Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Spotlight and Giveaway: How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates

Today we are pleased to feature Shailee Thompson's debut novel, How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates. If you're a fan of slasher films masked as romantic comedies, this story is sure to be a hit! Even if you're not, it still sounds like a lot of fun. Thanks to Simon & Schuster, we have THREE copies to give away!


When Jamie Prescott and her best friend Laurie attend a speed-dating event, Jamie expects to meet a roster of mediocre men and indulge in some street food afterwards. She doesn’t expect one of her dates to have his throat slit at their table during a blackout. After the lights come back on and there are more bodies on the floor, it becomes clear that dating can be a very dangerous pastime.

Armed with makeshift weapons and Jamie’s extensive knowledge of what NOT to do in a slasher, the remaining speed daters try to find an exit while the killer adds to their body count. As the night progresses and Jamie comes face-to-mask with the murderer, she begins to suspect they are committing the slayings to woo one of the daters and turn them into a real-life Final Girl. But Jamie has other plans, and as she fights for her life, she can’t help but find herself ensconced in a love triangle with two of the other survivors. Will she make it through the bloodshed to find her Happily Ever After? Or does this machete-wielding psychopath have another ending in mind?

"Fresh, funny and criminally addictive. I couldn't put it down!"
– Hannah Grace, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Icebreaker

"I laughed, I cried, I screamed. How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates is the slasher-rom-com we never knew we needed in our lives."
– L.M. Chilton, author of Swiped

Courtesy of The Bookseller
Shailee Thompson is a writer and educator based in Brisbane, Australia. She’s always had a penchant for women with smart mouths, soft hearts, and strong wills going up against extraordinary odds. How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates is her debut novel. Visit Shailee at her website and follow her on Instagram. 



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9 comments:

  1. Katherine HolomFebruary 17, 2026 at 12:46 PM

    Any where I felt unsafe.

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  2. SherryFebruary 18, 2026 at 3:56 AM

    Never been on a date personally, but a friend of mine told me about a date where the guy took her to Burger King...without wearing any shoes.

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  3. Lisa DFebruary 18, 2026 at 5:42 AM

    I went back to a guy's house for after-dinner date drinks and accidentally smacked him in the face with a door when opening one of the doors in his house.

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  4. Christina EganFebruary 18, 2026 at 5:58 AM

    When my date didn’t show up!

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  5. Anita YanceyFebruary 18, 2026 at 2:23 PM

    I went on a date, and he told me put out or get out of the car and walk. I got out and walked home.

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  6. Mary CFebruary 18, 2026 at 4:12 PM

    Date at a sports bar - he was more interested in the basketball game on the screen - ended up calling a friend for a ride home.

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  7. Janice WrightFebruary 18, 2026 at 11:09 PM

    I was ghosted.

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  8. JimFebruary 18, 2026 at 11:59 PM

    I had a blind date. I was supposed to meet her at a certain place. I told her what i looked like and what i was wearing and she told me what car she would drive. She drove up to me, and turned around and sped away

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  9. Michael LawFebruary 20, 2026 at 3:03 PM

    I was stood up. That's my worst date experience.

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