A review by kem0514
No Small Bet by Samantha Christy

5.0

This was one of my most anticipated reads this month and as always, Samantha DID.NOT.DISAPPOINT. This book took us on quite a ride and I loved it. We had seen parts of Hawk’s story from the Calloway Brothers series. Hawk learns that he is a father to a child whose mother has died. While Hawk wants nothing to do with the child, his grandfather has a different plan. They make a bet involving the child and Hawk soon finds himself hiring Addison as a nanny. Hawk wanted nothing to do with raising the child, including giving her a name. At times, it was hard to like Hawk. He was the ultimate grump and he didn’t show much of his caring side. His character development was a little but abrupt and I would have liked to see Hawk warming up to his daughter before the very end. Hawk was a different man by the end and he was determined to prove himself worthy of Addison. I loved seeing Hawk and Addison and Rivi interact. They were often hilarious.

Addy’s story was special on its own. The death of her brother caused her to spiral and ended up in a car accident that caused her to lose part of her leg. In order to deal with it, she used humor and jokes every time someone made a comment about her leg. I love how she was portrayed to be so strong. She took this huge tragedy and didn’t let it stop her from succeeding. And then Hawk enters and tries to make it even better for her. *swoon* Addy was the perfect match for Hawk and the one to soften him.