Review: Love!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 7, 2013
Grandma Nadine strikes again!Char Lynn and Jake Titus, who'd shared a one night stand some time before, are thrown together to plan Kacey and Travis's wedding. Neither wants to be around the other, Jake because he's running from himself and Char because she's running from Jake. But Grandma Nadine knows all and she's bound and determined to make Jake realize his nefarious ways.Throughout outrageous wedding tasks, a wager about Char and Jake's relationship, and the chaos of wedding planning, Char and Jake must set aside their differences for the sake of their friends.What begins as a familial obligation causes Jake to reevaluate all of the things that he thought were important as well as his future. Are his philandering ways and raking in millions of dollars the most important thing he can accomplish? Are they all he's destined for?He'll have to decide if he can change...and if he'll want to.The Wager, I have to say, was better than The Bet! I absolutely adored Jake's transformation. In The Bet he was such a jerk and for a while there I didn't think he would ever be able to redeem himself. I seriously did not like him. He pulled some crazy stuff and would have to work for it to change my mind. However, in this book we are gifted a glimpse into his though processes and are able to understand more of who he is and why he does the things that he does. The subtlety with which his point of view shifts from selfish to more humble is amazing. I love that part, especially with this series.I love a good enemies to lovers plot and their antics, as always, were hilarious!But Char isn't going to make it easy for Jake, once he tries to change his ways. She's crushed on him for years and he's repeatedly let her down.My favorite part of this series aside from the humor is the romance when the Titus boys have finally accepted their feelings for the woman they love. Travis did the same thing with Kacey, and Jake may have actually topped him in the swoon department. He had such a way with words.