The Love Wager
by Lynn Painter
After a one-night stand they agree never to repeat, Hallie and Jack become friends and bet on who will find real love first on a dating app. Their dates are terrible. Their friendship is not.
- Spice
- 3/5
- Burn
- Medium
- Pages
- ~336
- Ending
- HEA
HEA means happily ever after: they end up together, for good.
How spicy is The Love Wager?
The Love Wager is a 3 out of 5 on our spice scale: steamy (open door). On-page sex scenes, a handful of them, with some detail. Spice supports the plot. Spice starts around the middle.
- Steam: Open door
- Burn: Medium burn
- When: Spice starts around the middle
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: First person, dual POV (both leads)
- Ending: Happily ever after
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- Death of a loved one
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The Love Wager: quick answers
How spicy is The Love Wager?
The Love Wager is a 3 out of 5 on our spice scale: steamy (open door). On-page sex scenes, a handful of them, with some detail. Spice supports the plot. Spice starts around the middle.
Is The Love Wager a standalone?
Yes, The Love Wager is a standalone. You can read it on its own.
What tropes are in The Love Wager?
The Love Wager features friends to lovers. It is a medium burn M/F romance that ends with a happily ever after.
Does The Love Wager have content warnings?
Our notes for The Love Wager include: death of a loved one. This list may not be complete; check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.
What should I read after The Love Wager?
If you loved The Love Wager, try My Favorite Half-Night Stand by Christina Lauren, In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren, The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez. They share its friends to lovers energy at a similar spice level.