Luz De Los Santos thought her job was easy.Being the Sex and Relationship Director of Modern Magazine, no one knew the art of dating and hookups like she did. When the commitment-phobe beauty gets singled out by her editor to write a challenging column for the coveted, annual Valentine’s issue, Luz is forced to confront her issues about relationships with her newly pitched project.The Love Bet.Is … pitched project.
The Love Bet.
Is it possible to fall in love by the third screw? Maybe.
But she’s not holding her breath once she recruits her blast from the past, Evan Cattaneo to help test her theory.
Evan regrets the way things ended between him and Luz.
The girl who charmed him all those years ago was now grown and sexy, making more than ready to aid Luz in her little experiment. Only his plans won’t stop at just bedding her. Nope, he plans to make her fall in love again. It’s only a matter of time before loving between the sheets turns into stealing kisses in the streets.
When emotions get wild and feelings grow deep, will the insecurities of Luz’s past come back to haunt them?
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Evan and Luz story is very interesting a lot of racial issue in the past and in present . Overall I enjoy the book it is a good read.
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This is like reading a steamy version of a Hallmark Movie!! I really like this. Luz is the the Sex and Relationship Director of Modern Magazine and knows her way around the dating world. She is tasked with writing a column for the Valentine’s issue after pitching an idea, The Love Bet, she never thought she would have to write. She picks her ideal man, but now she has to deal with old feelings and issues resurfacing and it brings up her issues with commitment. I loved their back story, and the issues they confront while determining if what they have always wanted can be. I received this ARC form Bad Boy Updates.
Lux and Evan have a fated meeting 15 years after they broke up. Lux has an article to write for her magazine about love and Evan is her willing guinea pig. I liked Lux even though she had her issues she was comfortable with herself. She lived life how she was wasn’t afraid to experience things for herself and let others know how it was. I’m hoping the part with her friend Candice opening up was a lead up to her own book.
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This book was good to read. It shows that don’t believe everything you see, cause there’s a chance it could be something totally different. There is always a second chance at love if you give it a chance when comes along.
Evan was the perfect man that any woman would want in her life. Luz was a goal driven woman who put up borders around her, in which at times made her to come off selfish.
Love the story….
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The characters were awesome to read about. I really enjoyed how the author was able to tell their story and draw you in at the same time.
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Wonderful Read
by Dale
This is a wonderful and enjoyable way to relax and unwind and begin a quiet evening at home.
There are times when you can really feel the anguish and frustration between Evan and Luz.
The Love Bet is a enjoyable second chance read.
This is the first time I’ve ever read anything from this author, and definitely not the last. I’m looking forward to seeing The Engagement.
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This was such a relatable book. Most of us 30 somethings can relate to the young broken heart, the generational curses, the journey to self awareness and acceptance, and learning to share our flaws with others. I saw soo much of myself in Luz. Every brown skin girl has dealt with colorism, antiquated family views, and judgement. These are topics so rarely discussed but they affect is soo deeply. Just like how many of us want that final closure with our first love. This book gives us single girls hope….although you almost lost me with the one on one game at the end lol. Too much love and basketball meets Trainwrecked but you brought me back with Luz’s explanation. You know it’s real love when a girl will try to play basketball with no skills in front of teenage kids lol.
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G. L. Tomas’s The Love Bet was well written and had strong and developed characters. It was an awesome story about love and second chances. I enjoyed Luz and Evan’s love story, their journey to happily ever after was complicated with lots of ups and downs, but they proved that they were meant for each other by fighting for their love. They had a great connection and amazing chemistry. I enjoyed this story by G.L. Tomas and would recommend it.
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The Love Bet by G. L. Tomas is your classic second chance trope. Luz and Evan were high school sweethearts that ended with a misunderstanding. Now years later, after an assignment Luz receives they end up at the same singles meeting and make the love bet. I had many ups and downs with this story. With Luz being such a strong feminist and having no qualms about telling you what she wants, I initially was all about the girl power, get it girl, Queen vibes! As the story progressed I became more annoyed that she was so self-absorbed and didn’t see what was right in front of her. I’m glad the author completely addressed this but it also caused me to have a hard time connecting with her again. I did appreciate the way the author addresses certain issues as well that will hopefully open up many people’s eyes. However, with this story based in 2020, they wouldn’t have gone to a concert and definitely wouldn’t have gone against so many mandates for the get togethers that are mentioned, so for continuity, that bugged me. Overall though, I did enjoy this book and am grateful the publisher provided me an ARC through NetGalley. I am definitely looking forward to the next book in the series!
This book is the first story I have read by this writing team. I really appreciated the nuanced layers to this story. The way the book was constructed with the past and present contrasting and sometimes dovetailing made for effective storytelling. I enjoyed the two main characters….Evan, more so, because he was easier to understand and perhaps easier to like. Luz has so much baggage that it was difficult to see the things Evan loved about her. She seemed to have a scorched earth approach to relationships. Her complex family dynamics “colored” her self concept. Being African-American, I am aware of colorism as it relates to the concept of slaves with lighter complexions being relegated to less menial tasks. G. L. Tomas educated me on how this concept plays out in other African descended cultures. I absolutely recommend this book and will check other stories by these authors, including the upcoming sequel to Evan and Luz’s story. Two things of note but did not take away from the story: I am not sure if the BET was valid since they had a prior relationship and one could argue that they never got over each other….the other thing was all the talk about hair color 4 C….2 B….this is the only part of the book I kind of skipped
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I’ve read several books written by G.L. Tomas; she is becoming one of my favorite authors. I can’t wait to read more of her books.
This is the first book in the Love Unexpected Series; it is a stand-alone book. The story is about Luz & Evan; her editor has assigned her a new column to write and she get him to help her.
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It took a minute to finish this book BUT not due to the book itself! The storyline is So relevant and realistic to current and historic times of the world. Being from two different backgrounds Even and Lux had to deal with hateful opinions, racism, sarcasm, threats, bullying while just simply wanting to love whom they love. I gave this book five stars for the strength, determination and love they maintained despite of it all. I’d love to read more by this author.
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I have not previously read any books by G.L. Thomas. I was looking on BookSirens and was very interested in The Love Bet. It sounded like a sweet second chance romance.
I am rating this book with five starts because there is nothing wrong with the book. The writing is good, the characters are engaging (I loved Evan), and the storyline is well executed. It just isn’t for me.
I don’t know anything about G.L. Thomas, so what I didn’t like might be what draws others in as readers. I read to escape the realities of the world and I just felt like this book is heavy with sexism, feminism, colorism, etc. If I am reading a book with a main character that is trans, then I don’t need to be reminded every other page that they identify as x. Similarly, I didn’t need to be reminded throughout the book that the characters identified as cisgender. At times, I felt like the book was less romance and more social issues. I’m also not a huge fan of books that alternate between past & present, which does happen in this book.
Again, there is nothing wrong with the book. It simply did not align with the style of books that I prefer. The book is well written and I think that if you are looking for romance books with less fluff & more “life” then you will really enjoy this book. If it is available via Kindle Unlimited then I suggest you check it out and form your own opinion 🙂
Bet on Love!
Luz, the nerdy girl and Evan the smart jock, dated in high school. Neither was what the other was expecting and they fall in love. A misunderstanding derails their budding relationship and they move on with their lives. Fate brings them back together. Will time and maturity make the difference this time around?”
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Luz and Evan, is a second chance romance. In reading this story I found myself loving Evan and admiring Luz. The story goes back and forth at times from when they met to their lives in the present and their second chance meeting and dating life. In reading the story I found myself loving Luz strength in the beginning but after a while I felt if she didn’t bend a little she would break. There were times in the story when I wasn’t sure if I should take notes on her family, her heritage and hair because the information was so in-depth. Yet this was a pleasant read with a HEA for now.
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This second chance romance was a good story with characters that were well rounded enough to grab my attention from the very beginning and kept me turning the pages until the very last page!
I personally found this book a bit slower than what I normally enjoy and had to really push myself to get through. The storyline itself was good but it would have been better if it would’ve moved along a bit smoother. Now, that is just my opinion and how I felt about his particular book. You may love it, so please read the other reviews as well as the authors synopsis to see if this would be your next read.