Bet On It by Jodie Slaughter tells a story of sexual tension, romance, and Bingo in a way that keeps you hooked. In this page-turning romance, we meet Aja Owens who is newer to Greenbelt, South Carolina. She’s just trying to make it in a new place with less anxiety and pressure from a larger city. Aja encounters her dream man in the most unexpected place – the aisle of the Piggly Wiggly. In the middle of a panic attack, she meets Walker Abbott, who recognizes her panic attack and treats the situation and Aja with kindness and understanding. From that moment, I fell in love with Walker. Their second unlikely meeting is at Bingo where they have a mutual connection. Walker’s grandmother is Aja’s Bingo buddy. Throughout the novel, sparks fly, sexual tensions rise, and they make a bingo sex pact in order to keep their mutual attraction in check.
There were so many things about this book that I absolutely loved. As someone well-versed in dealing with anxiety, this was a refreshing representation for me. Both characters had their own mental health journeys to embark on. Aja with anxiety and Walker with PTSD and issues with being neglected as a child. They were both allowed to be who they were dealing with their issues with patience, time, and therapy. The journeys that each character went on kept me hooked throughout the book as well as gave me not only their budding romance to look forward to, but also their individual triumphs and hurdles.
I truly adored how they first met and continued to bump into one another. The spicy scenes throughout the book were incredible, and this is a story I would highly recommend to anyone looking to read a fun, but spicy love story. I rated Bet On It by Jodie Slaughter 5 Stars.
(Content Warning: The story deals with mental health, anxiety, PTSD, child neglect, and parental substance abuse)