The Wager

Rachel Van Dyken

Oct 2013 · Sold by Forever

About this ebook

From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, The Bet

The Wager

Lose a bet, lose your heart...

What is it about a junior-high crush that can send an otherwise intelligent woman into a tailspin? TV reporter Char Lynn wishes she knew. Jake Titus is too rich, too handsome, too arrogant: a trifecta that once lured Char into the best night-and worst morning-after-of her life. Now they've been thrown together in a wedding party. It's awkward, but survivable . . . until Jake stops acting like a jerk, and starts acting like the man she'd always hoped he could be.

If watching your brother marry your best friend is weird, being attracted to your best friend's other best friend is downright bizarre. Unfortunately for Jake, Char hasn't forgotten how he once tossed her aside. Worse still, Jake's already-nutty grandma is even crazier about Char. Cue meet-cute shenanigans and all manner of meddling, and somehow, Jake's falling. For Char. Now all he has to do is make her believe it . . .

Ratings and reviews

I liked this better than the first book, even though I pretty much hated Jake in book one. It was entertaining at times, especially the Grandma sections. I'm giving it 3 out of 5 stars. So admittedly I thought I'd dislike this book more than the first based on the couple, but I think due to the subject matter and focus of the book, I ended up liking it more. But I still don't adore Jake, and I still don't love the series. Char was a good character, and since we didn't see as much of Kacey in this book that helped too. Something about her just seemed so childish to me in book one. I have several other books by this author on my TBR, and I'm hoping they're much better. Otherwise her writing might not be for me.

The first three chapter were great but than all of sudden the storyline went down hill. I wouldn't recommend purchasing this book, even though it is cheap.

I loved it. I would recommend reading The Bet first, however you don't have to read it first to laugh along with Grandma Nadine and feel bad and jealous of Jake and Char.

About the author

Rachel Van Dyken is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of new adult, regency, and contemporary romances. When she's not writing you can find her drinking coffee at Starbucks and plotting her next book while watching The Bachelor. She keeps her home in Idaho with her husband, son, and their snoring boxer, Sir Winston Churchill. She loves to hear from readers! You can follow her writing journey at www.rachelvandykenauthor.com.