, Annabeth is forced to face all of her old insecurities while keeping an eye on a scheming frienemy who may derail her hopes and dreams"--Publisher description