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Too Hot to Handle

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By Tessa Bailey

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On Sale
Jan 13, 2026
Page Count
320 pages
Publisher
Forever
ISBN-13
9781538781265

Price

$13.00

Price

$17.00 CAD

Format

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

Format:

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

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hook, Line, & Sinker comes “a sparkling rom-com that will have readers hooked.” (Publishers Weekly)

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

“One of my all-time favorite authors!” —Sally Thorne, author of The Hating Game

Genre:

  • Fiction Romance Contemporary

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.
 
 
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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:
TessaBailey.com
Twitter @mstessabailey
Facebook.com/TessaBaileyAuthor

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