Betting on Love Series by Melanie Jacobson

I’m a nurse who wants to be a rock star—a secret I don’t even tell my best friends and roommates. So when one of them—Ruby—gets it into her head to find me a man, I can’t explain why I don’t have time for her matchmaking. Ruby turns it into a bet to make sure I go along with it. I say yes, but won’t matter. My ex taught me the most important thing about men: you can’t count on them.When Ruby picks the worst possible guy for me, I know I’ve got this in the bag... moreI’m a nurse who wants to be a rock star—a secret I don’t even tell my best friends and roommates. So when one of them—Ruby—gets it into her head to find me a man, I can’t explain why I don’t have time for her matchmaking. Ruby turns it into a bet to make sure I go along with it. I say yes, but won’t matter. My ex taught me the most important thing about men: you can’t count on them.When Ruby picks the worst possible guy for me, I know I’ve got this in the bag. Sure, our brand-new neighbor, Josh, is hot, but he’s the privileged scion of an Austin family whose money is so old, it’s dusty. Been there, done that, and I’m not going back.The thing is, Josh isn't easy to shake, especially not after he discovers my secret double-life. With the help of a fake dating scheme, a cursing parrot, and our late-night balcony talks, I’m starting to think he’s a risk worth taking—even when all the evidence says I better run. less

She doesn’t want a dating coach. Especially not one she’s been in love with since junior high.Ava’s roommates say she’s a workaholic. But when her boss temporarily suspends her extra lab time, her best friend and bossiest roommate makes fixing Ava’s love life her summer project.Ava’s love life is definitely broken, but makeover schemes and blind dates with Ruby’s weird library patrons are not the answer... moreShe doesn’t want a dating coach. Especially not one she’s been in love with since junior high.Ava’s roommates say she’s a workaholic. But when her boss temporarily suspends her extra lab time, her best friend and bossiest roommate makes fixing Ava’s love life her summer project.Ava’s love life is definitely broken, but makeover schemes and blind dates with Ruby’s weird library patrons are not the answer. When Ruby takes drastic measures and calls in her brother, Joey—one of Austin’s hottest heartthrobs—to consult, it’s Ava’s worst nightmare.Good there’s no way Ruby will win the bet now. Bad it’s because Ava fell for Joey when she was fourteen, and no other guy has ever measured up.She’s never told anyone, and she’ll do anything to keep Joey from finding out—including putting up with a bombshell transformation—if it hides her true feelings when he looks at her. He rejected Ava once, and it nearly broke her. She’ll never give him that chance again. less

An intense programmer and a hard partying social butterfly have nothing in common...But the sparks fly anyway when Madison Benedict offers Oliver Hayes a quiet space to work in the daylight hours of Austin's premiere nightclub where she makes major bank working bottle service for VIPs.Oliver sees more to Madison than she ever shows the rest of the world, and as he begins to challenge her choices, she finds it harder and harder to hide...herself. Her ambitions. Her dreams.And her feelings... moreAn intense programmer and a hard partying social butterfly have nothing in common...But the sparks fly anyway when Madison Benedict offers Oliver Hayes a quiet space to work in the daylight hours of Austin's premiere nightclub where she makes major bank working bottle service for VIPs.Oliver sees more to Madison than she ever shows the rest of the world, and as he begins to challenge her choices, she finds it harder and harder to hide...herself. Her ambitions. Her dreams.And her feelings.But Oliver isn't the only one who sees past the exterior everyone else takes for granted. Madison sees a man driven by secrets, and she's determined to uncover them.Will their determination to see behind the other's mask send them each further into hiding? Or will their teasing and scorching kisses draw them deeper into a relationship each of them is sure they don't want? less

I helped all my roommates find love. Now they want revenge. When my besties present me with a plan to find the man of my dreams, I pass. Easily. Until my recent ex of five years very publicly announces his engagement to someone he just met. If dating shows him I’m happy and thriving, I’m all in.But after half a dozen nightmare dates, I’m having doubts. My roommates say they’re only “repaying the favor,” but this experiment feels more like payback.Thank goodness I have my best friend Charlie... moreI helped all my roommates find love. Now they want revenge. When my besties present me with a plan to find the man of my dreams, I pass. Easily. Until my recent ex of five years very publicly announces his engagement to someone he just met. If dating shows him I’m happy and thriving, I’m all in.But after half a dozen nightmare dates, I’m having doubts. My roommates say they’re only “repaying the favor,” but this experiment feels more like payback.Thank goodness I have my best friend Charlie. He had my back through my breakup, and he’s got it now. He’s the rock I can always count on—until he shocks me with a confession that threatens our friendship.Now, I have to prove to Charlie nothing has to change—while I try to survive my roommates’ deluded matchmaking.But with the rift between Charlie and me growing deeper by the day, I’m starting to wonder if he’s right. Am I missing what’s right in front of me?Maybe the perfect guy has been here all along… less

I helped all my roommates find love. Now they want revenge. When my besties present me with a plan to find the man of my dreams, I pass. Easily. Until my recent ex of five years very publicly announces his engagement to someone he just met. If dating shows him I’m happy and thriving, I’m all in.But after half a dozen nightmare dates, I’m having doubts. My roommates say they’re only “repaying the favor,” but this experiment feels more like payback.Thank goodness I have my best friend Charlie... moreI helped all my roommates find love. Now they want revenge. When my besties present me with a plan to find the man of my dreams, I pass. Easily. Until my recent ex of five years very publicly announces his engagement to someone he just met. If dating shows him I’m happy and thriving, I’m all in.But after half a dozen nightmare dates, I’m having doubts. My roommates say they’re only “repaying the favor,” but this experiment feels more like payback.Thank goodness I have my best friend Charlie. He had my back through my breakup, and he’s got it now. He’s the rock I can always count on—until he shocks me with a confession that threatens our friendship.Now, I have to prove to Charlie nothing has to change—while I try to survive my roommates’ deluded matchmaking.But with the rift between Charlie and me growing deeper by the day, I’m starting to wonder if he’s right. Am I missing what’s right in front of me?Maybe the perfect guy has been here all along… less