For fans of Love in the Time of Serial Killers and Butcher & Blackbird , this is one killer love story. ''Fresh, funny and criminally addictive'' HANNAH GRACE ''I had a blast with this slasher-romance mashup'' ALICIA THOMPSON A humorous, swoony and downright terrifying horror romance in which a cinephile gets caught in the middle of a murder spree at a speed-dating event and must use her encyclopedic knowledge of the romcom and horror genres to make it as a real-life Final Girl. 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? Will she make it through the bloodshed to find her Happily Ever After? Or does this machete-wielding psychopath have another ending in mind?

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Shailee Thompson is a writer and educator based in Brisbane, Australia. She’s always had a penchant for writing 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. Follow her on Instagram @shaileewrites.

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'Fresh, funny and criminally addictive' HANNAH GRACE

'I had a blast with this slasher-romance mashup' ALICIA THOMPSON

A hilarious, swoony and downright terrifying slasher rom-com about a movie fanatic who gets caught in the middle of a murder spree at a speed-dating event and must use her encyclopedic knowledge of the romance and horror genres to make it as a real-life Final Girl.

For fans of Love in the Time of Serial Killers, Butcher & Blackbird and anyone who's always wanted to see the perfect mash-up of Scream and nostalgic 00s romantic comedies in a book. 

When Jamie's best friend drags her to a speed-dating event, she knows what to expect . . . mediocre men and the opportunity to eat her feelings later. She's not expecting a blackout and for her date to be gruesomely killed at their table. After the lights come back on, Jamie sees more bodies on the floor. Knowing there's strength in numbers, she pulls together a band of would-be survivors to escape.

Armed with makeshift weapons and Jamie's extensive knowledge of what NOT to do in a slasher movie - starting with not splitting up - the group try to find a way out whilst the killer stalks them. But is he simply picking them off or is he playing some sick game to woo one of the daters and turn them into his real-life Final Girl?

Nothing speeds up love like fighting for your life and Jamie somehow finds herself in a love triangle despite the potentially deadly consequences. Has she finally found true love or does the prospect of death via machete-wielding psychopath mean she's already met her match?

Speed Dating Trope Sheet

Fatal flirting

Trapped together in a nightclub

Choose the survivor

Readers are OBSESSED with this killer love story

'This felt like if Scream was a love story and I'm so here for it!'

'The suspense, the romance, the fear . . . I couldn't put it down'

'Packed full of fantastic pop-culture references, an excellent leading lady and plenty of twists and turns'

'A fantastic tribute to the slasher genre and the final girls we love to root for'

'It kept me on the edge of my seat and made me seconded guess everything'