This is the second book in the Karma club series - Four women meet by chance when they are stranded at the airport. Prosecco and cake lead to them sharing their stories of heartbreak and worst exes. Each of them sets out to avenge their friends and Bella’s target is Chase Miller, her friend Astrid’s ex.
cheater!
Bella’s strategy is pretty simple; get a job at Chase’s soon-to-be-opening New York art gallery. Make herself indispensable, all the while subtly chipping away at his reputation and sanity. She just needs to ignore the chemistry sizzling away between them.
I enjoyed watching Bella bloom in his story. She has led a very subdued, make no waves life and while working first on her revenge plan and later in undoing the effects of the revenge plan, she found herself. Chase and Bella have an heartwarming and fun romance. Looking forward to reading the next book in the series.

This is the 2nd book in The Karma Club series. If you have read the first book, you already know that Bella, Paige, Astrid and Sienna meet at the airport in a snow storm and shared some desserts, drinks and past relationship stories. They decided then to form the Karma club to get some type of revenge on their exs.

In this book Bella will revenge her new best friend Astrid. She moves to NY to work at a new art gallery where Chase, the charming and cheater artist, is the gallery director. She has a plan to ruin Chase's reputation and being a "silly" socialite anyone would think of her being behind that.

Every story has two sides and Chase maybe isn't as bad as they initially think... and maybe Bella and Chase are perfect for each other, or at least they have great chemistry.

I loved how Bella pranks Chase because her everyday little pranks were just evil in the long run. But in the end they made each other better and that made me love them.

How to Get Even is the second book in a new multi-author series, The Karma Club. The series is a spicy revenge romance and is perfect for fans of Olivia Goldsmith’s The First Wives Club and Sally Thorne’s The Hating Game. How to Get Even should be read after The Payback Plan for the stories to make sense.

26-year-old Bella Carmichael is stranded at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport due to a snowstorm and hangs out at Just Desserts, a sweets shop. She shares a table with three other stranded female travelers, and the ladies bond over prosecco and desserts. They share their tales of heartbreak and woe, and devise a scheme whereby each lady will seek revenge on another lady’s ex. The plan is to cause chaos in each heartbreaker’s life, not irreparable harm.

Six months ago, Bella was left at the altar by her groom, Olly Prendergast, who jilted her via text. Paige Parker is returning to England to spend Christmas with her mother. Bella arranges for her to stay with her ex-fiance, Olly, for a few weeks at his father’s place in Cornwall. Paige and Olly’s story is The Payback Plan, which must be read first.

It's decided that Bella will take revenge on Chase Miller, the married man who broke Astrid’s heart. Chase is a famous painter who is currently starting up an art gallery in New York City. Bella has been exiled in Paris for the past six months since her wealthy parents were embarrassed by her wedding fiasco. She was supposed to start work at their charitable foundation but delayed it to secure a job at the art gallery. Bella quickly becomes invaluable to the team and becomes invested in making the opening of the art gallery a success. She also realizes that Chase is not the villain that Astrid believed, and she must decide if she wants to continue the revenge plot. Additionally, Bella suspects that Paige is falling for Olly and has to deal with those emotions.

How to Get Even is an emotional enemies-to-lovers rom-com with engaging characters. While readers can predict the overall storyline, they will be engrossed by how Bella’s character changes course over the story. Refined Bella reveals her hidden cunning side and inflicts comical revenge on Chase, then changes gears and tries to redeem him. There’s suspense as readers wonder if the gallery will be able to open and will Bella’s revenge scheme get discovered. The characters are very well developed, so that the reader really roots for their happiness. The side characters at the art gallery are a very diverse group, so most readers should be able to identify with one of them. The author’s descriptions are so clear that it’s like watching a movie.

How to Get Even does contain some profanity sprinkled throughout the story and an open-door sex scene. It’s similar in spice level to Sally Thorne’s The Hating Game. I’m now anxious to read Astrid’s story, which is The Puck Stops Here by Rachael Stewart. I really hope that this Karma Club series can be made into a movie or TV series.

I received an Advance Review Copy (ARC) from NetGalley and Boldwood Books for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Book two in this series and I loved it, four young woman meet at a Chicago airport when there is a snow storm over champagne and cake they become best friends and plan a revenge plot against the four men who have hurt them, Paige was book one now we have Bella who is out to get revenge on Astrid’s ex, Artist Chase Miller, let the fun begin.

Bella Carmichael is a socialite who had her world turned upside down when her fiancé jilted her at the alter by text message, now she is going to get back at her new friend Astrid’s ex and she has just landed a job at the art gallery that Chase is director of in New York as Communications director, she has a few things up her sleeve, work hard, upset his daily routine and put the wheels in motion to tarnish his reputation and sanity, the only thing is that he sets her heart aflutter and the more she gets to know him the more it flutters.

Chase has been through a lot in his life and Bella is seeing that now and now understands a little more of what went on in his and Astrid’s relationship, has she done the right thing? And can she set the wheels in motion to repair what she has done without losing her heart totally to Chase?

I loved this one so much I loved Bella and Chase and the wonderful characters that work at the gallery, it is moving, emotional, fun and it is one that I highly recommend, it was a joy to read, it is a lovely romance that left me smiling and eager to read the next one in the series.

My thanks to Netgalley and Boldwood Books for my copy to read and review.

A spicy, slow-burn workplace romcom packed with sass, sabotage, and unexpected sparks. When jilted socialite Bella joins forces with three strangers to form The Karma Club, her mission is revenge—not romance. But her plan to infiltrate and sabotage bad boy artist Chase Miller’s new gallery gets complicated fast when fiery banter turns into undeniable chemistry. As lines blur and secrets surface, Bella must choose between payback and a shot at something real.

This is book two in The Karma Club series, 4 interconnected books from 4 different authors (I'm a big fan of this). I really enjoyed book one and How to Get Even (Bella's story) was a great continuation of the collection. Now yes there is a certain bit of predictability in the sense that the 4 women set out for revenge but we know they'll inevitably fall for the enemy but that's what makes this series so much fun.

I loved Bella, she's ruthless, petty & hellbent on bringing Chase down but she also had a beautiful journey growing in confidence and coming into herself.

The connection between the 4 ladies stays strong in book 2 and the writing flows beautifully, the different authors linking the stories perfectly. A great read, I can't wait for book 3.

If you read (and loved) the Payback Plan by Amy Andrews, I'm sure you've been waiting for the next story of sweet revenge and the best laid payback plans that...tend to backfire.
Four women get stranded at O'Hare airport during a snowstorm and out of their shared break-up stories the Karma Club is born. This time it's Bella's turn to mastermind and execute the four friends' revenge on Chase, Astrid's ex.
Our perfect Bella gets a job of a communications director in Chase's soon-to be-opened art gallery and gets down to work on her plan of bringing Chase down. I'm a big fan of the enemies-to-lovers trope with its inherent tension, especially when it is as engaging and well-written as in Pippa Roscoe's How to get even. The slow-burn allowed us to fall in love with Bella and see how much she changes and matures through the book. Chase isn't the most likeable character at the beginning (If he was, would he have ended up as a target of the Karma Club?), but not everything is as it seems and slowly, but surely our story transforms into something much more emotional and heartwarming.
I really enjoyed the way Pippa Roscoe took me on this rollercoaster of jokes, sweet moments and hot, spicy scenes and will be looking forward to reading more books from this author.
Now I can't wait to find out what is going to happen in Astrid's story (The Puck Stops Here by Rachael Stewart, out on June 17, 2025).

It's hard not to compare this book to the first in the series, they're different main characters and written by a different author, but because they are so closely connected It's hard not to.. unfortunately this one just didn't grip me as much as book 1. 25% into this one and it felt like absolutely nothing had happened and for a "revenge plot" nothing revengeful really happened until around the 35/40% mark except for some salt instead of sugar in the MMC'S coffee - this book was more about the art gallery and the FMC setting it up than the "Karma club". I did enjoy the second part of the book more, but unfortunately it just didn't give me the same feels as book 1. I'd probably give this around a 3.5 stars

I love these girls, the authors involved in this group of standalones are amazing. This book is the second one in the set that I have read and the drama is top level. This has been written in such a way that you are able to binge them so easily, it is an ideal summer read. I can not wait to get to the other books in the collection and also read more from this author.

How To Get Even by Pippa Roscoe.
The Karma club book 2.
I really did enjoy this book. I loved the cover and blurb of this book have. I did enjoy the first book the Payback Plan by Amy Andrew. I knew i would enjoy this one too. It didn't disappoint me. I listened to this book. I did like the messages between Paige, Astrid, Sienna and Bella. I liked the writing style and the story. I did like the ending. Im looking forward to the next book.


Blurb.
Introducing How to Get Even, the hilarious and spicy workplace romance from Pippa Roscoe!🧁💖 JOHN TUCKER MUST DIE MEETS THE HATING GAME 💻 Workplace romance (he's the boss)

💻 Revenge pact

💻 New York setting

💻 Off-limits romance

💻 Fiery female lead

💻 Spicy!

Karma’s ready to work

Socialite Bella Carmichael's perfect life was shattered when she was jilted at the altar. But a fated encounter with three perfect strangers at an airport is the beginning of an exhilarating and empowering sisterhood; The Karma Club. Bella doesn’t need a man, she just needs to get even! But instead of her ex-fiancé, Bella’s target is the man who betrayed her new best friend, Chase Miller; artist, charmer, cheater!

Bella’s strategy is simple; get a job at Chase’s soon-to-be-opening New York art gallery. Make herself indispensable, while subtly chipping away at his reputation and sanity. (She’s so good at her job, he won’t suspect a thing!). And at all costs, ignore the sizzling and very mutual electricity with her off-limits boss!

Going head-to-head with the arrogant artist unleashes a side of Bella she’d long since forgotten. The fiery, imperfect, naughty Bella revels in every challenge he delights in setting her. But when her sabotage goes too far, Bella discovers that there’s more to Chase than The Karma Club thought. Now she must turn her plan from vengeance into redemption and undo all her devious acts, before she falls for him… or is it too late?


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Four women accidentally meet in a snow bound airport and, bonding over desserts & prosecco, share their woes over the behaviour of their ex-boyfriends with each other. Agreeing that payback for their woes is needed, the Karma Club is born! Each of the four chooses one of the exes for their payback plan.

Paige was the first to start her campaign (The Payback Plan) and now it’s Bella’s turn. Bella’s target is Chase Miller, an artist who is opening a new art gallery in New York. Chase’s crime – he had a 6 month affair with Astrid but never told her he was married, until his wife turned up at the hotel they were staying at.

Bella applies for and gets the position of Head of Communications at the gallery and starts to carry out her plans. So far, so good. What Bella didn’t plan for was enjoying being so involved with the launch for the gallery and being part of the team behind it I enjoyed how sparks flew from the start of Bella and Chase’s meeting and especially how they started to bring out the best in each other. A thoroughly enjoyable, fun read.

Pippa Roscoe's "How to Get Even" serves up a lusciously enjoyable and incendiary romantic comedy that begins with socialite Bella Carmichael's heartbreak and propels her into an unlikely sisterhood: The Karma Club. Intent on getting even with her ex-fiancé, Bella finds her target changing to Chase Miller, the handsome and unscrupulous artist who betrayed her new sister.

Bella's scheme is brilliant: penetrate Chase's Manhattan art gallery, become irreplaceable, and quietly destroy his reputation. What she doesn't count on is the combustible, undeniable attraction that flares between them. As Bella and Chase engage in a war of wits, her meticulously crafted scheme of vengeance breaks down, exposing a part of her that she believed long gone – the flawed, fiery Bella. Roscoe expertly blends the excitement of the revenge story with the increasing attraction, making for a lively push-and-pull. When Bella's sabotage crosses the line, she finds Chase is not as one-dimensional as she thought, and she must shift from revenge to redemption. This novel is an enjoyable ride, enemies-to-lovers style with an original twist, and it shows that sometimes the best revenge is falling in love with your target.

This is the second book in a series. It might help the reader a bit to have read the first book, but this can also be a standalone, with insights into the first one.

Chase is the guy who is being set up for "Karma." He did wrong to one of the women in a friendship group who want to get back at the guys who broke their hearts. Bella is from a well off family, but who seems to have always been second best in any situation. She now has a chance to take over as communications director at a new, upscale art gallery. She has great ideas and she feels like she's dragging Chase along because his heart isn't in it. But she's also setting him up at the same time.

But as they get to know each other, they develop feelings for each other and understanding about their life circumstances. Very slow burn before they acknowledge their feelings.

I really enjoyed the book and the characters. Two more books left. I looking forward to reading them.

The beginning and ending of this book were super enjoyable to read, but the middle felt a bit boring and difficult to get through. Definitely worth it to push through the middle and keep reading to get to the ending.

The character development of Bella throughout the novel is great. You see her morph from always doing what is expected of her to standing up for herself and speaking her own mind. It was especially wonderful to see her share her feelings with her parents at the end about how they treated her over the years. We also see similar character development with Chase in the book as he works through some of his baggage from his parents and first marriage.

If you love a book that with emotional character development and a few laughs, then it's worth it to read this book.

A slow burn but a book with some spice! Bella very kindly gives up her seat on a plane for a grandmother and while waiting for another flight, she meets a small group of women who all decide to get revenge on their ex’s! Bella is paired with Chance and to begin with, I didn’t like him. However, as the book progresses and you get to know him, you find out not is all what it seems! This book covers enemies to lovers, workplace romance and second chances! I really enjoyed this and looking forward to reading more books by Pippa!

📱E-Book Review📱

How To Get Even
Pippa Roscoe

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This is the second book in The Karma Club series which sounded like so much fun!
4 interconnected books written by different authors which follow the lives of these 4 strangers brought together by past relationship traumas.
You may have seen my review for book 1 - The Payback Plan by Amy Andrews - back in April.

In this book we follow Bella's story, as she embarks on her plan to exact revenge on one of the Karma Club ladies' ex partner, who was a cheater!

I was really intrigued about how these books would work as part of the series and connect together or not - especially being written by the different authors with different writing styles etc.

Well, this worked so well and flowed seamlessly on from the other book.
It was really interesting to see that this book was set around the same time as book 1 so there were some elements here, that we already knew about and this helped to keep that connection in mind.

I loved Bella's story.
I think by now, we're getting the idea that as the ladies plan their revenge, they're pretty much inevitably going to fall for their victim, so I had that in mind as I was reading, which just made the journey even more fun!

I loved the way Bella worked so hard and was so determined, but we could see this change in her slowly emerging until we finally discover the real, free Bella - helped out into the open by Chase.

This book had all the feels, there were some really funny moments but then the next minute, I had a tear in my eye, swiftly shifting to those spicy episodes.
This was a rollercoaster.

It was great to see Chase's story come to light and his redemption was sweet!
A real lesson for us all to not judge a person before we know all sides!
And that people often deserve a second chance!?

I'm so excited to read the third book and hear Astrid's story - review coming in June!!

⭐3.75. The second book of the Karma Club series. Four women randomly meet at an airport, and after champagne and sugary treats, concoct plans to seek revenge upon each others' exes. Book 1 was Paige with Bella's ex, Olly. In this book, Bella is exacting revenge upon Chase, Astrid's ex. I can't wait to read the next two women's stories!

Each of these stories seems to be running at the same time as the others. I found it really interesting how what I thought I knew of the happenings of Bella's story, from Paige's perspective in book 1, was actually very different from what I read in this book.

Bella is one great, ruthless mastermind saboteur. It's both the little things she gets up to, and also the big things. The twist that happens though, and then the pivot afterwards kept things very interesting.

I liked both Bella and Chase's characters and how each had their own issues to deal with, but that they helped each other prepare to face those issues head on. Chase with his artistic block and always hiding from his emotions, and Bella's identity crisis on what she wanted for her future and how she presented herself to the world. "[...]he wanted to see what Bella was like when she made ripples. When she tried to. Now, that would be something."

I don't necessarily understand or get art, but I sure did like reading about the art world in this fun romance!

My favourite in this book: the hedge incident with Astrid 🤣

"We go down with the ship." "We go down with the ship. Are you sure it's not on?" "Yes." lololol

One negative critique: the story is dual POV, but I found sometimes there was no obvious point where it would switch. Sometimes, mid-chapter, with no breaks, or would switch. It threw me off quite a bit.

This is a fun, flirty read that blends revenge, romance, and redemption with a refreshing sense of humour - I have to be honest, I did have a couple of good giggles while reading it. Pippa Roscoe crafts a compelling story around Bella, a woman scorned who joins forces with other jilted women to form The Karma Club. She is on a mission to bring down the seemingly heartless Chase while discovering that he may not be the villain she expected after-all.

The book is full of witty dialogue, slow-burn chemistry, and strong female friendships which I absolutely love. I really loved Bella’s personal growth and development as a character. I absolutely loved that it’s all about letting go of grudges, second chances and of course - finding love in the most unexpected places. This book is perfect for fans of enemies-to-lovers romance.

I really enjoyed this book, I just loved the friendship that Bella had with all the girls but also with the work relationships that she had as well. I just loved Maurice, Ali and Ye-Joon as despite all their different personalities they all got on really well and it was really heartwarming. I liked that Bella got to know the real Chase and also helped him be better with his dad as his dad is a sweet man that I would have loved to have met. I found this book very heartwarming and heartbreaking which made it all the better for me.

I would highly recommend reading this book if you love a heartwarming and heartbreaking read with wonderful characters.

I really look forward to the next book in this series.

I would like to thank Boldwood Books and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book early.

Book 2 of the Karma Club series is just as delicious as the first installment.
This time it's Bella's turn to exact revenge. Too bad she is slowly falling for her intended target, Chase...
"How To Get Even" is a fun and light-hearted enemies-to-lovers romance, perfect for fans of "The First Wives Club". I cannot wait for the next two books in the series.