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Dirty Exes, Liars Inc, Book #1

This is a spin off from Rachel Van Dykens Matchmakers Playbook. This book follows Blaire, who's Brother Ian is from Wingmen Inc. But can be read as a standalone.

O.M.G!! I loved this! I love R.V.D! So when I received a copy from Skyscape via NetGalley, I was super excited! I was gripped from the start.

After being cheated on by their lying, dirty cheating exes. Blaire and Isla bonded and now they own their own company, Dirty Exes, Private Investigations. Catching the cheaters with their proverbial pants down, being shamed while being recorded on Facebook Live. It's the ultimate revenge and humiliation they deserve.
Blaire and Isla are hired by a client insisting that her Husband is cheating and wants proof.
So, while Blaire is out stalking the Husband, to her surprise she sees it's her first love that got away. The guy she compared to her ex-husband. Though she didn't really have those feelings for her ex-husband as she did for Jesse. She thinks of the 'what ifs', but she can't, because he's her clients husband.
Jessie who's an ex-NFL player who's friends with Ian, Blaire's Brother. He's separated from his wife, Vanessa who has hired Dirty Exes, but his soon-to-be ex-wife wants to reconcile their marriage, he wants to be free from all her drama. But when he runs into Blaire he wants to rekindle those feelings and get her back.
But throw in a third party named Colin, who's Jesse's best friend. Owner of a few hotels/restaurants. Notorious player.
Blaire manages to enlist him to help find evidence of Jessies cheating. She doesn't understand why he's helping her, but she's glad he is. But Colin finds himself drawn to Blaire.
The banter between Blaire and Colin is hilarious. And the predicaments that Blaire gets herself into and needs saving, are funny.
She's stuck in this weird 'love triangle'. The ex that got away or the player who has one or two different women every night.

I'm so grateful to Skyscape via NetGalley for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review and of course to the Author Rachel Van Dyken.
I will definatly be buying my own copy when this is released.

This is actually my first read by RVD and I have to say I wish I had rectified that earlier.

This was such a fun, cute, lol book. OMG there were moments with Blaire that I absolutely laughed out loud. I just couldn't help it!!

I don't want to give anything away but this one did not turn out the way I expected but it turned out so much better. I absolutely fell in love with these characters and this book.

This one had so much going for it funny, sexy, hot, hot hot!!! I cannot wait for the next one in the series and I'm sure at some point I'll go back and read the series this was spun off from.

Seriously, I can't say anything else except just read it!!!!

**Received ARC from publisher through NetGalley. Voluntarily provided unbiased review**

I haven't picked up a Rachel Van Dyken book in a few years. I read The Bet series then and it was just okay for me. This is apparently a spinoff from the Matchmakers Playbook, which I haven't read, but probably will soon. I was pleasantly surprised by this book. I really enjoyed this book. I think I may have connected better with the characters in this book than previous ones. This is a quick, fun read.

I loved Blaire. She was hilarious, and I wanted to be her best friend. The things she said and got herself into were ridiculous and funny. I found myself laughing out loud several times with this book. I was very intrigued by the business she ran with her best friend. What a creative idea for a business from VanDyken! I also adored Colin. He was totally swoonworthy and such a great character. The friendship, banter and chemistry between Colin and Blaire was wonderful.

There is a love triangle in this book but not to the extent that I thought it would be. It was unusual to read alternating chapters between Blaire, Colin and Jessie, which I haven't seen in other books before. The only thing I had a problem with was just feeling like I needed more character development for Jessie and Colin.

Overall, this book was so good and I would highly recommend this. Can't wait for Book 2 in this series.

ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you, NetGalley!

I picked this book up after seeing the authors name everywhere and being super intimidated by it… I know super weird but those authors that can crank out books… amazing!!! She has 10 books that I have decided I have been wanting to read.. and shes got a huge backlist! Okay back to the book I just wanted to tell you I have NEVER read this author before.
This story is about Blaire and her business called Dirty Exes. Her business is about catching cheaters and blasting it on facebook Live. She is fueled by her own personal pain and believes she will heal by bringing cheaters down. But what she doesn’t realize is she will never heal because she keeps living in a what if lifestyle.
This story feels extremely relatable and honest. You can imagine yourself as Blaire and the schenanigans she gets her self into. I didn’t know what type of book I was getting into but I totally thought <spoiler> I was going to find myself in a menage </spoiler> and then I thought <spoiler> it was a second chance romance….which made me scream NOOOOOOOOO </spoiler>
I think the book is refreshing and a bit different than the normal stuff out there. It was silly and quirky and fun!
I fell in love 3 times in one book… Jessie, Blaire and Colin but I am glad at the end of the day the way this book ended up… it was a swoonworthy ending.
You will figure out who I was rooting for with this picture once you read the book
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I absolute love when Rachel Van Dyken does this... the main character has a seemingly good prospect come back into her life, but then out of nowhere, some new guy comes in and charms her and us and sweeps her completely off her feet. Yeah, sure, Jessie's a perfectly nice guy, but he's just no Colin.

Colin was absolutely everything! He was fun and playful and sexy but he also completely understood Blaire's insecurities. He didn't dismiss her and her feelings but helped her through it all and showed her that things could be different. I love that Colin doesn't hide his past, he is who he is, but he also makes it abundantly clear with his words and his actions that what he's building with Blaire is an entirely different story.

I absolute loved everything about this book, from the hiding in trashcans to the friendly banter. It was so much fun and I couldn't put it down.

What a fantastic way to kick off a series!!! Dirty Exes is a spin-off from the Wingmen, Inc series, but it can be read as a total standalone. Rachel Can Dyken has always been an automatic 1-click for me and Dirty Exes is a perfect example of why!!

From the beginning, I was laughing out loud with Blaire’s quick witted quips- loved that!! As I got deeper into this novel there were a couple unexpected twists and turns that completely shocked me, but I have to say I thought Rachel Van Dyken knew what she was doing because I LOVED the outcome! I didn’t want this book to end and I am already stalking Rachel’s Goodreads page to find out when the next installment in the Liars, Inc series will be (Dangerous Exes will be out 11/6/18)!!! I highly recommend this 4.5 gem to EVERYONE!!!

I LOVED IT! Colton reminded me of Max with his humor and Isla was awesome!

Blaire, Jessie and Colton...these are my favorite characters, so far.

I absolutely loved this story and I'm so glad it ended the way it did.

I can't wait for book 2!

Another really hot, fun read by RVD! I love all her books and can't wait for the next one in this series!!

I love love love Rachels books. This book grabs hold of you from the first page. Blaire and Isla built a successful PI company mainly reliant on the idea once a cheater always a cheater. Catching people in the act is their specialty.
Blaire runs into an old friend and tries to navigate through her past rejections and distrust. Conflicted feelings only get more complicated when a new wealthy client hires them for a high profile job. In the process of working on a new case she literally lands at the feet of a well known playboy who turns her world upside down.
Dirty Exes is full of fun twists and I couldn’t put it down. Thank you Rachel for taking me on another great ride, you never disappoint!

**I read an early copy of this title in exchange for an honest review**

Oh how I love Rachel Van Dyken and her books! They suck you in right from the get-go and Dirty Exes was certainly no different!

Dirty Exes brings us a familiar face as the heroine, Blaire, is the sister of Ian Hunter from The Matchmaker's Playbook. After being cheated on by her husband and her best friend, Blaire has made it her life's work to expose other cheaters and bring justice to those who have been cheated on. When the latest case that she and her business partner Isla take on brings her face to face with the man she always thought of as "the one that got away," she knows this case is going to be unlike any other she's ever had to work. Seeing Jessie Beckett again has brought back a wave of emotions for her.

As she gets further into the case, Blaire meets Jessie's best friend, Colin, and it's clear that even though his loyalty should be to Jessie, he's more than willing to help Blaire with spying on his long time friend. To complicate matters, Blaire finds herself not only still attracted to Jessie, but she's attracted to Colin as well. In the end is it going to be the man that left her so many years ago or the man who has stepped up to help her now that will end up running away with her heart?

This book kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. While I was hoping Blaire was going to choose one guy, there were times when I was certain she might choose the other one. This is a testament to Van Dyken's writing to be able to craft a story where you truly feel the suspense and you just have to keep reading to figure out how it all ends!

I'm excited to see what lies ahead for this series. I'm hoping that the crumbs that were left at the end of this book are an indication of what we might get in the next one. If that's the case, I'm very excited about that prospect. I highly recommend picking up this title!

Apparently, this new series is a spin off of the "Wingmen Inc." series. Blaire, the heroine in this book is Ian's (Matchmakers Playbook) sister. Now no worries, you don't have to read the previous series to understand this book, it completely stands alone. I myself haven't, but since I really enjoyed this one, I will probably go back and fix that :P

Now, what I loved most about this book, is that it made me laugh. For me this was really one of those "feel good" stories.

That doesn't mean nothing happend, or that I didn't get frustrated at times, but the overal feeling for me was joy ;)

Blaire has a pretty awesome job. She owns half of "Dirty Exes", which is a PI firm, that specializes in ...you guessed it....catching dirty cheaters in the act !! Her and her best friend started the firm, after being fucked over by their exes. Now they are getting even...one dirtbag at a time :P

Things get a bit complicated, when her new client turns out to be the wife of "the one that got away"... Jessie was everything Blaire ever wanted. They spend a few weeks together in total bliss. Until Jessie left her in the dust for his career. Now she will have to expose him and his cheating ways. Only problem is, she doesn't want him to be a cheater, because to her, she is still "perfect Jessie".

Thankfully there is Colin, Jessie's best friend, who is more then willing to help her out...in more than one way :P

Blaire finds herself in sorts of ridiculous situations and I spend a lot of time reading this one with a huge smile on my face !!

There was only one small thing, that bothered me a bit. Ever since Blaire was with Jessie, she saw him as "the one". She started measuring all men up to him, and she even blames him for the fact, that she ended up with her douchebag of an ex husband. Now that's all fine and good, if not for the fact that Blaire and Jessie were only together for 3 weeks !!!!

They didn't even have sex ?? !! I don't think you can get to know someone in only 3 weeks. So this was just a bit too much for me. I could have understood her "worshipping feelings" toward him if they would have been together longer.

Other than that, Blaire was a pretty great heroine. This story was cute, funny and even sexy at times, and I can't wait to read the next one ;)

An ARC was kindly provided to me, via Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.

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I received a copy of this book from Netgalley for an honest review.

This is the first book of the Liars, Inc. and a spin off series of The Wingmen, Inc.. You don't need to have read the Wingman series in order to understand this book. Blaire is the sister to Ian (from Wingman) and is trying to do her job at catching cheating jerks. This book was told in three P.O.V's of Blaire, Jessie, and Colin. I am not a big fan of love triangles and when I read the synopsis of the book I was a little worried, but I love Rachel's writing and trust her and I am so glad I did. I really enjoyed this book. This book showcases Rachel's sense of humor of putting her characters in awkward situations and then trying to get them out of it. It also shows that not everything is what it looks like because there are surprises thrown in throughout the book. I am looking forward the next one in this series.

I could not put this book down! The blurb gave me one impression of this book and then reading it i got so much more than i ever expected! (Spoilers ahead) i fully expected this to be a second chance romance about “the one who got away” and it was just so much more. I normally don’t enjoy love triangles but this one was so well written, that even as i was rooting for the 2nd chance at love (Jessie), i was totally falling for the new guy (Colin).

The story follows Blaire who is a PI specializing in Cheaters. When she runs into “The one that got away” she starts thinking maybe something good is coming her way, but it turns out she’s been hire to see if he is a cheater! With a little inside help from his best friend, things get a little crazy for Blaire and she has to open her eyes to the fact that maybe “The One” isn’t as great as she made him out to be.

The story is pretty dang cute, funny and downright adorable. It also has a great sense of humor.
I’m really looking forward to the next one in this series!

In an effort to provide full disclosure, please note that I do not know Rachel Van Dyken at all and she’s probably a little terrified of me by now because I declare my giant girlcrush on her pretty much all the time, but she is definitely an instant-request for me at this point. That doesn’t mean I’m a pushover when it comes to handing out the Starzzzzz, though, so don’t get it twisted. I’ve high-starred and low-starred and everywhere-in-the-middle-starred her stuff.

Our first meeting with Blaire, the female lead in Dirty Exes, goes a little something like Tim Robbins crawling through 100 meters of poo in The Shawshank Redemption. Bad news is, the end goal of crawling through a public sewer system is not the paradise of Zihuatenejo, but instead is to catch a cheater in the act of cheating for her private investigation company. Good news is, things didn’t get as bad as they can get when it comes to the sewer and our leading lady didn't run into Pennywise while she was down there
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So I was instantly in and was ready to declare to Rachel Van Dyken my undying love. However, something was holding me back. First, I thought it was simply the mention of a wardrobe full of LuLuLemon which makes me say . . . . NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! There was something else that didn’t add up for me with respect to Blaire’s cheating husband and the return of the “one who got away.” It took a bit, but eventually it came out that the dude she has been pining over for years and who is now the alleged cheater her client (his WIFE) has hired her to investigate was only her boyfriend for like three weeks so girlfriend might have loooooooooooooooooooots of issues and I was like, oh Blaire please make good choices.

But then there was a little twist to things that I’m not going to spoil here because it would ruin all the fun. And let me tell you it ended up so much fun! Not to mention the dirty bidness . . . . : )

I’m giving this 3.5 Stars because of the aforementioned things that made my hinky meter go haywire, but I’m rounding up rather than down (this would be an excellent time for GR to have a half star option because I truly feel 3.5 on this one) because it ended up being a super cute and fluffy good time, but more so because I. CAN. NOT. WAIT. for the next one in the series (which is pretty much par for the course with me when it comes to Van Dyken’s books).

ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you, NetGalley!

I received a copy of DIRTY EXES on Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to the publisher and author.

Five stars and here's why:

DIRTY EXES is hilarious. No joke. I laughed. I snorted. I kept dropping my phone/kindle app from laughing so hard. Rachel Van Dyke entertains her readers. Seriously.

I love the premise. Jessie is a co-owner in a spy business that focuses on you guessed it – Dirty Exes! She is such a fun and entertaining character to read. Colin and Jessie have hella-sexy banter and off the charts chemistry – sparks fly, words fly, and I’m left fanning myself like crazy,

If you love sexy guys, savvy girls, and a hella-hot romance, then this book is for you! Highly recommend!

4 1/2 stars! I am a long time reader of Rachel Van Dyken and she rarely dissapoints. Dirty Exes is a fantastic
rom-com with a totally relatable herione. I will admit I was a bit leary going in because I am not a fan of the love triangle. I'm glad I trusted my gut because this wasn't really a triangle. It was more about Blaire finding her way through some pretty common insecurities. Plus, I loved having Jessie AND Colin's POV. Another solid win for Van Dyken.

When a book starts off talking about walking through a sewer, you know it’s going to be hilarious. The characters in this book were funny and witty from the very beginning. I absolutely loved Blair, hated Jason, wasn’t sure how I felt about Jessie and LOVED Colin. Throughout this book I thought I knew who Bliar was going to fall far, she was going to fall for the guy who left her to go because he didn’t want a relationship when he made it big in the NFL ( what a douche) but to my surprise she didn’t, she showed strength that she found from her fail marriage with a cheater, to an unexpected relationship with a man hoe. This book grabbed my attention from the very beginning and did not let go. The only fault is from the end of this book it seems like Isla and Jessie have hit it off and that seems a little awkward.



In my honest review this book was phenomenal and I definitely give it 5 stars!

I was surprised that this was about Ian Hunter's sister. Remember him from A Matchmaker's Playbook book? He mentioned that his sister was the reason he started Wingman Inc.

I really enjoyed the story and that it really didn't go as I suspected it would. I do think it was better and exactly how I wanted it to end. This wasn't overly angsty but it was sizzling with chemistry and full of swoon. I loved these two together and I couldn't imagine it going any other way.

I never expected this story but I'm so glad she wrote this book. I loved meeting these characters and I can't wait for the next book.

Dirty Exes is filled with hotness and giggle moments. I love a good romcom and this one is one of them. Blair is co owner of Dirty Exes and she makes you laugh out loud with her spy girl ways. You feel for her when you find out why the dirty exes business and the ex in her life. Colin is hilarious. I love the chemistry between him and Blair so much more then with Jessie and Blair. He may be Jessie's best friend and Blair may be off limits but you can't deny the pull between Colin Blair. Add in Blair's partner and best friend Isla and you can't help but love Dirty Exes. I can't wait to see where Rachel Van Dyken takes this series if this is only the first book. A perfect read on a rainy day.

What a riot! This book was the perfect blend of humour and drama. I loved all of the characters, and I don’t want to give away too much of the story, so I’ll just say that it kept me hooked and I didn’t have a clear idea of who I wanted for Blair until halfway through the book because both Jesse and Colin are dreamy in their own ways. Can’t wait for more of this series!