
Hook, Line, and Sinker : A Novel - Tessa Bailey
Tessa Bailey
- Pages · 400 pages
- Publication Date · 14/04/2022
- Genre · Adult & contemporary romance
AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES AND #1 USA TODAY BESTSELLERIn the follow-up to�It Happened One Summer, Tessa Bailey delivers another deliciously fun and spicy small town 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 in this charming friends to lovers romance. 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 in a classic slow burn, 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?
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