When I received this ARC I knew there was potential for me to get the step sibling ick since the couple was introduced in the previous book.

I think it’s almost worse because they focus sooo much on how it’s wrong in the book and then do it anyway. I have loved this series by Tessa Bailey and probably should have skipped this one but at the same time I was hoping for a quick resolve of the step sibling thing and then move on to the relationship. All of the sexual tension in the book comes from the fact that they can’t have each other because they are going to be step siblings

Tessa Bailey is one of my go-to authors for steamy romance with swoon-worthy heroes, but Dream Girl Drama just didn’t hit the mark for me. While I usually love her signature mix of banter and chemistry, this one felt like it was missing that spark.

The characters’ conflicts felt repetitive, and the emotional depth I typically expect from Bailey’s books didn’t land as well. The romance had its moments, but I never fully connected with the couple the way I have in her other books.

That said, Bailey’s writing is still engaging, and there were some fun, steamy moments sprinkled throughout. If you’re a die-hard fan, it’s worth checking out, but for me, it’s my least favorite of hers so far.

Arc received from the publisher; all thoughts and opinions are my own.

- 𝑫𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝑮𝒊𝒓𝒍 𝑫𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒂 𝒃𝒚 𝑻𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒂 𝑩𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒚

𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘴:
✰ 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦
✰ 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦
✰ 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴
✰ 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵
✰ 𝘮𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨

Tessa Bailey never fails to deliver fun and spicy reads! And this one was even more entertaining having a good plot to support the romance. I actually really liked the family drama in this one.

Chloe and Sig had a great romance. Especially in the first half of the book! Everything about them was so cute. Their chemistry and the angst was off the charts.

If you're looking for a fast paced read with a delightful romance, then pick this up!

*arc kindly provided in exchange of an honest review

This novel is the perfect escape for readers who yearn for a lighthearted and humorous romance filled with forbidden love, family drama, and the excitement of a steamy sports romance. With witty banter, heartwarming moments, and a swoon-worthy hockey player as the hero, this story will capture the hearts of readers who enjoy a tale of unexpected love, personal growth, and the pursuit of dreams. The combination of lighthearted romance, family dynamics, and the thrilling world of sports creates an engaging and unforgettable reading experience.

✨ARC REVIEW✨

⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️

🏒 hockey player x musical prodigy
🏒 future step siblings
🏒 forbidden love
🏒 instalove

The step sibling trope is definitely not something I thought I would be into but I am. I enjoyed finally getting the back story between Sig and Chloe because they left a lot of us curious during The Aupair Affair. With all that I still find this to be my least favorite in the series. Sig’s love for Chloe almost comes across as one sided sometimes and honestly for half the book I have trouble even liking her character. She talks so much about wanting to be on her own yet Sig pays for EVERYTHING and half the time she can’t even be bothered to actually pay her rent and instead buy makeup. I was happy to see the prospect of losing him change her perspective on how she lives her life.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Dream Girl Drama is the third and my favorite so far in Tess Bailey's Big Shot series. It is a story about professional hockey player Sig Gauthier and Chloe Clifford. After a country club meet cute with instant connection they quickly learn that they are going to become step siblings in the very near future. The book navigates this struggle between their overwhelming connection and the taboo that their families upcoming marriage presents.

Read this if you like-
🌷 The characters strong connection to each other
🌷Taboo relationship - are they/aren't they hooking up
🌷 slow burn
🌷over protective MMC
🌷 other Tessa Bailey books
Wish it was better-
🥀 predictable ending
🥀Very naive FMC which sometimes came off as helpless

Overall another easy and enjoyable Tessa Bailey book. I look forward to more in this series!

I already knew from The Au Pair Affair that Sig and Chloe’s relationship was going to be a longing angst fest and Tessa didn’t let us down. The forbidden taboo nature of their possible relationship eclipsed by the overwhelming feeling of being with your soul mate but not being able to be with them. My heart just broke for these two at every turn and with every set back.

I honestly didn’t know how she was going to pull this one out because it truly seemed like an impossible situation but you have to trust the process on this one and know it will all be okay in the end. If it’s not then it’s not the end.

This is easily one of my new favorite TB books. I was so here for the pining and the seemingly endless will they or won’t they moments. It just made it all the more satisfying when they did.

If you’re a fan of hockey romance, insta but forbidden love, (soon to be) step siblings, all the yearning, and mutual obsession then this one is for you.

This book is pure Tessa Bailey magic. There's just something about her books that will suck me in every single time. Sig and Chloe were perfection from the start and I fell in love with both of them from the first chapter. Definitely recommend! And don't be scared of the 3rd person if that's not normally your thing — it's not mine either and I forgot I was reading it. that's how well she does it!

4.25 ⭐️ safe to say I’m officially attached to this group of characters (yes, even the orgasm donors believe it or not!!). I ADORED Sig and Chloe ~ their chemistry was sizzlinggggg. Tessa really had me BEGGING for more, and I can promise you the wait was worth it too. 🤭

Massive thanks to Avon for an eARC in exchange for my honest review. I will be YEARNING for book 4.

I have loved each book in the Big Shots Series so deeply, but this one scratched a certain itch, I simply can’t explain it!! Chloe and Sig have this almost cosmic, once in a lifetime meeting.. but things take an interesting turn when hours later, they meet again.. this time when their parents introduce them, as future step siblings! (Dan and Serena walked so that Chloe and Sig could run)

This is a story of forbidden love packed with tension and angst, and, as the title promises, drama!! Sig is truly my dream man, he has the most insane amount of “I will burn the world down for her” energy. & Chloe and Sig together have the kind of love poets write about.

A million forehead kisses and thank yous to @avonbooks for the ARC 🤍

Spicy, male female, 3rd person dual point of view, contemporary romance. This was a really fun read! Very slow burn but in the best way -very spicy. This couple was great, both together and individually. I'm really loving everything this author writes.

tessa bailey at her finest! i knew when i first met sig, i was going to love him and he did not disappoint. he was just the perfect mc. i'm still thinking about this book! sig and chloe are just too perfect together. the way he was so down bad for her from the second he met her, and the way he was just so obsessed and protective of her, it was everything.

Sig knew from the start that Chloe was his dream girl. When they met at the country club and exchanged numbers, planning to meet up later, there was already so much chemistry between them. Until they arrived at their separate dinner plans for the evening, only to find that their parents were announcing their engagement. They’re going to be step-siblings…but not yet.

Less than 24 hours to finish this one. I couldn’t put it down. Tessa is always the queen of spicy romcoms, and this one was no different! Grumpy hockey player, sunshine harp prodigy. Forbidden love. Dirty talk. DIRTY talk. And our favorite hockey players from The Au Pair Affair. I will never get enough of this series, or of Tessa’s books in general!

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon for an advanced copy of this book!

3.75 stars. This was a cute book. Dream Girl Drama is the third book in the Big Shots series and is Chloe and Sig's book. We had a glimpse of their relationship in the other books in the series, but we find out their history in this book. Chloe and Sig met one night and had an instant spark and chemistry. But a few hours later, Chloe's mom and Sig's dad introduce each other to their children and let them know they are engaged. So, despite their extremely strong connection, neither of them feel they can pursue a relationship with each other because they will soon be stepbsiblings. Sig settles for being Chloe's best friend and protector, as she moves into the city where she lives to pursue her career as a musician. Their draw to each other is hard to resist and gets more complicated as job issues arrive and as their parents' wedding gets closer. But their love seems inevitable and they must find a way to be together to be happy.

This was an easy, quick paced read. I liked Chloe and Sig together. Their relationship was romantic and spicy. Their on-page chemistry was a little low, but that may have been because they were trying to deny their feelings for each other for so long. Chloe was a little naive and lacking in common sense sometimes, but together, they made a cute couple and fit together well. The story was interesting and well-written. I did think the forbidden-stepsibling situation they found themself seemed a little exaggerated in it's taboo nature. I wanted them to take control and be together regardless and I felt like they could solve their problem easier. But this was still enjoyable regardless. I have enjoyed this series and I look forward to more from it and from Tessa Bailey in the future!

Sig and Chloe have their meet cute at the country club she belongs to. His truck has broken down and she helps him past the snooty gatekeepers after seeing how sweet he was to the young valets who asked for his autograph.

Sig, the professional hockey player.

The two have some pretty intense instalove, but before it can go past one steamy kiss, both realize they have somewhere to be and then head off with a promise to be in touch.

As it turns out, their next meeting happens twenty minutes later when Sig pulls up to the house of the woman his estranged dad is gonna marry. Chloe’s over the top controlling mom.

Seems these two crazy kids are about to become step-siblings. Taboo much?

Unfortunately this did not work for me. I am fully aware of what I’m getting when I read one of Bailey’s books, but the plot around which the spice is built has to be at least somewhat believable. Loved Fangirl, liked Au Pair…pass the beer nuts.

Sig takes Chloe back to Boston with him that very night, barely two hours after they’ve met for the first time, when he finds out she’s nothing more than a princess in a locked tower. But also, she’s 25 years old and she doesn’t understand that money…is a thing? Can’t drive or cook or do laundry and instead of using the massive amounts of money Sig is giving her to pay her rent, she’s buying $700 face creams?

I’m not kidding.

He’s a lovable lunkhead and she’s a ditzy blonde, and while I liked them and their adoration and loyalty to one another, it was way too far fetched. I also found it strange that the first 20% of the book continually jumps ahead in time, stealing any chance we had of seeing these two come to terms with the rash decisions they made as well as any growing spark.

The twist is obvious by page 53, but we are forced to slog through hundreds of pages to get there.

Sigh.

“There had to be a reason she’d met her soulmate only to have him taken away. This had to mean something, right?”

THIS BOOK, YOU GUYS. Seriously. I’ve enjoyed every book I’ve read by the great Tessa Bailey, but this one felt next level!! Seriously, it was like a Tessa Bailey and Sara Cate book had a very spicy baby—and I was ALL here for it!

The tension was sizzling off the page. The “I want you but can’t have you” vibes are possibly the strongest I’ve read in any book in a long while. Sig and Chloe are genuinely perfect for each other despite the fact that they’re future step-siblings and watching them struggle so much with the morals of it all was heartbreaking.

I don’t want to give anything away so I’ll just say this: it IS a romance and there IS a happily ever after. But their journey is truly the part you’ll be feasting on.

Dream girl drama
- taboo
- Forbidden romance (future step-siblings)
- Best friends
- Instant connection
- Hockey romance
- Sports romance
- Music prodigy

I wish I could get my time back that I wasted to read this book. Normally I am Tessa Bailey’s biggest fan and her books hit every time. This one was just chaotic. I didn’t connect to any of the characters, and the romance/sex scenes are cringy. I had high hopes at the beginning of it, but it spiraled into being terrible.

Dream Girl Drama is the kind of book that grabs you from the very first page and doesn’t let go. It’s forbidden, it’s angsty, it’s swoon-worthy (yes, I said it, fight me), and it has the perfect balance of tension, humor, and straight-up romantic perfection.
Sig and Chloe? Soulmates. Period. From the moment they meet—Sig stranded at a country club, Chloe swooping in to save him—it’s instant attraction. And then, BOOM. Plot twist: their parents are getting married. Cue the heartbreak, the angst, and the slowest of slow burns that had me on the edge of my seat.
Sig is the ultimate protective, possessive, “I’d do anything for you” hockey player. Touch her and ☠️ is basically his love language, and honestly, we love to see it. Meanwhile, Chloe is pure sunshine, but don’t mistake her kindness for weakness. Her journey toward independence? Chef’s kiss. And the way Sig supports her, even when it kills him? Obsessed.
The tension in this book is next level. The stolen moments. The longing. The almosts. And just when you think they might finally give in, Sig pulls back (sir, pls), leading Chloe to call for space (rightfully so). The back-and-forth, the build-up, the BURN—it was painful in the best way.
And let’s not forget Pierre, the bulldog. He’s the true MVP.
This book has it all—laugh-out-loud moments, top-tier dirty talk, a cinnamon-roll-turned-alpha MMC, and a heroine who finds her strength in the most beautiful way. If you love sports romance, forbidden love, tension so thick you could cut it with a skate blade, and men who SPOIL their women, Dream Girl Drama is an absolute must-read.

Format - E ARC

Rating- ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Spice- 🌶 🌶

Series- Big Shots #3

Troupes- Insta love, forced proximity, step siblings, professional sports player, big city, rich girl learns to live on her own, slow burn

Representation- Child prodigy

CW- manipulative mother

Are you looking for a a Horny step sibling book that is so much more? Then look no farther. Tessa and her Chloe and Sig have got you covered and their story is defiantly one of the horniest I have had the pleasure of reading.

Things are not always as they seem and that is certainly true of these two and their story. The burn is slow and agonizing but so worth it and the twist at the end will make you want to cheer as loud and energetic as Chloe does for Sig at his games.

If your love Tessa and her horny Characters then this one is for you too.

Thank you Tessa Avon and netgalley for the advanced copy, all opinions are my own.

Didn’t love. Chloe seemed to be even ditzier than she was in the Au Pair Affair and getting into her head didn’t help things. Sig did everything for her that he could and was basically in love with her from the first second they met despite them both just trying to say it was lust at first sight but for him it was probably love.