Release Review : Getaway Girl by Tessa Bailey

Getaway Girl

by Tessa Bailey

Release Date:
March 26th, 2018

Genre:
Adult
Contemporary Romance

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Synopsis:

This unlikely getaway driver never expected to help the mayor escape…     

After a six-year absence, Addison Potts is back in Charleston to stir things up. And what better place to make her villainous return than her estranged cousin’s wedding? Only, the nuptials hit a snag when the bride doesn’t show, leaving Addison to play getaway driver for the jilted groom. A groom whose heartbreaking smile and deep, southern drawl she should not be noticing… 

Elijah Montgomery Du Pont is the future mayor of Charleston. From his military career to city hall, every detail of his life has been meticulously planned. Until now. His only respite from life’s sudden upheaval is Addison, his new, improbable best friend. She makes him happy. Grounds him. And public disapproval be damned, he’s not willing to give her up. But with an election on the line and public pressure rising, Addison—and the cruel hand of fate—might not give him a choice.

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Review:

My bookworm heart is always happy when Tessa Bailey releases a book. She's in my top five favorite author list and her books always deliver an unforgettable reading escape. Getaway Girl was a fun-filled reading journey that left me with a smile on my face and a heart bursting with love for Addison and Elijah.

Elijah Montgomery Du Pont is having a bad day. It's not every day that the future mayor of Charleston is left waiting at the altar by his future bride. A simply note is all he gets as an explanation. He needs an escape and he needs is ASAP! Addison Potts is like a breath of fresh air that he never expected. She's fun, addictive and makes him forget about the patterns in his life. As days go by, Elijah and Addison get closer together. The lines between friendship and love start to blurb. Will Addison and Elijah give love a chance?

No matter who she's writing about next, Tessa Bailey always delivers all the feels. Each of her characters are unique, unforgettable and simply irresistible! Her writing style is a reflection of how much she loves her characters.  She gives each of her characters a HEA that is so perfect for them. 

Addison and Elijah stole my heart from the very first scene that they shared. Their chemistry was incredibly hot and the passionate moments that they shared were intense. I loved their friendship and how it slowly bloomed into love. It warmed my heart to see them slowly fall for each other because they complete each other perfectly. Their fun banter kept me smiling until the very end and I was cheering for this couple to find the HEA they both deserved. 

If you have never read a book by Tessa Bailey, you're seriously missing out! She writes the best protective, dirty-talking alphas and her heroines are sassy, confident and so easy to relate to. Getaway Girl is the perfect book for all newbies that want to discover this wonderful author. Her stories will linger with you for a long time. 

Rating:

I give, Getaway Girl, by Tessa Bailey, 4.5 passionate, intense, fun, flirty, sexy stars!

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About the Author:

Tessa Bailey is originally from Carlsbad, California. The day after high school graduation, she packed her yearbook, ripped jeans and laptop, driving cross-country to New York City in under four days. 

Her most valuable life experiences were learned thereafter while waitressing at K-Dees, a Manhattan pub owned by her uncle. Inside those four walls, she met her husband, best friend and discovered the magic of classic rock, managing to put herself through Kingsborough Community College and the English program at Pace University at the same time. Several stunted attempts to enter the work force as a journalist followed, but romance writing continued to demand her attention. 

She now lives in Long Island, New York with her husband of ten years and six-year-old daughter. Although she is severely sleep-deprived, she is incredibly happy to be living her dream of writing about people falling in love.

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Release Day Blitz : Getaway Girl by Tessa Bailey

Getaway Girl

by Tessa Bailey

Release Date:
March 26th, 2018

Genre:
Adult
Contemporary Romance

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Synopsis:

This unlikely getaway driver never expected to help the mayor escape…     

After a six-year absence, Addison Potts is back in Charleston to stir things up. And what better place to make her villainous return than her estranged cousin’s wedding? Only, the nuptials hit a snag when the bride doesn’t show, leaving Addison to play getaway driver for the jilted groom. A groom whose heartbreaking smile and deep, southern drawl she should not be noticing… 

Elijah Montgomery Du Pont is the future mayor of Charleston. From his military career to city hall, every detail of his life has been meticulously planned. Until now. His only respite from life’s sudden upheaval is Addison, his new, improbable best friend. She makes him happy. Grounds him. And public disapproval be damned, he’s not willing to give her up. But with an election on the line and public pressure rising, Addison—and the cruel hand of fate—might not give him a choice.

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Excerpt:

Who has Elijah been kidding? He preferred my dusty, cluttered Christmas-themed apartment to this place? This…millionaire family man’s respite on the water? No. No, he’s been avoiding his life. Back in his office, I had the fleeting realization that Elijah had been staying with me—in year-round Christmas—to avoid reality. And what happened with Naomi. That theory cements itself now. Hard. He’s been hiding away with me. I’ve been giving him an excuse to hide. A place to do it. 

This is where he belongs. Not with me. 

I’m holding him back. 

My vision blurs as I close the door behind me. With the click still hanging in the air, I slump into a cross-legged position on the floor. Beneath my fingertips, the floor is smooth and rich, even through a layer of dust. This place is unfamiliar to me, yet I don’t feel like a stranger. Because it’s so Elijah, right down to the masculine class and robust ceiling beams. It’s a false sense of comfort, though, because he can’t have this place and me as a friend. It was easy to pretend in my out-of-the-way two-bedroom, but this? This is a life to be embraced. 

There will be a wife and kids in this place one day. There might even be a chance for Elijah to win back Naomi. But not as long as I’m spending time with him. Causing people to whisper about us and speculate. Allowing him to avoid his future. 

I’m hurting him. I have to let him go. But not before I fix everything.

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About the Author:

Tessa Bailey is originally from Carlsbad, California. The day after high school graduation, she packed her yearbook, ripped jeans and laptop, driving cross-country to New York City in under four days. 

Her most valuable life experiences were learned thereafter while waitressing at K-Dees, a Manhattan pub owned by her uncle. Inside those four walls, she met her husband, best friend and discovered the magic of classic rock, managing to put herself through Kingsborough Community College and the English program at Pace University at the same time. Several stunted attempts to enter the work force as a journalist followed, but romance writing continued to demand her attention. 

She now lives in Long Island, New York with her husband of ten years and six-year-old daughter. Although she is severely sleep-deprived, she is incredibly happy to be living her dream of writing about people falling in love.

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Cover Reveal : Getaway Girl by Tessa Bailey

Getaway Girl

by Tessa Bailey

Release Date:
March 26th, 2018

Genre:
Contemporary Romance

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Synopsis:

This unlikely getaway driver never expected to help the mayor escape…  

After a six-year absence, Addison Potts is back in Charleston to stir things up. And what better place to make her villainous return than her estranged cousin’s wedding? Only, the nuptials hit a snag when the bride doesn’t show, leaving Addison to play getaway driver for the jilted groom. A groom whose heartbreaking smile and deep, southern drawl she should not be noticing… 

Elijah Montgomery Du Pont is the future mayor of Charleston. From his military career to city hall, every detail of his life has been meticulously planned. Until now. His only respite from life’s sudden upheaval is Addison, his new, improbable best friend. She makes him happy. Grounds him. And public disapproval be damned, he’s not willing to give her up. But with an election on the line and public pressure rising, Addison—and the cruel hand of fate—might not give him a choice.

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About the Author:

Tessa Bailey is originally from Carlsbad, California. The day after high school graduation, she packed her yearbook, ripped jeans and laptop, driving cross-country to New York City in under four days. 

Her most valuable life experiences were learned thereafter while waitressing at K-Dees, a Manhattan pub owned by her uncle. Inside those four walls, she met her husband, best friend and discovered the magic of classic rock, managing to put herself through Kingsborough Community College and the English program at Pace University at the same time. Several stunted attempts to enter the work force as a journalist followed, but romance writing continued to demand her attention. 

She now lives in Long Island, New York with her husband of ten years and six-year-old daughter. Although she is severely sleep-deprived, she is incredibly happy to be living her dream of writing about people falling in love.

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Book Review : Wound Tight (Made in Jersey, #4) by Tessa Bailey

Wound Tight

Made in Jersey, #4
by Tessa Bailey

Release Date:
December 2nd, 2016

Publisher:
Entangled:
Brazen

Genres:
M/M
Romance

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Synopsis:

A sexy new M/M romance from New York Times Bestselling author Tessa Bailey 

When CEO Renner Bastion walks into a room, everyone keeps their distance. Well, everyone but the sarcastic, tattooed, Boston-bred security guard whose presence has kept Renner in New Jersey longer than intended. As if the unwanted attraction isn’t unsettling enough, Renner finds out his protector isn’t as unavailable as originally thought. 

Milo Bautista just came out to his wealthy, ultra-confident boss, a man he secretly respects and admires…in more ways than he’ll admit. Worldly, experienced Renner would never look in his direction, let alone share some of that confidence he wears like a cloak, so Milo has set his sights on someone else to be his first. 

Until Renner offers him private lessons in seduction...

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Purchase Links Rough Rhythm:

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Review of Crashed Out HERE

Review of Rough Rhythm HERE
Review of Thrown Down HERE
Review of Worked Up HERE

Review:

Reading the last installment of a series is always a bittersweet moment for me. I have loved each book in the Made in Jersey Series by Tessa Bailey. I will without a doubt miss all my Jersey peeps! Wound Tight, which is the last book of the series got me all kinds of nervous. I waited until the very last moment to read it because of two reasons. The first one was that I’m not good with goodbyes. I wanted this series to continue FOREVER! The second one was that it was going to be the first time I read a M/M romance novel. I’m always nervous/excited about reading a new genre. 

Tessa Bailey is my security blanket in Book Town. No matter the genre she writes, she always makes me feel like I always belong next to the characters that she is so passionately writing about. From the moment she announced that she was writing her first M/M book, I knew that I was going to make Wound Tight my first M/M read. I knew without a doubt that she was going to make me fall in love with this genre just like she did with the all the other books that she wrote. 

In this last installment of the Made in Jersey Series, we follow Renner Bastion and Milo Bautista. Sexy and intense owner of a factory falls for swoony and hot security guard? Yes, please! The passion between Milo and Renner was extremely intoxicating! I started fanning myself every single time they were in the same room. Milo is the sweet/tender kind of hero and Renner is the intense/passionate one. Like any other of Tessa’s couples, Milo and Renner had to overcome some obstacles to be together. This book was extremely hot and I was not surprised one bit! Tessa Bailey knows how to write some pretty wickedly hot steamy scenes! This story was filled many tender, sweet, sexy and hot moments between Renner and Milo. I loved how they grew not only as individuals, but as a couple as well. 

The writing style was phenomenal like always, it was amazing to reunite with the other characters of this series and Tessa Bailey delivered a M/M romance that left me wanting more! This book can be read as a standalone, but Tessa Bailey put enough details about the past characters to make you feel comfortable about reading this book before all the other ones in this series. I will miss them so much! I’m extremely happy about the decision I made and picking Wound Tight as my first M/M romance novel. Tessa Bailey never disappoints! 

Rating:

I give, Wound Tight, 4.5 sexy, tantalizing, double-dirty-talking stars!

About the Author:

Tessa Bailey is originally from Carlsbad, California. The day after high school graduation, she packed her yearbook, ripped jeans and laptop, driving cross-country to New York City in under four days. 

Her most valuable life experiences were learned thereafter while waitressing at K-Dees, a Manhattan pub owned by her uncle. Inside those four walls, she met her husband, best friend and discovered the magic of classic rock, managing to put herself through Kingsborough Community College and the English program at Pace University at the same time. Several stunted attempts to enter the work force as a journalist followed, but romance writing continued to demand her attention. 

She now lives in Long Island, New York with her husband of eight years and four-year-old daughter. Although she is severely sleep-deprived, she is incredibly happy to be living her dream of writing about people falling in love.

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Release Day Blitz & Review : Too Wild To Tame (Romancing the Clarksons, #2) by Tessa Bailey

Too Wild To Tame
Romancing the Clarksons, #2
by Tessa Bailey

Release Date:
September 6th, 2016

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Forever/
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Synopsis:

Sometimes you just can't resist playing with fire . . . 

By day, Aaron Clarkson suits up, shakes hands, and acts the perfect gentleman. But at night, behind bedroom doors, the tie comes off and the real Aaron comes out to play. Mixing business with pleasure got him fired, so Aaron knows that if he wants to work for the country's most powerful senator, he'll have to keep his eye on the prize. That's easier said than done when he meets the senator's daughter, who's wild, gorgeous, and 100 percent trouble. 

Grace Pendleton is the black sheep of her conservative family. Yet while Aaron's presence reminds her of a past she'd rather forget, something in his eyes keeps drawing her in. Maybe it's the way his voice turns her molten. Or maybe it's because deep down inside, the ultra-smooth, polished Aaron Clarkson might be more than even Grace can handle . . . 

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My Review of Too Hot To Handle HERE

Excerpt:

The security guard at the rear entrance came into view, his familiar hawk eyes zeroing in on Grace. Then Aaron. Exasperation moved over the guard’s features before he hid it by adjusting his earpiece. Activity swarmed on the front side of the building, the media, the shouted questions, the general scrape and hum of movement audible, even where they walked along the backside of the school. 

Knowing once they were inside, she wouldn’t see Aaron again, Grace smiled up at him, noticing he didn’t look quite as confident as he had a moment before. “It was nice meeting you,” she whispered. “Thanks for not ratting me out.” 

“I…” He smoothed a hand down the front of his ruby-colored tie. “I won’t see you…around again?” 

Grace’s hands itched with the urge to burrow into her hair, latch on to the braids she’d completed this morning while waiting for Aaron to show. “Probably not. Why would you?” 

Why was he frowning at her? She couldn’t ask him why, since they were within earshot of the guard and the walk had ended way too soon. With a final memorization of his furrowed brow, she transferred her focus. “Hey, Marcus.” 

“Grace.” Marcus dipped his chin at Aaron. “Who’s this?” 

Her neck grew stiff. “This is my handler for today. He’s new.” 

Marcus split a look between her and Aaron, before consulting his clipboard. “No one ran a change in staff by me.” 

Grace could feel Aaron’s sharp scrutiny and ignored it, attempting to breeze past Marcus with a casual smile. “I understand. I’ll just go grab my dad, so he can clear it up—” 

“No. That’s okay.” As predicted, a harried Marcus blocked her path. “Your father is busy. Just…” He gave Aaron another once-over, lowering his voice to a conspiratorial whisper between men, as if Grace couldn’t hear every word. “You know the approved areas? Be sure to keep her within them.” 

“Yes.” She was impressed when Aaron gave a brisk nod. “Will do.” 

Aaron took her elbow and moved them into the back hallway, past the kitchen, where the local Boy Scouts were rushing to mix pancakes and pour them on the oversized, industrial griddle. Once they turned a corner and Marcus was no longer in view, Grace reluctantly tugged her elbow out of Aaron’s grip, rubbing the spot to keep the warmth alive awhile longer. “This is where we part ways.” 

Aaron’s way too handsome face was the picture of bafflement. “Who are you, hippie?” The low, intense vibration of his voice made her shiver. “Why do you need a handler?” 

She reached back and curled her fingers around the metal staircase handle. The one she knew was there—and where it led—thanks to last night’s expedition. Her intent was to slip away without answering, but after ignoring so many compulsions that morning already, she couldn’t deny the final one. 

With a thready apology, Grace shot forward and up, locking her mouth with Aaron’s, memorizing the way his stiffness melted in one big deluge. The way he gave a rough exhale through his nose. That gruff sound that drummed from his throat, a split second before his lips opened, tongue teasing in to taste hers. Just some. The most perfect, slick greeting. The two of them hung there, mouths open, lips wet and fitted together, breath racing, kitchen clamoring behind them. 

Two ends of a silk rope pulled taut beneath her belly button, a tempting lick of his tongue clenching muscles she’d never acquainted herself with, nor could she point them out on a diagram. Whoa Nelly. And with her heart slamming against her ribs like a wrecking ball, Grace cut out that snippet of time—so shimmering and unmarred—tucked it into her pocket, and stole down the staircase, wondering how long the memory of Aaron’s kiss would stay with her. Praying the answer was forever.  

Mikki's Review:

The gaz tank is full, the snacks are ready and the Clarksons are ready to steal some hearts in Tessa Bailey's second book in her fun, passionate and addictive series Romancing the Clarksons. Pack your bags bookworms! This is one road trip you do not want to miss! I totally fell in love with the Clarkson family in Too Hot To Handle and I could not wait to reunite with them. The last time I was with them, they left me at the corner of Book Hangover and Happy Heart.

Playing with fire will get you burned. Aaron Clarkson knows this too well. He embarks on a journey with his siblings to fulfill his mother's dying wish. The only thing Aaron wants is to work for the country's most powerful senator. He's good at what he does and nothing or nobody will come in the way of getting what he wants. Or so he thinks. Grace Pendleton feels like she is alone in the world. Her family is distant and she is left on her own fighting her personal demons. The one person who listens and makes her feel like she belongs is Aaron Clarkson. He's a welcomed presence in her world and she's not ready to let him go. Playing with fire has never been so tempting.

There is no doubt in my mind that Tessa Bailey holds the key to my happy place in Book Town. Every single time I read one of her books, I feel like I am living the story as well. Her characters are like family to me. I laugh and cry with them. My heart is happy when they are living joyful moments and my heart breaks when they go through difficult ones. What I love the most about this series is the bond between Rita, Peggy, Aaron and Belmont. With each story that is added, the bond they they share grows stronger. In this book, Aaron and Belmont share some pretty special brotherly moments together. Their relationship was pretty much nonexistent before this road trip. Gah!!! My heart was bursting with happiness to see them finally put the past behind and move forward in the same direction.

Grace and Aaron's chemistry was out of this world intense! The last thing Aaron was expecting from this road trip was to find the woman that would bring him to his knees and make him feel alive. Even if Tessa Bailey's characters fall in love pretty quickly, you believe every single minute of it. These love stories are filled with special moments that will make your heart melt and steamy scenes that will leave you hot and bothered. Grace and Aaron both had their own personal struggles. Together, they found a way to help each other heal the scars from the past. Each moment that they created together counted and the more time they spent together, the more these moments became unforgettable. I loved how Peggy, Sage and Belmont helped Aaron. They were there t listen to him when he thought nobody would be there to listen. They are amazing characters and I love them dearly. I can't wait for the next stop on this road trip. My girl Peggy is going after her man! Woohoo!!

Rating:

I give, Too Wild To Tame, by Tessa Bailey, 5 passionate, tantalizing, fascinating, all we get are moments stars!

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About the Author:

Tessa Bailey is originally from Carlsbad, California. The day after high school graduation, she packed her yearbook, ripped jeans, and laptop, and drove cross-country to New York City in under four days. Her most valuable life experiences were learned thereafter while waitressing at K-Dees, a Manhattan pub owned by her uncle. Inside those four walls, she met her husband, best friend, and discovered the magic of classic rock, managing to put herself through Kingsborough Community College and the English program at Pace University at the same time. Several stunted attempts to enter the work force as a journalist followed, but romance writing continued to demand her attention. 

She now lives in Long Island, New York with her husband and daughter. Although she is severely sleep-deprived, she is incredibly happy to be living her dream of writing about people falling in love.

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