Rating: ★★★★✬ (4.5/5 Stars)
Title: The Dating Alternative
Author(s): Jennifer Woodhull
Character(s):
― Sabrina “Brie” Ball: Brunette/Black, Green Eyed
― Alexander “Max” MacCallum: Brunette, Brown Eyed
Setting: N/A
Tag(s): Romance, Contemporary
Content Rating: R
POV: Alternates between Heroine/Hero
Smexy Level: Hot
Favorite Quote(s):
― “She’s a drug, and the more I’m exposed to her, the more addicted I become.”
― “You look beautiful… sexy… and you have my full attention. You always will when we’re together, I promise.”
― “It isn’t an arrangement. It’s so much more.”
― “I’ll be good to you. I’ll never hurt you—never betray you. I want everything though. I could fall for you, Sabrina. Maybe I already have. If we’re going to keep seeing each other, I need to know you’re all mine.”
― “If you’re with me, I plan to make every guy you’ve ever known look like a total asshole. I’m going to sweep you off your feet, Cheese. I plan to ruin you for all other men.”
Overall Opinion:
Three weeks shy of her wedding, Brie is left heartbroken after her fiance ends the engagement and leaves her for a ‘tan goddess’ he had met one month prior. After six months of picking up the broken pieces and her crushed self-esteem, she ultimately decides to try the whole friends with benefits with Max, the local bartender whom she always had a flirty past with.

Their timing was never right so when Max discovers that they are both finally single at the same time, he leaps in heart first ready to win her over even despite her swearing off all relationships and not looking for anything more than a casual fling. Agreeing to her rules of not asking for more, it starts as an arrangement but when Max realized his feelings for her are lot more than he anticipated, he’s doing everything in his power to win her over. But would Brie see this more than an arrangement? Will she finally allow her heart to open up to him? Only time will tell.

Overall, it was a enjoyable read and the lead characters were phenomenal. Nana and Simon, the secondary characters, added additional humor to the story (fingers cross Simon will have his own series too). With the leads strong connection and great chemistry, you can’t help but root for their happily ever after. It was a quick fun read and the twist at the end was unexpected! I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking a book filled with great banter, hot scenes, and seconds chances.