title: The Emergency Stand-By Date
author: Carter, Samantha
description: THE WORLD IS OUT TO GET SINGLE PEOPLE.
  Jenny Forrest is convinced of it.
  
  Solution: a nonsignificant other of the opposite sex--relatively attractive, socially presentable, uninterested in a serious relationship--as a ready-made date to act as the first line of defense against prying relatives, annoying exes and well-meaning matchmakers.
  
  Enter Ken Parks: Handsome, charming, and a love 'em and leave 'em kind of guy--perfect emergency stand-by date material ! Or so Jenny thinks, until she realizes that their kisses are anything but casual, and that the "friendly" gleam in his eyes promises forever.