Fix Her Up: A Novel

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A spicy, hilarious HGTV-inspired romantic comedy trilogy from the #1New York Timesbestselling author ofIt Happened One SummerandHook, Line, and Sinker!

Georgette Castles familyruns the best home renovation business in town, but she picked balloons instead of blueprints and they havent taken her seriously since.Frankly, shes over it. Georgie loves planning childrens birthday parties and making people laugh, just not at her own expense. Shes 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 hasnt been on a date since, well, ever. Nobodys asking the town clown out for a night of hot sex, thats for sure. Maybe if people think shes having a steamy love affair, theyll acknowledge shes 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 baseballs hottest rookie when an injury ended his career. Now hes flipping houses to keep busy and trying to forget his glory days. But he cant even cross the street without someone recapping his greatest hits. Or making a joke about his... bat. And then there's Georgie, his best friends sister, who is not a kid anymore. When she proposes a wild schemethat they pretend to date, to shock her family and help him land a new jobhe agrees. Whats the harm Its not like its real. But the girl Travis used to tease is now a funny, full-of-life woman and theres nothing fake about how much he wants her...

Her voice feels as fresh and contemporary as a Netflix rom-com. Entertainment Weekly

Fix Her Up ticks all my romance boxes. Not only is it hilarious, its sweet, endearing, heartwarming and downright sexy. Its a recipe for the perfect love story. Helena Hunting,New York Timesbestselling author ofMeet Cute

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Bailey writes banter and rom-com scenarios with aplomb, but for those who like their romance on the spicier side, shes also the Michelangelo of dirty talk. She wields filth like Da Vinci does a paintbrush, and theres a lot to be said for an author who can fill such exchanges with all the requisite heat, enthusiastic consent, and yes, even humor, of such a scenario without veering into corny territory... Bailey ties all of these elementsthe perfectly calibrated tropes, sizzling dirty talk, and envy-inducing ladies nightstogether with a super-charged ribbon of emotion...a swoon-inducing ending any reader will fall head over heels for. Entertainment Weekly I could not stop smiling. Romantic comedy perfection. Lauren Layne, New York Times bestselling author Fix Her Upwas acomplete, utter, unrelenting delight. Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author Tessa does it again. I laughed, swooned and had to look over my shoulder to make sure no one was reading the sexy scenes with me. Well-written, with great pacing and lovable characters, I absolutely loved everything about Fix Her Up. Mariana Zapata, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Small-town atmosphere permeates bestseller Baileys comedic contemporary... Delightfully intense and creative sex scenes and potent emotions will reward both fans and new readers alike. Publishers Weekly (starred review) a lovable cast of meddling secondary characters... a charming subplot...The sexual relationship between Travis and Georgie is sizzling, but the emotional journey from fake relationship to true love is just as compelling. Dont let the cover fool you: This romance is as steamy as it self-empowering. Kirkus Reviews A super delightful rom com that has the heat turned up to 11...I LOVED IT! Lauren Morrill, author of Meant to Be A lovely book... Im here for ALL OF IT. Books by Tessa Bailey are an insta-buy for me. Sally Thorne, USA Today bestselling author of The Hating Game and 99 Percent Mine FIX HER UP ticks all my romance boxes. Not only is it hilarious, its sweet, endearing, heartwarming and downright sexy. Its a recipe for the perfect love story. Helena Hunting, New York Times bestselling author of Meet Cute Funny, and SUPER hot, and also full of sooooo much heart... I AM SO EXCITED there will be more books in the series! Rachel Hawkins, New York Times bestselling author Bailey creates fireworks in this steamy novel as Georgie and Travis quickly break their own rules about their fake relationship. The story moves fluidly from one situation to the next, with lots of hot sex in between, and Bailey will keep readers on their toes as the couple starts to realize this might be the real thing. Perfect for fans of Christina Lauren and Helena Hunting. Booklist Fix Her Up is (so far) my favorite romance of 2019. The novel features well-drawn protagonists, who are as incredibly likable as they are lovable, and endearing secondary characters that jump off the page and into your heart... an authentic romance with humor, heart, incredible sex, and a refreshing depiction of female friendship. This is a must-read for all romance fans. All About Romance (Desert Isle Keeper) I love Tessa Baileys contemporary romances... the books are super sexy, but also deliver on an emotional level, and provide a lot of re-read romantic moments. Lucy Parker, author of Act Like It and The Austen Playbook It had the perfect amount of quirky humor with steamy romance. Bailey hits so many of my favorite romance tropes with the book and she executes them all so well... If you need a fun rom-com to take the beach this summer, thenFix Her Upis a great choice. Bookish If you adore romance and HGTV, this is just the book for you. Oprahmag.com

Author Bio

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Tessa Bailey lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband and young daughter. When she isn't writing or reading romance, Tessa enjoys a good argument and thirty-minute recipes.