The Matchmakers

by Debbie Macomber

Need dad. Tall athletic. Mom pretty. 555-5818 When Dori saw the ad her eleven-year-old son, Danny, had put in the Seattle daily newspaper, she nearly fainted with shock. Widowed several years earlier, Dori had forged a comfortable life for herself and Danny, but it was a life devoid of male influence for her precocious son--and a loving male partner for her. And now Danny had run this dreadful ad. To make matters worse the first man to appear on her doorstep waving the paper in her face was Gavin Parker, a well-known sports commentator with a low opinion of marriage-minded women.... Hero: Gavin Parker Heroine: Dori Robertson

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Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?