

I adored how her friendship with Fox encourages her to embrace what he already knows: that she is a leading lady. Hannah’s used to playing the side-kick to her “main character” sister, Piper, but is ready to take things into her own hands, especially when it comes to her career. Given the cartoon cover, I wasn’t expecting the characters and storyline to be so complex and emotional, which was a nice surprise. The best romantic comedies are both sweet and spicy (with lots of steam) and filled with equal parts sappy moments and ones that result in side-splitting laughs. Tessa Bailey is one of the “it” names of romantic comedies these days and Hook, Line, and Sinker did not disappoint! This book is a follow-up to It Happened One Summer and is part of a series (the Bellinger Sisters) although it can stand on its own. Helping her flirt with another guy is pure torture, but maybe if Fox can tackle his inner demons and show Hannah he’s all in, she’ll choose him instead?

Except now she’s walking around in a towel, sleeping right across the hall, and Fox is fantasizing about waking up next to her for the rest of his life and… and… man overboard! He’s fallen for her, hook, line, and sinker. Living with his best friend should have been easy. As the line between friendship and flirtation begins to blur, Hannah can’t deny she loves everything about Fox, but she refuses to be another notch on his bedpost. Armed with a few tips from Westport’s resident Casanova, Hannah sets out to catch her coworker’s eye… yet the more time she spends with Fox, the more she wants him instead. In fact, she’s nursing a hopeless crush on a colleague and Fox is just the person to help with her lackluster love life. She knows he’s a notorious ladies’ man, but they’re definitely just friends. Now, Hannah’s in town for work, crashing in Fox’s spare bedroom. But he likes her too much to risk a fling, so platonic pals it is. She’s immune to his charm and looks, but she seems to enjoy his… personality? And wants to be friends? Bizarre. Everyone knows he’s a guaranteed good time–in bed and out–and that’s exactly how he prefers it.

Hook, Line and Sinker by Tessa Bailey: King crab fisherman Fox Thornton has a reputation as a sexy, carefree flirt.
