It Happened One Summer

By Tessa Bailey,

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Book description

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,…

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Why read it?

2 authors picked It Happened One Summer as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Sometimes you just need an unsuspecting steamy read!

It Happened One Summer was one of the hottest books on #BookTok in 2022 and let me tell you… the hype is worth it! Main character Piper is as flawed as they come, but that leaves room for one of the most beautiful characters arcs I’ve ever read.

And honestly, just take my money because any character Tessa Bailey writes is one I want to read. Brendan is book-boyfriend-worthy! 

Tessa Bailey is the queen of spice, and this book is the perfect introduction if you fancy an enemies-to-lovers romance that brings plenty of heat.

Piper Bellinger is a spoiled social media sensation and when her wild-child ways land her in trouble, her concerned stepfather cuts her off financially and sends her to Westport, the town her late father was from. Together with her sister Hannah, Piper must learn how to live life out of the spotlight and find true, meaningful happiness.

This brings not just the enemies-to-lovers trope, but everyone’s favourite convention of small-town romance aka the fish-out-of-water trope.…

Bailey and the CEO: A Corporate Love Story

By Amy Q. Barker,

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Amy Q. Barker Author Of Lap Baby

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Why am I passionate about this?

Author Avid reader Nature lover Park ranger wanna be Best Nana ever

Amy's 3 favorite reads in 2023

What is my book about?

A contemporary romance novel about second chances, love in the workplace, and balancing single parenthood with a career. Bailey Grant and Fox Goodman have given up on love. They’re working hard, they’re raising kids—romance is the last thing on their minds. Until they get seated next to each other on a flight and realize they have more in common than just the company where they work.

But can a VP date the CEO? How will they make it work? Wait and see how sparks fly in this uplifting, feel-good, dual-narrative romantic read!

Bailey and the CEO: A Corporate Love Story

By Amy Q. Barker,

What is this book about?

Bailey
Even from afar, you could feel it: the man's ever-present, effortless charm, looks, and for lack of a better word, swagger.
Everyone—and by everyone, I meant every female at Havelin—had speculated about his personal life. We all knew he had two sons, but what about a wife?
Not that I cared.
I was VP of Quality, a widow, and a mother raising two teenage daughters. Love was the last thing on my mind.

Fox
She was staggeringly beautiful.
And she didn’t know it. Not even in the slightest. Not a clue.
I’d never felt like this before.
Even more…


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