Can she stay away from her irresistible ex? Don’t bet on it! Mindy Eden’s on-again, off-again affair with Sam Blackwell left her with regrets. So when her sisters bet her she can’t attend a wedding as her gorgeous ex’s plus-one without falling for him again, Mindy stakes her future to prove she’s over Sam. Will a week of passion with Sam be the one gamble she’s ready to take?
A Bet with Benefits
By karenbooth
The third book in The Eden Empire series, a well written story of a second chance for Sam Blackwell and Mindy Eden. They will have a lot to overcome to get their happy ending. This has been a very good series to read. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I thought I knew who Mindy and Sam were from seeing them in the previous books. Boy was I ever wrong. They are both so much more complex and wounded than I ever guessed. As badly as I want to explain that statement, I’m afraid that if I did, I would end up deep in spoiler territory. I loved getting the chance to see inside their tumultuous relationship and learning why it always appeared so rocky and volatile. I know we’ve now seen all the Eden sisters settled, but this isn’t the end of the Eden saga. I can’t wait to see what the author brings us next.
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The third book in the Eden Empire series brings Mindy and Sam’s story. The author does a fantastic job bringing an on again – off again relationship between them while dealing with the family drama. She gives them a steamy chemistry but many issues to work through. She brings detailed scenes to this well written story,moves it quickly and smoothly and I enjoyed reading.
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I didn’t realize when I first received this book that it was actually the third book of a series. The other two books don’t need to have been read to be able to follow along with this one, but I do wish I would have known and read them before this book. Without reading the other books I felt that the sisters were a giant pain and really needed to step back from trying to tell Mindy what to do with her life. At the same time Mindy needed to stand up for herself both about work, and her personal life and tell her sisters to back off. I felt like Sam got the raw end of the deal, Mindy’s family doesn’t like him causing tension in their relationship, Mindy doesn’t love him enough to stand up for their relationship, and he’s bending over backwards to help simplify Mindy’s life and she’s still half in/ half out. Eventually it all works out but I felt Sam deserved a lot better, especially with the difficult background he’s had to deal with.
After all the under handedness Sam did during the last book I was stoked to finally get to know him and find out if he really is a douche bag as well as try and understand Mindy’s apparent addiction to him yet need to continuously pushing him away. There is so much more to Sam that you would think and you can’t help to feel for him as well as see why it is going to take him being pushed a bit for people to see the real him. Mindy is complex and wants to please everyone but forgets about herself and doesn’t trust herself to back herself but she has a second or is it third chance with Sam and it’s up to them. This was a great read and I loved how the Eden girls look out for each other even if they don’t always like who their sister is seeing.
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Mindy and Sam have one of those on-again off-again rocky relationships and in the process they have caused each other heartbreak. When he makes one last ditch effort to try and make things workout with her things could either way.
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Mindy is over Sam or she thought so. She found out that he bought building she wants to buy. He agrees to sell it back to her if she takes him as a her plus one to her sister wedding. Looks like the more time they spend the more they want for future. What will happen to the bet she has with her sisters?
Great story, I finally see side of Sam that I like very much.
I enjoyed this story vey much.
This is another super read from Karen I had read and enjoyed the previous books in the series and could not wait to read Mindy and Sam’s book and it was a super read I just loved it. These two have great chemistry but split after being on and off for months. After he buys a building she is after he offers to sell it to her if he can go to her sister’s wedding with her will they get back together or is this the end of them?
This is a good story with some great characters that are well rounded and realistic. The story is well written and believable. Sam and Mindy have hurt each other in the past, but get a second chance to get it right. They have to deal with family drama and fear of opening up to each other. They have great chemistry and make a great couple. I enjoyed there story very much.
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A Bet With Benefits by Karen Booth. This is Sam and Mindy’s story. Sam and Mindy had a on again off again relationship. Not realizing how much they really hurt each other because they were in love. Sam managed to save the building that Mindy wanted for her business. She didn’t know what to think. But Sam used it to strike a deal to get an invite to her sister’s wedding. He wants to change his reputation and make amends but its really hard. When the two get back together as part of their deal and Mindy decides to stay the week with Sam after her sisters are gone. They start to learn things about each other they didn’t know and the longer they are together the more the sparks fly and they both are falling deeper in love and fear the end of the relationship again. It was good to see they both were very vulnerable and in the end took a chance on love not matter what. Not letting anyone get in their way. Good read. Wash’t ready for their story to end.
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Family dynamics can destroy a relationship and for these two family is definitely in the way, but a second chance allows for mending of fences and hearts. I really enjoyed the characters and the steamy electricity that is generated. Finding a mole that is sabotaging business and opening of hearts to trust really makes this an enjoyable read.
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Mindy Eden’s and Sam Blackwell had an off and again relationship until she broke up with him again for the third time and he decided to finally get over her. Some months later Mindy is wanting to buy a building and discovers that Sam had already bought it, so she goes to his workplace to confront him, but while she is there he makes a deal with her: he will sell it back to her if he can be her date to her sister’s wedding to try to resolve some old conflicts her sisters had with him and after listening to his proposal she accepts.
They rekindle the relationship they had in the weekend they pass together and Sam decides to be honest with her and tell her to think if she really wanted to be commited to him and was ready to confront her sisters objections about him once and for all.
This story is extremely enjoyable and i was very taken with the couple and anxiously waiting for them to finally work out their problems and finally have their happiness together. I will say though that i found her sister Sophie to be a little disrespectful in her opinions to her, it was understanable that she was not happy about the situation and held a grudge with Sam, but at times she said what she was thinking and expected Mindy to do what she wanted without objections.
The author’s writing is great and i will certainly read the next book in the series and hope it will be about Sam sister finding love too.
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This is the third book in The Eden Empire series, it can be read as a standalone story but it’s that much better if you read the first two first, the family dynamics in the Eden family is dramatic and the interaction between Sam and Mindy is deep and you can feel the emotion between them including the hurt from their past relationship.
The storyline is fast-paced and well-written, the characters are stubborn yet likable. I really enjoyed this series, all the books are entertaining and keep you entertained.
Mindy Eden is the COO of Eden’s as as owning BMO, her greeting card company.
She broke up with Sam Blackwell five months ago and he’s definitely moved on with several models.
These two have a dysfunctional sort of relationship. She also has her dysfunctional sisters to handle as well. Sam is pretty self centered and wavers back and forth if he’s into her or not.
Mindy is a successful business person with a lot on her plate.
Will she get the Mercer for BMO from Sam?
Will he bend his rigid ideas and self centeredness?
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Not a bad story, granted I have not read the two books that come before this one, but it was not quite my type of book. I did not really feel the connection and chemestry between the main characters and so I did not really get into the story.
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A Bet With Benefits by Karen Booth
Mindy Eden and Sam Blackwell
Mindy and Sam have an on and off relationship. They are broken up for good.
Sam wants her to take him to her sisters wedding. He wants to be there so that he can be accepted into the New York society that he wants to be a part of. Mindy bets her sisters that she can spend time with Sam and not fall in love with him again. I thought this book was very well written and I really enjoyed this book. I would recommend to anyone looking for a good book to read.
i like a good second chance romance. i didn’t love the on and off again relationship but arguing and back and forth banter kept the book going. I felt for Sam in this book and was very frustrated with Mindy at times. I feel like he did things to make her life easier but it wasn’t setting with her what he was doing. I think this is a good quick read with an emotional punch!
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They put a lot on the line with each other. Both were not forthcoming with each other about their life which led to confusion and anger amongst their families. Understandable but could have been avoided if people were just honest.
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