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 Tallulah.
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Contemporary romance fiction gained a signature blend of humor and explicit heat with the viral popularity of It Happened One Summer and the Bellinger Sisters series. Author Tessa Bailey has established herself as a New York Times bestselling writer known for focusing her storytelling efforts on stubborn, fictional blue-collar men and loyal, lovable heroines who work through romantic complications toward a guaranteed happily ever after.
Her romantic comedies combine lively hijinks, emotional vulnerability, and high-heat love scenes, connecting with audiences across traditional retail channels and digital reader communities on TikTok.
Originally from Southern California, where she grew up in Oceanside and Carlsbad, Tessa Bailey relocated to the East Coast for her education and writing career. She attended Kingsborough Community College and studied English at Pace University, living in Brooklyn before settling on Long Island. She quips that she lives on Long Island avoiding the sun and social interactions, then wonders why no one has called. Bailey's publishing output expanded through popular romance releases including Fix Her Up, Hook, Line and Sinker, Secretly Yours, Fangirl Down, and The Au Pair Affair. Her work has earned starred reviews from trade journals such as Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews, along with multiple placements on major bestseller lists. Readers can find her complete catalog at tessabailey.com or follow updates via her TikTok handle @authortessabailey.
Dubbed the "Michelangelo of dirty talk" by Entertainment Weekly, Bailey writes romance with spice, spirit, swoon, and sharp dialogue. Her work frequently explores themes of opposites attracting, workplace chemistry, and protective heroes falling for resolute heroines. Whether writing sports romantic comedies like Fangirl Down, domestic romances like The Au Pair Affair, or seasonal titles like Wreck the Halls, Merry Ever After, and S'more of You, her stories emphasize authentic emotional stakes alongside steamy intimacy. Her broader catalog also includes high-heat contemporary collaborations and series installments such as Captivated, Heat Stroke, and Driven by Fate.
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