Hook, Line, and Sinker (Bellinger Sisters #2)
Tessa Bailey
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Explicit open door [?]
· 482 ratings · 368 pages · Published: 01 Mar 2022

King crab fisherman Fox Thornton has a reputation as a sexy, carefree flirt. Everyone knows he's a guaranteed good time--in bed and out--and that's exactly how he prefers it. Until he meets Hannah Bellinger. She's 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.
Now, Hannah's in town for work, crashing in Fox's spare bedroom. She knows he's a notorious ladies' man, but they're definitely just friends. In fact, she's 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 Westport's resident Casanova, Hannah sets out to catch her coworker's 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, Hannah can't 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 she's 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! He's 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 he's all in, she'll choose him instead?
Tagged as:
- friends to lovers 39
- contemporary 34
- forced proximity 33
- small town 29
- funny 26
- slow burn 25
- working class hero 25
- tortured hero 21
- angst 20
- new adult 17
- m-f romance 14
- bad boys 13
- sweet/gentle heroine 12
- possessive hero 11
- take-charge heroine 10
- rich heroine 10
- competent heroine 10
- class difference 9
- shy heroine 8
- sunny/happy hero 7
- cheerful/happy heroine 6
- height difference 5
- white collar heroine 5
- spanking 4
- himbo 4
- working class heroine 2
- insta-love 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- slut shaming 14
- past abuse 2
- past child abuse 1
- self harm 1
- geography
- usa 8
- washington state 8
- north america 4
- california 2
- Format
- Audiobook
- dual pov 19
- third person pov 15
- male pov 1
romance tags
The 'Bellinger Sisters' series
1206 ratings 3.98 ·
usa · explicit-open-door · working class hero · possessive hero · cheerful heroine · humor · slow burn · third-person-pov · strong heroine · contemporary · audiobook · m-f · washington · california · dual-pov · small town · class difference · tortured hero · north-america · rich heroine
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