Hook, Line, and Sinker

A Novel

By: Tessa Bailey

Narrated by: Lauren Sweet

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES AND #1 USA TODAY BESTSELLER

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, but she seems to enjoy his… personality? And wants to be friends? Bizarre. But he likes her too much to risk a fling, so platonic pals it is.

Now, Hannah's in town for work, crashing in Fox’s spare bedroom. She knows he’s a notorious ladies’ man, but they’re definitely just friends. In fact, she's nursing a hopeless crush on a colleague and Fox is just the person to help with her lackluster love life. 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. 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.

Living with his best friend should have been easy. 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. 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?

Cinderella saves the Prince

Tessa Bailey never disappoints. This was well crafted and it’s great having a heroine with emotional intelligence and a hero absolutely worth saving.

As well as the narrator did (she’s really good even if she doesn’t modulate her voice for the male stream of consciousness, it somehow works for THIS narrator), it would be great if future Audible Tessa Bailey reads could be read by two different voices.

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What you would expect to enjoy from Tessa Bailey

Overall the story is great, but kind of dragged a little in spots. The main characters are solid, but some themes were overly emphasized in that regard- making it somewhat repetitive. All in all, a great story with fun dirty talk and spicy scenes. Lauren Sweet is a great narrator, however her male vocal fry is a little off putting- which is common in female narrators. 7/10 would recommend.

Loved Fox and Hannah's Story!

Can't... handle...the feels! This was a 5 star book for me and that epilogue just gave me the oddest sensation in my chest lol.

I loved Fox as a lead and Hannah was the best knees like she was already hinted at being in the first book in this series. It honestly is difficult for me to read about a H that has been a playboy and not stay a little bitter about it even after he turns over a new leaf. With Fox, his backstory and personality was so we written that bitterness never even came up for me.

Fantastic read all the way around!

Very emotional story

I enjoyed following their story and relating to their experiences. But sometimes, it felt like Hanna was the traditional femile cliché, comprehensive, patient and virtuous and that she made him change. I don't personally like it when the femile character has to be the strong one, because the male counterpart has no self-control or self-restrain whatsoever.

Two thumbs up 👍🏻👍🏻

Waited 6 months for this book and was not disappointed!!!
Love your books Tessa - keep ‘em coming 🤩