Pity Pact

Who in the world would go on a dating show to find love?

Turns out, I'm that person. Paige Holland, lifetime resident of Elk Lake, Wisconsin, and dedicated seventh-grade math teacher.

I love my charming town, but there's seriously no single action here. Unless of course I want to date the painfully boring mailman or the kid at the Quick Mart. Hard pass to both. So, what's a girl to do?

Apparently, apply to Midwestern Matchmaker and hope the reality show gods will smile on me.

Enter the lawyer from Chicago, the vegan Pho chef, and Tim Ferris-my childhood crush. As luck would have it, the lawyer is a narcissist, I love bacon, and Tim is still hung up on his cheating ex-wife.

When one disaster after another-starring me-gets broadcast around the world, I seriously start questioning what I was thinking . . .