The Love Wager

By: Lynn Painter

Narrated by: Kristen DiMercurio, Zachary Webber

Length: 7 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's summary

Two people make a wager on who can find love first, not realizing what they should be betting on is each other, in this new romantic comedy by Lynn Painter, New York Times bestselling author of Mr. Wrong Number.

Hallie Piper is turning over a new leaf. After belly-crawling out of a hotel room (hello, rock bottom), she decides it’s time to become a full-on adult. She gets a new apartment, a new haircut, and a new wardrobe, but when she logs onto the dating app that she has determined will find her new love, she sees none other than Jack, the guy whose room she snuck out of.

After agreeing they are absolutely not interested in each other, Jack and Hallie realize they’re each other’s perfect wing-person in their searches for The One. They text each other about their dates, often scheduling them at the same restaurant so that if things don’t go well, the two of them can get tacos afterward.

Spoiler: they get a lot of tacos together. Discouraged by the lack of prospects, Jack and Hallie make a wager to see who can find true love first, but when they agree to be fake dates for a weekend wedding, all bets are off. As they pretend to be a couple, lines become blurred and they both struggle to remember why the other was a bad idea to begin with.

©2023 Lynn Painter (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

"Painter follows up Mr. Wrong Number with an equally cute friends to lovers romance...Their equally filthy sense of humor makes their connection feel real and their game of constant one-upmanship is a lot of fun. Painter’s fans won’t be disappointed."—Publishers Weekly

"A fun, flirty, and timely read from Painter (Mr. Wrong Number), with likable characters to boot.”—Library Journal

“Lynn Painter (Mr. Wrong Number) provides the perfect rom-com escape in The Love Wager, a trope-driven romance that will remind readers, as they laugh themselves to tears, why they love the genre.”—Shelf Awareness

Zachary Webber….my favorite!

I listened to this book because of Zachary Webber. I had no idea what it was about and I was so pleasantly surprised! I loved it!!

More Mr Webber

Loved the narration. The story was super cute, a bit predictable but that’s ok, loved it.

cute rom-com

Light and easy rom-com with minimal angst and conflict. Love Zachary Webber and the friendship & banter between the main characters.

Good, cute, not amazing.

If I were 24 I would be giving this read all of the stars. I’m twice that so a little jaded. It’s slow in the middle and I don’t understand the inability to express your feelings…. Other than the obvious prolong the book. It’s a cute listen. Great narration.

Loved it!

Sassy and fun! Voice actors were wonderful! Modern and full of quick wit and charm.

Miss the characters already!

I miss the characters already. I do wish it had been about an hour longer, more time added to the end or middle of the story. Great narrators and I don’t regret spending the credit! Xoxo

A really fun listen

If you want a fun book where you like the characters and there is pretty low angst then this is a great listen. If a book holds my interest where I want to keep listening to it any chance I get, like this one, then I recommend reading. The characters were witty and I loved their banter.

Fun read with likable characters

The storyline isn’t anything too new, but the humor had me laughing out loud in my car a few times and I enjoyed the book.

This is book must!

This is one of my new favorite authors! The story is very cute and there is not a lot of explicit sex. Very refreshing since love is so much more than sex.

So cute!

Hallie is so easy to like and I love just about anything Zach Webber narrates. Fast paced story that sweet and steamy.