Bet on It: A Novel
"A steamy Southern romance. Bet On It might just be the sexiest book about bingo ever." - People
"Jodie Slaughter is a must-buy author, and Bet on It is a perfect example of what makes her writing delicious. Aja and Walker’s story is hot, sweet, and utterly unique, with a rock-solid emotional core." - Talia Hibbert, New York Times bestselling author of Act Your Age, Eve Brown
The first time Aja Owens encounters the man of her dreams, she’s having a panic attack in the frozen foods section of the Piggly Wiggly. The second time, he’s being introduced to her as her favorite bingo buddy’s semi-estranged grandson. From there, all it takes is one game for her to realize that he’s definitely going to be a problem. And if there’s anything she already has a surplus of, it’s problems.
In Walker Abbott’s mind, there are only two worthwhile things in Greenbelt, South Carolina. The peach cobbler at his old favorite diner and his ailing grandmother. Dragging himself back after more than a decade away, he’s counting down the days until Gram heals and he can get back to his real life. Far away from the trauma inside of those city limits. Just when he thinks his plan is solid, enter Aja to shake everything up.
A hastily made bingo-based sex pact is supposed to keep this…thing between them from getting out of hand. Especially when submitting to their feelings means disrupting their carefully balanced lives. But emotions are just like bingo callers—they refuse to be ignored.
Jodie Slaughter's Bet on It is a heart-stoppingly fun, emotional romance that will have readers falling in love until long after the last page is turned.
“Bet on It reads like the first rays of sun on your face after a long winter. I loved Aja and Walker's story about two genuinely good people who are playful and sweet to each other, helping one another heal, while also having incredibly hot sex. With standout portrayals of beautiful, generous friendships in addition to the love story, this is a book to be savored.” - Rosie Danan, author of The Intimacy Experiment and The Roommate
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Community Reviews
This book is so clever and fresh.
It's got this extremely flirty and witty banter with the two main characters. I found myself head rolled back and laughing over their conversations.
I appreciated that they hung out with some really cool grandmas to play bingo. I love that kind of crowd, I grew up hanging with that crowd, so it was neat to read.
I REALLY loved the talk about both characters anxiety diagnosis. Anxiety looked different on each of the characters and I LOVE that. These type of conversations in a romantic setting are conversations that should be had. I love it.
I also like that when it came to him admiring her body it was just very much real-life descriptions, not romanticized bodily descriptions. I can appreciate romance books that describe fat bodies in any form, I love the poetic descriptions of rolls and bouncy fun parts. This book was way more just blatant in a wonderful way. It is hard to describe but I very much liked it!
I recommend this book for a quick read, it's a fun time!
Anyway, if this had been written from entirely Asia's POV, it might've been one of my favorite romances I've read all year, but I'm not going to finish a book when half of it is written from a POV that makes me dread having to open this book.
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