Absolutely fantastic! I loved this one just as much as the first book! Hannah and Fox are so good together!

Hook Line and Sinker brings us back to Westport for Hannah and Fox’s story.

I loved the way this started with months of texting between the two characters. Hannah and Fox have a sort of slow burn relationship that starts as friends. They earn each other’s trust and when Hannah returns to Westport to film a movie she’s able to connect with Fox even further.

Fox’s playboy last leaves him feeling like he’s not good enough though and throughout the course of the book he has to dig deep to learn how to communicate his feelings.

I enjoyed the nods to music throughout this book as well as how Hannah was able to find her calling career wise.

Overall I liked this one for a steamy romance!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC in exchange for an honest ear review.

Tessa Bailey does it again! I love the way she writes, story tells, and the way her characters come to life. I’m so excited for this new series to continue and I hope she never stops!

This is a sequel to It Happened One Summer and tells the story of Hannah, the younger sister. Her passion is music and edgy creative guys, like Sergei her boss & movie director. But can she find love with a playboy sailor who maybe wants to be more than what everyone thinks he is?

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

4.5 Stars

Hannah Bellinger works with a director in LA and has become friends with Fox Thornton while spending time with her sister in the fishing town of Westport, Washington. As she is heading back home to LA, she learns that Fox has given her a collectible album from Fleetwood Mac. So they start messaging each other via text, and become really good friends over the ensuing months. Meanwhile, Fox has changed his man-whore behavior, and is staying home in the evenings instead of going out on the prowl; however, he has a strong negative voice that leads him to believe he can’t ever really change. A portion of this book is him learning to fight that negative voice, and learning to overcome it. Hannah has her own struggles. She has been doing grunt work and lots of things in the background at the studio, but she’s capable of so much more. She has a vast knowledge of different types of music, and can use them to set the mood on soundtracks, but she hasn’t ever bothered to seek out that type of work. She’s fighting her own negative voice.

This book has a slower start, as readers get to know the characters of Fox and Hannah. They end up as temporary roommates while her studio is filming in Westport. Nothing happens beyond friendship for much of the book, other than a few kisses. However, when the slow burn finally ends, it’s explosive! These two share so many similar interests, but both have internal challenges to overcome in order to find their HEA. It seems as if much of the town is conspiring against Fox ever finding peace, without even realizing the havoc they are creating within him. And Hannah is so used to staying in the background, that she is afraid to stand up for herself; and when she finally does start to speak up, it is often hilarious!

This author has created a warm story with likable characters! Fox and Hannah have an enjoyable journey to find their HEA. The conflicts are clearly delineated, and the background characters are often memorable. The pace is slow to start, by design. The tension is moderate; however, there is this constant low-level background tension as readers wonder whether Fox will fall back on his prior ways of behaving every time the townsfolk remind him of it. This was a delightful read!

I have been very excited to get Hannah and Fox's story. I really liked both of them in the first book, and I wanted to see these opposites get together. It was obvious that Fox was developing feelings for her (the Fleetwood Mac album!) in the first book and equally obvious that he was going to bungle things. Learning his reasons for being the way he is was fascinating. I was very impressed with his ability to talk to Hannah about his feelings as this book went on. He was very brave about saying how he felt without knowing exactly how Hannah felt, and I was definitely cheering him on.
Hannah was also brave but in different ways. She feels like a supporting character in her own life, and she is on a quest to change that. She steps up professionally in a really terrific way. But she also steps up in her relationship with Fox. I think that this facet was highly realistic but something not portrayed a lot in current romances: she tells Fox what he needs to hear and supports him while he deals with it. Her supporting role MAKES her the leading lady in this arena. It is beautiful, and Hannah made me cry.
In the end, I believed that their relationship would go the distance because of the way they acted when things were not at all clear or easy. I adored that. I also appreciated that Fox is just as sexy as I had expected, and Hannah enjoys every bit of that. Tessa Bailey's writing is as evocative as always, especially her inventive ways of describing things. I never skip her descriptive paragraphs because the best gems are hidden in those. This book is as much of a keeper as the first book.

A slow burn, friends to lovers story that might have tugged at my heart strings more than It Happened One Summer?
Check, check, and check!
Hook, Line, and Sinker is the second of Tessa Bailey’s Bellinger sisters series and arguably was more meaningful to me and left a bigger impact to me than the currently popular It Happened One Summer, which followed sister Piper.
This one follows Piper’s younger sister Hannah, who went to small town Westport, Washington to help her sister discover more about their estranged father, and now she’s back. Hannah always thought she was living behind Piper’s shadow and figuring out her life was second. Now that she’s working as a PA for an upcoming movie, she sparks an idea to shoot the movie in Westport, so that she can spend time with new friend and forever “playboy” Fox. Unlike IHOS, Hannah and Fox had developed a friendship before coming into the story and that dictates a lot of what decisions they don’t make. Why they don’t want to fall in love. But their attraction gets in the way, and their flaws are shown.
I definitely think I’ll be raving about this book ahead of its March release because I just loved. It. The growth of friendship, the times when I just wanted them to do something with it, and more. Definitely an exciting 2022 release.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for allowing me to review an e-arc!

I absolutely loved this! The tension between Hannah and Fox is amazing and I loved how it started out as messages. So happy to see Fox get his happy ending and the growth they both had throughout the book. I almost wish there were more sisters because I would love more set in Westport.

I absolutely adore Tessa Bailey's books and this one is no exception. The characters are always so well thought out and developed and the spice is off the charts! Any new Bailey title is an immediate purchase for our library!

Words can not describe how much I loved this series. We first get to see Fox and Hannah in It Happened One Summer (which if you haven't read yet, run don't walk to do so) where they decide to stay strictly friends. The character development from the first book till the end of this was amazing. Hannah sees herself as the side kick, not the main character, and Fox struggles to break out of the playboy mold. Because of Fox's insecurity, they remain just friends but in true Tessa Bailey form, that can only last so long!

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for my ARC!

My Review:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/ 5 stars

A sequel to the Duology to It Happened One Summer - I was so excited to read the ARC for it because it is one of my favorite contemporary romances that I’ve read in the past year. This story follows the story of Hannah, Piper’s sister and Fox (Brendan’s shipmate and best friend). We got to see a little bit of their flirtation in the first book - and this dives right in where that left off. Hannah is a PA on a film crew that happens to be filming in Westport. Conveniently, she will be staying at Fox’s place, as they are determined to be just friends. He has a reputation of being a womanizer - and Hannah is considered off the table because of her relation to Brendan. Of course, these rules never pan out well in rom-coms.

I enjoyed this - their relationship was allowed to really grow and become a true friendship. This wasn’t AS spicy as the first book, but only because most of the book was them trying to NOT go there as they were building their friendship. Fox and Hannah have great chemistry, and I loved reading about Piper/Brendan in the background. My only vice is the stepfather and their mother in LA - where did they go? I really wanted a scene of the mother meeting Fox/Brendan (who are so similar to her deceased husband). Maybe we will get a prequel with the mom? I’m here for it (and any future Tessa Bailey book boyfriends).

Thank you to Netgalley and Avon Books for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review!

This book comes out March 1, 2022!

raise your hand if you thought you wouldn’t need your kindle when you went home to your parents & immediately regretted it. at least I can read on my phone because I couldn’t wait to read this highly anticipated sequel.
can’t wait until it’s out and you all can pick this up. and seriously don’t hesitate. it’s the absolute perfect follow up to It Happened One Summer. I’m so obsessed with these characters & I love a book that comes with a soundtrack. All I can say is: Hannah & Fox 🥰🥰🥰

pub date - March 1, 2022

BOOK REVIEW- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

My Thoughts: Thank you to @netgalley, @tessabaileyisanauthor, & @avonbooks for an E-arc of this adorable book in exchange for an honest review. Oh my goodness, it was so great to head back to Westport to visit these characters again. Fox and Hannah are the perfect match and I loved watching their friendship blossom into something more. The author does a great job of telling us a sexy (holy steam) story while still touching on topics that the reader can relate to. This one comes out 3.1.22! ✨

I read the first book and enjoyed it and found out the second book was on Netgalley so I requested it and got it! I think I like Hannah and Fox better than Piper and Brendan. Fox has always been a womanizer. He only gets with women out of town so he can sleep with them and leave them. In the first book, Hannah caught Fox's eye but he definitely did not feel worthy of her and he is not the settling down kind of guy. Hannah is in town for a movie shoot and ends up staying with Fox. She knows his reputation but she gets to see another side of Fox that no one else sees. She falls in love with him and refuses to be a one night stand. Fox needs to figure himself out before Hannah will get with him. I love a broken hero!

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

When I heard the sequel to IHOS was going to be a friends to lovers between Hannah and Fox, I was sold. I really REALLY loved Hannah and Fox together. Every time he called her “freckles”, my heart melted. I definitely preferred this story over IHOS. Just from the prologue, I could already sense the chemistry between the two. The text messages were my favorite, I couldn’t stop smiling and laughing. The way they bonded over music was so wholesome. The angst was *chef’s kiss*. I enjoyed the conflicts, with Hannah’s issues of being a leading lady and Fox’s reputation of being a player and having to overcome that. I appreciated how the development of Hannah and Fox’s relationship was slow burn. However, I feel like there was a big jump from “like” to “love.” While there were obvious feelings between the two, I feel like it all happened so fast. They admitted their feelings and were all of a sudden in love with each other. Nonetheless, it was fun to root for them. The ending was actually so adorable, and the epilogue wrapped everything up nicely. I love how we got a conclusion to both Hannah & Fox and Piper & Brendan’s stories.

Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Collins Publishers for an advanced reader copy of Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey.

If you read Piper's story, It Happened One Summer, and liked it you are going to love the second in the series, feature Piper's sister Hannah. This one was an excellent mix of sweet/adorable and steamy, and both Hannah and Fox were great characters, who saw a lot of character development by the end of the book. I enjoyed this one much more than the first, as I found Hannah to be more likeable than Piper, which I may have even mentioned in my review of It Happened One Summer. Solid five stars for this one.

Thank you Net Galley for providing me an early copy of this book. Sadly this one wasnt my favorite compared to Tessa's other books she has written. I felt it was bit of slow burn. throughout the whole book. Don't get me wrong it was still well written but I just felt like this one was just an average read for me compared to her other books I have read by her. I do feel the story picked up about 60% in but could have been a lot sooner.. I definitely could have gone for some more steam and more love with characters too. At least both of them really cared about each other and you could definitely see that in the writing. If you want a good friends to lovers story this one would be a good choice for you but be ready for a somewhat slow burn.

This cover is incredibly deceiving for the spiciness of this book. Spicy AF scenes and a friends to lovers with phenomenal character development, this blows It happened one summer out of the water as a total package

I loved the first book It Happened One Summer, where sisters Piper and Hannah come to Westport to restore their crab fisherman father's bar and Piper falls for local fisherman Brendan. In that book, younger sister Hannah and local player Fox Thornton bond over a love of music in a special moment at a music convention.
Now, Hannah has been back in LA for months, but reconnected with Fox through texts where they've become friends. She's working as a production assistant on a movie set, longing for more both professionally and personally. She dreams of being the music director, choosing the soundtrack for the special moments in the film, while secretly dreaming of a special moment with the director, Sergei. When she daringly suggests Westport as a more fitting location for their movie, she's excited to be back in the small town. Unable to stay with Piper, Fox offers his guest room to her. Things heat up between the two friends, but each are afraid to get close due to insecurities in their pasts. Will they share their true feelings before its too late and Hannah has to return to LA?
I love this friends to lovers story. Fox is determined to help her step up in her job and also catch the eye of her crush... even if the jealousy kills him! And Hannah is so understanding and patient with Fox's insecurities, when I just wanted to reach through the pages and shake him. I look forward to more heartmelting stories by this author.
Thank you to HarperCollins and Netgalley for an advance reader copy of this book. The views and opinions expressed in this book are completely my own and given voluntarily.

I LOVED It Happened One Summer so I was THRILLED to get an ARC of this one from NetGalley (thanks!!). This book did not disappoint. It dealt with some deep topics that were extremely relatable and both main characters were so easy to love! I have fallen in love with Tessa Bailey's writing this year and can't wait to read more of hers!