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

Okay thank you Tessa Bailey for continuing the Bellinger sisters series!! I binged this one in a day and it was so fun and steamy. In contrast to the quick burn of It Happened One Summer, this one had a much more slow burn as is typical in the friends to lovers trope. I loved the social commentary on masculinity as well as the dialogue surrounding over sexualization and its harmful results on the psyche.

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.)

This follow-up to 2021's It Happened One Summer absolutely delivered on the romance and humor! A friends-to-lovers romance, the two main characters develop a bond in the first novel that continues in Hook, Line, and Sinker. I wish there were more Bellinger sisters to continue the series!

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In this sequel to It Happened One Summer sister Hannah, completely immersed in music, is working as a PA for a movie. She yearns to work on the sound track but is just a lowly PA. Then she gets to chance to suggest the filming in Westport, the fishing town where her sister has fallen in love and married a ship captain. Eventually she even gets to suggest a new soundtrack. It is also the town where Fox lives. During the previous summer, to give her sister and the captain a chance for romance, Fox had taken Hannah to a vinyl record show. Since then they’ve been texting back and forth. When Hannah arrives in Westport their romance takes off. But Fox keeps holding back because of his well deserved reputation as a man whore. Can they overcome this?
Tessa Bailey comes through on this sequel. The characters are completely charming. The action is both delightful and sensuous. It is just brilliant!
I would recommend this book to my patrons.

Welcome back to Westport, WA! Tessa Bailey has done it again. How soon is too soon to convince my husband we need to move here so he can become a king crab fisherman alongside Brendan and Fox?
Kidding… kidding… mostly.

I’ll start by saying, friends to lovers is not generally my thing. I’ve never thought it was angsty enough… until now. Hook, Line, and Sinker singlehandedly has me rethinking my stance on this trope. If you’re reading these, please drop some of your fav friends to lovers books in the comments, I’m in the mood to binge a few to see if this is a one time love!

I related to Hannah so well in this book. The way she explains feeling like a support person in her own life instead of the leading lady really hit me hard. The way she can communicate so well with just a song. She pushes people in just the right way without being too forceful, but getting her point across. I genuinely don’t think I’ve ever related so closely to a character before.

And Fox… sweet Fox. He’s going on my list of favorite cinnamon roll characters EVER. I feel this overwhelming need to protect and love him. He experienced so much growth both personally and professionally. He faced some hard truths and had so many breakthroughs.

All in all, this is one of my favorite reads so far this year, and will likely be in my top 10 for the entire year come December. I loved It Happened One Summer, but this one is why Tessa Bailey is now an auto-buy author for me. I loved this book with my entire heart and soul. I can already feel the hangover setting in.

"How did I look at her?"
"Like a summer day showing up after a hundred years of winter."

Tessa Bailey does it again with Hook, Line, and Sinker, the follow-up to It Happened One Summer! In the first book of this series, we hear Piper and Brendan's story, and Hook, Line, and Sinker focuses on Hannah and Fox's story. I loved getting to know these two better and revisiting the town of Westport!

The shared love of music between Hannah and Fox was one of my favorite things, and it plays into the book so well. Their chemistry, their stubbornness, and their vulnerability all made for a great story! It's impossible not to love the Bellinger sisters and Tessa Bailey! I definitely recommend you check this one out next Spring!

THANK YOU to Avon Books for the review copy!

I was SOOOO excited to get the copy of this after tearing through Piper and Brendan's Story. I loved it. I love how the focus was truly on Hannah and Fox with only small sprinkles of Piper and Brendan. I love how Hannah grew in this novel and did NOT give up on Fox. True leading lady vibes. Love loved this one. I really flew through it and was quite sad when it was over. The Epilogue was absolutely perfect as well!! Such a well done series!!!

So I finished this in one evening. I knew I was going to love it, but I didn't expect to blow through it quite this fast. I don't have words for the thrill and joy I'm feeling from riding along on this journey. My heart is light and my stomach is full of butterflies. This friends to lovers was just the pick me up I needed. To see healthy communication and a couple working through their conflicts was refreshing. Neither really ran when things got tough, but they did give each other space and support to work through their issues and struggles. I officially want to move to a port town and marry a fisherman. *Don't tell my husband.