Wow! I just loved this book. It was funny, but such a cute love story! Blair doesn’t exactly like men after having her husband cheat on her with her best friend. She now works with her friend Isla helping catch cheaters! Who knew working this job would lead her back to cross paths with Jessie, the one who got away. But....and there’s a big BUT....is she supposed to end up with Jessie or his best friend Colin??? Read and find out what happens in this amazing love triangle! It’s definitely one click worthy!!!!

Received an early copy via Netgalley for review purposes

They say that he’ll has no fury like a woman scorned...and that is the truth. Scorned women can come up with some devious ways to make the person who wronged them pay. And that’s exactly what Blaine and Isla did.
They created Dirty Exes, exposing the rotten, dirty, lying, cheating men on FB Live. Quite brilliant if you ask me.

Both had been cheated on and both were on a mission to make sure that the victims of cheating get their retribution. Their mission: scope out the cheater, use one as bait, and catch it all on film!

“Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive” - Shakespeare

And that’s exactly what Blaine finds herself in, a tangled up web of lies and deceit. But who to believe? The woman accusing her husband of cheating, or the man she knew when he says he hasn’t cheated? And, let’s not forget the little extra person thrown into the mix, AKA Jessie’s best friend.

I really loved this story, seeing cheaters get their ‘just desserts’ and seeing Blaire evolve and become something more than a woman scorn. Watching her put her heart back on her sleeve after guarding it for so long, for taking a chance on the RIGHT man this time. Sweet and steamy, RVD lovers are gonna fall in love with this story, even fall in love with the man with the snake tattoo. *wink*

Can’t wait for the next book!

This is honestly one of the best book I have read in a super duper long time! I enjoyed reading it so much. Dirty Exes is funny, like really funny, sexy and oh so hot. I found myself swooning and laughing while reading it. One of the major reason why I enjoyed reading it so much is because I could really connected to the characters. I have always loved reading Rachel Van Dyken's books and this time too she didn't disappoint. I really can't wait to read next book.

In Dirty Exes (Liars, Inc. #1) by Rachel Van Dyken we follow the escapades of Blaire and Isla, the owners of Dirty Exes, a PI firm that catches cheaters. But when a new job involves Blaire’s Jessie, otherwise known as her “one that got away” she is faced with her toughest assignment yet. Lucky for her there is the snake tattooed basement dwelling panty dropper best friend of Jessie, Colin. Who is more than willing to not only play spy but bail Blaire out of some of the crazy situations she gets herself into – but his help does not come free.

Stuck between what she thought she wanted, what she currently wants and a high paying job, Blaire must make some decisions and fast before more than her firms reputation get ruined.

If you are looking for a fun read with some great banter then this is for you. I received a copy of this book through Net Galley for my honest review.

I wasn't sure what I would be getting with Dirty Exes, but I loved it! Blaire is such a fun and awkward character. I loved reading about her life and the ups and downs. I enjoyed both Jessie and Colin. I did lean towards one though and it worked out in my favor. I really enjoyed the relationship she had with him and all the fun he brought out in her. I don't always like love triangles, but I liked this one a lot. There was the mystery of what guy she would pick along with the mystery of her finidings at Dirty Exes. It was such a well rounded book filled with fun, sweet, sexy and a little mystery. I loved it so much I read it in one day, I couldn't put it down!

I really quite liked this one. It was unique and interesting. The heroine is part owner of an investigation company that focuses on catching cheaters. As a result, there is a lot of focus on cheating. If that isn’t your thing, skip this one. The heroine is investigating a man who left her in the past for his career when his current wife hires her to expose him and his cheating. Add in his best friend who the heroine can’t seem to stop thinking about and you get some fascinating situations! As you can imagine, this set up brings a lot of ridiculous scenarios with it. It’s funny – like actually made me laugh several times. I didn’t think Blaire (the heroine) and Jessie (the one she knew in the past)’s relationship made all that much sense – she saw his as the one after a VERY small time together (not even a month). It just didn’t feel realistic to me. But, I got over that. It wasn’t a big issue but it did puzzle me. All in all, I enjoyed this one. Light, funny and witty!

This book was so much better than I was anticipating. I didn’t know what to expect, but this story was so exciting, and it sucked me in from the start.

Blaire has been burned in several past relationships and doesn’t trust men. That is why she and her best friend, Isla, started their own PI company. Their company helps people catch their significant others cheating. Too bad her case ends up the “the man who got away.”

This book was so intriguing because you never knew what was going to happen next. The lies, manipulation, and plotting were always changing and keeping you on your toes.

This book is told from 3 characters’ POV, Blaire, Jessie, and Collin. I thought that setting the book up this way made the reader understand and feel for each character in their own way.

You want to fee bad for Jessie, but you aren’t quite sure you can until you get all the facts.

Blaire has walls built so high, you’re just hoping someone knocks them down.

And Collin is the character you are rooting for from the start. He is funny and straight forward. Even if he does do things behind his best friend’s back.

All of these characters made up a whirlwind of a story.

-An ARC was generously provided in exchange for an honest review.-

After reading Cheaters Regret, I was happy to read another story from Ms. Van Dyken. She writes unique storylines and entertaining dialogue. This story included the POV from Blaire, Jessie and Colin, which helps me to know more about the characters thoughts and feelings.

After finding her husband in bed with her friend, Blair visits a bar and witnesses a woman confronting her husband about his infidelity. And Dirty Exes, a Private Investigations firm focusing on cheaters was founded. Blair hasn’t had good luck with men and this causes her to feel like she’s not good enough, has low self-confidence, and is very insecure. At age 35, she isn’t interested in dating and doesn’t trust men. I enjoyed reading about a somewhat older female character when many books focus on 20-somethings.

When we first meet Blaire, she’s in the sewer system filming on Facebook Live while her partner, Isla, works to obtain cheating evidence on a man. As Blaire focuses on helping others, she can’t seem to heal while dealing with so many other cheaters.

Blaire sees Jessie Beckett, a former short-term flame, several years after he left her behind on his way to NFL glory. I didn’t quite understand the depth of her misery since they only knew each other for about three weeks but she compared others to idea of him. Later, after marrying and then divorcing her cheating husband, she focuses her energies on helping men and women get rid of the cheaters in their lives.

Jessie is in a very awkward situation since he’s married but secretly separated. His wife Vanessa, who seemed to be the perfect wife for a football star, is seriously whacked, with her focus on money and fame. I wasn’t too crazy about Jessie as he always seemed to worry what others thought of him, his life, and just seemed kind of wishy-washy. There were some painful secrets between Jessie, Vanessa and Colin, which made me dislike Vanessa even more.

As Blaire is hired by Vanessa to catch Jessie cheating, the fun really begins! She meets Colin, Jessie’s best friend, while she’s spying on Jessie. Colin immediately offers his help for the ‘Spy Girl’, which she initially turns down but he definitely comes in handy later. She is skilled at her job but somehow seems to find herself in funny and awkward situations. There is a connection between Colin and Blaire, but she’s unsure if she likes Jessie and she doesn’t think Colin would be interested in more than a one-night stand with her.

The story was slow at times and a little confusing. There was mention of the ex-husband, the ex-best friend, and a baby, but almost like a fleeting glimpse and wasn’t mentioned again.

I enjoyed every scene with Blaire and Colin. He was torn between the complication of Jessie and Blaire potentially still liking each other but he was stunned that he felt such a connection with Blaire. Their back and forth banter was hilarious and when Blaire and he were together, there were definite sparks.

The ending was different than what I expected but I really enjoyed it and got the HEA that I wanted!

Thanks to the author, publisher and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this early copy.

I try so hard to get into this author's books. I've read probably half a dozen and I just keep hoping for one to knock it out of the park but so far that has yet to happen. This was another story that was just okay. I didn't love it or hate it, it was just meh.

This is a hilariously funny book. It started a little slow for me, but picked up quickly and was a hoot start to finish. Blaire and her BFF Isla, are both victims of past dirty cheating lovers, thus the name of their private investigation service named Dirty Exes, which specializes in finding partners in the act of cheating and broadcasting it on Facebook Live. Business is booming and is a huge hit on FB Live. When they are hired to find out if Blaire's old love interest Jessie, is cheating on his wife, things get complicated. The wife is the most rude, condescending person on the planet and her brother and Jessie's best friend is always in the way and a real distraction. The pace is fast and funny and leaves you wondering who Blaire will end up with in the end. I thought this was a wonderful, sweet, funny, lighthearted romance that I thoroughly enjoy and highly recommend.

Another awesome RVD story. It was sexy and did I mention sexy and wicked hot! But at the same time it was fun and sweet and funny too! I loved the way it didn’t do exactly how I thought it would. That is rare nowadays. The characters were likable, at least those you were supposed to like and the story itself was great. I really enjoyed it and look forward to more in this series.

Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC of this book.

This book easily goes up on my favorites list! There are several times it takes all I can do not to burst out with laughter. Blaire manages to get herself into some very hilarious situations. I'm not sure where to get started with Jessie and Colin as to not give anything away. I can say that the chemistry with one of them is off the charts! He easily made me love him with his quirky and fun personality. I hated when life got in the way and made me put this book down. I mean who needs food and sleep anyway? This is a must read for those who love to laugh and have some sexy times as well. *Reviewed for Net Galley*

I LOVED IT! This book was great, I laughed so much that I actually had tears in my eyes. The characters were hilarious and very relatable, the storyline was great and kept me intrigued throughout the whole book. Absolutely loved it - this was a solid FIVE STAR read for me and has been added to my list of Best Reads of 2018 - I highly recommend this to ANYONE!

Dirty Exes is a spin-off of The Matchmaker's Playbook, as Blaire is the sister of Ian from the previous series. Although you DO NOT need to read that series in order to fully enjoy this series.

Dirty Exes is a private investigation company that offers their services to clients, who are looking for proof that their spouse is cheating. The company is founded by Blaire and Isla, who formed a kinship through the shared heartbreak of cheating spouses. Dirty Exes starts off with Blaire and her best friend/business partner, Isla, being hired to investigate a socialites' husband to see if he's been cheating. Turns out, the husband is also an old flame of Blaires, the-one-who-got-away kind. Considering they have never been wrong about any of their cases in the past - Things start to get very interesting, very fast!
Jesse Beckett is a retired quarterback who years ago played with Blaire's brother, Ian. (prior to Ian's knee injury) They spent three incredible weeks together before Jesse was traded to another team.
He's the man who Blaire compares all men too, the one who got away. He is also the husband of the client that hired Dirty Exes to find out if he is cheating on her.
Jesse comes across as a people pleaser, and as someone who worries way too much about other peoples feelings. I sympathized with him a lot throughout the book. He seemed to be always trying to do the right thing, which always turned out to be the wrong thing.

While Blaire is trying to gather intel and - for a lack of better word - stalking Jesse, she literally stumbles into a hot bartender. Who also happens to be Jesse's best friend - Collin.

Billionaire playboy Collin. The sexy bartender with the snake tattoo, that immediately captures Blaire's attention. The dialogue between him and Blaire had me laughing so hard it hurt! I absolutely LOVED him.

I honestly would recommend this book to anyone, I really enjoyed this romantic comedy, and I truly believe anyone else would as well. The story has so much to offer a reader - angst, a storyline that keeps you guessing, comedy, swoon-worthy moments, hot steamy sex scenes, and such relatable characters. Add this baby to your TBR shelves, and pre-order for one of your summer reads. I'm looking forward to the rest of the books in this series.

* Something that totally bugged me though was that the blurb for book two is already up on Goodreads. In that blurb, you read that the next book is about Jesse and Isla. Considering this book was a love triangle I feel CHEATED out of the whole who is she going to choose? aspect because I already know by reading the blurb for book two that the next book is about Jesse and Blaire's best friend. *

Okay, okay, okay. So, I was totally rooting for one of the guys while being so scared she was going to pick the other. To me, there was no choice! Love triangles totally make me cringe, but this one just made me anxious. And then happy. Very happy. An emotional roller coaster for sure, but one you'll love to jump on--just remember to hold on tight!

Blair and Isla own a PI firm that helps out cheaters. Their newest case has her trying to catch her ex, Jessie Beckett. Being helped by the least likely person, Colin, Jessie’s best friend. The attraction that she feels to both men is dangerous but hilarious at the same time.

This book had me laughing at all of the intriguing situations that Blair found herself in time and time again. As her attraction to Colin grows, she becomes more and more introspective about why she does what she does.

Her interactions with Isla, her best friend, are so hilarious. The two women are impossibly funny and Blair’s inner monologues are equally hilarious.

Rachel has written an amazing book that pulls you in and holds you tight. I’m eagerly waiting to see what will happen next in the world of Liars, Inc.

What do you do when you get cheated on? Well how about you start you own PI firm that helps women get they proof they need that their partners are cheating on them. Blaire and Isla start the company and I enjoy the things they do in order to get the proof they need. There are so many funny moments in this book but the hurt Blaire experiences in her life reminds me of my life, I know, sad. I do recommend this book I feel everyone will enjoy it.

This book took me a little while to get into. It was well written and I liked the plot line but it was hard to get into. At least for me. I may give it another chance someday.

I am a big fan of Rachel Van Dyken but I don’t know how to feel about this story. From the beginning I was not sure who I wanted Blaire to be with. My heart wanted one person and my head wanted the other. The power of this story is that it is not black and white. It’s very murky and grey. There’s no right way to feel about who she ends up with, FYI the person she ends up with is the guy my heart wanted for her so I’m glad. I don’t know if this will divide people, if it’ll make people be Team Ex or Team Best Friend. I am curious to know what other people think.

The story itself is well written and definitely made me laugh at the beginning with the antics they got up to in order to expose the truth. I like reading about the background as to how they got together to create their own PI duo. It’s a book that is best off devoured when you have a spare few distraction free hours because you’ll be so drawn into that you won’t want to interact with people.

I love this story, and I definitely wholeheartedly recommend to all readers who want something that is funny, romantic and downright swoonworthy.

4 stars

I wasn't able to finish the book. It didn't engage me.

Usually I love this authors book.

Hopefully the next book will work out

According to Goodreads, Rachel van Dyken is my fourth most read author. Considering her writing speed, it's only a matter of time until she's in the top spot. And she deserves that, because I adore her so, so much. Her books always put me in a good mood and I'm always looking forward to her latest releases, though they only ever land on my to-read list, because there isn't enough time for me to even try catching up. But I will. I promise, I will. Soon.

Having recently read Cheater by the author, I couldn't help but point of the similarities to Dirty Exes. A lot of it reminded me of that series. And then I was shocked... Because reading about the couples, the love story is almost exactly like in Fraternize, another book that's been published last year by Rachel. Oh, why do you like to tortue me that much?! I didn't like who the main character in Fraternize ended up and I felt like being taken back in time while reading Dirty Exes. I was just as disappointed, I was just as sad. I didn't understand the motives at all. The love story is so similar, I wanted it to be different.

But you know what?! Despite that, I can't be mad at Rachel van Dyken. Because in the end, I think I got it. Alright, that's a flat lie, but I've got to believe there's a reason she did what she did, paired up the couple she paired up. And if a book makes you feel kind of angry, it's still an emotion, and any book causing you emotions is one you most likely won't forget. And then that's a good thing. I just have to have faith in that.

Anyway... The storyline itself is genius! And as always, there's just the right amount of humor in it that can't be mistaken. The author is famous for that and us fans, we love it. The guys are always so alpha-like, but still so super cute in what nerdy comments they're able to shoot. Gah! You always fall in love with them. Always! And then the women might appear shy sometimes, but they're really those confident human beings, admirable, strong and they use their mouths like weapons when they have to.

The idea of spying on your ex-boyfriend because his current girlfriend (or wife) thinks he's cheating is a bit much of a drama, right?! Ha! But you haven't even met Jessie's wife yet. And then Colin, Jessie's best friend, gets in the way, flirting with Blaire like hell. But she's got to focus on her job, right? And now having Jessie back in her life, she starts feelings things again, so yes, you see, it gets really messy, but it's never too much for the reader to handle. Because the reader will have to choose between the two men as well. And let me tell you, it's not an easy choice.

I liked the idea of Blaire and her friend having that company - spying on women's boyfriends in order to help them. It's even more emotional, because you get to find out that Blaire's been cheated on as well. And while I know I would most likely never enjoy this topic in a movie, I couldn't help but love what Rachel van Dyken made of the situation. God, I adore that woman. I really do.

So, yes, of course I'll read the second book in the Liars, Inc. series when it comes out, though it can never be as good as Dirty Exes and I won't agree with the couple. But I think that's the thing here - I can't wait for the author to prove me wrong. To make me fall in love with the next story, make me fall for the next couple, though I would have never seen it coming. Bring it on, Mrs. van Dyken!