Fix Her Up was all about baby girl...Love Her or Lose Her was the book of honey girl! Dominic and Rosie’s chemistry is everything. We love a ripped and tatted love interest. As always, Tessa Bailey is the queen of dirty talk. While a married couple fighting for their relationship isn’t my favorite trope, I really enjoyed these characters. Bonus: The next book will feature Bethany and Wes! I’m so ready for that hate to love situation!

This story of a married couple that lost themselves and each other was beautiful and touching and hot with just the right touch of comic relief from their friends, I loved every minute of their journey back to each other.

Very cute book with a couple just trying to make their marriage work! A little slow build in the story but the ending made it worth the read!

Love Her or Lose Her was a total miss for me. I enjoyed Tessa Bailey’s previous novel in this series well enough, but this one did not do it for me. I really did not enjoy reading about the two main characters trying to save their failing marriage. It feels like you’re dropped right in the middle of their mess without even knowing them. There was no connection to either narrator. Plus, the romance was a bit off putting, to be honest. The overprotectiveness and possessiveness of Dominic’s character was really unappealing. The best part of the book was the The Just Us League and Bethany and Wes’s hysterical banter. Overall, if you’re looking for a lighthearted romance novel, you should look elsewhere.

Thank you netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Overall it was a great romantic story. A couple who have been together since high school are in a huge rut. It's not until Rosie is hit on at work by a very attractive man that she realizes that something has to change. I found the conflict very fascinating because it definitely reveals how men and women communicate differently and how everyone expresses their love in different ways as well. It's obvious that this couple is still very much in love, they just don't speak each others' love language.

Characters are easy to relate to and having the luxury of getting both pov's in alternating chapters helps readers realize long before the couple themselves that the love is true. The question in the end is if both are willing to change to give the other what they need to feel appreciated and loved.

I feel a little conflicted about this book. Okay, a lot conflicted. On the one hand, I was interested in it because I love finding romances about couples who are already together. As a person in a nine-year long relationship, this interests me. On the other hand, this book just made me feel sad for most of the time I was reading it. I read romance books because they are fun and happy, but this one was super angsty, that I wasn't even sure if they were going to have a HEA.

It was nice to see them actually try to work their things out, and it was interesting to see them doing all the weird stuff their therapist wanted them to do. I have to say, the sexual chemistry between them was kind of off the charts! Oh boy, don't be fooled by the illustrated cover, because this book is steamy!!

Dom is super stoic and doesn't express his feelings (something I super understand) but he did do a lot of things like keeping stuff from his wife. I was also wondering if his time overseas had to do with him being so closed off. But nothing about his actual time there seems to be talked about. I feel like that was a slightly missed opportunity.

This book does have a HEA, so I was happy about that, but I felt like the author really put my heart through the ringer with this one. So I'm pretty conflicted because while the book was interesting, it wrenched my heart a little bit and didn't give me those same feels that other romance books do. This totally could be a "me" thing though.

*I received a review copy of this book. I voluntarily read and reviewed this book.

I really enjoyed Fix Her Up, honestly way more then I had anticipated, partially since I don't always like contemporary romance and because it was my first Tessa Bailey, so I couldn't WAIT to get my hands on Love Her or Lose Her. However, though I liked Love Her or Lose Her, I didn't think it was as good of a fit for me.

I'll be the first to admit that the marriage on the rocks romance isn't my thing. I don't love established couples, so right off the bat that's a strike against the story. However, Tessa Bailey writes sex scenes that I love to read, so I was hopeful that I would still love the story.

I have to say, I loved that we got two non-while MCs (POC in romance rep, baby!), and I liked the friendship/girl power aspects of the story. Tessa Bailey can write well, and I'll never stop liking her dirty talking sex scenes (yes, please!). But the rest...

I was really annoyed at how contrived the relationship troubles seemed. I mean, Dominic was insanely devoted to Rosie, so I couldn't help but wonder if just a little simple communication, like Rosie saying she was deeply unhappy about how they haven't been talking enough, would have been enough. Dominic didn't even resent her or anything... it was drama from nothing.

I also hated how Dominic busted in on Rosie's girls night out in the city. I would have flipped out on my husband. A girl is allowed to go out for drinks with her friends, god damn it. Dominic edged towards too overprotective and possessive for my tastes, and I know that's how Tessa Bailey likes her men, but I didn't love it here. I also think the story just had too much sex in it (I can't believe I'm saying that...).

While I enjoyed Love Her or Lose Her, It isn't my favorite from Tessa Bailey. However, I think book number three is going to be a REAL winner!

This was an alright romance, I finished and got some vague enjoyment out of the story.. Too cliche, Tessa Bailey is beginning to feel like she's just writing the same thing with different characters, the tone is barely distinguishable imo. Maybe if you haven't read many of her works you would enjoy this more. It just lacked any depth and uniqueness, I needed a little more from the characters.

Thanks to Netgalley for my advanced ecopy!

Thank you Avon Books for the opportunity to read and review Love Her or Lose her. This book was a joyful ride but also an awakening as marriages are hard and take so much work. Rosie and Dominic had my heart the entire time.

This book was a delight! The characters are well developed and the story is engaging. It is definitely a more explicit romance, which does not bother me, but is worth mentioning if you prefer "lighter" romances novels. Bailey does a wonderful job building tension and keeping the story moving. A great winter read!

I am usually not a fan of second chance romances but Tessa Bailey may have changed that for me. I absolutely loved the dynamic of this couple and the push and pull they naturally have. Watching them fall in love again gave me all the feels.

I was completely riveted by the unique and charming story, Love Her or Lose Her by Tessa Bailey. Rosie and Dominic Vega are high school sweethearts who are now married and though they love each other, life has gotten in the way. Rosie wants more from her husband and their marriage. Dominic loves his wife deeply and will do anything to make her happy. Which is how they find themselves working on their marriage with a very unique marriage counselor. Now they are remembering why and how they fell in love. I loved reading about Dominic and Rosie as they found their way back to each other. This story was full of all the best kind of feels through an emotional and tender journey.

Thank you Netgalley for the early copy.

I enjoyed this book so much. The characters were very entertaining and fun. I loved their banters. Dom and Rosie had an amazing chemistry. The side characters made the story that much more fun and interesting.

The sexy times were a little too much. I feel like it could have been turned down a notch. But overall really good book.

This one's a winner!
I think that this is only the second book that I've ever read where the main characters are already married. And it was really good. I wish we'd have more books like this: a married couple but their story is just as exciting and amazing as your typical romance novel.
This is only my second book by Ms. Bailey and I'm so glad I read it. This one might be my favorite read in quite a while. There's not the whole rigmarole of meeting each other and all the ups and downs of a new relationship. You go into this book happy, and you leave it with a wistful smile on your face. Love Her or Lose Her is so much more than the story of Rosie & Dominic. It is the story of marriage. It is a story of need; both being needed and allowing yourself to need someone. It is so much more than I thought it would be.
Tessa Bailey just might have found a new fan in me. My review really can't do this book justice. Just read it. Read it now. You'll be glad you did.

YES it's a modern day marriage in trouble that I didn't know I wanted! It's the best one I have read. I wasn't sure from the description if their therapist would make a mockery of therapy, but the things they do really aren't a mockery. There are moments of humour with the therapist but not at anyone's expense.

Tessa Bailey just keeps getting better and better. Rosie and Dom's marriage has gone from being hopeful to just existing. Rosie shocks Dom by coming home and announcing she's leaving one night because she can't live like this anymore.

Dom spends a lot of time thinking about being a provider because that's how he sees his value for himself and for Rosie. He is possessive and protective of her safety. While he was overseas (in the military), Rosie grew on her own and he realizes how much throughout the book. Love Her or Lose Her is about how they can reconnect and build their relationship again.

I'm not going to spoil Dom's secret here, you will find out soon enough as a reader of the book. Because you should read it! It's an excellent contemporary and perfect for those who want to cheer on a couple as they work through their issues and reunite.

Oh wow! I didn’t expect to tear up while reading a Tessa Bailey book but I did and I’m not even mad about it.

This was a terrific story. One that will touch your heart and have you rooting for this couple.

Their marriage isn’t completely over. They each have some work to do but their love is strong and the way Dominic is about Rosie. Once walls start crumbling down and these two get back to their better selves, their love blooms again.

Bailey takes us on a story of fighting for your love, a second chance at the marriage they started with. I absolutely loved everything about this book. EVERY.SINGLE.THING

Highly recommended.

*I was given a free advanced copy of this book by Net Galley in exchange for my honest and voluntary review.*

Okay, there were so many issues with this book. There was a lot of rampant misogyny and the main characters were so blatantly idiotic that it was maddening - seriously, Rosie legit didn’t realize that she was part of the problem? Like...what? Ugh. Was not a fan of this book. The first one was fine but I was not impressed with this one.

This story was the epitome of a second-chance romance. It had the right balance of steam, thoughtfulness, characterization, and I got a perfect sense of how the two main characters found, lost, and found their way back to each other.

Tessa is one author that I enjoy everything from and this book is no exception. I really liked this one. It's the third book in the series but you don't have to read the others to enjoy this one. Tessa does a great job with the background of the characters. It was steamy and fun. This one is different from normal romance books, which is one reason I enjoyed it, because it takes place in the middle of the relationship. It's a very good read.

Thank you Netgalley, the author and publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I was a tad concerned that I would be a bit confused because I had not read Tessa Bailey's first novel in this series. This was not at all the case. The author did a fantastic job of allowing me, the reader, to understand that there was a bit of a back story between other characters, and perhaps a future story to come with others. I enjoyed that. This invested me to the characters briefly so that I would come back for me. Good Move, Ms. Bailey.

I was captivated within the first chapter of the story. We meet Rosie who finds that she is unfulfilled with both her job and her marriage. We follow along as she goes after her own dreams that have been put on the back burner.

Dominic is the husband who seems to be not fulfilling Rosie. He goes to crazy lengths, at least they seem crazy to him, to make sure Rosie comes back to him.

I quite enjoyed this read. It was quite steamy at times and there is brief language present. It was thought provoking and instilled in me a desire to search for something I am passionate about such as Rosie is.

Thank you Net Galley, HarperCollins, and Avon books for a chance to read an advanced copy of this book. As a reviewer and reader I would like to state that these are my own and I was not influenced by any outside sources.