Dating never
tasted so good.
Hilarious true tales of dating the rich, the famous, and the absolute wannabes in Los Angeles.
A wild ride through love, divorce, dating apps, impossible situations and the dinners that came with them.
Behind every unbelievable date was a woman still willing to believe in love.
Lisa Marie Wilson arrived in Los Angeles at twenty years old, a bright-eyed actress surrounded by men calling themselves “producers,” with stories that were often more impressive than their careers — and wallets that sometimes seemed to contain more Monopoly money than actual money.
Then came Celeste, her roommate and unofficial guide to the art of care“free” dating. Lisa was looking for love. Celeste was more interested in the backstage pass.
Somewhere along the way, Lisa accidentally found herself involved in a drug deal, running for her life with a man on asylum, flying all the way to Africa and collecting the kind of stories most people would assume had to be fiction.
They weren’t.
And that was only the beginning.
I’m here to save you from living through your own romantic horror stories.
Divorce. Dating apps.
And fifteen years of trying again.
At thirty-five, Lisa found herself divorced, raising a child, and stepping into what she describes as the absolute abyss of dating app hell.
From the fringes of Los Angeles to the beaches of France, she went on dinner dates with paupers and princes. She swiped, fell in love, got her heart broken, met psychopaths, sociopaths and men who quite literally forgot who she was.
And somehow, she kept going.
This isn’t really a book about free dinners.
It’s about extreme positivity, self-esteem and learning to date smarter and safer without losing yourself in the process.
More than anything, it’s about refusing to let heartbreak, embarrassment or one spectacularly bad date convince you that love is no longer worth looking for.
Lisa never quit. And today, she says she is happier than she has ever been.
There’s a seat at the table for you.
For the married readers.
Settle onto the couch beside your spouse and feel remarkably good about your decision to marry a stable person.
For the singletons.
Misery loves company. You are not alone, and one terrible date does not mean there isn’t a much better one still ahead.
Whether you’re dating for a steak dinner
or the love of your life…
At least you’ll have a good story.