I Bet You by Ilsa Madden-Mills ~ New Release & Review

Title: I BET You

Author: Ilsa Madden-Mills

Genre: New Adult Romance (Standalone)

Release Date: October 29, 2018 Photography: Wander Aguiar Model: Steven Cover Design: Shanoff Formats

Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills returns with an all-new swoon-fest of a novel about what happens when you look beyond labels and take a chance on love. 

Sexy Athlete: I bet you…

Penelope Graham: Burn in hell, quarterback. 

The late night text is random but Penelope knows exactly who “Sexy Athlete” is. And why she shouldn't take his wager.

Ryker Voss.

Football star.

Walks on water and God's gift to women.

Just ask him. 

His bet? He promises Penelope he’ll win her the heart of the nerdy guy she’s been crushing on. His plan—good old-fashioned jealousy. Once her crush sees her kissing Ryker, he'll realize what he's missing. Sounds legit, right? The only question is…why is Ryker being so nice to her?

Penelope Graham.

Virgin.

Lover of sparkly vampires and calculus.

His mortal enemy.

Penelope knows she shouldn’t trust a jock, but what’s a girl to do when she needs a date to Homecoming? And Ryker’s keeping a secret, another bet, one that could destroy Penelope’s heart forever.

Will the quarterback score the good girl or will his secret mean everyone loses at this game of love?

Find out in this all-new standalone novel…

Wall Street Journal best-selling author Ilsa Madden-Mills writes about strong heroines and sexy alpha males that sometimes you just want to slap. She's best known for her angsty and funny New Adult college romances. 

A former high school English teacher, she adores all things Pride and Prejudice; Mr. Darcy is her ultimate hero. 

She's also addicted to frothy coffee beverages, Vampire Dairies, and any book featuring unicorns and sword-wielding females. 

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Elizabeth's Review

My rating: 4 of 5 stars - Would Recommend to a Friend

Review Copy Provided by Author

Oh this was fun!
Ms Mills brings us back to Waylon University in the school year following the events in I Dare You. We met Ryker and several secondary characters in the previous book, but this is a complete standalone.
I loved the connection between Ryker and Penelope from the very beginning! They both have a little bit of baggage from their childhoods and parental relationships and that affects how they interact.
Ryker is a much sweeter guy than I would have expected for a starting quarterback. That made his approach and courtship of Penelope that much better.
As much as this is Penelope and Ryker’s romantic story, there is also a strong secondary story for Penelope, her father, and her stepsister. Meeting her Dad made me curious about his story (please?!).
Well written (as expected) this is an entertaining entry from Ms Mills! YA isn’t typically my jam, but this author makes me fall a little bit in love and I can’t wait to see what comes next for the Waylon Wildcats.

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