I’ll start this review off with a big thank you to NetGalley & Avon Books for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I was excited to read Fox and Hannah’s story as soon as Tessa Bailey started to hint at their relationship in It Happened One Summer. It Happened One Summer definitely set the bar high, and this book wasn’t far behind.

Fox and Hannah have such a solid friendship and their build up is friends to lovers gold. This book sucked me in from the very beginning with their cute text messages and playful banter. It was also a lot more emotional than I was expecting, and it did a great job reminding me how much words affect people. (even if they’re said in a joking way)

I really appreciated Tessa Bailey exploring *TW* slut shaming from a male’s perspective.
SPOILERS*
Fox genuinely felt like he didn’t deserve anyone’s love or respect because of his promiscuous past. It broke my heart to her him think so lowly of himself, but luckily Hannah was there to set him straight. I also enjoyed his talk with his mom + her apology.
*End of SPOILERS*

This book had me smiling and laughing the entire time. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. From Hannah’s love for music, Fox’s self love journey, and the subtle life lessons.

“You can’t live life worrying about what people will think. You’ll wake up one day, look at a calendar, and count the days you could’ve spent being happy. With her.”

Loved it. So very much, just as much as book 1. This series has a great setting and the chemistry was fantastic between Hannah and Fox.

This was amazing, just like in It Happened One Summer, I was sucked in, there were so many moments that had me smiling or laughing, and I was a sobbing mess at the end. Bailey knows how to write characters you can’t help but care and cheer for. If you need a rom-com to give you all the feels, definitely reach for this series.

This book doesn’t come out until March 2022 so I’ll save the more in depth review for then but for now this was an enjoyable read. I loved Hannah’s ambitions and passion for music (same girl same). I loved getting to revisit Westport. We got the humor, the swoony & spicy romance & some other surprisingly heavy topics. I also enjoyed getting to see Piper & Brendan again. I did find some of parts of this book a little repetitive & frustrating. It was a lot of the same inner monologue but overall still a good read with well developed characters and a romance I could get behind!

Thanks @netgalley, @avonbooks & @harpervoyagerus for the eARC in exchange for an honest review!

Read It Happened One Summer now or this one when it comes out in March 2022

Thanks to NetGalley I am officially a Tessa Bailey Stan account. I tore through this book in a matter of hours, I honestly couldn't stop reading it. It was addictive and led me to planning out when I am going to buy and read the rest of Tessa Bailey's books. SPEAKING OF WHICH, I had no clue this was a second book until I was a few chapters in. Needless to say I did buy the first book and I will be starting that today.

I liked Hannah's character, a lot. I feel she's a character a lot of people can relate to. She kind, and she seems and oof meek at first but she is such a force. Someone who feels like the supporting role, but wants so bad to be a main character. I know I felt that way just last week, and watching Hannah go for the things she wanted made me want to grab life by the reigns and just take over my life.

Poor sweet Fox. I'm obsessed with that man. He is the ultimate "I can fix him" but the difference is he wants fixing. I was obsessed with him and Hannah from the first 3 pages. Fox has been a certain way his whole life and everyone has pretty much encouraged, but Hannah makes him. want to be different and shield her from those labels and jokes.

I am giving this. a 4/5 because I can definitely see myself reading this a second time and loving it all over again. Now I'm off to star It Happened One Summer.

I’m in a Westport induced fog. Just inhaled this book in one sitting and I am honestly sad I am not still in this world with Hannah and Fox. It is friends to lovers encapsulated and perfected.

Going to build a Hannah & Fox Love playlist to stay connected and help me through this book hangover.

I typically tend to try to hold off on reading any books I'm lucky to get an ARC of until closer to the pub date, but after finishing and loving It Happened One Summer, and being super into every single Hannah/Fox interaction in that book, I needed to immediately dive into their story.

When Hook, Line, and Sinker starts, Hannah and Fox have built a solid friendship via text message in the months since she left Westport and went back to LA. When the director she works for wants a new location to shoot his new short film, Hannah suggests Westport as the perfect destination. Hannah ends up having to stay with Fox, and they both have to deal with the fact there is something more going on between them.

While It Happened One Summer was a super fun and funny romp, Hook, Line, and Sinker is much deeper and more serious across the board. This isn't a bad thing, and I love both of these books equally, but I just was not totally prepared for the emotional journey Hook, Line, and Sinker took me on. Hannah's struggles to speak up for herself and carve out a career path she could be proud of was really inspiring to read. However, what made this book so special to me was seeing Fox's internal struggles play out across this book. I've never read anything like that from a male character before and I really appreciated how Tessa Bailey wrote his story. In the hands of another author this book could have veered easily into the whole "all a bad man needs is a good woman to fix him" trope, which I hate, but I never really felt that way here. Instead, Hannah's encouragement of Fox moved me and as a result their love felt so hard-won and earned. And can we talk about that epilogue? BRB, I'm still crying about it. All in all, I'm not ready to leave Westport and the grizzled fishermen who live there but this series will be a forever fave of mine that I'll continue to revisit over and over.

Thank you SO much to the publishers and Netgalley for the early copy of Hook, Line, and Sinker. Review on my IG to come closer to pub date!

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for my honest review.
This was the follow-up to It Happened One Summer and it did not disappoint. Hannah is back in town working on a movie crew and needs a place to stay for a few weeks. Her sister has company so she needs to stay with her BFF Fox. The first book in this series was a light and fluffy romcom. This one delved deep into the characters. Fox has always been considered a player and has a history to match. Although he has feelings for Hannah he doesn't consider himself worthy. His past is explored and we find out where the problems started. Hannah is struggling with her attachment to Westport, her deceased father, and her grandmother. She was a baby when her mother left town after her fathers death and just isn't feeling it like her elder sister. That is explored too. As a couple Fox and Hannah have flaws but their communication was excellent. Although you could read this as a standalone you will benefit from reading It Happened One Summer first. This doesn't publish until March of 2022 so you have time. I highly recommend this beautiful story.

I was so excited to be able to read this in advance because I was not ready to leave Westport at all!

Hannah and Fox. Fox and Hannah. I was so excited to read their story and it did not disappoint. It captured these two beautiful souls perfectly. I immediately loved Hannah from the get go. She's not only the best little sister, but she is everyone's hype girl. She possesses a natural talent to bring out the best in people. But of course when it comes to herself, she may need a little hype girl or boy in her corner to bring out the potential locked within herself. I absolutely loved Fox's backstory. It was not what I was expecting. There is so depth and facets to him. This story took me by surprise because I though it had more emotional depth compared to Piper and Brendans story but the pieces fit.

And omgosh the tension. We already know they were possible attracted to each other and formed this budding friendship. But I could feel the heat. The tension can be sliced, diced and chopped it didn't matter because their feeling for each other is genuine and majority of that was built on trust and communication! There were so many beautiful, memorable and heartfelt moments fueled with music and ambition! And that sweet epilogue. It was absolutely perfect and heartwarming.

I highly recommend this to anyone who loves romance, music and laughs.

Absolutely adored this book! I did not read the first in this series yet. (Will deflate be downloading that ASAP!) that being said I did not feel like I HAD to read it to enjoy this book. This book is about a former player, turned friend to Hannah, turned to lovers?!? So good! Loved the epilogue. I really can’t wait to read her other novels. If you are a romance fan I highly suggest this book! That you to Avon and Harper for this ARC! #hooklineandsinker #netgalley

hank you to NetGalley for the advanced copy!

After finishing Tessa Bailey’s first book in the series, It Happened One Summer, I knew I had to get my hands on the second. While Piper and Brendan are hot and fun and funny, I preferred the authenticity of Fox and Hannah.

I saw pieces of myself in both Hannah and Fox, which is why I think this book really moved me. Hannah is strong, stubborn, and is not afraid to be the lighthouse in the storm that is Fox Thornton. Fox is wild and unpredictable until he realizes that the narrative of being someone who sleeps around was pushed on him from the very beginning. It’s not fair to anyone to have their life chosen from them - Fox is a good reminder that we don’t know the whole story and shouldn’t assume based on other’s opinions.

This book reminded me that you can be someone who enjoys romance and having fun while being focused on your career. Hannah is who I want to be in life, and I’m glad this book reminded me of it.

This was the second Tessa Bailey book I’ve read and I enjoyed it much better than It Happened One Summer. I liked how this book took off from a friendship and wasn’t sex heavy. Fox and Hannah had such great chemistry from the start and their banter made me smile from the opening texts. What made this book special was the emotional complexities of each character. Hannah needed to find connection to Westport, it’s people and her father. Fox needed to find closure from his past and how he views himself. Despite wanting to keep her at a distance, Fox did some really nice things for Hannah so he had such a nice guy personality under the insecurities. Him growing attached to her slowly and finally realizing he can’t live without her made this slow burn so much better! I really enjoyed this book!

I don’t even know the words to describe how I’m feeling after finishing this book. I loved It Happened One Summer so much and I was so grateful to be approved for an ARC of Hook, Line and Sinker. Fox and Hannah’s story is so beautiful it brought me to tears. The way she is so patient for him and the way he is so brave for her. I love them so much I could read a thousand stories about their love. The chemistry between them was so good and the slow burn between them because of Hannah was even better. Fox was down so bad for Hannah and the things he would do just to see her smile!!! I wanted to wrap him up and protect him at all cost. I’m so happy I picked up It Happened One Summer two weeks ago and I have a never ending love for Tessa Bailey now. I can not recommend her stories enough and I hope we get even more stories set in Westport.

Thank you Netgalley for this early release! #HookLineAndSinker #NetGalley #NetGalleyArc

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Hook, Line, and Sinker follows music-lover, Hannah Bellinger and playboy fisherman, Fox Thornton trying to navigate their newfound friendship despite the feelings and temptations they may have.

This was such an enjoyable read filled with delightful characters, dialogue, and romance. There were also some amazing tropes used including: friends to lovers, close proximity, and opposite attracts. While, the overall story and plot were well written it was a bit slow paced unfortunately.

The main characters, Hannah and Fox were absolutely brilliant. They each had their own personal struggles and insecurities to overcome, which was all well developed. The romance between them was definitely a slow burn. But how their relationship progressed from friends to lovers was amazing.

I do have to say that the one aspect that felt a bit forced was Hannah’s bond with her father. Personally, their connection through the sea shanties he had written felt a bit weak. Additionally, the ending did wrap up pretty quickly and felt somewhat rushed however, the epilogue made it all worth it as it was one of the most cutest and heartwarming endings I’ve read.

Overall, this was just a sweet and entertaining read with a heartwarming romance.

A steamy romance about two sisters and two best friends. Great story line of finding yourself and your inner voice. Good light reading. Well paced and written.

Where to even start! Literally ran to type this review the moment I finished the novel. This book was such a perfect follow up to It Happened One Summer, Tessa Bailey truly never fails!!

I was so happy to follow along in Hannah and Fox's story. It was set up so well from friends to lovers to slow burn and forced proximity (MY FAVORITE!) . And the spicy scenes, oh my goodness. My favorite thing about this book is the communication. The fact that even when it hurt them, Hannah and Fox communicated!! When push came to shove, they weren't afraid to admit how they felt to each other or others, and the intensity of their feelings. My heart broke for Fox because it can be so difficult to move past people's expectations of you, whether they are good or bad. I was so happy to see Hannah step into her main character moment, and connect her love of music to her relationship with her father. I really enjoyed all of the music references in the story. Kinda want to create a playlist for the re-read!

This was such an amazing story! I've loved Tessa Bailey since reading Fix Her Up and I'm very excited to read her other books.

Thank you to Avon and Harper Voyager for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Hook, Line, and Sinker was the perfect follow-up to It Happened One Summer! You get to dive deeper into not just their story but Fox and Hannah themselves. What you thought you know about Fox, forget it. He is a much deeper person that anyone gives him credit for. As for Hannah, she is a leading lady living like she's a supporting character. You will instantly fall in love with them and not want their story to end. I hope this isn't the end for Westport. I would love to see more!

This is my favorite Tessa Bailey book to date.

Plot Synopsis: After the conclusion of It Happened One Summer, we saw Piper's sister Hannah return to LA to continue her career on movie sets while notorious playboy Fox Thornton stayed in Westport. But while Hannah was in Westport with her sister Hannah and Fox found a connection over Hannah's favorite thing -- music. And While Hannah is away, Fox and Hannah strike up an unlikely relationship, a friendship via text messages. Then Hannah's job sends her back to Westport and needing a place to stay and she ends up crashing in Fox's spare room. Hannah knows Fox is a notorious ladies man, and honestly, she has a long time crush on the file director Sergei (right?), but she can't seem to shake this growing feeling that she wants to get home at the end of the day to see Fox. When the lines between flirtation and friendship start to blur Fox has to learn to face his inner demons so he can show Hannah that he can be all in with just one girl and be more than friends with her but will she wait around for him to do that?

Review: Fox and Hannah are my all time favorite Tessa Bailey couple. Fox just tugged at all of my heart strings. He was fun and loveable and had such a beautiful inner battle about who he thought he was and who he wants to be. Hannah makes him want to be a better man and it is such a beautiful story to watch unfold. We see so much about friendship and parenting and how our words to others can affect how they think about themselves. This is just such a fun and beautiful story that I will be reading over and over again. All the starts for this book! I cannot recommend it enough.

Awww why did it have to end :( I love this series so much, honestly please can we just have a third no series is complete without a thirds !! What about a youngest sister story ?! Come on! I loved this so much, I can’t part with these girls and these sexy men on the boat. My only qualm is that it was a little too slow build that I usually see in a Tessa Bailey book. And the fact there might not be a third (Hehhe)
I’m so happy you gave me the opp to read this book ahead of release. I will come back to Westport any day. And who knew small towns packed such loveable characters :)

4.5 stars

To say I liked this would be an understatement. It felt like my eyes were glued to the book the entire time and I couldn't stop thinking about it. I honestly enjoyed Fox and Hannah's story more than the first book with Brendan and Piper. I felt the romance stronger and I couldn't stop smiling at them being actual dorks. This book just made me feel everything. I'm deeply in love.

(And because we're introduced to Hannah and Fox through Brendan and Piper, I highly recommend reading their story first to make this book's experience like 10x better.)