Fix Her Up: A Novel

Written by Tessa Bailey

Narrated by Charlotte North

A brand new romantic comedy from New York Times bestseller Tessa Bailey!

Georgette Castle’s family runs the best home renovation business in town, but she picked balloons instead of blueprints and they haven’t taken her seriously since. Frankly, she’s over it. Georgie loves planning children’s birthday parties and making people laugh, just not at her own expense. She’s determined to fix herself up into a Woman of the World... whatever that means.

Phase one: new framework for her business (a website from this decade, perhaps?)

Phase two: a gut-reno on her wardrobe (fyi, leggings are pants.)

Phase three: updates to her exterior (do people still wax?)

Phase four: put herself on the market (and stop crushing on Travis Ford!)

Living her best life means facing the truth: Georgie hasn’t been on a date since, well, ever. Nobody’s asking the town clown out for a night of hot sex, that’s for sure. Maybe if people think she’s having a steamy love affair, they’ll acknowledge she’s not just the “little sister” who paints faces for a living. And who better to help demolish that image than the resident sports star and tabloid favorite.

Travis Ford was major league baseball’s hottest rookie when an injury ended his career. Now he’s flipping houses to keep busy and trying to forget his glory days. But he can’t even cross the street without someone recapping his greatest hits. Or making a joke about his… bat. And then there's Georgie, his best friend’s sister, who is not a kid anymore. When she proposes a wild scheme—that they pretend to date, to shock her family and help him land a new job—he agrees. What’s the harm? It’s not like it’s real. But the girl Travis used to tease is now a funny, full-of-life woman and there’s nothing fake about how much he wants her...

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Jun 11, 2019
• ISBN: 9780062908179

Tessa Bailey

#1 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. 

Reviews for Fix Her Up

[Tasha NÍ Mhiacháin · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The narrator Charlotte North is absolutely wonderful. I’ll be looking out for her in future. This was a light, laugh out loud story full of feels. I absolutely loved it.

[Tammy Rumsey · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I was expecting a sweet romantic comedy. And this delivered BUT OMG the spice I was not expecting. Travis omg Travis ???

[Jodie Moore · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

After reading "False Witness" by Karin Slaughter, seeing "Baby Girl" was very off-putting. Besides that, there were also some male dominated implications that were not my favorite.

On a side note, I listed to the audio book and I didn't care for the way the narrator read for Travis, maybe with a different tone it wouldn't have come across as so gruff, although some of the words used for him, maybe that was intended?

[Kenzie Gordon · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I LOVED THIS BOOK!!! This was my first time reading Tessa Bailey and definitely will not be the last. Travis and Georgie's story left me wanting more long after I finished it. I would 10/10 definitely recommend!

[Kaya Barnetson · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I was after a basic hate to love narrative however the male lead in the gave me the creeps. During the sex parts (most of the book) he calls her ‘baby girl’ which feels quite cringey/creepy and also the plot line wasn’t particularly strong so I definitely wasn’t invested in any of the characters!

[Sam Bounds · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

So good! Funny, spicy and a good story. Even if you think you know how it ends it’s a good read/listen

[Wanderlustheart CB · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Narrator was terrible at the beginning but gets really good within the next few chapters so keep listening. Very cute book

[l ekelund · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

the plot is the same. a combination of a sweet tale and dirty and explicit langauge that works.

[Laura Holzhauser · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Super enjoyable. It’s kind of predictable, but that’s everything I want out of a romcom. Plus, Tessa Bailey has a knack for spice!

[Jennifer G · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Sweet story of a childhood crush turned into happily ever after with some hotness added in!

[Taisi Täheste · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The best narrator of the world !!! So sweet storie !!!

[Carrie Nevarez · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

In general, I liked the storyline and the characters and all that. It just makes me really uncomfortable when a person calls their lover things like “daddy” or “baby girl”. I don’t think these should be sexualized terms. And Travis almost exclusively calls Georgie, a woman who has issues with her family and clients not seeing her as an adult, “baby girl”. That may have been meant to be ironic but I just found it gross.

[Sadaf Naz · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I liked the story. But I feel that Dale should/could have had more scenes, and also the ending was too fast, felt like "wam bam, thank you ma'am"
But I still love it. I just want more. Mr. and Mrs. Ford with their family.

[Kendall Weems · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Super steamy smut. But also a really cute story 10/10 for what it is.

[VVT · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Lots of steamy scenes, likeable characters. The conflict wasn’t strong enough imho. Very predictable but still enjoyable read.

[B. K. · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Aggressively disliked this book. The main character was obnoxious and complained about problems/dynamics that she actively participated in creating for herself. Did not finish.

[Valeria · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Funny, cute and steamy. I loved it . Georgie is adorable❤

[Becca · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I really enjoyed this the banter, slow burn hot sext dirty talk, the sex scenes we're good., But the last hour 20 minutes I got borad... I would have like a prologue of them 6 years later... I think the ending was rushed.

2nd time listening…. HEA , LOVED THE DIRTY TALK OHHHH MYYY!!!! Yum! I’m satisfied with the ending, but still would like an update…. But I’m pretty sure with the other books we might see more of this couple fingers crossed .

[muzmuz · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

1st I NEED this book in a live version, I need to see these characters come alive before my eyes so I can relive it all over again.
God I knew that I would be laughing, crying and cursing reading this book and sure enough I was…. Currently I am really tempted to just restart it again just so I can go through it again… but alas there is 2 more books to this series of which are currently downloading to my device.
If this doesn’t persuade you to pick it up or even better listen to the audiobook then I don’t know what to do.

[Cricket · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Storyline was sweet yet as chapters progressed it seemed like author wrote a story and then went back and edited in anything having to do with s*x that she could conceive. Most of it truly felt added in and rather forced into the plot. Good grief. I almost made it to the midway point before skipping to final chapter to see how author ended story. I doubt I’ll look into other books by this author.

[Alison Damien Barker · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Tessa Bailey books are starting to become addictive i had read this one but it was ooh so good listening to it as well!!!
Brothers best friend little sister vibe done sooo well!!

[Roxanne Melendez · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Wow. It was like a Hallmark movie. If Hallmark movies were allowed to be HOT AF, instead of just super sweet. I'm about to chase down everything scribd has from this author, and then do the same for the narrator. I loved her voice. I loved the writing. How flawed and real they all were.

[Marta · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This books is everything. Is light and funny and cute. And I cannot wait for more books by this author.

[nnk7mx54sn · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I was hooked, really enjoyed the book. Fun and spicy.

[Kate · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Travis' time as a top baseball player has come to an abrupt end. He's lost his purpose and is drowning his sorrows in a bottle. Until his best friend's little sister, Georgie, barges in, throws food at him and gives him a good talking to.

Georgie has always been in love with Travis but all he sees is his friend's annoying little sister. No one else takes Georgie seriously either, which she leans into, by being a professional clown. (She's good at it, she'll make you smile as well.)

I loved how Travis is the first person to notice how Georgie is dismissed by others. How he sees her facing similar problems to himself and has empathy. I love how Georgie always has Travis' back and slowly the favour is returned. That scene at family dinner. To know someone and be known by them. To care about their feelings and want the best for them.

And as you can expect from a Tessa Bailey novel, Travis is a dominant dirty talker. The tension and chemistry is off the charts. The hunger. The way she writes the moment before a kiss. ? After the first taste, they're addicted.

I love how the female friendships in the book evolve as well. In terms of family relationships and male friendships, the dads and brother don't come out of this book very well. I thought the brother should have got some sort of comeuppance for his behaviour but he didn't.

[fcj9t6kqjc · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Could not get enough of this story from start to finish!! Another captivating yet lighthearted tale of self discovery and growth. I can’t wait to read everything from this author

[belloox50 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I loved this!! Great audio book as well! Perfect romance

[stacy.boler · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Loved this book. I laughed and cried. It’s a feel good book.

[melissa morgan · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This was the best book made me laugh made me cry made me happy and it had a fantastic ending ?

[Debbie Banks · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

The way he referred to her as baby girl ruined the book for me.