The Perfect Date books in order

The Perfect Date series by Donna McDonald has fifteen contemporary romance novels about mature women dating. Start with Never Is a Very Long Time (2017).

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Never Is a Very Long Time 2017 Donna McDonald Buy
2 Never Say Never 2017 Donna McDonald Buy
3 Never a Dull Moment 2017 Donna McDonald Buy
4 Never Ever Satisfied 2017 Donna McDonald Buy
5 Never Be Her Hero 2017 Donna McDonald Buy
6 Never Try to Explain 2018 Donna McDonald Buy
7 Never Look Back 2018 Donna McDonald Buy
8 Never Ever Been Better 2019 Donna McDonald Buy
9 Never Too Old To Date 2020 Donna McDonald Buy
10 Never Stop Believing 2020 Donna McDonald Buy
11 Never Give Up 2022 Donna McDonald Buy
12 Never Ever Forget 2022 Donna McDonald Buy
13 Never Can Tell 2023 Donna McDonald Buy
14 Never Get Enough 2024 Donna McDonald Buy
15 Never Kiss Santa 2024 Donna McDonald Buy

The Perfect Date by Donna McDonald is her longest contemporary romance series, with fifteen books published between 2017 and 2024. Every title starts with “Never,” creating a distinctive naming pattern that runs from Never Is a Very Long Time through Never Kiss Santa. The series focuses on mature women navigating the dating world, with each book telling a standalone love story.

Like McDonald’s Never Too Late series, The Perfect Date centers on heroines who are past their twenties and thirties. The books are warm, funny, and grounded in the realities of dating at a later stage of life. With new entries still being published as recently as 2024, this is one of McDonald’s most active ongoing series.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the The Perfect Date series?

There are fifteen books in the The Perfect Date series, published between 2017 and 2024.

What is the first book in the The Perfect Date series?

The first book in the The Perfect Date series is Never Is a Very Long Time, published in 2017.

How does The Perfect Date series connect to the Never Too Late series?

Both series focus on mature heroines and dating, and they share Donna McDonald’s signature approach to later-in-life romance. The Perfect Date books all have titles beginning with ‘Never,’ giving the series its own identity while exploring similar themes of love after forty.

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