About the Book When Shelly, a London music teacher, is unwittingly entered in a Desperate and Dateless reality show contest, she wins and finds herself caught up in an outrageous whirlwind involving her flashy new American husband, civil war, a natural disaster, and a crew of dubious television staffers. Book Synopsis Why do men like intelligent women? Because opposites attract. Thats what shy London music teacher Shelly Green thinks when she meets hunky, boisterous American, Kit Kincaide... on their wedding day. Thrown together on the reality show Desperate and Dateless, they were predicted to be the perfect match--physically, emotionally, and intellectually. Proving their compatibility on at least one score (in the backseat of a limo), there appears to be some hope for this manufactured marriage...until their honeymoon on the tropical island of Reunion, where Shelly realizes that men and women have slightly different takes on the meaning of commitment. For Shelly it means love, kids, and happily ever afters. But for Kit its a meaningful one-night stand. Or is it? What exactly is her husband trying to hide? Will Shelly discover the truth about Kit? Will she find romance in spite of a civil war, a natural disaster, and a crew of dubious television lowlifes? Do she and Kit have a chance for a real marriage in the hyped-up, surreal world of reality TV? Love may be blind. But marriage is a real eye-opener. Review Quotes A hot writer with a wickedly hilarious pen. -- Jackie Collins Lettes bitingly sarcastic prose breaks through taboos with a wit so daring that youll gasp at her bravado before you laugh out loud. -- Elle (U.K.) About the Author Kathy Lette first achieved literary success as a teenager with Puberty Blues. After years as a newspaper columnist and television sitcom writer, she went on to write the novels Girls Night Out, The Llama Parlour, Foetal Attraction, Mad Cows, Alter Ego, and Nip n Tuck --all international bestsellers. She lives in London