A Date with Fate is the debut novel by Tracy Ellen, and the first volume in The Adventures of Anabel Axelrod series. Experience the wild ride of romance, banter, sex, action, mystery, mayhem, friends, family, and lots of laughter—all in one weekend!MEET ANABEL AXELROD…Smart, Sassy, and Sexy!Anabel is pushing thirty and owns a bookstore in the town she’s lived in all her life. She is a girly-girl, she is a control freak, and she is one determined woman. Determined to stay single! MEET LUKE DRAKE...Brains, Bad, and Built!Luke is new in town. He is all man, he has yet to meet the woman he can’t control, and he is coolly determined. Determined to lure Anabel! Eyes clash, sparks fly, and worlds collide when these two meet! But many strange things are happening in the town of Northfield, Minnesota and the blonde bookseller is a magnet for trouble. Anabel's perfectly uncomplicated life is suddenly turned chaotically upside down with problems. Although, her biggest problem is turning out to be the not-too-tall, deliciously dark, definitely not handsome, but intriguingly hot Luke Drake.Will Anabel learn that sometimes fate leaves us no choices, some rules are meant to be broken, and a certain mesmerizing complication may be worth the trouble--even if it kills her?***Courted by Karma (Vol. II) and In Love by Design (Vol. III) in The Adventures of Anabel Axelrod series are also available for purchase on amazon.com. (The series should be read in order for the optimum reading experience.)***Author’s note: This series contains adult sexual encounters and language suitable for adults.