Tessa Bailey

Un encuentro casual entre un jugador profesional de hockey y una chica excéntrica y encantadora da un giro inesperado cuando ambos descubren que sus padres están comprometidos. Cuando el coche del jugador de hockey Sig Gauthier se averia y su telefono se apaga, decide entrar a un elegante club de campo privado para llamar a una grua. Alli conoce a la atractiva y excentrica Chloe Clifford, que lo cautiva al instante con su espiritu aventurero y su aficion por robar champan. Las chispas saltan cuando se besan a la luz de la luna. Y estan deseando volver a verse, pero cuando Sig llega a la cena para conocer a la nueva novia de su padre, Chloe, para su sorpresa, tambien esta alli. Resulta que la novia es la madre de Chloe. Ah, y estan comprometidos. La chica de sus sueños es su futura hermanastra. Aunque ambos desconfian del amor romantico, Chloe, una prodigio del arpa, anhela escapar de las garras de su controladora madre. Sig promete enseñarle los entresijos de la independencia en Boston, pero no en su dormitorio. Ambos saben que, entre un famoso jugador de hockey y su futura hermanastra de la alta sociedad, solo puede haber amistad. Pero mantener su relacion platonica es cada vez mas dificil ante el creciente drama familiar, sobre todo sabiendo que estaban destinados a ser mucho mas que amigos...

Un encuentro casual entre un jugador profesional de hockey y la chica de sus sueños parece el comienzo de algo mágico... hasta que descubren que sus padres están comprometidos.Cuando el coche del jugador de hockey Sig Gauthier se averia y su telefono se apaga, debe ir a un elegante club de campo privado para llamar a una grua. Alli conoce a la atractiva Chloe Clifford, que lo cautiva al instante con su espiritu aventurero y su aficion por robar champan.Las chispas saltan entre ellos y no pueden esperar a volver a verse. Pero cuando Sig llega a la cena para conocer a la nueva novia de su padre, Chloe tambien esta alli. Resulta que la novia es la madre de Chloe. Ah, y se van a casar.La chica de sus sueños es su futura hermanastra.Chloe, una prodigio del arpa, anhela escapar de las garras de su controladora madre. Por eso, Sig promete enseñarle los entresijos de la independencia en Boston, pero no en su dormitorio. Ambos saben que solo pueden ser amigos. Pero mantener su relacion platonica es cada vez mas dificil en medio de todo el drama familiar, sobre todo sabiendo que estaban destinados a ser mucho mas que amigos...Nada me emociona mas que un libro de Tessa Bailey. Es pura magia y conversaciones subidas de tono. -Elena Armas, autora best seller del New York Times de Farsa de amor a la españolaTessa Bailey es la reina de las comedias romanticas. ¡Larga vida a la reina! -Julie Murphy, autora best seller del New York Times de A Merry Little Meet Cute

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES AND #1 USA TODAY BESTSELLERIn the follow-up to It Happened One Summer, Tessa Bailey delivers another deliciously fun and spicy small town rom-com about a former player who accidentally falls for his best friend while trying to help her land a different manKing crab fisherman Fox Thornton has a reputation as a sexy, carefree flirt. Everyone knows hes a guaranteed good timein bed and outand thats exactly how he prefers it. Until he meets Hannah Bellinger. Shes immune to his charm and looks, but she seems to enjoy his personality? And wants to be friends? Bizarre. But he likes her too much to risk a fling, so platonic pals it is in this charming friends to lovers romance.Now, Hannahs in town for work, crashing in Foxs spare bedroom. She knows hes a notorious ladies man, but theyre definitely just friends. In fact, shes nursing a hopeless crush on a colleague and Fox is just the person to help with her lackluster love life. Armed with a few tips from Westports resident Casanova, Hannah sets out to catch her coworkers eye yet the more time she spends with Fox, the more she wants him instead. As the line between friendship and flirtation begins to blur in a classic slow burn, Hannah cant deny she loves everything about Fox, but she refuses to be another notch on his bedpost. Living with his best friend should have been easy. Except now shes walking around in a towel, sleeping right across the hall, and Fox is fantasizing about waking up next to her for the rest of his life and and man overboard! Hes fallen for her, hook, line, and sinker. Helping her flirt with another guy is pure torture, but maybe if Fox can tackle his inner demons and show Hannah hes all in, shell choose him instead?

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, sexy local sea captain who thinks she doesnt belong.Piper Bellinger is fashionable, influential, and her reputation as a wild child means the paparazzi are constantly on her heels. When too much champagne and an out-of-control rooftop party lands Piper in the slammer, her stepfather decides enough is enough. So he cuts her off, and sends Piper and her sister to learn some responsibility running their late fathers dive bar... in Washington.Piper hasnt even been in Westport for five minutes when she meets big, bearded sea captain Brendan, who thinks she wont last a week outside of Beverly Hills. So what if Piper cant do math, and the idea of sleeping in a shabby apartment with bunk beds gives her hives. How bad could it really be? Shes determined to show her stepfatherand the hot, grumpy localthat shes more than a pretty face in this charming fish out of water story.Except its a small town and everywhere she turns, she bumps into Brendan. The fun-loving socialite and the gruff fisherman are polar opposites, but in this opposites attract romance, theres an undeniable attraction simmering between them. Piper doesnt want any distractions, especially feelings for a man who sails off into the sunset for weeks at a time. Yet as she reconnects with her past and begins to feel at home in Westport, Piper starts to wonder if the cold, glamorous life she knew is what she truly wants. LA is calling her name, but Brendanand this town full of memoriesmay have already caught her heart.As seen on E!Online, PopSugar, CNN, EliteDaily, Vulture, Buzzfeed, Bustle, the Nerd Daily, PARADE, LA Magazine, Country Living, USA Today, and more!One spare room in a backwater town. Two people who are polar opposites. And a connection neither of them saw coming.Grumpy Sunshine: Hes a big, bearded sea captain who thinks she wont last a week outside of Beverly Hills. Shes a fashionable wild child determined to prove everyoneespecially himwrong. Forced Proximity: Piper cant escape the grumpy local in a town as small as Westport. Hes everywhere she turns, and the undeniable attraction simmering between them is getting harder to ignore. Fish Out of Water: From rooftop parties to a shabby apartment with bunk beds, Piper is determined to prove shes more than just a pretty face by running her late fathers dive bar. Found Family: As Piper reconnects with her past and begins to feel at home in the quirky Pacific Northwest town, she starts to wonder if the glamorous life she left behind is what she truly wants after all.

Tessa Bailey, número uno en la lista de superventas del New York Times, vuelve con una comedia romántica ambientada en el mundo del deporte, protagonizada por un padre soltero gruñón que se enamora hasta el palo de hockey de su excentrica niñera. Tallulah es una chica lista y alegre que esta estudiando para convertirse en biologa marina. Tiene veintiseis años y esta sin blanca. Asi que cuando Burguess, un curtido veterano jugador de hockey que acaba de convertirse en padre soltero, le ofrece un trabajo como niñera interna, aprovecha sin pensarselo la oportunidad de que le paguen por vivir en un barrio elegante y estar con Lissa, una niña estupenda, pero introvertida. Sin embargo, la niña a su cargo no es la unica que necesita unos consejos para encajar. Segun, en fin, segun todo el mundo menos Burguess, el tiene que volver al mercado sentimental, y la aventurera Tallulah es la persona perfecta para mostrarle el camino. Pero a medida que van cruzando lineas y Burguess se ve dividido entre su hija (que quiere que sus padres se reconcilien) y la increible quimica que tiene con Tallulah, aparece un abismo insalvable, y Tallulah hace lo correcto: destrozarse el corazon e irse. Aunque Burguess sabe que es lo mejor, porque es demasiado cinico y ha vivido muchas experiencias, un encuentro fortuito y un nuevo empujon de su hija lo obligan a darlo todo y a luchar para demostrar que ha aprendido bien la leccion y que se merece un final feliz con Tallulah.

Se suponía que iban a ser unas vacaciones relajantes y soleadas en compañía de mi hermano, pero descubrir un cadáver en nuestra casa de alquiler ha acabado con nuestros planes de broncearnos. Ahora un cazarrecompensas impertinente ha llegado en su moto para atrapar al asesino, pero se niega a creer que yo pueda ser util, a pesar de las innumerables horas de podcast sobre crimenes que he escuchado. Por no mencionar mi exitosa carrera como profesora de niños revoltosos. Un cazarrecompensas descarado y una maestra energica: sin duda, el equipo de resolucion de crimenes que nadie ha pedido. Pero, gracias a estos inoportunos atentados contra mi vida, hemos acabado atrapados juntos contra viento y marea. Estoy aqui para hacer mi trabajo, no para hacer de niñero de una detective aficionada. Aunque cada vez me cuesta menos tenerla cerca. De acuerdo, es obstinada, molesta y es incapaz de mantenerse alejada del peligro. Pero tambien es valiente y atractiva y me recuerda al hogar que deje hace tres años. A decir verdad, el deseo insaciable y la necesidad de protegerla que despierta en mi son una amenaza para mi paz mental. Antes de verme arrastrado por esta peligrosa atraccion, necesito resolver este asesinato y volver a la carretera. Pero ¿me la arrebatara el destino antes de comprender que el camino me ha estado guiando hasta ella todo este tiempo?

Tras perder su trabajo y a su prometido al mismo tiempo, Natalie Vos decide regresar a casa para curar sus heridas. Unos meses más tarde, después de haber ahogado suficientemente sus penas en Cabernet, ya esta preparada para reanudar su vida. Solo necesita financiacion para emprender un nuevo proyecto. Desafortunadamente, para recuperar el dinero de un fondo fiduciario, tiene que casarse. Y precisamente acaba de quedarse. soltera. Pero Natalie no esta dispuesta a renunciar a su sueño, asi que decide proponerle matrimonio a un hombre a quien detesta y desea a partes iguales.Puede que August Cates sea el propietario de un viñedo, pero no tiene ni la mas minima idea de fabricar vino. Esta decidido a honrar a su difunto mejor amigo haciendo lo que haga falta para que su negocio funcione, pero su sala de catas esta vacia, su vino es imbebible y el legado de su compañero se esta yendo al traste. Ningun banco le concedera el prestamo que necesita para salir a flote. hasta que una preciosa heredera llama a su puerta.August lleva soñando con Natalie desde el momento en que se conocieron, pero su chispeante quimica enseguida dio paso a un estallido de ofensas mutuas. Ahora, un matrimonio rapido podria ayudarlos a ambos. Una farsa de boda, varias semanas viviendo bajo el mismo techo, y ya podran irse cada uno por su lado. No deberia ser tan complicado, ¿verdad? Solo hay un pequeño detalle con el que no contaban: la desafortunada, insoportable e innegable atraccion que sienten el uno por el otro.

Piper Bellinger es una influyente del mundo de la moda y su reputación de alocada hace que la persigan los paparazzi. Tras acabar en el calabozo por organizar una fiesta ilegal con demasiado champán en la azotea de un hotel, su padrastro decide que esa es la gota que colma el vaso. De modo que la deja sin dinero y para que aprenda lo que es la responsabilidad, la envia al estado de Washington, donde acabara regentando el bar de su difunto padre junto con su hermana. Piper no lleva ni cinco minutos en Westport cuando conoce a Brendan, un corpulento y barbudo capitan de barco, que cree que no durara ni una semana lejos de Beverly Hills. ¿Que pasa si es una negada con las matematicas y si la idea de dormir en un piso cochambroso con literas le da escalofrios? Tan malo no puede ser, ¿verdad? Esta decidida a demostrarle a su padrastro, y tambien a ese capitan de barco tan guapo y gruñon, que es mas que una cara bonita. El problema es que esta en un pueblo pequeño y se cruza con Brendan cada dos por tres. La extrovertida reina de las fiestas y el pescador gruñon son polos opuestos, pero la quimica que surge entre ellos es innegable. Piper no quiere distracciones, ni mucho menos sentir algo por un hombre que se pasa semanas faenando en el mar. Sin embargo, a medida que reconecta con su pasado y empieza a sentirse como en casa en Westport, empieza a plantearse si la fria y glamurosa vida que ha llevado hasta el momento es la que desea de verdad. Aunque siente la llamada de Los Angeles, tal vez Brendan y ese pueblo lleno de recuerdos hayan conquistado su corazon.

. Bailey nos muestra una heroína apasionada e independiente que nos hará vibrar y emocionar a partes iguales. . Una historia que nos sorprende por su dosis de humor y sus escenas ardientes.. "Emocion

The forced proximity of one wild road trip brings two childhood friends back together in this delightful romantic comedy from the No.1 New York Times bestselling author of Hook, Line & Sinker and It Happened One Summer.A love of a lifetime . . .Leaving Belmont Clarkson is the hardest thing Sage Alexander has ever done. From the moment they met, she knew Belmont was the one, and getting up close and personal with him on his familys epic road trip has taken her desire to a new, even hotter level. But theres no way she can go there - not without revealing secrets that could devastate them both.Losing Sage is not an option. Belmonts heart is hers, has always been hers. He knows shes hiding something from him, but nothing will stand in his way of telling her just how much she means to him. Finding her is easy - saving her from her past could cost him everything.One of my all-time favourite authors! Sally Thorne, author of The Hating Game

From No.1 New York Times bestselling author of It Happened One Summer comes a romantic comedy about an accidental relationship between three smitten men . . . and one commitment phobic woman.Elise Brandeis has never won a Pulitzer - and she never will. At least not while shes delivering sandwiches at the Gotham Times, instead of working there as an actual reporter. Her only shot at seeing her byline in print is to prove to the no-nonsense managing editor that she has a nose for news. And shes got just the story to grab her elusive attention.Chasing down leads brings Elise to Roosevelt Island, but just when the trail of clues begins to take shape, she gets stuck. Literally. On a cable car with three strangers who couldnt be more different. An uptight rugby coach, a construction worker and a former adult film star she pretends not to recognize a little too well.At first, Elise wants nothing more than to be rescued ASAP. An hour later, everything has changed. By pure happenstance, four separate journeys have collided in an intense, meaningful way. Suddenly, disentangling their lives feels more impossible than winning that Pulitzer. Good thing Elise is too busy proving herself at work to consider three boyfriends. Nobody has time for that - even if they make giving in feel oh so right. But three heads are better than one and these loners will teach themselves to work together to win Elise over forever . . .

The road trip was definitely a bad idea. Having already flambéed her culinary career beyond recognition, Rita Clarkson is now stranded in God-Knows-Where, New Mexico, with a busted car and her three temperamental siblings, who she hasn't seen in years. When rescue shows up-six-feet-plus of charming hotness on a motorcycle-Rita's pretty certain she's gone from the frying pan right into the fire . . .Jasper Ellis has a bad boy reputation in this town, and he loathes it. The moment he sees Rita, though, Jasper knows he's about to be sorely tempted. There's something real between them. Something raw. And Jasper has only a few days to show Rita that he isn't just for tonight-he's forever."One of my all-time favorite authors!" -Sally Thorne, author of The Hating Game

From the No.1 New York Times bestselling author of Hook, Line, & Sinker comes 'a sparkling romcom that will have readers hooked' (Publishers Weekly).The road trip was definitely a bad idea. Having already flambeed her culinary career beyond recognition, Rita Clarkson is now stranded in God-Knows-Where, New Mexico, with a busted car and her three temperamental siblings, who she hasn't seen in years. When rescue shows up - six-feet-plus of charming hotness on a motorcycle - Rita's pretty certain she's gone from the frying pan right into the fire . . .Jasper Ellis has a bad boy reputation in this town, and he loathes it. The moment he sees Rita, though, Jasper knows he's about to be sorely tempted. There's something real between them. Something raw. And Jasper has only a few days to show Rita that he isn't just for tonight - he's forever.

From No.1 New York Times bestselling author of It Happened One Summer comes a romantic comedy about an accidental relationship between three smitten men . . .and one commitment phobic woman. Elise Brandeis has never won a Pulitzer - and she never will. At least not while she's delivering sandwiches at the Gotham Times, instead of working there as an actual reporter.Her only shot at seeing her byline in print is to prove to the no-nonsense managing editor that she has a nose for news. And she's got just the story to grab her elusive attention. Chasing down leads brings Elise to Roosevelt Island, but just when the trail of clues begins to take shape, she gets stuck.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey returns with the hilarious follow-up to Secretly Yours, in which a down-on-her-luck Napa heiress suggests a mutually beneficial marriage of convenience to a man she can't stand... only to discover there's a fine line between love and hate. After losing her job and her fiance in one fell swoop, Natalie Vos returned home to lick her wounds.A few months later, she's sufficiently drowned her sorrows in cabernet and she's ready to get back on her feet. She just needs her trust fund to finance her new business venture. Unfortunately, the terms require she marry before she can have the money.And well, dumped, remember? But Natalie is desperate enough to propose to a man who makes her want to kill him-and kiss him, in equal measure. August Cates may own a vineyard, but he doesn't know jack about making wine. He's determined to do his late best friend proud, no matter what it takes.

Un joueur de hockey austere. Une fille au pair solaire. Une cohabitation a hauts risques.Seules deux choses comptent dans la vie de Burgess Abraham : sa carriere dans le hockey et sa fille. Capitaine redoute des Bearcats de Boston, le pere celibataire fait trembler tout le monde sur son passage. Y compris Tallulah, sa fille au pair encore hantee par son passe. Jeune, spontanee et pleine de vie, elle est son parfait contraire, et pourtant, elle ne cesse de lintriguer. Lorsque la jeune femme lui propose de laider a retrouver une vie sociale, Burgess saute sur loccasion, sans penser que cette experience deviendrait un veritable calvaire... Non seulement Tallulah le pousse hors de sa zone de confort, ce quil deteste, mais plus il la cotoie, plus les defenses quil a erigees autour de son cur commencent a tomber. Entre frisson et decouverte, le joueur de hockey austere et la fille au pair solaire arriveront-ils ensemble a vaincre leurs demons ?Traduit de langlais par Elise GibandRESERVE A UN PUBLIC AVERTI

1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey is back with an all new enemies to lovers fake dating sports romance about a playboy hockey rookie and the disciplined softball pitcher completely immune to his charms Boston Bearcats rookie Robbie Corrigan is living the dream He s made it to the NHL his best friend teammate and fellow orgasm donor is his roomie and the women of Boston love them both Life is sweet That is until he meets Skylar Paige division 1 softball pitcher girl least likely to take anyone s bull and the one member of the opposite sex immune to his charms Robbie might be dazzled by the badass pitcher but Skylar pegs him as a filthy player and wants nothing to do with him When he discovers she s carrying a serious torch for her brother s best friend Robbie knows he should just go back to clubbing and whipped cream bikini parties but he can t seem to leave Skylar to flounder on her romantic quest to land another man Nor can he miss out on the opportunity to spend time with her and hopefully redeem himself Before Robbie knows it he s agreed to be Skylar s fake boyfriend love coach at an upcoming family wilderness competition where her crush will be in attendance What could go wrong Through a series of contests that require them to tr

A steamy chance encounter between a professional hockey player and the manic pixie dream girl he just can t seem to forget takes a turn when the pair realize that their parents are engaged in an all new rom com by 1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey When professional hockey player Sig Gauthier s car breaks down and his phone dies he treks into a posh private country club to call a tow truck where he encounters the alluring Chloe Clifford the manic pixie dream girl who captivates him immediately with her sense of adventure and penchant for stealing champagne Sparks fly during a moonlight kiss and the enamored pair can t wait to see each other again but when Sig finally arrives to meet his dad s new girlfriend over dinner Chloe is confusingly also there Turns out the girlfriend is Chloe s mother Oh and they re engaged Sig s dream girl is his future stepsister Though the pair is now wary of being involved romantically Chloe a sheltered harp prodigy yearns to escape her controlling mother Sig promises to teach her the ins and outs of independence in Boston but not inside his bedroom They both know there can never be more than friendship between a famous hockey player and his high society soon to be stepsister But keeping their relationship

1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey returns with an all new sports rom com about a burly surly single dad who falls head over hockey stick for his quirky live in nanny Tallulah is smart vivacious and studying to be a marine biologist She s also twenty six and broke So when Burgess a battle scarred hockey veteran and newly single dad offers her a job as his live in nanny she jumps at the opportunity to get paid while living in a super fancy neighborhood and being around Lissa his cool but introverted tween Her tween charge isn t the only one who could use some help fitting in though According to well everyone except Burgess he needs to get back on the dating scene and adventurous Tallulah is just the girl to show him how But as boundaries are slowly crossed and Burgess finds himself pulled between his daughter who wants her parents back together and his insane chemistry with Tallulah a huge rift is formed and Tallulah does the right thing breaks her own heart and walks away Though Burgess knows it s for the best he s too jaded with too much baggage a chance meeting and a new push from his daughter forces him to put everything on the line and fight to prove he learned his lessons well and is worthy of a happily ever after with T

1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey launches a super sexy sports romance series with a rom com about a bad boy professional athlete who falls for his biggest fan Wells Whitaker was once golf s hottest rising star but lately all he has to show for his promising career is a killer hangover a collection of broken clubs and one remaining supporter No matter how bad he plays the beautiful sunny redhead is always on the sidelines He curses she cheers He scowls she smiles But when Wells quits in a blaze of glory and his fangirl finally goes home he knows he made the greatest mistake of his life Josephine Doyle believed in the gorgeous grumpy golfer even when he didn t believe in himself Yet after he throws in the towel she begins to wonder if her faith was misplaced Then a determined Wells shows up at her door with a wild proposal be his new caddy help him turn his game around and split the prize money And considering Josephine s professional and personal life is in shambles she could really use the cash As they travel together spending days on the green and nights in neighboring hotel rooms sparks fly Before long they re inseparable Wells starts winning again and Josephine is surprised to find a sweet thoughtful guy underneat