I loved this story! The writing was so good, and I really liked Sam and Val together. I thought Sam was a good guy, and even though I knew how the story was going to play out it was such a good read getting there. I liked Val for the most part. I can TOTALLY relate with the body issues, I'm a big girl too. I did feel like she should have listened to Sam more on that front though. He wouldn't have said the things he did if he didn't want to. While I know that Sam making a bet on Val was stupid, I did feel like he did it for the right reasons. I also feel like Val wasn't completely honest with herself. She liked him too much to let herself just get "lessons" from him, and she never held their arrangement as a "friends only" thing. When the lie started, there weren't supposed to be feelings involved. I was very happy that they get their HEA though. The secondary characters in this story are awesome! The girls always have Val's back, and her family was great too. I have to say the whole conversation that Sam has with his parents toward the end of the book was awesome. It made me tear up, because that's the exact way I feel about my kids! I would definitely recommend this story, and I can not wait for the next one!
I voluntarliy reviewed an advanced readers copy of this book.