***ARC received in exchange of an honest opinion***

Cheater was a really fun book to read, it had me laughing through so many scenes.
Even though the plot line might be a bit predictable, the story telling made it refreshing and I really liked reading it.

Lucas is the perfect romantic comedy male character and the kind of "jerk" I love. The leading female gives as good as she gets, though. They balance each other.
His family and Avery's family are INSANE, and sometimes for me they were too over the top. It made they seems too unreal.

Overal I really enjoyed reading Cheater.

OMG! This book is awesome!
Don’t hold this title against this book.
That word usually puts me off reading a book completely, especially when it's in the title.
This is the first book in the Curious Liaisons series by Rachel van Dyken, Lucas Thorne is charismatic, understanding, kind, and a complete manwhore and Avery is amazing, funny and independent.
Cheater is hilarious, beautiful, and sexy.

I received this copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review!

This story was shockingly cute and funny which is not something I would have thought a cheater story would be. Avery is completely nuts and has a slight food addiction (that's my girl) and she also the baby sister of Lucas's former fiancé. As stated in the title there was cheating incident which is the basis for Lucas's manwhore behavior. However, we do learn the behind the scenes circumstances that lead up to faithful or should I say unfaithful event.

Favorite scene: the gynecologist visit (I cried!)

Possible Spoilers:

I'm usually not a fan of cheating books but I have to say this book was fun (go figure) and I didn't completely hate Lucas. Now I wasn't too happy with the sister connection, that is just way too much family sharing in my opinion. FYI, I hate Brooke.

I would love to know why Thatch did what he did to poor Austin because there definitely seemed to be a reason.

I am so glad I took a chance on this book! I'm ashamed to admit that as much as I love this author's writing, I almost didn't read this one because of the title and what I thought it meant. Please don't make the same mistake I did - read this book now! It was hilarious but also a bit angsty. There was a lot these characters had to overcome but I loved every second of it. This author writes the best humor! I loved this book and can't wait to read whatever this author writes next!

I enjoyed thoroughly reading Lucas and Avery's story. I found the title of the book intriguing and wanted to read it. Well it was not what I expected , it was better.
Lucas and Avery's story is entertaining, passionate and full of drama.

" when a man loves me, he's going to get all of me, not twenty-four hours."

Cheater had me hooked instantly. Lucas Thorn is the type of man you want to punch in throat, but still end up loving regardless. Rachel Van Dyken is one of my go-to authors. She never disappoints. This is right up there with Matchmakers Replacement as one my my favorite RVD books. Full of humor, wit, sexiness--I ADORED Cheater!

I can't wait for Thatch and Austin's story!

I absolutely love everything Rachel Van Dyken writes. She really knows how to create the best "bad boy" characters and Lucas was no exception in this book. Avery was sassy and outspoken and I absolutely loved watching her develop throughout the story. Definitely recommend, especially for New Adult readers!

5 I LOVE THIS CHEATER CROWNS

I love this book so much. I wasn’t sure what to expect with a title and a synopsis indicating the leading man, Lucas Thorne, is in fact a cheater. On top of being a cheater, he embraces it and defends his choices, but Rachel Van Dyken did an amazing job making him redeemable, resulting in my love of this book.

Lucas Thorne is something else, charismatic, understanding, kind, and a complete manwhore. Surprisingly, seeing him with his girls makes readers like him. Here is where the reader gets to see his compassion, his understanding, and his general like of each of his girls. As a result, he becomes so much more than a cheater. With his interactions with Avery, readers get to see a different side of Lucas. They get to see a little bit of the broken part of him, and they get to see what has motivated him to live this lifestyle. With each piece of his past that is revealed, readers begin to endear themselves to him, especially as he begins to change and evolve.

Avery, the woman responsible for so much in this novel, is fantastic. She loves food, like moans and groans over a good meal. She is working hard to be independent and make it on her own. She has no issue putting Lucas Thorne in his place. Even with all these wonderful attributes, she is still at times this clumsy and sometimes awkward woman, which makes her more relatable. What will also earn reader allegiance is the way she is treated by her family, particularly her sisters. Readers will root for her to get her HEA, even with a cheater like Lucas Thorne.

Cheater is so entertaining, funny, romantic, and steamy. From the opening pages, the banter and love-hate relationship between Lucas and Avery will engage readers. What will really enthrall readers, though, is watching these two begin to change and evolve, especially as it becomes more and more difficult for them to hide their true feelings for each other. By the end of this book, these two characters, especially Lucas, get the ending they absolutely deserve.

Cheaters by Rachel Van Dyken is so fantastic. To take story that centers around a cheater and to make him lovable speaks to the talent of this author, and I cannot wait to see her tackle the next cheater.

ARC received in exchange for an honest review.

4.5 Stars!!!!

4 "Satan" Stars!

Alright, okay, I under no circumstances condone cheating! Like, hand-to-heart HELL! NO! BUT, and before y'all pull a "Kanye" on me, please let me finish. Lucas is a, um, complicated man. He has his system and all parties involved know what they're getting into. Do I approve? Well, no, but if it works for them, who the hell am I to judge?

I, like many of the women, fell under LUCAS THORNS' charm. Ugh, I didn't want to, believe me I tried, but he got under my skin; in the good kind of way. Yeah, don't worry, I just smacked myself in the forehead. Because why on earth would I find a cheater attractive?! *rolls eyes* But even with his charm and great hair and smoldering eyes I would NEVER, cross-my-heart and pinky swear would I become just a "one day" of the week girl. Because once a cheater, ALWAYS a cheater, am I right?

Avery Black, girrrrrrrl, you were so refreshing and feisty, and I applaud your tenacity. You seriously knew how to put Lucas in his place, and it was awesome! The banter between Lucas and Avery was absolutely hilarious. Seriously, these two complimented one another so well. They were s'cute together. I was rooting hardcore for them.

This was my first Rachel Van Dyken book and it certainly won't be my last.

***4,5 "Thorn in my side!!!" stars***

“Hating him was difficult. Being attracted to him was inevitable.”

Well, this was an interesting, very crazy, with lots of fun ride!!!
The story was a little bit absurd and the characters crazy as hell, but that was a very enjoyable compination...
I really had fun while i was learning the story of Lucas Thorn and Avery Black!!!

“This is my story.
You will hate it.
You will hate me.”

Lucas Thorn is a cheater.... He didn't born that way but he was made... And everything started when he was caught cheating his future wife with her sister a day before his wedding...
Now, after four years, Lucas is a professional cheater...
No, forget what you are already thinking!!!! His situation is different!!!
He has a girl for every day of week, except Sunday...
Lucas doesn't think that he is cheating on them, since they all know about the others...
His plan is working just fine until the moment Avery Black is coming back in his life...

"I loved it.
The rush.
The feeling of kissing a stranger a few days after breaking off an engagement, a promise of lifetime commitment that never felt quite right.
It was exciting.
Wild.
And the best part?
There was no chance I would hurt anyone—or anyone would hurt me. It was in that moment that I realized I wasn’t the guy who committed—I was the guy . . . who cheated."

Avery Black had bad luck lately, so she desperately needs this internship... She needs money, because she is almost homeless, very hungry and she doesn't want to get back home to start living with her parents in her old room...
But when she is meeting her new boss, she is becoming furious...
Lucas Thorn was the reason for all the hurt in her family, but for her broken heart too...
He was her hero and he turned out a cheater and a big a$$!!!!

"Lucas Thorn was a sickness.
A darkness that never left.
He was a rutting bastard.
He was still— unfortunately— gorgeous."

From that moment, everything turned upside down...
Not only in Lucas's plan, but with his whole life...
Avery and her big mouth is making a big mess for both of them and the things are getting very soon out of hands...
At the same time, they are coming closer and closer and they remember the hows and whys used to bound them all those years before...

"One step forward. A moment when he showed me he was actually a decent human worth saving. Worth loving.
Ten giant steps back."

Which were the reasons who led Lucas in that lifestyle???
Will Avery manage to forgive Lucas for his cheating ways???
Will Lucas deny his absurd ways with his women??? For Avery's sake??? Is it even possible???
Will Avery allow him to get back in her heart??? And with what cost???
How their family react in all this craziness???
Is there a future for them???

"It’s because what we had between us was real. The most real thing I’d ever experienced with anyone.
Only now?
I had nothing holding me back, except for the guilty feeling in the back of my head that told me—even if she gave me her heart, I’d never be able to give her mine. Not when so many other women currently had a piece of it."

I know that Lucas was a real a$$ with this crazy idea of his, but i really liked the guy...
I understood from the first moment that there was a reason for his downfall and i was soooo right!!! But i think that he made a big mistake back then, because he didn't try to explain...
And then, he started the professional cheating!!!! Bahahaha...
This man was gorgeous, sarcastic and very, very funny!!!
I loved how he pressed Avery's buttons and i enjoyed very much the way that he bribed her with food!!!! Bahahaha...

"One day you were my friend, and then you became something completely different. Because I wanted you. Because even when it was wrong... I wanted you."

"But I’d always been selfish—once a cheater, always a cheater, right? Only this time, this time it really did feel wrong.
This felt like cheating.
I wasn’t cheating her.
I was cheating us."

Avery was such an amazing, crazy, sweet, kind and hillarious person!!!
I loved that she was speaking whatever she was thinking without thinking the consequences.... In a way, it was adorable, even though the results were a madness!!!
I liked how she tried to deny her feelings for Lucas by insulting him all the damn time....
But what i enjoyed very much was that she was too easy to be persuaded by food!!!
God, that girl could do anthing for a hamburger!!!! Bahahaha....

"His grin made me weak, so weak that I had to hold on to him for strength. Funny how things come full circle. How he’d always been my rock.
Dependable.
Loving.
And now?
He held all the power. Lucas Thorn . . . could destroy me."

Those two when they were in the same roon was... volative!!!
They argue, fight, push each other to their limits and still the love that they were sharing, it was impossible to hide!!!
They were made for each other!!!

“Because I kissed you, and I knew in that moment that if I could kiss a seventeen-year-old girl... then I was already screwed. In my mind, I was cheating. I was a cheater then, Avery. I’m a cheater now. At least now I admit it. When I was with Kayla . . . all I wanted. Was. You.”

The secondary characters were also.... furiously hillarious!!! Especially Lucas's mother!!! The woman was totally crazy and absurd!!!
The same goes for his rest of the family, as well, for the Blacks!!!!
Those guys were sooo... irrational, but in a funny way!!!

I totally recommend this book for a happy break!!!!
Can't wait for the second book since I'm so curious about how Thacher will mend things with Austin after what he did in the end of this book!!!

***ARC kindly provided from the publisher via NetGalley for the exchange of an honest review***

what a hot sexy read, wow Lucas has made a name for himself, the player, non commitment, ever since he was caught cheating on his fiancée on thier wedding day, he feels he can't do no better but Avery is causing him to second guess himself can he prove himself? working for Lucas wasn't her first choice, she's not forgotten what he did to her sister, so pay backs are hell but when loath turns into lust can she stop her heart from wanting Lucas?

Source: eARC for Honest Review Courtesy of Author and TRSOR
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Part 1 of a new series


My Cheater Review . . .

As per usual, Rachel Van Dyken had me laughing out loud with her outrageous banter and had me absolutely adoring this new series.

Lucas Thorn screwed up! Big time. And for his penance he's chosen to be a serial 'cheater' as its easier then hurting someone he cares about or hurting himself. So, when Avery the girl of his past haunts shows up back in his life, things are about to get tricky. As he's forced to face his fears, his past, his hopes and dreams.

Avery has loved one man and he shattered her heart and all her hopes and dreams. Now years later she's still hurt but she's old enough to try and move on even though the one man she loved, she now hates. Now that she has to survive on her own, it makes her desperate for a job, any job. What she didn't expect is to work for the one whom she loves and hates.

"Look at me like that again and I'm putting Ex-Lax in your coffee, then locking all the bathroom doors."


The minute Avery and Lucas collide into each others lives sparks explode. But not all good ones. For Lucas, his lifestyle isn't conventional but oddly enough seems to work for him. Even though his heart belongs to someone else. Someone it shouldn't. His odd choice of living are safe. But then Avery walks back in and causes his world to implode on itself.

"Right, I get it-to you it's not cheating if they know. To me it just seems like a really solid way to get an STD or get a girl pregnant that you don't even like, making it so you have to fire Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday!"


The banter between these two is hilarious and their families are absolutely crazy. Which I love.

"Riddle me this, " she said in a calm voice once we were back in the car. "How did a dinner with your parents turn into a discussion about an engagement, marriage, grandchildren, and safe sex-then finally somehow detour into planning an appointment for me with a gynecologist with both you and your mother present?"
I.
Had.
Nothing.

This series has so much potential and I love the way Rachel Van Dyken delivers her stories. This was fun, unconventional, witty, and sweet.

4 Wittiful Thumbs up!

3.5 stars

Cheater by Rachel Van Dyken drew me in from the first page and held me until the last.
A fun and entertaining read and hard to put down.

Looking forward to the next book Cheater's Regret in the Curious Liaisons series.

*Thank you to Random House Publishing Group - Loveswept via Netgalley for the advance copy.*

All I can say is don’t judge a book by it’s title. I know, I know… a book called Cheater? Has to be about cheating right? Well… not really. Believe me. I HATE books about cheating. They are hard limits for me. But come on now. This is RACHEL VAN DYKEN! Has she ever steered you wrong? Has she ever given you a book that you haven’t laughed your butt off or cried from emotions that you feel for the characters (either good or bad)? So trust me… You are going to love to hate and then love even more… Mr. Lucas Thorn.

Let me fill you in on some things about Cheater. Number 1: Avery is a hoot! I loved her the first moment she opens her mouth. She will make you laugh so hard that people will be looking at you as if you have a few screws loose. (I highly recommend not reading anywhere it’s quite, because you won’t be able to maintain the silence for long). Number 2: Lucas is the kind of guy you love to hate. He’s egotistical, arrogant, sexy and he knows it. But the boy is damaged. And Avery just may be the girl to change everything around. Number 3: You will never look at connect four the same again.

Take the leap. Be the rebel and read the book called Cheater. I promise you. It will all be ok.

Title was misleading on this one because the H wasn't actually a cheater. Either way i enjoyed, but didn't live up to her other books.

Everyone recommends books and sometimes they are... entertaining. THIS book will make your day, your week, your year!

Once you are branded a cheater can you ever convince the world you are not?

One drunken night the eve of his wedding, one mistake, forever under the hangover of being a cheater, destroying two families' friendship, and being the black sheep of the family. Well, if they are going to brand you cheater, you might as well enjoy the life of a cheater. Each night of the week has a pre-assigned mate, they all know you are on a strict schedule of variety with no commitments in sight. Lucas is convinced this is not really cheating, but heck, his family will not let it go! All is about to go topsy-turvy when who but Avery becomes his assigned intern. Can he possibly work with her and be her boss when she is the sister of the woman he almost married? When she is the woman who has held his heart all these years?

Our author has woven a funny, enlightening, and mind-blowing plotline just in time to melt the last of Winter's snow. Be prepared to laugh out loud and stay up all night reading this gem. You will definitely not want to put it down. The plotline is rather unique. Twists and turns will only convince you this was the book you really needed to read this year.

If I could give this book more than 5 STARS I would! I am reviewing this book on a voluntary basis. This book should be read by anyone loving a romantic and funny story.

Despite saying that it is a contemponary romance, Cheater has many romantic comedy features with funny scenes, sharp and witty dialogues, Avery and Lucas live a real external war for the power of control and an internal war as well because they can not stop thinking how they like each other.

What I find most interesting in the book's idea is that the main focus is on the boy and not the girl, he begins the book explaining what happened in the past so that he would turn out to be a guy totally averse to compromise .As the story unfolds, the writer creates a strong connection between Lucas and the reader. I saw myself at various times not accepting his attitude, but understanding and hoping that he could overcome the trauma, not because I felt pity for him but because I could see how it was a great pain in his chest. No matter how he said it, he had not moved on the night that had transformed his life.

Surrounded by so many feelings, Avery needed to show her strength and capacity to her family , mostly her sisters and this was another point that pleased me a lot, because the book is no longer a story of a womanizer guy who discovers love and wants to change. No! The book showed how the girl was able to impose herself to everybody who treated her as a child even though she was an adult. And that for me it had no better scene than the one at the end. She was amazing in this point.

The cover already conveys this idea of ​​womanizer and funny book and it was it that really attracted me to the book and I was happy to see that I was not mistaken. The book is too good.

Already notice that I am anxious for the book of Austin and Thatch.

5/5 stars.
Kisses, Myl

Oooookay..... This almost was my 1st DNF for 2017 and I had to walk away from this e-arc from NetGalley many a times. A disappointment because I had enjoyed Van Dyken's Wingmen Inc. series. Like those books, the hero is a man whore and like it's 2nd book, always secretly lusted after his true love. Only in this case, it's his ex-fiance's kid sister who he used to help care for. Creepy, right? Also like Book # 2 Wingmen Inc: The Matchmaker's Replacement, the story is told in alternate POV and the frenemies-to-lovers have to work together because kid sis needs money to eat, though lover boy's VP status enables him disposable cash for food, drinks and a nice home where she can crash.

Now that I've established I'm kind of familiar with Van Dyken's guy-girl formula, I came real close to giving this book 1 star but reconsidered it could've been a heck of a lot worse and am going with 1.5. Why? Because this story was ungrounded and had no chemistry for the characters or this reader to get sucked in. Van Dyken tried to bring in the emotional hurt for our scarred characters on occasion, but it never matured enough to feel believable. Nor was the romance that sizzling. The whole set-up sounded goofy from the start and I found myself considering this such outrageous fiction, I could not believe this is marketed as only a contemporary romance.

Pet peeves I had a really hard time buying:
* For his Mon-Sat rotation of women, he was more sex therapist for the ladies than for himself, maybe even to atone for his "cheating" on ex-fiance with the older sister (yes, all 3 sisters have had a taste of him and, yes, we all realize this is certainly a messed up "sisters before misters")
* That kid sis Avery would dress like a hooker intern in a business environment where she is trying to impress people for a FT job. BTW, the whole clutzy in her heels thing is getting ridiculous. Why can't we find it endearing for guys to trip over their feet? And the sexy time where work people or family are a step nearby? That's not a turn on.
* That both characters would roll with a fake relationship in the most ridiculous of ways and get into the craziest of situations because of their far-out lies. In the real world, this would never happen and this is where the story went too far. Lucas not telling his sister (whom he spends time with every week!) the truth or that there'd even be a trip to the gyno? Really? I was stunned no one stopped Van Dyken from these insulting scenarios so she could craft something with more quality.

Her readers are smarter and deserve much better. I'm already cringing that there's a book 2 to this series.

Before I give you my 2 cents, I just want to say that I have loved many of Rachel Van Dyken's books. She is obviously an extremely, talented writer (a Bestselling author, to be exact!) and tells amazing stories. That being said, I am sad to say that Cheater was not one of my favorites. That's okay though, because others have fallen in love with Lucas Thorn, and for that, I am excited! I personally just struggled with the characters and the story line this time. The story was seamlessly written with love and humor, but I just couldn't get past the relationship between Lucas and the Black sisters. I struggled with believing that their families, especially the Black family, would welcome Lucas and Avery's relationship with open arms after everything they had been through over the years. It wasn't the cheating that bothered me, more so it was the idea of two sisters that were okay with knowing that they had both slept with the same man. I would be pissed and grossed out! LOL Prude... prude... I know, "I" just couldn't do that and so for that reason alone, I think I struggled with connecting with the characters. At any rate, would I recommend this book to a fellow reader? YES, I would! Just because it didn't do it for me doesn't mean it's not a great book. Rachel Van Dyken is brilliant, and I wouldn't want anyone to miss out on the opportunity to read one of her books based solely on my little opinion. In fact, I can't wait to read what's next from her. I am counting down the days until the release of book 2, Thatch and Austin's story!

♥ Review by Lys

I will be honest the premise of this book, is not something that I would usually read. But as it's written by Rachel Van Dyken one of my favorite authors, I had to give it a chance, and it really didn't dissapoint.

I was captivated from the very first chapter and found myself completely engaged with Lucas Thorne's life. Lucas is certainly a man-whore, a he has his demons but when Avery reappears in his life, the layers begin to be revealed and we begin to really see what a complex character he is.

I loved the banter full of sarcasm, sass, humor and fun that flowed so easily between Lucas and Avery. It was both entertaining and engaging and made for a perfect blend of humor, heat and angst.

If you love friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, fake relationship tropes or a romantic comedy, this is the book for you!

I cannot wait to read more of the Curious Liaisons series in the future.