This book was a delight. I was definitely in need of a witty contemporary with a plucky lead and devastatingly attractive love interest.

Georgie is tired of living in her family's shadow. As the youngest of the family, she is often overlooked and her opinions are undervalued. Nevertheless, Georgie is an entrepreneur with a booming clown business. And while this may sound silly, Georgie is good at what she does. She is seen several times throughout the novel interacting with children. It is very clear that she has a knack for connecting with others.

Speaking of connecting, Georgie reconnects with her brother's best friend, Travis, a professional baseball player whose career is sidelined by an injury. Although seen as a kid sister and rarely taken seriously, Georgie becomes instrumental in helping Travis out of his post-pro slump. There's banter, a healthy dose of smut, and a great fake-dating plotline that speaks to my personal taste.

Travis and Georgie make a mutually beneficial arrangement with no strings attached. But the fun is in seeing whether or not either can let the other go.

I couldn't put this book down. This was a super fun read that had me entertained throughout, not a dull moment in this book!

This is what summer books are made of. Dirty talking ready for antics heroines and hilarious banter. Tessa Bailey always brings the heat and when you throw in a clown, a washed up baseball hero and a tight knit small town, you're in for a killer time. This was a book that was full on entertainment! I did love the unique job of the heroine, a kid's party clown and her entrepreneurial spirit. She was my favorite part of the story, she didn't take rejection, she had the self confidence to wipe herself off and get right back up. She is also an inaugural member of a women's club in this small town that had the best parts of the story. If you love banter, small town romance and a makeover story, dive in!

As much as I love the cover of Fix Her Up, it is a tad misleading. While there is a playful side to it thanks to the heroine Georgette Castle better known to all as Georgie, I ended up being surprising by how steamy it was! When we first meet Georgie, she's struggling with being taken seriously in part because she's the youngest of her siblings, has no interest in joining the family home renovation business and loves her one-woman production of planning children's birthday parties. But she wants to change people's perceptions of her and maybe her own too. She decides she needs to expand her business, dress up a bit more and start dating. All good things! But I did feel like her childish behavior especially in regards to her personal style and hygiene was overdone. It reminded me too much of The Duff (like that scene in the movie where he takes her to the mall) and I struggled a bit with finding it realistic that a grown woman couldn't have figured this out sooner. Especially when she gets it in her head that to help further her image as a "woman" she should get into a fake relationship with Travis Ford, a major league baseball player whose recent injury ended his career. He also happens to be Georgie's brother's best friend. When he moves back to town, Georgie takes it upon herself to kick his butt into gear (that part I liked) but then propose this fake relationship too. It was a bit jarring how he went from seeing her as the annoying kid sister to.. something else entirely. I do like how much he supported her though and I can certainly relate to the idea of struggling with being boxed in by your family's image of you. I think I just wish it had been a little less extreme? Because otherwise, I liked Georgie, Travis, their relationship and the friendships.

Do I recommend? If you've never read anything by Tessa Bailey, I think it's a good place to start! But my favorite from her is still the Line of Duty series and the spin-off Unfixable.

FIX HER UP is super fun and super sexy and super deserving of a place on everyone's shelf. And while I loved the steamy build of Travis and Georgie's romance, it was their character development that really kept me ignoring my family to keep reading. Georgie's journey to being taken seriously and Travis's journey to something similar, both were relatable and real and full of heart. Tessa Bailey is going on my must-read list of authors, and I can't wait for the next book in the series.

So much fun and super sexy!

Georgette "Georgie" Castle is the town clown, literally, she does parties for children. She's anxious to be taken seriously and thinks that an affair with a notorious bad boy baseball legend Travis Ford might make people see her in a new light. It doesn't hurt that she's been in love/lust with him since she was child. Travis needs to remake his life and his image after an injury ends his baseball career and being seen with girl next door, Georgie, might do the trick. He's also unbelievably tempted by her and despite the fact that she's his best friend's little sister he can't seem to keep his hands off her. Let the shenanigans and emotional roller coaster begin! This story kept me up late reading because I couldn't wait to see how it all ended and the ending was everything it needed to be.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing an advanced reading copy so that I could review this book.

(free review copy) Swoon 😍 You all know I love sports romance. You all know I love STEAMY romance. Oh, and don’t forget about my love for sweetness ❤️ Well, this one has ALL of that. It takes the steam up from just bedroom talk to a level above that (with a little domination thrown in) and I’m HERE for it.

If you’re looking for a sweet innocent hometown rom com, I’m sorry to tell you that the cover deceived you and this probably isn’t for you. If you like graphic romance with a R and aren’t opposed to consensual power play, sit down and be be prepared to stay there til the last page 😍 Can you tell I absolutely loved this one and am dying for the second in the series to be HERE ALREADY??

A fun romantic chick lit with some really steamy moments! Georgette is a clown who entertains at kids birthday parties. She wants to fix herself up to be the perfect woman of the world. She breaks this plan into many phases similar to a house renovation. Georgette doesn't have much experience in the dating world. Travis Ford is friends with Georgette brother. He flips houses for a living. He has the fun idea to fake dating to not only give her family drama to talk about but also to help him get a new job. This book gets very sexy in some parts to be warned!! But fake dating tropes are always my favorite.

From all appearances (namely, cover design and publisher blurb), this rom-com should be a hit. It features two popular tropes that usually progress from growing romantic relationship into passion: best friend’s little sister grows up and the fake relationship. However, Fix Her Up more closely resembles a tamer 50 Shades of Grey with frequent and ultimately boring sex scenes between a rich, chauvinistic, alpha playboy and an innocent virgin, and further strains plausibility when, following a physically rough deflowering, the couple agree that sex can’t happen again if they’re going to fake date. For washed-up, borderline alcoholic baseball “player” Travis, a good girlfriend will clean up his image, making him an attractive candidate for a sports commentator slot. The reason Georgie, a party clown (by choice) with a business degree, perpetuates the fraud is so she will be taken seriously by her family…and because she’s had a crush on Travis her entire life. The one saving grace is that they both mature by the end, Georgie by taking a stand and proving she can be successful and Travis when he acknowledges his faults, faces his demons, and becomes a better man. Readers who stick with it may root for a happily-ever-after, but, for many, the chauvinism and implausibility of the plot will make this one a hard pass.

I received a complimentary ARC of this book from Avon Books through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Opinions expressed are completely my own.

This wasn't my favorite Tessa Bailey book , but I still really liked it. Such witty banter and fun characters!
Many times, I like to read books that are about people and places that are different from me.
In this case, Georgie is So much like me. I'm not a professional clown. I DO like to clown around though. I'm the youngest of 4. We're all 4 & 1/2 yrs apart but I was always TOO YOUNG for everything. I still feel bad that I couldn't sleep on the street waiting for the Rose Parade. My 3 older siblings go to go! They slept in a nearby church- but still...
I love Tessa's sense of humor. She almost goes to far-then she doesn't.
Georgie is adorable. She's an eternal optimist. She's had a crush on Travis since she was a little kid. He's a big baseball star that's lost his mojo. Travis is discouraged and is a big mess.
At first, it seems like Georgie is chasing Travis, but she's just determine to pull him out of his downer attitude. They've been friends and she's there for him.
Georgie loves what she does, but is she ready for a change? She's starting to think so.
Travis has to also deal with a new normal and also take charge.
This had the small town feel without being totally out of touch.
The characters are so real and definitely support the backstory for Georgie and Travis.
I gave this 4 stars.

I really enjoyed this book, and am happy to see it made the LibraryReads list. The writer's style was very fun. I really enjoyed the main characters. However, I agree with other assessments that the best-friend's little sister trope was a little over the top. I still highly recommend if you're looking for a good summer read.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the advanced reader's copy for my review.

Super-sexy, fun, sassy, romantic comedy. Love that it is a series so I will being seeing these characters again!

4.5 Stars
This cover is so fun! I was so excited to see this book land on my kindle. Tessa Bailey is an author I always get excited to read.

This was a steamy slow burn book that I devoured. Georgette is the youngest sibling. The rest of her family all have successful careers and hers is a little different.

Travis is a professional MBA player and has returned home due to an injury. He never thought he would be back in the small town he couldn’t wait to leave.

The relationship and banter between these two was fun. Will Georgette finally get the guy she had a crush all those years ago?

If you’re looking for a good slow burn look no further. I read this book so fast and was sad when it was over.

Talk about STEAMY! WHOA. I wasn’t prepared, but this took my breath away! Oh boy! I need to go back to read all of Tessa’s previous books! I love the addictive writing! These characters were adorably quirky! This was a fun read and a great break from the daily chaos. Enjoyed it!

4.5 Stars for this fun, fantastic story!! Baseball player, playboy and currently wallowing in self- pity is Travis Ford. The best friend’s little sister, unappreciated by everyone, birthday party clown, oh and hopelessly in love with Travis is Georgie Castle. Travis may not have ever paid Georgie much mind before, but then she called him out on his crap while throwing a rotten carton of lo mein at his naked body. Yeah that’s when things start getting good.

These two connect by just believing in the other. When they give into the attraction that pulses between them, well it’s hot - really hot! I loved Travis’s dirty mouth and when he called Georgie “baby girl”. I loved watching Georgie come into her own in all ways.

I loved this book! It was cute and I really liked Georgie. So we meet Georgie who decides that she is going to get Travis out of his funk by doing what she is known as, being a pest. Georgie has been in love with Travis since a kid but she is put that aside and help him. Travis is in a funk he got hurt an no longer is able to do what he loves best be professional baseball player and he wants to be left alone but here comes Georgie his best friends littler sister and she keeps showing up, but as he pushes her away he notices that Georgie is all grown up but he can not be having these feelings for her because you do not do that and he has some heavy demons that he needs to conquer and she deserves someone better than him, not someone who is a punch line and has never nor will ever be in a relationship. Georgie is not taken seriously at all, from her family her town, but Travis is going to help her and her him by entering in fake relationship and as these two spend time together feelings arise, and huh it was sweet and hot and the only thing that I regret is that I didn't read this sooner!! I ended up loving Bethany, and I can't wait for Rosie and Dominic's story! I enjoyed this town and its people, and let me tell I did not like Kristin at all and she was not even a villain she was just annoying, I kind of hope that Stephen wakes up..Anyhoo grab a copy and Enjoy! because you will-til the next one!!

Queen of the dirty talkers strikes again. Tessa Bailey is so talented at creating engaging characters and stories that when the time comes for the graphic sex it is somehow tender and romantic. Georgie and Travis are an interesting couple and the secondary characters are rounded and just waiting for their own story. A quick ad enjoyably spicy read.

Ahhhh this book was so great! I devoured it quickly because I just couldn't get enough of Georgie and Travis. I was swooning when they really started to bring out the best in each other and give each other strength. and holy shit I was fanning myself during the sex scenes. DAMN TESSA, girl you can write a fantastic sex scene. I'm only sorry I waited so long to read this. Excuse me while I pick out my next Tessa Bailey book to read.
So excited Rosie and Dominic are getting their own book! I'm sure that one will be delicious steamy as well!

Thank you Netgalley & Avon for allowing me to read this in exchange for my honest review.

To be honest, I requested this book by the cover alone. I thought it would be a “cute” read, but I was completely wrong! (The cover is very misleading) Fix Her Up is both laugh out loud hilarious and smoking hot & I am here for it! I love a book that has you laughing one minute and needing a cold shower the next =)

I’m usually not a huge fan of the fake dating trope, but I feel like this one was done nicely! I loved all the characters; especially Georgie. She was an amazing heroine & her profession was an actual clown that performed at birthday parties! (I’ve read lots and lots of books in my lifetime & that was the first time I’ve read about someone being a clown as their line of work) I loved it!!!

This book is the first I’ve read from Tessa Bailey, but I promise it won’t be the last. I’ve already gone through Goodreads & added all her books to my TBR!!

Georgie is the youngest daughter of the Castle family and while everyone eventually works on the family's house flipping business Georgie went her own way making children happy as a clown. Because of this she isn't taken seriously in the family and by others. Travis is known for being a play boy and a major league baseball player, that was until a injury ended his career. So he's back in town and everyone keeps treating him like a playboy, kinda of a joke, which can hurt the possibility of him getting a job as a sports broadcaster. Both come up with an arrangement that they both can pretend to date that could help both to be taken seriously and not as jokes any more

If you like romcoms, contemporary romances you'll like this book. I enjoyed getting to know the characters and seeing how different their families were and how they were being treated by those who are suppose to love and be close to them and it was tough tbh. Getting to know their family and how they were raised and such it was clear to see why they were at the point of their lives in the book and why they chose the drastic choice of dating eachother. If you like steamy books your gonna love this, I'm not much of a fan of really steamy book so I skipped those when it was clear where things were going. I loved the romance that was happening between the two they were such a cute couple and as a reader you can't help but root for their happiness but things can never be easy. There was drama, ups and downs with this book and overall it was a pretty great book. I really enjoyed it.