Tessa Bailey Book Set 3: It Happened One Summer / Hook, Line, and Sinker

by Tessa Bailey

The #1  New York Times  bestselling and beloved Bellinger Sisters series from Tessa Bailey, now in a single volume! This bundle includes the following IT HAPPENED ONE SUMMER : Hollywood “It Girl” Piper Bellinger is cut off from her wealthy family and exiled to a Pacific Northwest harbor town where she butts heads with a grumpy local. But as she gets to know the town, reconnects with her past, and develops surprising feelings for big, bearded Captain Brendan Taggart, Piper begins to wonder if the cold, glamorous life she knew is what she truly wants. HOOK, LINE, AND Hannah Bellinger and charming ladies’ man, Fox Thornton, are just friends . And now, roommates. But after weeks living in close quarters, sharing late-night ice cream, and sleeping down the hall from one another, she's fallen hard. Fox doesn't do relationships and acting on their intense chemistry could ruin their friendship… but it’s a risk she’s willing to take.

Genres: Romance, Audiobook

702 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 8, 2023

About the author

New York Times Bestselling author Tessa Bailey can solve all problems except for her own, so she focuses those efforts on stubborn, fictional blue collar men and loyal, lovable heroines. She lives on Long Island avoiding the sun and social interactions, then wonders why no one has called. Dubbed the “Michelangelo of dirty talk,” by Entertainment Weekly, Tessa writes with spice, spirit, swoon and a guaranteed happily ever after. Catch her on TikTok at @authortessabailey or check out tessabailey.com for a complete list of books.

Reviews

[Avani ✨ · Rating 4 out of 5]

LOVE. THIS. SO. MUCH.

[DaNey McLean · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read more like a hallmark Christmas movie, not my thing

[Tara Blais Davison · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5 I hate to admit this b/c the idea of a fully grown, phone-obsessed L.A. IT girl and her little sister accepting the older sister’s punishment (for inviting her entire contact list to assist her in breaking into a pool, and thwarting their step-father’s business deal) and agreeing to spend the next three months sleeping in creaky bunkbeds above a rat-infested bar in a tired fishing village; with very little money, is pure fantasy, but I liked it. I preferred the second book ( Hook, Line and Sinker) over the first. I guess I’m just a sucker for a happy ending.

[Dalene Prinsloo · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5 stars

[Maria Paula Garcia · Rating 5 out of 5]

So good. Not a fan of the narrative bc is third person , but overall awesome story with great plot some spice and the main characters are very well developed.

[Courtney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just rereading Piper and Hannah's stories 🤗

[Kila Foley · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mindless romance. I hate myself for loving this shit.

[Brie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved the Bellinger Sister series! Funny, insightful, fun, all around a good time had with them and their journeys to love.

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

Both stories were basically the same story lol.

Nothing remarkable - won’t remember but cute love stories too. I definitely liked “it happened one summer” more than the second book.

[Katrina · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐️ a 3 for Piper who was no Alexis Rose but grouchy Brendan/all the side characters definitely helped. Definitely a 4 for Hannah because I too had my life forever changed by Rumours on vinyl.

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy read- no plot just romance

[Baylee · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a 2 book set, and I listened over audiobook. I have never read or listened to a Tessa Bailey book yet so I figured it was time when I saw this. Adorable! The first book was very cute and is was more like strangers that rubbed each other wrong to lovers, which was adorable. Very spicy. The second book was about the best friend/sister. They already had a rapport from meeting in book one and was building on a friendship together. They both very obviously had feelings for each other but they held off until both were sure and comfortable before they got together so it was slow burn then super spicy when they finally got together. It was actually pretty sweet because the guy in this second one, Fox, was really needing the time Hannah gave him to rebuild himseof and his confidence. It was worth it when they got together in the end. So both are worth the read or listen. I need to get into other Tessa Bailey books because her writing is great

[Kaysey Beury · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hook line and sinker was better than IHOS. Piper was awful, but I liked Hannah's character in HLS much better.

Heads up, the spice is off the charts. I wish I had looked for closed door recommendations instead of trying to just skip and skip and skip. 😬 🙈🙊🙉

[Maddie Olfson · Rating 3 out of 5]

On the smutty but not too aggressive side of romance, no real plot. An easy read with a happy ending!