The fan-favorite, HGTV-inspired rom-com trilogy from #1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey, now in a single volume! This bundle includes the following Hot & Hammered novels: FIX HER UP: A bad-boy professional baseball’s player agrees to fake a relationship with his best friend’s younger sister in order to rehab both their reputations, but their feelings get all too real… LOVE HER OR LOSE HER: A young married couple signs up for relationship boot camp in … Continue reading Hot and Hammered: Volume One →
In the follow-up to It Happened One Summer, Tessa Bailey delivers another deliciously fun rom-com about a former player who accidentally falls for his best friend while trying to help her land a different man… King crab fisherman Fox Thornton has a reputation as a sexy, carefree flirt. Everyone knows he’s a guaranteed good time–in bed and out–and that’s exactly how he prefers it. Until he meets Hannah Bellinger. She’s immune to his charm and looks, … Continue reading Hook, Line, and Sinker →
This request comes from Eliza. Thanks, Eliza! I’m looking for fiction books that tackle the stage of a relationship after two characters have fallen in love and decided to spend their lives together. Once people are in love, there are still problems that come up, small hurts that each partner accidentally causes the other, and confusions or disagreements that need to be resolved in order to keep a relationship strong. I want to read about … Continue reading The Rec League: Established Couples →
Tessa Bailey is back with a Schitt’s Creek-inspired rom-com about a Hollywood “It Girl” who’s cut off from her wealthy family and exiled to a small Pacific Northwest beach town… where she butts heads with a surly, sexy local who thinks she doesn’t belong. Piper Bellinger is fashionable, influential, and her reputation as a wild child means the paparazzi are constantly on her heels. When too much champagne and an out-of-control rooftop party lands Piper in … Continue reading It Happened One Summer →
Thanks to Ali for sending in this Rec League request that is certainly of interest to the Bitchery: I just read Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey and I really enjoyed the dirty talk by the hero. Can you recommend any more dirty talking heroes/heroines? Sarah: Oh, no…I’m the worst person for this question. Dirty talking during sex in books makes the entirety of my internal organs cringe into oblivion. I’m sorry! Sneezy: Does The … Continue reading The Rec League: Filthy Mouths →
In Tessa Bailey’s latest rom-com, two enemies team up to flip a house… and the sparks between them might burn the place down or ignite a passion that neither can ignore! Hair, makeup, clothing, decor… everything in Bethany Castle’s world is organized, planned, and styled to perfection. Which is why the homes she designs for her family’s real estate business are the most coveted in town. The only thing not perfect? Her track record with men. She’s … Continue reading Tools of Engagement →
First in a magical new series full of edgy and hilarious antics, this is the read you need to finally give your year the fairy-tale ending it deserves! An enchanting story of love, dreams, and second chances—a delightful read for cold winter nights that fans of Christina Lauren, Tessa Bailey, and Kerry Winfrey can’t miss… If love is the source of all the magic in the universe, and the town of Ever After, Missouri, is … Continue reading Fairy Godmothers, Inc. →
Time for a quick collection of upcoming romance reader gatherings, from special events to monthly book clubs. I hope there’s one in your area! If you have a romance book club or upcoming romance event, please email me and let me know? There’s a form at the bottom of this post. I want to help romance fans connect with one another in as many places as possible! These are in alphabetical order by state, and … Continue reading Upcoming Romance Reader Gatherings: March 2020 →
New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey returns with a unique, sexy romantic comedy about a young married couple whose rocky relationship needs a serious renovation. Rosie and Dominic Vega are the perfect couple: high school sweethearts, best friends, madly in love. Well, they used to be anyway. Now Rosie’s lucky to get a caveman grunt from the ex-soldier every time she walks in the door. Dom is faithful and a great provider, but the man … Continue reading Love Her or Lose Her →
It’s our first Watcha Reading of the year! I hope you’re all excited to talk about books! Tara: I’m reading Polaris Rising because Amanda said on the podcast that it’s amazing and, well, it’s definitely amazing. I’m also listening to 30 Dates in 30 Days by Elle Spencer, which is a pretty cute f/f romance. It has a lawyer who wants to find love and is reluctantly talked into going on (you guessed it) 30 … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? January 2020 Edition, Part One →
This Rec League was sent in by Nushie and it’s a great topic for the romance community: I’m looking for romances where the heroine stands up for herself and is willing to (or already has) cut off her toxic family/friends/exes. I want a heroine that puts her happiness first – I don’t think that’s an outrageous request, but I’m having trouble coming up with many examples in romances. I’ve read way too many books where … Continue reading The Rec League: Healthy Boundaries →
