The Dating Game

The Parker Sisters, Book 2

By: Lorhainne Eckhart

Narrated by: Teri Clark Linden

Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins

Publisher's Summary

From a Readers' Favorite Award-winning author and "queen of the family saga" (Aherman) comes The Parker Sisters, a new spin-off series of the Married in Montana series.

Twenty-six-year-old Ivy Parker is a nurse by day, but an unlikely attraction with a mysterious man will turn her world upside-down as she finds herself in The Dating Game.

The Parker Sisters

• Thrill of the Chase
• The Dating Game
• Play Hard to Get
• What We Can’t Have
• Go Your Own Way

©2017 Lorhainne Ekelund (P)2018 Lorhainne Ekelund

clean romance with a bite

There is fat shaming and not just from outsiders. The wealth shaming. The story was clean with a very quick love you. The narrator is the job that was passable. The was a third person narration so expectation for clear distinct male and female was not expected. But a clearer distinction between characters was expected.

so many insecurities

An insecure woman suddenly finds herself in the center of a pissing contest. She has a date with her coworker, a doctor at the hospital she works at. She also has had a meet-cute with a very hunky Chris, whom she met at her sister's wedding only days before. Chris is totally into Ivy Parker but she has some serious issues with her self esteem, something her family doesn't help. He wants her bad but she's dating the doctor and he knows the doctor is no good for her. I just love it when a man knows what he wants and goes for it. Chris was my jam. He quickly started his claim and told Ivy what the deal was. I didn't like how the doctor treated her with the backhanded compliments and the controlling ways. I also didn't enjoy hearing how disrespectful Ivy's open family was to her. Coming from a household that doesn't respect you, that pushes a few buttons. This is a slow burn but when it heats up it's… warm. I really felt for ivy through this story. It was a good one, not amazing but good.

Romance

An easy going fast-paced book for the perfect lazy Sunday afternoon full of romantic elements and a happy ending. I have to admit I haven't read the first book and I'm intrigued by the Parker's Sisters series.

Rapid Relationship

I liked Chris and Ivy. I wanted them to get together. This book just felt so brief to me. There wasn't much to either of their characters. I only got surface information about each of them. The only background information I got about Chris was from Ivy's father, and it was brief. Ivy had body issues, and sisters that were not so nice.

The sisters seem to interact with the parents, more like the sisters are all teenagers instead of 2 of then being grown women. Only 2 of the 4 sisters are teenagers. Its kind of strange

It wasn't that I disliked the story, it was more like there wasn't enough story. It was a very surface kind of experience. I don't understand all of this instalove. Chris and Ivy develop a relationship over maybe 3 or 4 days. They know NOTHING about one another, decide they are in love and make these major commitments.

I kind of understood why Chris didn't tell Ivy about the doctor's intentions, but I don't understand why her sister, Naomi didn't tell her. The sisters aren't even close enough to share what's going on in their lives with on another.

The narration was ok. The story left me wanting. I am a big fan of this author. Some of her other books seemed to have so much more depth and detail to them.

I listened to this book, and it was only a little over 3.5 hours. The narration was ok. I would recommend you read this book and judge for yourself. I voluntarily listened to and reviewed the audio version of this book received from the author.

Excellent

Any stories with the Parker family and their drama in life, one knows they will be good. With superb narration adds to this story. Given audio for my voluntary review and my honest opinion

The Parker Sisters a fantastic family dynamic!!!

I own and have read the entire Parker Sisters (boxed set) series and love the fantastic family dynamic of the entire family. Ivy and Chris are my favorite couple and I want to know more about them. With this book I have (through audible) listened to the entire series too. Thank you Lorhainne for your wonderful choice of narrators, they have truly made listening to this series very enjoyable. I am now ready to move on to book 6 and the wedding plans for 3 of these fantastic sisters.

God Book

This Book was Good. Can't wait to listen to the next book. The ending was OK. The narration was Good.

Love the Parker Sisters

This story is wonderful and heartwarming, the series just gets better and better. I loved Ivy's story. She meets Chris at her sisters wedding and their relationship grows despite all the obstacles that get in their way. I can’t wait to listen to the other sisters stories.

This got all of my emotions involved.

The Dating Game is the second book in the Parker Sisters series. You could probably read this without reading book one first, but I think you'll enjoy them more if you read the series in order.

I'll start off with the narration. Teri Clark Linden has narrated a few other books by Ms. Eckhart. She really does a wonderful job and made listening to this story very enjoyable. I'm really picky about female narrators and she is one of the good ones.

I really loved this story. Ivy feels like she doesn't measure up to her sisters – her two older ones are now married – and she's self-conscious about her weight (she's – //sarcastic OMG// – a size 12) and hasn't dated anyone in a while.

She now finds herself being pursued by a doctor at the hospital where she works and a man (Chris) she met at her sister's wedding. She gets very confused about her feelings for both men and it takes her a while to realize which one is right for her.

Chris is attracted to Ivy and is very disturbed to overhear her sisters saying unkind things about her weight. He wants to date her but he won't play second chair to the doctor who also wants to date her. Chris has his own business and things aren't going well. This complicates things between him and Ivy and he decides to step back.

Even though it makes me a bit sad that at a size 12 Ivy is considered to be plump, I love that Chris thinks she is perfect just the way she is and lets her sisters have it when he hears them saying negative things about her size.

Everything doesn't go smoothly for Ivy and Chris but they get their HEA in the end and this is my favorite book in the series so far.

A copy of this audiobook was provided to me at no cost but my review was voluntary and not influenced by the author.
#HappyEnding #Heartfelt #FemaleProtagonist #tagsgiving #sweepstakes

A good addition to the series

The second story of the series takes us back to Wyoming and the Parker sisters. This time it’s Ivy’s story. She is a maternity ward nurse, with some self image insecurities due to her weight. At her sister’s Taz wedding she meets Chris, a friend of the groom. Chris is a hard working man, rough around the edges and one with whom attraction is immediate.
Overnight Ivy, who never had dates, ends up with two, one with hard working Chris and another with a very polished doctor. This one with ulterior motives.
It’s a story about family , relationships, life’s ups and downs, and about following one’s heart. Also a reminder that what people say to someone , even in jest, does in fact affect how they see themselves.
Another entertaining story in this series.
I wish to say also, that the narrator of the audiobook, Teri Clark Linden , does a very good job with the different voices in the story.
The opinions expressed are solely my own.

Feels like half a book

Short, sweet and an easy listen.
I felt like I only got part of the story.
What happens once Chris is settled?
What does he do for work?
I think I have more questions after listening to this story than when I went into it.

Relatable circumstances

I have to say that Ivy is my favourite sister as clearly she was the one with the least going for her.

Lovely narration of the woes and tribulations of Ivy and the Parker family that will leave you wanting to be a part of this very close knit family. I really hope to find out more how Chris and Ivy fair in the other books in the series.