One Last Blind Date is a romantic comedy written by Erin Brady. Sarah Jenkins is a young, successful professional who has a thriving consultant's business in New York City. On her 30th birthday, she's rather appalled at the gift her best friend, Amy, gives her -- a six-month membership to an online dating service. Sarah doesn't understand why married women get so obsessed over the personal relationships, or lack thereof, of their single friends. Still, she realizes that the gift was a costly one and came from Amy's heart, so she tackles the 150-word introduction. Not an easy task at that, and one that becomes rather embarrassing when the screen freezes complete with a very awkward typo, necessitating a call to Customer Service.

Erin Brady's romantic comedy, One Last Blind Date, is witty and smart, and often utterly hilarious. Sarah gets to meet some of the best and worst blind dates in history. I loved the description of her first, the Company Man, whose sudden appearance at the restaurant door, in full Company regalia, makes Sarah cringe and hope he won't see her. Brady hits on some common problems with online dating such as older, chubbier dates with younger, slimmer pictures on their profiles, and introductions that aren't exactly accurate, and it's marvelous fun for the reader, if not for the beleaguered and good-natured Sarah. The New York City setting for One Last Blind Date is also inspired, and Brady deftly makes the city come to life as Sarah ventures forth on her dates. From Central Park to Broadway, the reader is immersed in the New York experience from start to finish. One Last Blind Date is very entertaining reading and is highly recommended.

In Erin Brady’s One Last Blind Date, Sarah has just turned 30. So what does her very best friend, Amy, give her for her birthday? A six-month subscription to an online dating site. Not exactly what she had in mind, but she promises to try it out. Right off the bat, she has trouble getting started. She decides to call the website’s tech support. Here is where Gabriel, her guardian angel, comes to the rescue. He helps her with her technical problem, and she then persistently asks him for further help, practically begging for advice about what she should put in her profile. He reluctantly offers some guidance. Surprisingly, this 45-minute conversation turns into an ongoing friendship where he helps her with the blind dates she begins to accept. With the help of her new-found friend, will she find love? Or will she only experience blind dates from hell?

What an entertaining book! Sarah’s blind dates were just hilarious. The guys she meets are ridiculous but believable at the same time, which made it that much more enjoyable. While the concept of online dating leading to horrendous dates isn’t new, the friendship with a tech support employee is new for me, and I found it very refreshing. The dates with bizarre men had me laughing, and Sarah’s relationship with Gabriel gave me butterflies in my stomach as if I was experiencing it myself. Like all good chick-lit novels, One Last Blind Date was equally hysterical and heart-warming. I really enjoyed it. Erin Brady definitely has a new fan! I can’t wait to read more of her books.