17 reviews for:

The Biggest Win

Carolina Jax

3.96 AVERAGE

lisabob's review

5.0

Jackson Gage had it all. The NFL contract he always wanted until he got hurt and partied too much and ruined his reputation. Francesca Casanova was fired from her PR job and walked in on her boyfriend screwing the woman who screwed her out of a job.

Now Francesca is home in Christmas Texas and living across the street from her long-time crush, Jackson Gage, her brothers best friend. She agrees to become his fake girlfriend and his PR agent to help him get a better reputation and get a job coaching at a college, which will lead back to the NFL.

When feelings get caught, will Gage stay, or will he leave again?
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brittanyselken33's review

5.0

I just pull the book off my TBR list it has been on my list for a long time and I never got around to reading it but I’m glad I did read it because I’m always down for a best friend brother and sister romance that could end up being so freaking good but there is always drama involved within the story but I glad they got a happy ending at the end of the story.
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ayyyyeitsamanda's review

5.0

This book honestly had me so hooked!! I loved the banter between Jackson and Francesca. I’m such a sucker for a couple that can have a good back and forth teasing/flirty relationship.

It tends to take me a while to finish any book (usually about a month) but I was so into this one that it only took me 12 days to complete it.

One of my favourite elements was seeing the growth within Jackson as he transitioned from NFL superstar to a high school football coach. You can really see how much he cares for his students and how much he cares for the people around him. 

I wish we got to see more of Francesca other than the fact that she works in PR and has a big family. It would’ve been great to see some of her other interests/things that she enjoys in her spare time when she isn’t with Jackson or her family. 

Overall I really enjoyed this book and the ending left me dying to read the rest of the series! Perfect for someone that enjoys the brother’s best friend/best friend’s brother trope as well as a second chance romance and forbidden love. 

lucylabmas's review

5.0

So. Fucking. Good.
Ahhh I loved this book so much!!!!
I love the story and its rhythm, the characters, the way the author builds and realeses tension.
Also the smut was awesome.
Plus fake dating??? Second chance AND a sports subplot?!!!! Fucking perfectionnnn.
Loved Chess and Jackson smmm❣️
I highly HIGHLY recommend
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spaceonthebookcase's review

5.0

The Biggest Win by Carolina Jax is a romance that won’t leave you hanging. Tropes include best friends sister, fake dating, small town and insta love.

I thought Jackson and Francesca relationship was spicy and sweet; Jax knows how to write spicy scenes and spicy dialogue exchanges without crossing over into cheesy. The host of side characters also had a solid role/personality and made sense to the story; no one felt extra.

I didn’t love the character of Adam, but I also don’t think I was supposed to either. Like Jackson, he has his own skeletons and after finishing the epilogue, I am excited to read the next book to see what’s in store for him.

The Biggest Win was easy to fly through and enjoyable to invest in. It’s the first book in the Casanova Family series and I am excited to read the rest.

Thank you to the author for gifting me a copy.

alutz's review

4.0

What do you get with two of my favorite tropes fake dating + best friends little sister = an amazing book!

Francesca is back home in Christmas, Texas after getting let go from her job. She has 3 protective older brothers who just can not let her try and do things on her own. "playboy" Jackson Gage is hiding out in his hometown trying to change his reputation. Francesca and Jackson have both had feelings for one another, but with the close family ties they both have buried them...until Jackson needs help changing him image. With Francesca being in PR and never able to say no to Jackson...will their "fake dating scheme" turn out real?! The heat and sizzle of Jackson's words may change everything?!

This story was so good...I am starting book 2 ASAP!

fiestj's review

5.0

Such a super cute read! Small town romance and kind of second chance romance. Both Francesca and Jackson liked each other in high school but it was his best friend’s sister so it was hands off. Now they are both back together again in their small town of Christmas and the spark is still there.

I honestly don’t like Jackson at the start cause he seemed like too much of a flirt. However, he quickly grows on you and becomes a favourite.

Francesca is a strong woman who has been dealt a bad hand recently. She is able to overcome these obstacles and show she may be the youngest in the family but she might just be the toughest.

I can’t wait to read the next book in the series! Carolina Jax is an amazing author and this is just the start of the Casanova Family Series. I can tell the next books will be amazing!

vanessahmata's review

5.0

A brilliant friends to lovers romance with drama, fake dating, and deep passionate! Francesca is his best friend’s little sister that he has loved since they were younger. Jackson and Francesca fake dated to help him get back into football. The passions they have get in the way of their fake relationship. Amazing book! A must read!

The Biggest Win is the perfect debut book for Carolina Jax and the perfect start to the Casanova series!

Francesca and Jackson have known each other since childhood. Jackson is best friends with Adam, Francesca’s oldest brother, and friends with her two other brothers. She has had a crush on him since she was 12 but never mentioned it because Jackson was destined for great things. He was the starting QB in high school, went on to play in college and then made it to the NFL. Francesca moved away from their little town Christmas, Texas to go to college because she needed space from the town where she was surrounded by Jackson memories. She became a Public Relations Agent and stayed away until an unfortunate circumstance sends her back to Christmas.

Jackson has since left the NFL do to an injury and needs help fixing his playboy reputation. Francesca agrees to handle his PR and they fake date so he looks serious. Obviously it doesn’t stay fake long. Jackson and Francesca realize they are better together and I have to agree! There were some ups and downs but I think they came together at the perfect point in their lives. They needed to live life apart before they could truly know they needed each other.

I cannot wait for book 2 to focus on Adam Casanova and find out what really happened with his relationship with Chelsea!

Thank you Carolina Jax for the arc!
Release date: October 11, 2022
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author_summer_waters's review

5.0

The book review for The Biggest Win by Carolina Jax is here! We follow Jackson and Francesca as their romance starts and blossoms into what we see in The Biggest Christmas Wedding!!!!! Jackson is a former NFL quarterback, turned High School coach, and he's looking for a new way out of his small town. Then his best friend's sister. Francesca comes back to town, and romance blossoms as Jackson reconsiders leaving town!!!! This is an amazing beginning to Jackson and Francesca's love story! They are literally the perfect couple and they are meant for each other! I absolutely love them!
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