Review: Freakishly Amazing!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 30, 2012
My 4.5 review from Guilty Pleasures Book ReviewsWow, as I finish this book that's the first word that comes to my mind.  I very much enjoyed Double Down the first book in this series, but this book is astounding.  I was only four chapters in when I wrote on my Facebook page," I love reading a book where the words flow so effortlessly that you forget you are reading; you are simply living the book." That feeling continued all the way to the end and even though it is one hot, sexy read; it's so much more.  It's about relationships of all kinds; friends, co-workers, family, and yes, lovers.  This book will make you think, it will make you feel, and it will absolutely make you crave the next one.Jon "Tin Tin" Carlisle is a captain in the U S Air Force.  He's also independently wealthy and not afraid to use it or show it.  He flies F16's and works in a training department with people who are closer to him than his family.  To most of the world he seems like an arrogant playboy but his friends know better.  He has a difficult relationship with his parents and because of this he doesn't think he's cut out for anything long term.Heather Morris is a junior partner in an accounting firm.  She grew up in a military household where there was little money for anything extra.  She hit her teens with a vengeance and rebelled horribly.  Luckily she lived to tell about it and she also repaired her relationship with her parents.  But, the scars from that time run deep and she's always afraid of falling back into that self destructive pattern.These two characters are so different, yet so alike.  They are also completely fascinating.  Jon is such a contradiction; he tries to act aloof and non-caring but when it comes down to it, he's the guy you call when you need help.  He will always have your back through thick and thin and while he might give you a hard time about it, he does it from the heart.  I love that despite his upbringing he really isn't pretentious and he's pretty down to earth.  He's loyal to a fault, he never lies, but yet he doesn't ever tell the people that mean the most to him how he feels.  Heather is smart and although she trusts Jon pretty much from the start, she doesn't engage her emotions.  She's closed herself off because of her past and while she shares her body wholeheartedly with Jon, that's all she allows him.  She loves making him smile and lose control, something he prides himself on.  However, neither one will admit how much the other means to them.There is a lot and I do mean a lot of sex in this book.  These two set the sheets, wall, window, coat closet, and basically ever other surface on fire.  To be honest it wasn't until I was finished with the book that I even realized how much sex these two really had because every encounter went to further the story, it wasn't just sex for the fun of sex. Their encounters are very telling about who they are and what they both need.Despite the sex, the verbal sparring, and even though these two are closed off this was still a very emotional book.  I was completely drawn into it but it wasn't only because of the relationship between Jon and Heather it was because of their relationships with their friends and family. The scene where these two finally get it together is one emotional mine field and I'll warn you now, keep some tissues nearby because you'll need them. Engaging characters, witty dialog, outrageous bets, and down and dirty sex that will leave you wishing for the same makes Inside Bet a must read book.  The fact that this book is written by two different women under the pen name of Katie Porter astounds me; it's that seamless, that flawless, and that flippin' good!