Rachel Van Dyken is one of my favorite authors - she can write about anything, in any genre, and make a good and enjoyable storyline out of it.

This book is no exception - what you need to be able to do is overlook the title and get over the fact that Lucas Thorn is labelled as a manwhore and a cheater, having a different girl on his arm everyday except on Sundays - even this isn't what it seems when you find out about the girls, its not all sex and wham bam thank you Ma'am!

The real point of the book is finding out why he is the way he is. There is a cause, and this is the effect. Sh*t happens.

Lucas has been dating a girl since school, it happens to be one sister in a family that his family have grown up with since being little. He knows the whole family, and they know him. Before he knows it they are engaged, as expected of them, but happy and in love?? Lucas spends more time with a younger sister who is his best friend, who he realises he is in love with. Can he go on and marry the wrong sister?? He ends up making a huge mistake (but not really his fault) and then the sh*t hits the fan.

From now on he doesn't do relationships, he has arrangements, which all the girls are fully aware of. Until the little sister, Avery, turns up working for him in his office. She is being forced to take this job because she needs a review, but she despises him for everything that has happened, all the while unable to turn off the chemistry and love her body harbors for him. They end up trying to fake a relationship in order for their family's to get back together again. But the lines start to blur as the attraction takes hold.

This was a really good read!! Avery is a spitfire with wit and sass and totally adorable. The lines she comes out with had me laughing out loud many times. Lucas is not what you think he is, and I really felt for him. We all make mistakes, its how you pick yourself up and move on with life that counts.

Sometimes you just want a fun story to waste a day reading! Cheater was the perfect way to spend a lazy afternoon. After being found drunk and in the bed of the wrong sister the night before his wedding Lucas Thorn has resigned to the life of a cheater. A different girl everyday, only they all know that they are not the only one and that it is just sex. Enter Avery Black, youngest sister to his scorned ex-fiancée and his old best friend. She is his new intern and he is her boss. Nothing about their relation says that they should be more than enemies that work together but they can't seem to escape the lingering feelings they have for one another.

'Cheaters aren't born, they're made. Never Forget that.'

Cheater was absolutely hilarious, the gyno scene alone had me laughing so loud I almost woke the kids and add in his parents openness about sex and the giggles never ended. But beneath all the humor was a tur enemies to loves love story that made me swoon. Rachel never fails to give a well written book but also delivered on a heavy dose of steam and laughs this time too!

Avery and Lucas have history. Avery hates him. Lucas has feelings. And we know about that fine line! Love, laugh and cry. This has it all! I love the story! I love the characters! I can't wait for the next book! I give this book 5 stars and a strong recommendation!

4.5☆
The Lucas Thorn is quite the interesting manwhore. The story starts saying you probably won't like him and he's a cheater. I honestly liked him through out the whole thing, manwhore-ness and all.
I really liked the story line of his and Avery's relationship. Their story is unlike any other I have read. There was plenty of humor too, there were several times I laughed out loud! The two of them manage to find themselves in some awkward situations, granted some is quite extreme.
I really liked how their relationship developed, it flowed well and was fun. They have great banter and a good love/hate thing going on. I enjoyed them trying to figure out what was going in with their relationship. It was fun to learn all the details of the past and how that played out in the present.
I loved how much development there was to Lucas's character. He has a lot more going on than what's on the surface. I loved him by the end of the book and I love the sweet side to him! I think they are such a good match and I loved reading them trying to find their happy ending.

If you haven't been scared off by the title of this book and you're a fan of Rachel Van Dyken's comedic talent, then I think it's safe to say you'll likely enjoy this book. The only reason I even gave a title like this a chance was because of who the author is. I absolutely love romantic comedies and I know the title and blurb can be misleading. I hate cheating. I don't want to read it in my books but even I can admit that I can get past some blurred lines depending on situations.

If you want to know if there is cheating, it's not a cut and dry answer. The famous cheating line "It's not what you think" can be said here. Things are implied that didn't happen but Lucas still goes on a path that many will not like or enjoy reading. I didn't enjoy some of it and had moments were I felt he was acting like a douche and his excuses were weak. However, I never felt he actually cheated. Lucas and Avery are not a couple through most of this book but the feelings are there. This will be enough to bother some readers and it's best if you skip this book.

Rachel's talent to write fun, whitty banter is present in this story. Despite the moments I wanted to slap Lucas, I really enjoyed these two together and it didn't detract from my love of watching these two spark. Besides, Avery slapped him for me on several occasions. :) ARC provided by NetGalley.

Lucas Thorne is a man-whore, who believes that as long as all of the women he sleeps with (he has a different woman for every day of the week) knows about each other, then it isn't cheating. He loves his life and sees nothing wrong with sharing the love. He does have regrets, but hides them from everyone. His main regret is tearing his family apart and ruining their longstanding relationship with the family that he was supposed to become a member of years ago. The night before the biggest night of his life will forever be burned into his memory-he didn't mean to sleep with his fiancee's sister, he didn't even really like the sister. Not that sister at least.
Avery, Lucas' ex-fiancees younger sister, is trying to make something of her life. She doesn't want to move back home with her parents and finally gets a job. Unfortunately, her new boss is no other than her ex-best friend and the ex-fiancee of her sister. She has hated him for years-ever since he slept with the wrong sister. But, looks can be deceiving and the reason she hates him isn't what you would think.
This book was told from both points of view and from both time frames. Most of the book was in the present, but there were snippets of the past and you realized that the reason Avery hated Lucas wasn't because he cheated on her sister, it was because she loved Lucas-even though it was wrong, because he was engaged to her sister-and she was upset that he slept with her other sister when she thought that he loved her. You also learn, that he did love Avery, got drunk, and thought he was in Avery's room to confess to her how he felt.
Can two people who were as close as brother and sister and loved each other at one time find their way back to each other? How would Lucas' ex and her family take the news of them being together? When Avery and Lucas start pretending to be a couple (not something that either would admit they wanted to be real), will sparks fly? Can they find a way to be happy? Let go of the past? Not hurt their loved ones anymore than they have?
Pick up Cheater and feel your heart being torn out and being pieced back together as you find out if Avery and Lucas can find happiness, or if Lucas will always be a cheater.
I received an ARC, via NetGalley and have willingly read and reviewed.

Lucas Thorn is an ass and Avery is hysterical! He used to think of her as his little sister, until he didn't. He was going to marry her sister, until he wasn't. Now she's working for him and he literally has a different woman every day and/or night of the week, except Sunday. He's labelled a cheater, but all the women know the score. This story, the characters, and the situations are amazingly funny. I wasn't sure I'd be able to look past the sister aspect, or the man whore cheater aspect, but I took it for what it was, which was a laugh out loud light hearted story, and really enjoyed it.

What a crazy and unique story of friends, family and calendars..... Loved the crazy banter between the main couple, and then you realize that their parents, even though are deemed crazy, have a long lasting relationship because of all their quirks. So many funny lines in this story...one of my favorites is:......... "because when I looked at her, I remembered the way her mouth tasted— and that would encourage me to throw the girl over the table and screw her senseless in front of my parents. Hell, my mom would probably cheer us on and make sure that we forgot a condom. She’d make signs that read “Grandchildren Under Construction” and paint her face like she was at one of my old football games." Seriously, everyone need to read this book!

Rachel can do no wrong! This book is funny! So very very funny and LUCAS THORN.

Another Fantastic read from the amazing Rachel Van Dyken! Cheater is the story of Avery Black, who after losing her job ends up working as an intern for her sister's ex-fiance Lucas Thorn, who pulled out of the wedding the night before after being caught in a compromising situation with the 3rd sister Brooke. This is turn destroyed both families and broke friendships.

Lucas Thorn is a serial womaniser, who now has a different woman for every night of the week (except Sundays). Avery has no choice but to continue to work for Thorn despite her hatred for him. However, it doesn't take long for Avery to see a different side to Lucas and to find out why he acts the way he does.

This book was brilliant! I absolutely loved Avery! She was a great character and felt so real, especially with her love of food! I loved the way that RVD slowly peeled back the layers of the past, slowly giving readers a glimpse of the back story between Avery and Lucas and their relationship.

I do have to say though that I totally agree with Lucas on the subject of cheating! The other girls were aware of each other and they were not exclusively in relationships, so it's not really cheating and just sex.

Looking forward to the next book in the series!

***4 Lucas Thorn Stars***

I almost passed this one up because, as with most people, I wondered how a cheater could be redeemed since most of the time there is no good reason for it, even if you understand why the person felt the need to cheat. But then I read the blurb and something just grabbed me and I figured, Why the hell not? And whadda you know? I thoroughly enjoyed this RomCom. Though there were some things that were just too over the top for even me, I found Cheater to be a funny, sweet, smexy and even heartwarming journey.

I’m putting this here so we have a clear definition of what it means to cheat ~ just for reference sake.

Definition of Cheat:

1a : to practice fraud or trickery <denied the accusation that he cheated>
b : to violate rules dishonestly <cheat at cards> <cheating on a test>
2: to be sexually unfaithful —usually used with on <was cheating on his wife>
I loved Lucas Thorn (did ya see I used his full name ;) ) And quite honestly didn’t see him as a cheater, at least not as defined above, the man was a true manwhore and I know that there will be a great debate on that, but if I’m not supposed slut shame a woman for being sexually open and prefer to have multiple partners, then I’m definitely not going to do it to a man. Lucas has rules and he sticks to them. They may seem callous on the surface, but he has his reasons and I honestly appreciated them because underneath it all was a man who, yes liked variety, but also cared about those women and to me that was the important thing and what endeared me to him because he really did have a huge heart, but didn’t know what to do with it. As for his “cheating”, not his best moment, but there is so much more to and I felt my heart bleed just a little for him.
Avery is a spitfire and I spent half the book loving her for it and the other half wanting to slap duct tape over her mouth. The girl seriously has verbal vomiting skills to rival my own. But beneath all of that sass and snark is a girl with insecurities brought on by years of being made to feel second best by those who were supposed to love her the most, well not all of them, but enough that she simply wants to show everyone that she can stand on her own two feet. That determination combined with her huge heart and snarky mouth had me loving her.
Holy sparks flying all over the damn place. Lucas and Avery were nuclear together in every way possible, which was an amazing thing and a painful thing all that the same time. How can that be you ask? Simple. As their past is revealed you start to understand what their relationship was and why the hurt runs so deep ~ on both sides ~ and it makes you root for them while questioning if they can truly navigate their way around the sink holes in their journey and not only forgive but be absolutely honest with each other. If of course happens, but not without the “help” and believe me I use this term loosely, of some crazy ass characters, and I have to say that I loved how things ended up with them.
The funny thing about this book is that I know that people are going to be divided on it for one reason or another, as can already be seen by the early reviews, and that’s all good. Your opinion is your own. The funny thing is I had no issue with the whole cheating/manwhore thing nor with the issue falling in love with your ex-fiance’s baby sister, my biggest issue was the over the top antics of some of the characters. This is RomCom and Ms. Van Dyken did well, hands down, but some of the things I had to do a bit of speed reading because it hurt my head ~ “Are you fucking kidding me?” popped out of my mouth a few times (Which in all honesty can be looked at as a good thing since I did react) But outside of the crazy, which there is a lot of, I enjoyed the story and the characters, one I want to gut with a spoon even as it makes me giggle a bit that we share the same name, and am looking forward to what the next book will bring us.

2.5 Stars
I wanted to love this book. I love the author, the blurb sounded great, but unfortunately it just didn't work for me. I disliked Avery from the start, and never changed my mind about her. She was immature, and quite honestly a little b*tch. She was so superior and pompous, but her behavior was horrible. And then she refuses to take responsibility for any of the fallout, but she is the whole reason they end up in the predicament. Drove me batty. And he's all oh well, this is what you deserve. Grow a backbone! Just didn't work for me.

My 4 star review is posted n Goodreads and linked below. It will be posted on blog and social media upon release and links will be updated at that time.

4 stars

Lucas Thorn has a checkered past. He might have been caught in a compromising position on his pre-wedding night with his bride-to-be's older sister. He also just might have had feelings for their younger sister. He imploded all of their lives and family relationships, and received the title of cheater. But he has his own way of running his sex life now that involves women assigned to each day of the week except Sunday. So there are no secrets, lies, expectations, or commitments...and in Lucas' mind since they all know about the others there is no cheating going on. And this worked just great for him until...

The youngest Black sister, Avery, returns to his life as his new work intern. Yeah, the one that he was lusting after in the past. The one that was his best friend. The one who he hurt right along with her sisters. The one that now seems to loathe him. Avery is angry, feisty, and snarky, but underneath she is still insecure and hurt. She always felt that she did not measure up to her sisters and never felt good enough for Lucas to see her as more than a kid sister. But she was guilty of having a big crush on her sister's fiance too.

In the present, their relationship is full on antagonistic, challenging, and thrives on teasing, taunting, and even threats. But there is also attraction that never went away and serious sexual tension. Not only do they have to work together and try to at least pretend to be professional when others are around, but they find themselves in an even worse predicament...a little white lie goes out of control and it leads their families to believe that they are together. But the more time they spend together, the more they remember why they liked each other in the first place.

But what happens when old feelings emerge mixed with the guilt and pain from the past? Avery doesn't trust Lucas, and Lucas does not even trust himself. They have a ton of baggage, fears, and insecurities. Avery doesn't even know the full truth of what happened in the past. And his new "girl-a-day" lifestyle does not make him seem like a good bet. They both think they know what they want , but at the same time are terrified of taking a chance on getting it. They are quite a mess of mixed emotions and volatile chemistry.

This was a humorous, sarcastic, adversarial friends-to-enemies-to-lovers story. It was fun, sexy, silly, sometimes frustrating, and fast-paced. It was told in dual points of view and both characters had strong, dynamic personalities. Some of the humor was laugh out loud funny, but sometimes it was a bit over the top. But it definitely kept things moving along and entertaining. I will admit that I got frustrated at times with some of the situations and the whole cheating vs. not cheating premise. But I liked both of the characters and their banter. And they grew on me more and more as the story went on, and I saw more of their vulnerability and true feelings under all of the humor, anger, and deflection.

The characters for book two, Cheater's Regret were introduced and their drama was set in motion. It sounds like it will fun and feisty too.

Extremely Funny!

What a great book! It's light, sexy and extremely funny. Just what I needed. Avery is hilarious, her banter with Lucas makes this book. Yeah Lucas is a cheating jerk but he loves Avery and actually always have. He actually wasn't cheating because all the girls know about each other. Haha

Avery and Lucas are wonderful characters. Their story is light hearted and really really good. Can she be the one to stop him from cheating? Can he devote himself to only her? You'll have to read it to see. Be expecting lots of laughs and a great story. The writing is phenomenal. Thanks Rachel this is just what I needed.

I thought this was a little formulaic, but good. I'm a little over the whole over-the-top family thing, to the point that it's not realistic. Because, I'm sorry but having two mothers plotting about their children getting together, jumping to conclusions that they're pregnant (when they didn't even know they were hanging out), forcing the daughter to go to the gynecologist WITH the mother of her bf, screaming in a restaurant about putting your legs up after sex to ensure the swimmers will swim properly is just not realistic. It's so far beyond comical that it's annoying, at least for me. Plus, it's been done in multiple other books by Rachel Van Dyken. Oh and the scene at the gynecologist, when you find a 22 year old woman has only gotten a pap smear once, is scared of them, and generally finds the doctor awful is just childish. This screamed an immature NA-YA to me.
That being said, it had more emotion than some of her books, it explored the concept of "once a cheater, always a cheater" with surprising depth, and aside from the vapid sister trope, it explored the concept of him switching from one sister to the other (over a span of 4 years) with surprising maturity.

I was intrigued by the premise of this book. Done right it could have been a great read, however it was tediously contrived.

Neither of the main characters had much depth to them, almost gimmicky. Avery likes two things: food and Lucas Thorn. And that's about all there is to her. Lucas felt a touch more developed, but not by much. Their "banter" was hardly engaging and was quite childish. It felt more like I was reading high schoolers trying to flirt rather than a 22 year-old and a 32 year-old fall in love.

While cheating does come in many forms, it is different than being in an open relationship. Which is what Lucas seems to has with his women of the week. What induced the most eye-rolling was how grateful these women of the week were to be on Lucas Thorn's calendar.
-"Thank you. For allowing me to take the open position"
-"Just remember you only get him for one day, and then everyone else gets a shot.... I know it sounds crazy, but just give it a chance"
At one point on women even introduces herself as "Lucas Thorn's Wednesday". This kind of storyline is completely unrealistic. While I don't doubt there are people with rotating partners, the fact that the women's identities become a day in the week is just ridiculous.

Naturally it is a fauxmance that brings the two characters together. However, the ridiculous situation is elevated by the way the families take the news. At one point they claim this relationship is "a way of righting a wrong" and that it "may help heal" the divide between the families. These secondary characters so unrealistic in their actions and unbelievably trope-y. It made hard to even want to finish the book.

Usually an age difference doesn't bother me much, but when that difference is at one point between a 17 year-old and a 27 year-old.... well, that's got statutory vibes all over it and didn't sit well with me.

It's not a book I'd recommend to anyone.

Lucas Thorn has a different girl for every day of the week…except Sundays. That is the Lord’s day after all. He literally has a calendar with a schedule and he has regular girls who fill those spaces. Each knows that he has others, and even if they pretend to be okay with it, they know upfront it will never be anything more. Ever.

Four years ago on the eve of his wedding to his childhood sweetheart, Kayla, Lucas ended up in bed with her sister Brooke. Wedding off, drama commenced, hearts were broken. He never set out to be a cheater, but he obviously is, so he might as well keep living his life this way.

They say every man has a story.
Mine started the night I was found in bed with my fiancée’s sister.

Avery needs this internship. She’s about to be homeless and on the street if this doesn’t pan out. She’s filling in for eight weeks for an internship and it may turn out to be a permanent position at Grant Learning. She’s given a warning that no matter how tempted she may be; she needs to keep things on a business only aspect with her boss…do not engage. I repeat..do not engage.

“If he talks about you becoming one of his girls, say no. Curiosity kills the cat and all that. Besides, he’s your boss, so no sleeping your way up. Not only would that kill your chances with the intern program, but he reviews you in the end. You want to be reviewed on your actual performance,” She blushed. “In the office.”

So imagine her surprise when she sets eyes on her new boss and he’s the same man who broke her sister’s heart. Lucas can’t believe it either. It’s been four years since he’s seen Avery and memories come rushing back.

But it was her expression on the eve of my ill-fated marriage to her oldest sister, Kayla, that I remembered most. The one that said I was no longer her hero and, in the span of minutes, I’d turned into the villain people always suspected I was.

Avery needs to suck it up, she has no choice. But learning about his calendar and the way he lives his life, well that’s a tough one to swallow. Especially if she just may have some feelings for Lucas herself.

I have to admit, there was more than a few times that I really disliked Lucas. There are complicated reasons that led him to living the life he did, but he screwed up more than a few times and it wasn’t just his heart that suffered damage. Cheater is funny and sexy and has more than a few angsty moments. The next story about Thatch and Austin is set up at the end-I may have to throat punch that cheater when I get my hands on his story!

“You can’t judge our future by my past!”

Only Rachel Van Dyken can make you route for the guy who has a different women every day of the week; it's ok since they know about each other. I adored Lucas Thorn as he was an butthead with a heart of gold. Avery Black has the most diabolical mind when it comes to ways to punish Logan for his past behavior. Cheater is hilarious, crazy, and makes you appreciate the one who got away.

I couldn‘t wait to read this book and I enjoyed Lucas and Avery‘s story so much ♡
To unravel their history was addictive and I wanted to crawl inside my kindle and hug them both.
Rachel van Dyken is a go-to/1click-author to me because her writing ALWAYS makes it so easy to forget time and place, get lost in her words and I just love diving in her stories and leaving reality behind for a few hours.
Experiencing Lucas and Avery‘s journey was at times heartbreaking but also so much fun, I did not want it to end.
Okay the moms were a tiny bit over the top for my liking but I read those parts with a „wink“ ;)
Can‘t wait to find out what‘s up with Thatch.
I received this copy from the publisher via NetGallery in exchange for an honest review