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Cover of Hook, Line, and Sinker (Bellinger Sisters, #2)

Hook, Line, and Sinker (Bellinger Sisters, #2)

by Tessa Bailey

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy·spoiler·Bellinger Sisters #2

Why Read This?

You'll believe in the transformative power of love and friendship, with a satisfying slow-burn payoff that delivers both swoons and emotional growth.

Synopsis

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? 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...

At a Glance

3.87 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

forced proximityneighbors to loversroommates

Mood

romanticheartwarmingemotionalcozylighthearted

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.87 ★

Page Count

353 pages

Published

2022

Primary Genre

Contemporary Romance

Pairing

M/F

POV

Dual POV

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Lauren Sweet

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

FMC: ambitious career woman sign in to unlock

Spice Details 🌶️

emotional / loving sign in to unlock

parental deathtraumaalcoholismgrief

World & Setting

contemporary sign in to unlock

Reading Context

romantic fulfillment sign in to unlock

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