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Too Hot to Handle

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By Tessa Bailey

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On Sale
Jun 21, 2022
Page Count
336 pages
Publisher
Forever
ISBN-13
9781538740866

Price

$16.99

Price

$22.99 CAD

Format

  1. ebook (Digital original)
  2. Audiobook Download (Unabridged)
  3. Trade Paperback (Special Edition)

Format:

  1. Trade Paperback $16.99 $22.99 CAD
  2. ebook (Digital original) $8.99 $11.99 CAD
  3. Audiobook Download (Unabridged) $24.99
  4. Trade Paperback (Special Edition) $13.00 $17.00 CAD

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From a New York Times bestselling author, a love at first sight romance that’s perfect for fans of Gena Showalter and Julie James.

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-ass car and her three temperamental siblings, who she hasn’t seen in years. When rescue shows up—six-feet-plus of hot, charming sex 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.

Genre:

  • Fiction Romance Romantic Comedy

Series:

  • Romancing the Clarksons

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.
 
 
You can learn more at:
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  • “Tessa disarms you with a laugh, heats things up past boiling, and then puts a squeeze inside your heart. The tenderness, vulnerability and heat I am always guaranteed with a Tessa Bailey book are the reasons she is one of my all-time favorite authors.”
    Sally Thorne, bestselling author of The Hating Game
  • “Her voice feels as fresh and contemporary as a Netflix rom-com...  Bailey writes banter and rom-com scenarios with aplomb, but for those who like their romance on the spicier side, she’s also the Michelangelo of dirty talk.”
    Entertainment Weekly
  • “Bailey crafts an entertainingly spicy tale, with humor and palpable sexual tension.”
    Publishers Weekly
  • “Tessa Bailey writes pure magic!”
    Alexis Daria, bestselling author of You Had Me at Hola
  • “When you read a book by Bailey, there are two things you can always count on: sexy, rapid-fire dialogue and scorching love scenes...”
    BookPage
  • A “singular talent for writing romantic chemistry that is both sparkling sweet and explosively sexy… one of the genre’s very best.”
    Kate Clayborn, author of Love at First

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Tessa Bailey

About the Author

Tessa Bailey is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author originally from Carlsbad, California. The day after her 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.

You can learn more at:
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Twitter @mstessabailey
Facebook.com/TessaBaileyAuthor

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