Tessa Bailey
All Books By Tessa Bailey
Asking for Trouble
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Length: 6 hours 10 minutes
- Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish date: March 11, 2014
- Language: English
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4.06(10332 ratings)
Brent Mason and Hayden Winstead can’t stand each other. She plans exclusive parties for her rich family’s charities; he’s a rough-and-tumble cop who rigs explosives for a living. Could two people be any less suited for conversation? They think not and prefer to keep it that way.
Unfortunately, their two best friends are deeply, disgustingly in love. Forced together, the mutual attraction simmering beneath the surface of Brent and Hayden’s nonrelationship grows with every argument until it explodes into a scintillating night of mind-blowing sex. And it won’t be the last, as far as Brent is concerned.
Hayden has a secret, though. Her father’s company is relying on a merger to save them from financial ruin, and only Hayden’s marriage to the CEO’s wealthy son can secure the deal. If she’s to protect her family, she’ll have to forget about Brent-and he has no intention of being forgotten.
Chase Me
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Length: 7 hours 6 minutes
- Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish date: January 31, 2020
- Language: English
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3.56(9572 ratings)
Winner of the RT Book Reviews Seal of Excellence Award
College drop-out Roxy Cumberland moved to New York with dreams of becoming an actress, but her dwindling bank account is quickly putting the kibosh on that fantasy. To make some quick cash, she signs up to perform singing telegrams. Her first customer is a gorgeous, cocky Manhattan trust-funder if she ever laid eyes on one. And what could be more humiliating than singing an ode to his junk, courtesy of his last one-night stand? Maybe the fact that she’s dressed in a giant pink bunny costume . . .
After a night out to celebrate winning his last case, lawyer Louis McNally the Second isn’t prepared for the pounding in his head or the rabbit serenading him from the front door. But the sassy wit and sexy voice of the girl behind the mask intrigue him, and one look at her stunning face-followed by a mind-blowing kiss against his doorjamb-leaves Louis wanting more.
Roxy doesn’t need a spoiled rich boy who’s had everything in life handed to him on a Tiffany platter. But there’s more to Louis than his sexy surface and he’s determined to make Roxy see it . . . even if it means chasing her all over NYC.
Crashed Out
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Narrator: Emma Wilder
- Length: 6 hours 28 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: October 22, 2019
- Language: English
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3.66(3234 ratings)
Jasmine Taveras is the reason Sarge Purcell grabbed his six-string and bailed the hell out of New Jersey four years ago. She’s the fuel for every song he’s ever written–each one laced with bitter, hard-edged, hungry lust.
Now, with his hugely successful band on temporary hiatus, Sarge is determined to prove to Jasmine that he’s turned into every inch the man she’s always needed…
Men are slim pickings for a single factory girl in Hook, New Jersey…until tall, broad-shouldered hotness walks–or rather storms–into Jasmine’s life. Sarge’s return shouldn’t affect her this way. He’s her best friend’s much younger brother and the kind of rough, gritty sexiness Jasmine has no right to taste for herself. Even if he lets her.
But lust is a blinding, insatiable force. And when it crashes, it will take both Sarge and Jasmine down with it…
... Read moreDisorderly Conduct
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Narrator: Samantha Cook
- Length: 8 hours 23 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: August 29, 2017
- Language: English
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3.64(2336 ratings)
You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone…
Police academy cadet Charlie Burns can’t believe his luck when the gorgeous blonde he meets in a bar murmurs those magic words: “Nothing serious, ‘kay?” Mind-blowing, no-strings sex with Ever Carmichael–it’s the holy grail of hookups for a guy who’s too busy following in his law enforcement family’s footsteps to think about getting serious. Charlie’s all about casual…that is, until Ever calls it quits and his world tilts on its axis.
Ever knows that when you control the relationship game, you can’t get played. But for the first time, she wants more than short-term satisfaction. Step one: end her fling with commitment-phobic Charlie. Step two: sacrifice herself to the ruthless NYC dating scene. Yet everywhere she turns, there’s Charlie, being his ridiculously charming self. No online match or blind date compares to the criminally hot cop-in-training, but they’re over. Aren’t they?
If love is a four-letter-word, why does the idea of Ever seeing someone else tie Charlie up in knots? Now he’s desperate to win her back…and a little date sabotage never hurt anyone, right?
... Read moreDisturbing His Peace
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Narrator: Jacob Morgan
- Length: 7 hours 37 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: May 22, 2018
- Language: English
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3.95(3229 ratings)
She’s got probable cause to make her move . . .
Danika Silva can’t stand Lt. Greer Burns. Her roommate’s older brother may be sexy as hell, but he’s also a cold, unfeeling robot. She just wants to graduate and forget about her scowling superior. But when a dangerous mistake lands Danika on probation–under Greer’s watch–she’s forced to interact with the big, hulking jerk. Call him daily to check in? Done. Ride shotgun in his cruiser every night? Done. Try not to climb into his giant, muscular lap and kiss him? Umm…
Greer doesn’t let anything—or anyone–distract him from the job. Except lately, all he can think about is Danika. He’s wanted the beautiful, cocky recruit since the moment he saw her. But she’s reckless and unpredictable, and Greer is painfully aware of what can happen when an officer doesn’t follow the rules. Probation seemed like a good idea, but now Danika’s scent is in his car and he’s replayed her voicemails twenty times. Christ, he’s a goner.
Danika’s melting Greer’s stone-cold exterior one ride-along at a time. Being together could have serious consequences… but breaking a few rules never hurt anybody, right?
... Read moreDriven By Fate
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Length: 6 hours 54 minutes
- Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish date: June 14, 2022
- Language: English
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4.01(1974 ratings)
The first rule is obey . . . and she already broke it.
Francesca “Frankie” De Luca always pays her debts. Even when it means stepping inside Serve, the sensuous Manhattan club that caters to particular adult desires. For Frankie, it’s a taste of something she’s always wanted-and never received. Until a sharply dressed Brit orders her into his room, and instructs her to undress before delivering the carnal punishment she so desperately needs . . .
She wasn’t the woman Porter Evans was expecting. Not this wild thing with the pale, silvery eyes. And such cheek. But she violates Porter’s strict rules of control. Temptation is a dangerous thing indeed. Yet everything about Frankie cries out for schooling about the tantalizing interplay of pleasure and pain. So Porter offers Frankie a deal she can’t refuse-and the only thing she owes him is submission . . .
Contains mature themes.
Exposed By Fate
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Length: 6 hours 1 minutes
- Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish date: February 15, 2022
- Language: English
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3.94(3071 ratings)
He’ll train her to lure another man. She’ll lure him instead.
When interior designer Eliza Ballas accompanies a friend to New York’s premier BDSM club, she’s taken aback by the sheer want that overruns her body-especially when a sexy Brit assumes Eliza is adept at dark, sensual arts. If she’s going to play, she’ll need an erotic education, and she knows just the man to teach her how to submit . . .
Oliver Preston isn’t one to turn down pleasure, but Eliza’s his sister’s best friend, and he’s torn between a sense of duty and his rock-hard need to find out if she tastes as delicious as he’s dreamed. Unable to handle the thought of another man owning her body, he draws Eliza deep into his world of exquisite pain and pleasure.
He has three lessons to instruct her. Three lessons to drive them both to the brink of ecstasy. And three lessons before he must give her to another man . . . if he doesn’t lose himself first.
Contains mature themes.
Fix Her Up
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Narrator: Charlotte North
- Length: 9 hours 59 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: June 11, 2019
- Language: English
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3.65(89999 ratings)
A brand new romantic comedy from New York Times bestseller Tessa Bailey!
Georgette Castle’s family runs the best home renovation business in town, but she picked balloons instead of blueprints and they haven’t taken her seriously since. Frankly, she’s over it. Georgie loves planning children’s birthday parties and making people laugh, just not at her own expense. She’s determined to fix herself up into a Woman of the World… whatever that means.
Phase one: new framework for her business (a website from this decade, perhaps?)
Phase two: a gut-reno on her wardrobe (fyi, leggings are pants.)
Phase three: updates to her exterior (do people still wax?)
Phase four: put herself on the market (and stop crushing on Travis Ford!)
Living her best life means facing the truth: Georgie hasn’t been on a date since, well, ever. Nobody’s asking the town clown out for a night of hot sex, that’s for sure. Maybe if people think she’s having a steamy love affair, they’ll acknowledge she’s not just the “little sister” who paints faces for a living. And who better to help demolish that image than the resident sports star and tabloid favorite.
Travis Ford was major league baseball’s hottest rookie when an injury ended his career. Now he’s flipping houses to keep busy and trying to forget his glory days. But he can’t even cross the street without someone recapping his greatest hits. Or making a joke about his… bat. And then there’s Georgie, his best friend’s sister, who is not a kid anymore. When she proposes a wild scheme–that they pretend to date, to shock her family and help him land a new job–he agrees. What’s the harm? It’s not like it’s real. But the girl Travis used to tease is now a funny, full-of-life woman and there’s nothing fake about how much he wants her…
... Read moreHis Risk to Take
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Length: 3 hours 59 minutes
- Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish date: February 10, 2014
- Language: English
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3.82(10213 ratings)
Homicide cop Troy Bennett had a reputation with the Chicago PD for being fearless and in control-until the night his daredevil partner is killed during a raid. From that moment on, he swears he’ll never again be responsible for the loss of a loved one. To escape his demons, Troy transfers to the NYPD, bringing him up close and personal with Ruby Elliott, a beautiful, street-savvy pool hustler.
Reckless and stubbornly independent, Ruby embodies everything Troy’s avoiding, but when she walks into the pub he’s at with his new coworkers and blows his carefully laid plans to hell, Troy knows he has to have her-risks be damned. But there’s a connection between Ruby’s shadowed past and a case Troy’s working involving a notorious Brooklyn felon, throwing her safety into jeopardy. Confronted with his biggest fear, will Troy push Ruby away to keep her safe or fight to keep her in his arms where she belongs?
Hook, Line, and Sinker
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Narrator: Lauren Sweet
- Length: 10 hours 10 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: March 01, 2022
- Language: English
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4.02(173528 ratings)
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?
... Read moreIndecent Exposure
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Narrator: JF Harding
- Length: 8 hours 48 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: April 30, 2019
- Language: English
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3.89(1807 ratings)
One of Amazon’s Best Romances of February
One of Bookpage’s Best Romances of 2018
“Sexy and emotional…” (Washington Post – Best Romance Novels of February)
Is there a problem, Officer?
Jack Garrett isn’t a police officer yet, but there’s already an emergency. His new firearms instructor–the one who just dropped every jaw in the academy gym–is the same sexy Irish stranger Jack locked lips with last night. The Olympic gold medalist and expert markswoman is now officially off-limits, but Jack’s never cared much for rules . . .
Katie McCoy’s been cooped up in a shooting range for too long. A wild love affair is just what she needs to let loose, though she never imagined it would be with her smokin’ hot trainee. She cannot get involved with Jack–but a quick fling? Perfect. Falling hard for a charismatic recruit with an equal amount of sex appeal and secrets? Bloody stupid.
Jack’s charmed the pants off plenty of women (literally), yet few have ever looked beyond his perfect surface. Until Katie. He’ll do anything to keep her in his life . . . except tell her about his past. But a tiny lie of omission never hurt anyone, right?
... Read moreIt Happened One Summer
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Narrator: Charlotte North
- Length: 10 hours 48 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: July 13, 2021
- Language: English
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4.05(277292 ratings)
- #BookTok
The first in a spicy and unforgettable rom-com duology from #1 New York Times bestseller and tik tok favorite Tessa Bailey, in which a Hollywood “It Girl” is 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 the slammer, her stepfather decides enough is enough. So he cuts her off, and sends Piper and her sister to learn some responsibility running their late father’s dive bar… in Washington.
Piper hasn’t even been in Westport for five minutes when she meets big, bearded sea captain Brendan, who thinks she won’t last a week outside of Beverly Hills. So what if Piper can’t do math, and the idea of sleeping in a shabby apartment with bunk beds gives her hives. How bad could it really be? She’s determined to show her stepfather–and the hot, grumpy local–that she’s more than a pretty face.
Except it’s a small town and everywhere she turns, she bumps into Brendan. The fun-loving socialite and the gruff fisherman are polar opposites, but there’s an undeniable attraction simmering between them. Piper doesn’t want any distractions, especially feelings for a man who sails off into the sunset for weeks at a time. Yet as she reconnects with her past and begins to feel at home in Westport, Piper starts to wonder if the cold, glamorous life she knew is what she truly wants. LA is calling her name, but Brendan–and this town full of memories–may have already caught her heart.
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... Read moreLove Her or Lose Her
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Narrator: Charlotte North
- Length: 8 hours 40 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: January 14, 2020
- Language: English
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3.67(41007 ratings)
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 she fell in love with ten years ago is nowhere to be found. When her girlfriends encourage Rosie to demand more out of life and pursue her dream of opening a restaurant, she decides to demand more out of love, too. Three words: marriage boot camp.
Never in a million years did Rosie believe her stoic, too-manly-to-emote husband would actually agree to relationship rehab with a weed-smoking hippie. Dom talking about feelings? Sitting on pillows? Communing with nature? Learning love languages? Nope. But to her surprise, he’s all in, and it forces her to admit her own role in their cracked foundation. As they complete one ridiculous–yet surprisingly helpful–assignment after another, their remodeled relationship gets stronger than ever. Except just as they’re getting back on track, Rosie discovers Dom has a secret… and it could demolish everything.
... Read moreMade in Jersey Bundle, Books 1-4
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Narrator: Emma Wilder
- Length: 24 hours 30 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: December 20, 2022
- Language: English
This bundle includes four standalone Made in Jersey contemporary romances that can be read in any order: Book 1, Crashed Out: Jasmine Taveras is the reason Sarge Purcell grabbed his six-string and bailed the hell out of New Jersey four years ago. When he returns years later, while his successful band is on hiatus, will the blinding, insatiable force that grips them both end up crashing and taking them both down with it? Book 2, Thrown Down: Overachiever River Purcell was never supposed to be a struggling single mom. Now Vaughn De Matteo is back in town, determined to win back the woman he never stopped loving, to keep the daughter he never expected, and to convince himself he’s worth their love in the process. Book 3, Worked Up: Factory mechanic Duke Crawford just wants to watch SportsCenter in peace, but then fellow commitment-phobe Samantha Waverly stumbles into his life, looking for a way out of an impossible situation. Her solution? Marry huge, gruff, gladiator look-alike Duke–for show, of course. But then the attraction between them grows, and lines start to blur. Book 4, Wound Tight: When CEO Renner Bastion walks into a room, everyone keeps their distance–well, everyone but Milo Bautista, his sarcastic, tattooed, Boston-bred security guard. After Milo comes out to his boss, Renner realizes his protector–and crush–isn’t as unavailable as he originally thought. Milo doesn’t think his boss will ever look his way, but then Renner offers him private lessons in seduction.
... Read moreMake Me
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Length: 7 hours 8 minutes
- Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish date: April 14, 2020
- Language: English
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3.72(6421 ratings)
Construction worker Russell Hart has been head-over-work boots for Abby Sullivan since the moment he laid eyes on her. But he knows a classy, uptown virgin like her could never be truly happy with a rough, blue-collar guy like him. If only she’d stop treating him like her personal hero-a role he craves more than oxygen-maybe he could accept it.
With the future of her family’s hedge fund on her shoulders, Abby barely has time to sleep, let alone find love. And her best friend Russell acting like a sexy, overprotective hulk any time their Super Group goes out in public definitely isn’t helping her single status. But after a near-tragedy lands Russell in her bed for the night, Abby’s suddenly fantasizing about what he looks like shirtless. Chest hair and tattoos-who knew?
As Russell struggles to keep Abby at a safe distance, she begins to see through his tough-talking exterior-and acknowledge her own feelings. Now she’s ready to turn the friend-zone into foreplay . . . and make him lose control.
Need Me
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Length: 6 hours 44 minutes
- Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish date: February 25, 2020
- Language: English
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3.69(6098 ratings)
When Honey Perribow traded in her cowboy boots for stilettos and left her small Kentucky town to attend Columbia University, she never expected to find a dirt-cheap apartment or two new best friends. No stranger to hard work, Honey is completely focused on her medical degree . . . until she sees newly minted professor Ben Dawson, and her concentration is hijacked. Honey is fascinated by her gorgeous young English professor and vows to find a crack in his tweed-wearing, glasses-clad exterior.
At an off-campus party, an accident lands Ben in a dark, locked closet with a sexy-sounding Southern belle . . . and their chemistry is explosive. But when he discovers that the girl in his arms is the same beautiful student he can’t stop thinking about, he is stunned. Student-teacher relationships are strictly forbidden . . . yet no matter how hard he tries, Ben can’t stay away from Honey.
And when his attempt to fight their attraction nearly ruins the best thing that ever happened to him, Ben will do anything to prove how much he needs her.
Officer Off Limits
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Length: 6 hours 27 minutes
- Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish date: March 04, 2014
- Language: English
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4(12935 ratings)
Story Brooks’s fiance just called off their wedding two weeks before the happy day. As if that isn’t bad enough, her semi-estranged father, an infamous NYPD hostage negotiator, has suffered a heart attack. Not wanting to examine her lack of emotion over the broken engagement, she hops on a plane to reconnect with her father before it’s too late.
Playboy hostage negotiator Daniel Chase has never been refused by a woman. So when a debate over hospital snack foods with a delectable kindergarten teacher ends in flat-out rejection, he makes it his mission to seduce her. His only obstacle? She’s the daughter of his mentor, who implicitly forbade Daniel from pursuing her.
Despite her father’s warnings and Daniel’s troubled past, Daniel and Story can’t resist their intense attraction to one another. But when the reason for her fiance’s abrupt wedding cancellation comes to light, can Story and Daniel’s already forbidden relationship survive?
Owned By Fate
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Length: 6 hours 22 minutes
- Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish date: December 31, 2021
- Language: English
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3.67(4443 ratings)
Her mind rejects his world. But her body knows its master.
Journalist Caroline Preston arrives at Serve, New York City’s hottest BDSM club, with one goal-to hate it. If her brother wasn’t trying to turn the family’s respectable financial magazine into a publication that features “lifestyle” pieces for the wealthy and adventurous, she wouldn’t even be there, trying to write an article about a world she doesn’t understand.
But then she sees him.
Jonah Briggs doesn’t leave his post for just anyone. As the owner of the club, his sole purpose is to ensure that his clientele get everything they need, but when he sees Caroline, his only thought is what he wants-to dominate the sexy little reporter and give the most exquisite pleasure she’s ever experienced.
Caroline has no intention of entering that particular lion’s den-not with her family’s reputation at stake-no matter how dark, sexy, and complex the lion in question may be. But with every encounter, she craves more, and with every slide of his lips, she realizes Jonah might just be the man to break down all her defenses . . . if she’ll let him.
Contains mature themes.
Protecting What’s His
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Length: 6 hours 28 minutes
- Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish date: February 04, 2014
- Language: English
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3.83(21278 ratings)
The opportunity was just too damn delicious for Ginger Peet to pass up. The purse full of money she finds-$50,000 to be exact-could give her and her teen sister the new start they need. So she grabs the cash, her gothy sibling, and their life-sized statue of Dolly Parton, and blows outta Nashville in a cloud of dust. Chicago, here we come . . .
Turns out, Chicago has some pretty hot cops. Hot, intense, naughty-lookin’ cops like Derek Tyler, who looks like he could eat a girl up and leave her begging for more. And more. Tempting as he is, getting involved with the sexy homicide lieutenant next door poses a teensy problem for a gal who’s on the lam. But one thing is certain-Derek’s onto her, and he wants more than just a taste.
And as far as he’s concerned, possession is nine-tenths of the law.
Protecting What’s Theirs
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Length: 1 hours 40 minutes
- Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish date: December 21, 2021
- Language: English
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3.89(5023 ratings)
Ginger Peet has never regretted leaving Nashville with her sister and their life-sized statue of Dolly Parton. Now she’s settled in Chicago with Lieutenant Derek Tyler, spending her nights pressed against every inch of his hard, dominating, and panty-meltingly-hot body.
And there’s nowhere Derek would rather be than reminding Ginger-thoroughly and exquisitely-that she belongs to him. But then trouble hits the streets of Chicago. The kind of bust the old-school boys call a “widow-maker.” To keep Ginger safe, Derek’s forced to shut her out and keep himself away from her luscious body, or risk losing her forever.
But Ginger has just been presented with some, er, unexpected news. And right now, it’s best she keeps that news to herself. Because Derek stands to lose far more than he knows, until he takes the law-and Ginger-into his own hands one last time . . .
Contains mature themes.
Riskier Business
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Length: 3 hours 42 minutes
- Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish date: October 11, 2022
- Language: English
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3.88(2517 ratings)
After a life of pool hustling and living on the wrong side of the law, Ruby Elliott is living on the straight and narrow with sexy-as-all-hell NYPD detective, Troy Bennett. Now the only trouble Ruby has with the law is the naughty kind, pinned against the wall by Troy’s strict and spectacularly hard body. Obeying his every command. Both of them losing themselves in a lust that borders on obsession . . .
But then her father returns with an offer she can’t refuse: one last hustle in exchange for information. Information she’d die to have. As the pieces and the players of the game reveal themselves, Troy feels the fine edges of his control slipping-control he can’t channel without hurting Ruby. The stakes are high, and the risk higher. Because losing this final game could cost more than Ruby’s heart . . . it might cost her life.
Contains mature themes.
Runaway Girl
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Length: 10 hours 32 minutes
- Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish date: February 26, 2019
- Language: English
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4.03(6434 ratings)
It’s Naomi Clemons’s big day. Her dream wedding. And she’s outta here.
One moment. A chance meeting of gazes through the church window pane with someone familiar who radiates intrigue. Independence. It’s the final push Naomi needs to realize . . . she’s boring. A blonde, cookie cutter, well mannered trophy wife-to-be. How can she expect to lead a fulfilling married life when she’s never lived?
Special Forces diver Jason Bristow needs a beauty pageant coach. Not for himself-although the tattooed bruiser could definitely use some charm. For his little sister who he has returned to St. Augustine, Florida, to raise. When a beautiful southern debutante lands on his doorstep, she awakens a hunger that won’t be ignored. If only she wasn’t planning on winning back the ex-fiance she left at the altar . . .
Despite the potential for ruin, heat continues to build between Naomi and Jason beneath the sultry Florida sunshine, consuming them both. But they’re on borrowed time . . . and it’s about to run out.
Contains mature themes.
Secretly Yours
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Narrator: Callie Dalton
- Length: 10 hours 49 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: February 07, 2023
- Language: English
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3.41(29903 ratings)
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From Tessa Bailey—#1 New York Times bestselling author, TikTok favorite, and “the Michelangelo of dirty talk” (Entertainment Weekly)—comes a spicy small town rom-com about a grumpy professor and the bubbly neighbor he clashes with at every turn…
Hallie Welch fell hard for Julian Vos at fourteen, after they almost kissed in the dark vineyards of his family’s winery. Now the prodigal hottie has returned to Napa Valley, and when Hallie is hired to revamp the gardens on the Vos estate, she wonders if she’ll finally get that smooch. But the starchy professor isn’t the teenager she remembers and their polar opposite personalities clash spectacularly.
One wine-fueled girls’ night later, Hallie can’t shake the sense that she did something reckless—and then she remembers the drunken secret admirer letter she left for Julian. Oh shit.
On sabbatical from his ivy league job, Julian plans to write a novel. But having Hallie gardening right outside his window is the ultimate distraction. She’s eccentric, chronically late, often literally covered in dirt—and so unbelievably beautiful, he can’t focus on anything else. Until he finds an anonymous letter sent by a woman from his past.
Even as Julian wonders about this admirer, he’s sucked further into Hallie’s orbit. Like the flowers she plants all over town, Hallie is a burst of color in Julian’s grayscale life. For a man who irons his socks and runs on tight schedules, her sunny chaotic energy makes zero sense. But there’s something so familiar about her… and her very presence is turning his world upside down.
“Tessa Bailey is the queen of rom-coms. Long may she reign!” — Julie Murphy, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Merry Little Meet Cute
... Read moreTessa Bailey Book Set 1 DA Bundle
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Narrator: Charlotte North
- Length: 27 hours 38 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: December 20, 2022
- Language: English
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 order to rehab their rocky romance and finds a second chance at love.
TOOLS OF ENGAGEMENT: Two enemies team up to flip a house and the sparks between them are so hot, they’ll either set the place on fire or ignite a passion that neither expected.
... Read moreThrown Down
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Narrator: Emma Wilder
- Length: 5 hours 43 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: November 05, 2019
- Language: English
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3.66(2053 ratings)
Overachiever River Purcell was never supposed to be a struggling single mom, working double shifts just to make ends meet. Nor was she supposed to be abandoned by her high-school sweetheart, breaking her heart into a thousand jagged pieces. Now Vaughn De Matteo is back in town, his sights set on her…and River is in danger of drowning a second time.
No one believed Hook’s resident bad boy was good enough for River–not even Vaughn himself. But he’ll fight like hell to win back the woman he never stopped loving, to keep the daughter he never expected, and to convince himself he’s worth their love in the process–even if he has to rely on their fierce and undeniable sexual chemistry.
But even as River’s body arches under his hungered touch, the demons of the past lurk in the shadows–waiting for Vaughn to repeat his mistakes one last time…
... Read moreToo Beautiful to Break
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Narrator: Greyson Ash
- Length: 8 hours 45 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: September 26, 2017
- Language: English
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3.66(1936 ratings)
Leaving Belmont Clarkson is the hardest thing Sage Alexander has ever done. From the moment they met, she knew Belmont was the one, and getting up close and personal with him on his family’s epic road trip has taken her desire to a new, even hotter level. But there’s no way she can go there—not without revealing secrets that could devastate them both.
Losing Sage is not an option. Belmont’s heart is hers, has always been hers. He knows she’s hiding something from him, but nothing will stand in his way of telling her just how much she means to him. Finding her is easy—saving her from her past could cost him everything.
Too Hard to Forget
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Narrator: Greyson Ash
- Length: 9 hours 31 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: April 25, 2017
- Language: English
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3.74(2243 ratings)
Peggy Clarkson is returning to her alma mater with one goal in mind: confront Elliott Brooks, the man who ruined her for all others, and remind him of what he’s been missing. Even after three years, seeing him again is like a punch in the gut, but Peggy’s determined to stick to her plan. Maybe then, once she has the upper hand, she’ll finally be able to move on.
In the years since Peggy left Cincinnati, Elliott has kept his focus on football. No distractions and no complications. But when Peggy walks back onto his practice field and into his life, he knows she could unravel everything in his carefully controlled world. Because the girl who was hard to forget is now a woman impossible to resist.
Too Hot To Handle
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Narrator: Greyson Ash
- Length: 8 hours 44 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: November 29, 2016
- Language: English
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3.5(2038 ratings)
The road trip was definitely a bad idea. Having already flambeed her culinary career beyond recognition, Rita Clarkson is now stranded in God-Knows-Where, New Mexico, with a busted-ass car and her three temperamental siblings, who she hasn’t seen in years. When rescue shows up—six-feet-plus of hot, charming sex on a motorcycle—Rita’s pretty certain she’s gone from the frying pan right into the fire . . .
Jasper Ellis has a bad boy reputation in this town, and he loathes it. The moment he sees Rita, though, Jasper knows he’s about to be sorely tempted. There’s something real between them. Something raw. And Jasper has only a few days to show Rita that he isn’t just for tonight—he’s forever.
Too Wild to Tame
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Narrator: Greyson Ash
- Length: 9 hours 25 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: January 31, 2017
- Language: English
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3.63(2545 ratings)
By day, Aaron Clarkson suits up, shakes hands, and acts the perfect gentleman. But at night, behind bedroom doors, the tie comes off and the real Aaron comes out to play. Mixing business with pleasure got him fired, so Aaron knows that if he wants to work for the country’s most powerful senator, he’ll have to keep his eye on the prize. That’s easier said than done when he meets the senator’s daughter, who’s wild, gorgeous, and 100 percent trouble.
Grace Pendleton is the black sheep of her conservative family. Yet while Aaron’s presence reminds her of a past she’d rather forget, something in his eyes keeps drawing her in. Maybe it’s the way his voice turns her molten. Or maybe it’s because deep down inside, the ultra-smooth, polished Aaron Clarkson might be more than even Grace can handle . . .
Tools of Engagement
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Narrator: Charlotte North
- Length: 9 hours 0 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: September 22, 2020
- Language: English
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3.79(37090 ratings)
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Happened One Summer and Hook, Line, and Sinker brings the heat in this rom-com about two enemies who team up to flip a house because their chemistry will either 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 on a dating hiatus and after helping her friends achieve their dreams, Bethany finally has time to focus on her own: flip a house, from framework to furnishings, all by herself. Except her older brother runs the company and refuses to take her seriously.
When a television producer gets wind of the Castle sibling rivalry, they’re invited on Flip Off, a competition to see who can do the best renovation. Bethany wants bragging rights, but she needs a crew and the only member of her brother’s construction team willing to jump ship is Wes Daniels, the new guy in town. His Texas drawl and handsome face got under Bethany’s skin on day one, and the last thing she needs is some cocky young cowboy in her way.
As the race to renovate heats up, Wes and Bethany are forced into close quarters, trading barbs and biting banter as they remodel the ugliest house on the block. It’s a labor of love, hate, and everything in between, and soon sparks are flying. But Bethany’s perfectly structured life is one kiss away from going up in smoke and she knows falling for a guy like Wes would be a flipping disaster.
“Her voice feels as fresh and contemporary as a Netflix rom-com.” —Entertainment Weekly
... Read moreUnfortunately Yours
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Narrator: Callie Dalton
- Length: 10 hours 52 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: June 06, 2023
- Language: English
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4.06(11938 ratings)
#1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey is back in Napa Valley with this hilarious rom-com about a down-on-her-luck heiress who suggests a mutually beneficial marriage of convenience to a man she can’t stand… only to discover there’s a fine line between love and hate.
After losing her job and her fiancé in one fell swoop, Natalie Vos returned home to lick her wounds. A few months later, she’s sufficiently drowned her sorrows in cabernet and she’s ready to get back on her feet. She just needs her trust fund to finance her new business venture. Unfortunately, the terms require she marry before she can have the money. And well, dumped, remember?
But Natalie is desperate enough to propose to a man who makes her want to kill him—and kiss him, in equal measure.
August Cates may own a vineyard, but he doesn’t know jack about making wine. He’s determined to do his late best friend proud, no matter what it takes. Except his tasting room is empty, his wine is disgusting (seriously, he once saw someone gag), and his buddy’s legacy is circling the drain. No bank will give him the loan he needs to turn the business around… and then the gorgeous, feisty heiress knocks on his door.
Natalie has haunted August’s dreams since the moment they met, but their sizzling chemistry immediately morphed into simmering insults. Now, a quickie marriage could help them both. A sham wedding, a few weeks living under the same roof, and then they can go their separate ways—assuming they make it out alive. How hard could it be?
There’s just one thing they didn’t account for: their unfortunate, unbearable, undeniable attraction.
... Read moreWorked Up
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Narrator: Emma Wilder
- Length: 6 hours 48 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: November 12, 2019
- Language: English
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3.87(2942 ratings)
Factory mechanic Duke Crawford just wants to watch SportsCenter in peace. Unfortunately, living with four divorcee sisters doesn’t provide much silence, nor does it change his stance on relationships. But when a fellow commitment-phobe stumbles into his life, getting him good and worked up, he can’t deny his protective instincts.
Samantha Waverly’s brother just put her in an impossible situation. The only way out? Marry huge, gruff gladiator look-alike Duke–for show, of course. She doesn’t make promises–she knows too well how easily they can be broken–and this is no exception.
As the blistering attraction between them grows, the lines around the no-strings relationship blur. But Duke and Samantha’s marriage is only for show…or is it?
... Read moreWound Tight
- By: Tessa Bailey
- Narrator: Teddy Hamilton
- Length: 5 hours 29 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: November 19, 2019
- Language: English
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3.91(2419 ratings)
When CEO Renner Bastion walks into a room, everyone keeps their distance–well, everyone but the sarcastic tattooed Boston-bred security guard whose presence has kept Renner in New Jersey longer than intended. As if the unwanted attraction isn’t unsettling enough, Renner finds out his protector isn’t as unavailable as he originally thought.
Milo Bautista just came out to his wealthy ultra-confident boss, a man he secretly respects and admires…in more ways than he’ll admit. Worldly, experienced Renner would never look in his direction, let alone share some of that confidence he wears like a cloak, so Milo has set his sights on someone else to be his first.
But then Renner offers him private lessons in seduction…
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