My review of Betting on Him by Kelly Collins

Faye Tandy works at a Casino as a server and when she is late for work she gets to work in the quiet bar, Gatsby’s as a punishment. She also goes to school as she wants to get further in her career. She is a hard worker and sometimes may have a little trouble not telling things as they are.

Alessio “Alex” Savage has led a life as far away from his father, Vincent, as possible but when Vincent is murdered Alex is left to pick up the pieces of his father’s businesses. Alex wants to make sure that his father’s businesses are clean and not left to the mafia and some of Vincent’s unique choices in associates.

When Faye and Alex meet, Alex believes that Faye may be the answer to one of his most pressing needs, a wife. But that decision is likely to upset Uri Petrenko, who wanted his daughter Katya to marry Alex. Will Faye agree to help Alex and what will be in it for her? Can Alex legitimize his father’s businesses before anyone gets hurt?

This was such a great book that had me hooked from the beginning straight through to the end. There were so many twists and turns that I couldn’t put the book down!

I loved Faye as she was so much fun and feisty! She had lots of personality and was struggling to make ends meet but she was working hard to make something of herself. I loved her first meeting with Alex and how honest she was with him about her issues at work – like the lack of healthy food. She was also extremely loyal and knew the role she was in.

Alex was absolutely awesome, and I loved how he was changing everything up to run the type of company that he wanted, not one associated with any of the bad stuff that his father was involved in. I liked how he knew what he had to do to stay away from Petrenko’s family and why he was concerned about what Uri had planned.

The chemistry between Alex and Faye was hot and intense and I knew things would get deeper between the two of them, but I was never sure what would happen and who else would be involved. Loved it!

I loved all the twists with certain characters like FBI Agent Michael Holt and Katya Petrenko.

I can’t wait for the next book in the series as it will be great!

5 Stars