When friends become lovers, is their relationship screwed?When I told my friend Will that I was done with dating, he looked at me like I’d decided to give up oxygen. I’m not the first college princess to swear off kissing frogs, and just because we have a biology lab together doesn’t mean that he’s an expert on the birds and the bees, except… he’s given me a challenge—a friendly wager, so to … challenge—a friendly wager, so to speak, and a thousand bucks is on the line.
All I have to do is prove that he doesn’t affect me. Ha! Easy money, right?
Only I didn’t count on what it costs me to resist his panty-dropping smirk, dirty promises, and the way he gets inside my head. Giving up oxygen might have been easier, after all.
We’re both playing to win, but at what cost?
A Friendly Wager was first published in 2016 as Once Should Be Enough. It is a steamy, sometimes awkward AF, romantic comedy standalone novel about talking dirty and getting over your own hangups. And it’s hot. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!
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Loved the book, the story was well written and the characters were intriguing. Once I started I could not get enough, from the start till the end I was engrossed I was even on the edge of my seat with twists and turns, lust and passion, strength happiness and funny. The story of sensation. Do yourself a favor and buy the book you want be disappointed.
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I’ve never read anything by this author before and I really enjoyed this book, it’s a fun, steamy romance that was a joy to read. The two main characters, Cassie and Will are such fun and have such great chemistry.
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A Friendly Wager by Nikki Kaye is a friend’s to lovers romance featuring Cassie and Will who are friends . Cassie tells Will she is giving up on dating after having a disastrous relationship. Will makes a bet with Cassie in an attempt to get her back into the dating scene, however, they find an explosive relationship between the two of them. I recommend this feel good book which has endearing characters, an interesting plot, humor, passion, and steamy romance.
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Will and Cassie’s story was a roller coaster. Hot, hot, HOT and just the right amount of angst and miscommunication to make you want to wring each of their necks at some point in the story. Moments where I laughed out loud and gasped at the embarrassment in the story. This book makes you FEEEEEL. Very steamy, amazing chemistry but boy do they have to work for their happy ending! 🙂
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Friends or maybe Something More
Entertaining novel about 2 students in college who are friends. Cassie has come to the conclusion she hates sex & confides in Will, her good friend. Will wagers she hasn’t been with the right guy & he’ll prove to her that she is wrong. Even though these 2 fluctuate from steamy hot to being cool towards each other, it’s still a fun story to read.
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A sweet friend to lover’s romance with two twenty-one-year old college students. Cassandra/Cassie and Will met as lab partners and developed a special m/f friendship. One day Cassie confesses an embarrassing secret. Now all bets are off and Will will not stop till he proves Cassie is wrong about her assumption. Cassie’s character was interesting in that she had all these hang-ups, insecurities and preconceived ideas that kept her from living life to the fullest. I thought that what she was going through was very realistic for a young woman who is naive in the ways of the world. Luckily Will had no such problems. He was super confident, sexy as sin, handsome devil and was just the man to get the job done. What Will thought was an opportunity to help his friend turned into so, so much more. A very sweet story.
It made me smile and it made me wince at times because Cass and Will’s relationship got its ups and downs in searching what they really felt and values in each other.
I liked that they started as friends and wanted to keep that even when the relationship changed and deepened and surprised both of them.
The story grabbed me from the very beginning and kept me interested to the very end.
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A Friendly Wager a sweet yet steamy story about two friends, Will and Cassie, and how they became friends with benefits. This is a well written story filled with humor, drama, steam, well developed characters, an interesting challenge and a great ending.
This is an awesome read the storyline flowed smoothly from beginning to the end. The chemistry between the characters is unmistakable making it interesting and keeping my attention.
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Five Sizzling Stars! A Friendly Wager was a Great feel-good read! It was extremely Sexy, with little to no angst. Just Red hot passion and lots of frustration! Will and Cassie are easy to love, their friendship is something uniquely special and their connection is so explosive! Cassie shares his problem with Will and neither of them is prepared for where it takes them. Kaye lights a fire like nothing I’ve experienced before! from the first few chapters, it burns hotter than the sun and it only gets hotter! Cassie is beautifully innocent and she is unsure of the deal she’s made with Will, not quite expecting him to ignite her blood the way he has. Gah! I screamed at these two soooooooo much! Communicate! She is so stubborn and Will too sweet to push. The actual words between these two always come out wrong! I wanted to slap them and stick them both in the corner! Will awakes all Cassies’s desires and he will have you swooning into the night! Perfect Man that Will, I would love to lock him away in a cabin for a weekend! This was my first book by Kaye, and I’m so happy to have found her! If you looking for a sweet, fun and Passionate read this is your book! I received an arc in exchange for an honest review.
First by this author and it was good. Great characters and the chemistry between them was electric
Will and Cassie were cute as a couple they start out as friends then it develops into something more after Cassie makes a confession about her romantic ahem life. But thats okay because Will hasn’t been able to forget a certain Halloween Party with Cassie. There exploration of each other is at times sweet, hot and humourous. If they had spent a little less time exploring they mite have got to the knowledge of how they felt for one another sooner. But there definitely meet for each other. Will is sensitive and hot but he still has the insecurity of youth about him but he also knows what he wants Cassie. Cassie is infuriating at times but she eventually gets there with Will. I liked this book and would read others by the Author.
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This was such a great friends to lovers story, i was hooked from the start. A well written story from Nikky Kaye who is a new author for me. Loved Cassie and Will the chemistry btw these two was hot.
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A Friendly Wager by Nikky Kaye a cute and sweet five-star read. Cassie and Will have a real great chemistry, but the will they wont they drove me crazy. This will have you screaming at the novel, just talk to each other!!! The steam and sauce in this will drive you crazy as well, but in a different way. As always Nikky Kaye has brought it all to the yard.
Torrid self-seeking
4,5
It is a romance very well written, torrid all along, while remaining romantic on both the passage of a friendship to lovers story, but especially on the self-discovery for the heroine.
Will is very attracted to her friend Cassie, but when she tells him that she thinks she is frigid, he offers to show her the opposite. The problem is that if Will knows he wants more with Cassie, the latter oscillates between a friendship with benefits and a real story.
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I adore this book! Nikky Kaye is an amazing author! Will and Cassie’s story is filled with so much chemistry! Tons of heat and heart and very little angst! This is the perfect book to curl up with!
I absolutely adored Will and Cassie from the very beginning! The chemistry between these two characters was off the charts HOT and I really enjoyed the well written storyline which kept me turning the pages until the very end!
It’s nice to have a friend so generous and kind as Will who will selflessly help you out with a delicate a problem…a sex problem. Cassie’s pretty lucky that he’s so willing and able to assist her and is so very good at it as well. Just ask him, he’ll tell you just how good he is! He’s ready to put his money where his mouth is – in many different ways – to prove it.
This book is so hilarious! I love Nikky Kaye’s “voice.” Her sense of humor is great and it makes her characters great to read and root for. She can write cringe-worthy yet funny as hell awkward situations better than anyone!
Will and Cassie are friends, and have never crossed the line towards anything romantic or steamy, but that is all about to change. Cassie has just informed Will that she has given up on dating, after having a very unfulfilling relationship. He can’t stand to see her give up so easily and has the perfect plan to change her mind. He issues her a bet of sorts… one that involves a lot of wooing, sexy smirks, smoldering passion, and heated glances.
A Friendly Wager is a sexy little page-turner that does not disappoint… it’s steamy words will have your blushing throughout. What started as an innocent little, strings-free bet, quickly becomes something else all together when unexpected feelings come into play. I loved watching these two test the limits of their friendship and try to avoid falling, their story kept me captivated from beginning to end. Once my eyes found the words, I just couldn’t stop. If you like feel-good steamy romances you will love this one, it’s addictive words and wonderful characters are certain to keep you entertained and swimming in swoons! Highly recommend!
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I’m not generally into young adult novels (being well out of that stage) but every so often one comes along that really grabs me. I had downloaded this book free on promotion, based on the description and really enjoyed it! The “friends to lovers” trope appeals to me, and I liked Nikky Kaye’s writing style. The story, while quite erotic, was also at times humorous and also emotional.