Blind Date Bet is a good fit for readers who enjoy stories about finding love and taking risks, even when it means challenging one's own preconceived notions and fears.

I loved the characters and the storyline development of this book. It was absolutely one of my favorites so far and I can't wait to delve in to the next one that this author writes. The storyline was simple, enjoyable, and entertaining.

I just loved this book. It was so well-written that it captured my mind and I was dragged along for the ride. Once I started reading I could not put it down until I read the last page.

This book was just alright for me... unfortunately I felt like Isabella came off a bit whiney and Ethan just gave in to her so easily.

Loved this book! The complications from losing a loved one in the military run deep, emotionally. I truly enjoyed the relationship progression of these two characters. Nothing in life comes easy, but with the right person, all obstacles can be conquered. Great story. Great characters. Great writing.

Enjoyed the book. Story of two people with military background - one scared for life due to her past experience and other committed to military for life. Easy read capturing the love they both have

Title: Blind Date Bet
Series: Man’s Best Friend Book #1
Stand Alone Title: yes
Author: Nicole Flockton
Genre: Romance
Blurb: Never say never…

After loving and losing a soldier once, Isabella Knowles made a vow: No more military men. She’s rebuilt her life and has a classroom full of fifth graders to love, which is more than enough even though her father doesn’t agree. When he sets her up on a blind date, she only goes to humor him – never dreaming that the man she meets will tempt her to break her one rule.

In theory, Ethan Masters is not opposed to the wife, kids and house with a white picket fence. But he loves his career as a K-9 handler in the air force, and a dream promotion dangles before him like dog tags. While contemplating his future, he accepts a drunken bet for a blind date, never dreaming that the captivating woman fits perfectly into his ideal, all-American dream. Only one problem. She's gun-shy about all things military.

Can Ethan prove to Isabella love is worth the risk?
Favorite quote(s)/excerpt(s): Ethan broke the kiss and smiled, and her already weak knees went a little weaker. “Well, that’s certainly one way to say hello,” she said as she closed the door.
“It’s the way all hellos should be.”
Thoughts: One of the first things that catch my attention about a book is the cover…it’s the first thing to draw me in. This one immediately had my attention, as I have read several good books lately featuring men with K-9 partners. Blind Date Bet was a bit misleading, however, as the dog doesn’t play as big a role as anticipated in the story. Big letdown with that. If the dog is crucial enough to be featured on the cover, I expect him to be crucial enough to play a big role in the story. Just like – for example – seeing a baby on a cover leads you to think a baby will feature heavily in the storyline. Not to mention that the series is titled – Man’s Best Friend. I’m sorry, but I want more of the dog!!
Once you get over this letdown, it’s not a bad book. I think my biggest issue was that I liked Ethan way more than I liked Isabella. Isabella came across as very immature and her thought processes just followed that line of thinking. That unbalance makes a book difficult to wade through at times. The parts with Isabella and Ethan together – when she forgot her prejudice against military men and just enjoyed Ethan for Ethan - that’s what made the story. It’s a slow, almost sweet love story with a small town romance feel to it.
Didn’t fully love it, but didn’t hate it either.
Rating: B

This book did not disappoint. My fave type of characters a former military man and his K-9 Partner. I will definitely be following up with the next book in this series. The writing is awesome, the story flowed so well. There are some surprises but its all worth it in the end.

I'm not ashamed to say that the dog on the cover is what drew me to this book, but the dog seemed very much missing from the plot! I feel like our heroine was hard to like and hard to even predict which made the romance feel a little forced. Sorry to say that this just didn't do it for me, but I did finish it, and I enjoyed certain parts, so three stars.

I was not a fan of this one. The writing was okay, but I'm 50% of the way through the book, and it's basically the same thing over and over again. Ethan meets Isabella the first time when she's trying to ignore the rules and she thinks "who is he to tell me what to do?'". They meet again on a blind date. She walks out on him in pretty much every interaction after that. Her military husband died a decade ago in a freak accident. She refuses to date anyone active duty. While I understand that, she kept going out with Ethan, and then freaking out over it. She blames her dad for everything, including her mom walking out on them, because he's military. That's pretty crappy considering she left Isabella in the process, and her dad was the one who raised her. To say I wasn't a fan is an understatement. Although I didn't enjoy this one, I would give this author another read.
I voluntarily reviewed an advanced readers copy of this book.

Truly enjoyed this book. entertaining plot, characters I actually liked, and a satisfying ending. looking forward to reading any future books in this series.

I enjoyed this story very much, and easy read about two people with military backgrounds, Isabella has been hurt before and is very wary about getting involved with another man in the military, but Ethan is a caring hero, one who anyone would find it hard not to fall for.

Isabelle Knowles has a military father and mother who ran from that life when she was a young teenager, but military life was what she wanted and at the age of eighteen she married her soldier her school sweetheart only to lose him and so getting involved with military men is a no go, but then a blind date organized by her father starts a new journey that she struggles with.

Ethan Masters grew up in military family as well, so going into the military is what he wants air force K-9 for Ethan and he is a gentleman and caring man, when his friend sets him up on a blind date, he is stunned at the beautiful lady that is there to meet him, but their first date does not work out well, nor their second, he is finding it hard to get her to open up, but when he does the pull between them grows as well.

Isabella has a lot of thinking to do and feelings to get over before she can finally commit to love and Ethan, she is a strong heroine and does not like to be pushed around, but Ethan is one of the most caring heroes I have met and although their journey to a HEA is a very up and down battle, there is no denying the sensual pull between them, I do recommend this one to readers of military romance.

Blind Date Bet is the first in a two book set, but stands alone no problem. I was a little disappointed not to find the dog more prominent in the storyline because it carried such weight on the cover. That being said, this novel was a quick, entertaining read. I appreciated that Ms Flockton didnt take the easy route and make the Airman the character with issues. The heroine in this book is the one who has the most growth during the story arc. The characters are engaging, the pacing is slow and leisurely. I had enough interest in the secondary characters to warrant looking for the second book.
I received my copy through NetGalley under no obligation.

Lovers of dogs, military, and cute romances will eat up this adorable love story about first impressions and never giving up on love. Isabella is an amazing teacher as well as a spunky character who woos the tough Ethan into believing there is a person he could spend the rest of his life with. Blind dates and a little faith can be good things too.

Thanks to the publishers for allowing me to review this delightful story.

Story about a girl who suffers heartbreak who is afraid to fall for the guy. Isabella and Etahn have a strong attraction but Isabella doesn't want to date another military guy. Ethan is a stand up guy giving Isabella space to come to terms with his career (and the inherent danger).

I liked how Isabella finally reevaluates her past with a lens of experience. I did fined her a bit wishy washy. At one point I thought Ethan could do better. Overall a nice way to spend a Saturday afternoon.

Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

I absolutely loved this book. I was drawn in and loved the storytelling. I have been in a reading slump and this broke me out of it.

I enjoyed reading this book with the exception of the f-bombs and descriptive sex scenes. The story was good and the characters were well developed.

Isabella Knowles had some baggage and was determined to never become involved with another military man. Ethan Masters was a K-9 officer in the Air Force and agreed to a blind date on a drunken bet. Izzy was the blind date and the first "date" didn't end very well when Izzy realized that Ethan was in the military. She didn't want to risk the pain of losing a loved one to the military. But, Ethan was a good man and he made Izzy feel things that she had never felt before. She had to decide if a relationship with Ethan was worth the risk or not.

I was given an arc copy of this book and I willingly offer my honest review.

I love a good romantic novel.

Blind Date Bet tells the story of a school teacher and a K-9 Officer, and their whirl-wind encounter.

It was an easy read. I breeze through the pages and was able to finished it within the day.

There are some issues that I have encountered while I was reading it:
- Lack of character growth for Ethan. I felt that he was "stuck" with his character and his being a K-9 trainer/officer was introduced briefly.
- Details about Isabella's relationship with her veteran father should explore more since it is linked to the entire story.

All in all, I gave this a 3.75 out of 5 stars.

I recommend this those who want a light romantic read especially on weekends.

Overall, I enjoyed this book and the concept behind the story. Izzy lost her husband in a freak training exercise 10 years ago, and now this elementary teacher has no interest in pursuing a relationship with another serviceman. Her father is also in the military, and decides to set his daughter up with a blind date. Enter Ethan. He is hunky of course, and works with the service dogs. A lot of attraction of course, but she is still frozen in her fear, and he also has issues to overcome. I did enjoy the characters and story, but must admit at times I got irritated with how long it seemed to play the same story issue until the HEA. Still though, if you want a fun read that doesn't need a lot of thought than this is a good fit. Easy read and one I recommend.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley and I am voluntarily reviewing it.

Overall this was a great book. For the most part the plot flowed smoothly. There were times when I did get frustrated with Isabella though. While trying to make her a strong independent heroine, I felt she was a little childish at times. While she had kept a secret from Ethan (her past with a husband who was killed in a military training accident) she was incredibility upset when Ethan reveals his (deployment date, re-enlistment...) even though she was the one to change the subject if he brought it up prior to his finally forcing the discussion.

This book did a great job though in highlighting how military personnel can have a hard time connecting to others and in trying to make a relationship work. It isn't all sunshine and roses. Also the families that stand behind their loved ones really do sacrifice a great deal while a loved one is deployed.

I really did appreciate the book having a dual POV format. Seeing into the characters' mind was wonderful here. Again I got frustrated with Isabella but seeing into her thought process was really helpful to me to not put the book down and keep reading. I am very glad that I did.

I highly recommend this book.