READ ME ROMANCE's Reviews > The Bet

The Bet is a stand-alone Rom Com by the fabulous writing duo Max Monroe. Wes Lancaster, owner of the NY Mavericks pro-football team, was the hero in Scoring the Billionaire which is included in the Broody Billionaire Collection of three books. He married Winnie, and her four sexy single brothers–Jude, Remy, Ty, and Flynn, each get bitten by the love bug in this new Winslow Brothers series which is off to a great start.

Jude is our super hot, smart, smooth and swoony, as well as daring bachelor who can’t refuse a challenge. Lots of laugh-out-loud moments when he pretends to be an exotic dancer and meets Sophie who is celebrating her twin sister’s impending marriage with their friends at a nightclub.

There were insta-sparks and insta-lust and I could feel their electric attraction for one another on every page. I have read all of Max Monroe’s books, and The Bet is the absolute steamiest. These two lit the pages on fire and couldn’t keep their hands off each other. Jude is all alpha, demanding, but also very considerate and sweet, and what started out as just a fun, no-feelings allowed fling, grew to be so much more. I loved how in-tune they were with each other–body and soul, how they challenged each other, and how they genuinely enjoyed being with each other. Jude vowed never to commit, but after he gets to know Sophie intimately, can he let her go?

Sophie is dealing with emotional struggles not related to the mixed signals she feels from Jude, and I admire her independence, how she seeks professional help, and how she can stand on her own two feet, with or without a man.

Both owned their own businesses–she was an event planner, and Jude helped market and promote nightclubs and restaurants, and I enjoyed how comfortable they were in each other's worlds. He was very business savvy, knew all of the hot spots in NYC, and planned the most erotic dates! He had "no shame" as my grandmother would say and teased and flirted with her mercilessly. I couldn’t help but fan myself during several chapters.

There are lots of funny as well as emotional interactions with their friends and family, who were all very close and supportive. Jude and Sophie are fortunate to have such strong bonds with their siblings, and there was a considerable amount of teasing and witty dialogue which I have come to expect from these authors. Easter eggs are dropped in the form of recurring characters from previous books which made the story even more enjoyable for me!

Loved the ending especially as these two make a decision about their future and it doesn’t go as expected. Lots of surprises in The Bet which will keep you fully engaged, turning page after page, to find out what happens next.

Please note: There is a FREE prequel, Gotta Have Fate, which introduces readers to the family and explains why the Winslow brothers are so hesitant to fall in love. Bring on the mysterious Flynn who is next!