I started this book yesterday morning and just finished it this morning. Tessa is a rock star. I loved this book. Love Her or Lose Her is the second book in the This series. It can be read as a stand-alone. I would recommend reading Fix Her Up because this book community of family and friends is so awesome. I’ve loved every main character and supporting character in this series. I honestly cannot wait to read about the next couple in this series. It should be a fantastic enemies to lovers romance. 

This story is about a couple that has been married ten years. The hero is the strong and silent, providing type. I’m obsessed with him. The heroine was feeling unsatisfied with life. She broke the monotonous cycle. That is how our story began. This story does highlight the importance of love languages. I found that fascinating and realistic. This is a Tessa Bailey book so there is plenty of fun and sexy times. I highly recommend this book. 



I’m voluntarily read an early copy.

To say I loved this book would be downplaying it.  This book was downright amazing!!

This book is so different because it centers on Rosie and Dominic who are childhood friends, who become teenage sweethearts, and then get married.  They are totally in tune with each other until Dom goes overseas while in the military.  Their marriage starts to get rocky when they stop talking to each other.  Rosie gives Dom an ultimatum to save the marriage by having them go see a therapist.  And that's where the book gets really interesting. 

This book had so many great scenes that made me really examine my own marriage and what I can do to better communicate with my husband.  The love between these two characters is so beautiful and I adored the way the author showed both points of view.  This was one of those rare gems that I read all the way through without stopping at all.  

Bravo Tessa Bailey!!

A funny sweet sexy read. Tessa's books are always entertaining. I can't wait to read more from her.  Full review to come.

I absolutely LOVE Tessa Bailey! I've never been disappointed by one of her books before and I definitely wasn't disappointed this time either! I've never read a romance where the couple is married and is trying to fix their relationship and fall in love with each other all over again but now, I WANT MORE (🎶Ariel singing voice🎶)!!!

The entire time I read this book I kept thinking of my own relationship and the way life just changes the course of your love life. My boyfriend and I have been together for 7 years and have had ups and downs and I felt that sooo much while reading this book. 

Bailey is able to capture that struggle! Because everyone in a relationship has experienced that strife and annoyance with their partner. Everyone has experienced that lack of interest in a partner at one point or another. And that strange instance in a relationship where you and your partner are just not on the same wave lengths. Building a relationship is difficult and Bailey shows you what happens when the you let your relationship slide a little. The way Rosie and Dom have to repair and rebuild their love life is completely relatable. And sooo freaking sweet!!!

Seriously, I loved every second of it! I'm now trying to figure out how to get my boyfriend to read it...

I LOVED this book.

Tessa Bailey does it again in Love Her or Lose Her, bringing fans (including me!) a steamy, romantic, and authentic portrait of a couple in love trying to stay in love.

There were so many things I loved about this book that I don't even know where to start. I read this over the course of two days and all I wanted to do while at work, stuck in traffic, cooking dinner, was get back to this sweet story and find out what would happen to this new couple I had grown so attached to.

When we meet them, Rosie and Dom have been married for a while, and that is one of my favorite things about this book. I enjoy a new romance story just as much as anyone, but it felt so original and refreshing to read a love story about a couple who was already together, but struggling. This was so relatable and raw and added a layer of unique and authentic depth to what is overall a fun and sexy little novel.

Another thing I loved so much about Love Her or Lose Her was the simple diversity in its central (and side) characters. Rosie, a biracial woman, and Dom, who's family is from Puerto Rico, feel fresh and modern for a new world in 2019. In addition to being racially diverse, the book also talks about economic disparity and how this can impact friendships and relationships too. This book touches on so many important topics and I appreciated the empathy used in every one of them: men's mental health, marriage struggles, financial reality vs. living your dream, and more.

I highly recommend this book and I look forward to anything else Tessa Bailey writes. As aware and engaged as it is, it is also light and funny and so so sweet, and I wanted these characters to find their happily ever after more than anything!

Do yourself a favor and check this one out.

Thanks so much to Netgalley for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

This was a light, enjoyable read, but there were pieces of it I felt could have been done better.

Positive points: representation of a non-Anglo couple, which is a nice change of pace from a lot of the romance genre; steamy romantic scenes (including a lot of build-up/anticipation scenes); positive character growth; feel-good HEA ending.

Drawbacks: I had some issues with the fact that this couple has been married for 10 years, together even longer, yet they are so melodramatic about their feelings. Dude, at this point you should be dead inside, or at least way more apathetic about the whole thing. (Kidding, people.) But I did expect a greater level of emotional maturity from them. I also feel like it's a bit of a stretch to have them be so hot for each other when their marriage has been on the rocks for several years.

The focus on Gary Chapman's Five Love Languages is also kind of overdone. I've read the book and enjoyed it, and I do think he's onto something, but having his theory be the very obvious approach taken by the counselor feels off, especially since he doesn't ask them to read the book, nor does he mention it anywhere in the plot (that I can recall). In fact, the only place I can find that Bailey explicitly mentions the source and gives credit to Chapman for using his content to further her storyline is in the Acknowledgement section (which we know people rarely read).

I don’t think I’ll be reading anything else in the series. The couple to be featured in the next installment are already driving me crazy with their tendency toward drama. Plus, I’ve heard less-than-stellar things about the first book in the series. (Clown sex? No, thank you.)

I absolutely devoured this book. I tried the first book in the series so that I wouldn't be behind, but I didn't get very far into it. For some reason I didn't connect with it, but LOVE HER OR LOSE HER was right up my alley. I loved how Rosie and Dominic both ended up taking responsibility for their part in letting their relationship slide. It wasn't all about what one of them needed to fix, but rather what they needed to work on together. This book also really highlighted how people grow and change and sometimes forget to grow and change within the relationship. It was both steamy and sweet, raw and romantic. The characters and their plight gripped my heart and wrung it dry then filled it back up with the way Rosie and Dom worked to woo each other once again.

Another steamy book by Tessa Bailey! This one is about Rosie and Dominic. (Rosie is in the  ladies’ group with Georgie, who was in the last book – Fix her up, with Georgie and Travis.) Dominic will do anything for his wife, but he doesn’t talk/ communicate well. It causes lots of misunderstandings and they decide to go to an “interesting” therapist before splitting for good. Can’t wait to read the next one in this series!

I liked Tessa Bailey's Fix Her Up, but I LOVED the sequel Love Her or Lose Her. Even though Rosie and Dominic should be living their HEA, their marriage is struggling. Somehow, they've stopped communicating and Rosie's had enough. Dominic's committed to do whatever it takes to fix their relationship and make Rosie's dreams come true. Their story is moving and will resonate with couples trying to keep the spark alive.

This was a second chance romance about a married couple facing misunderstandings due to a breakdown in communication.  The story line was believable & I felt for both of the characters from the get go!  Dominic & Rosie had fierce chemistry which made for some steamy scenes!  Some of my favorite parts were when they were trying to connect outside of the steam, in an attempt to get back to where they had once been!  Love Tessa Bailey’s Alpha males, and strong heroines!  

Thank you to the publisher for an Ecopy via NetGalley

Rosie and Dominic's book is real and special, and really special. They aren't perfect, either together or apart, but this story about how they find their way back to the love they always had for each other IS perfect. It's also not predictable, and that makes it all the much better! I can't recommend it enough!

I was nervous to read the follow up to Fix Her Up because I really liked it but OMG Love Her or Lose Her blew that right out of the water for me!! This book was such a fun and STEAMY read, whoa. The was their sexual chemistry is written is so fantastic, you can feel it. I can't wait to read the next book in this series! Will definitely be buying myself a copy of this book when it comes out!

This was a quick and enjoyable read.  Like a lot of couples, Dominic and Rosie have become complacent in their marriage and for too long have been running on auto-pilot.  Rosie is fed up and decides to do something about it which makes Dominic wake up, take a good look at what has happened and recommit to their marriage.  There is a good message here that reminds all of us to not take our spouses for granted.  This is the story about how Dominic and Rosie find their way back to each other and make their marriage better than it has ever been.  Pick it up!  You won't be disapointed.

This is Rosie and Dominic book, they are high school sweethearts, best friends, and the chemistry between them is off the charts!! But they’re definitely going through a rough time lately! Dominic is a great provider but the man Rosie fell in love with is nowhere to be found! When her friends talk her into taking what she wants for a change, she decides to demand more out of her marriage! She goes with: marriage boot camp!  She knows her husband will never go! But Dom surprises her and agrees to meet with the weed smoking hippie! I was really surprised how much I liked this book! I kept putting it off because I really don’t like reading about already together couples I usually enjoy that first meet-cute feeling but Tessa really put a great story together here! I highly recommend reading this one! Thank you Netgalley and the publishers for sharing this book with me!!

Such a heartbreaking story with some bits of happiness. It was kinda hard to read because of the tone of the book. Just the sadness in the words make you feel it all.

I really liked this book!
I felt like I knew what decisions the characters would make, and how they would react to other people's choices! I felt like it picked up where the other book left off. I liked how it showed how relationships change. The book could have also been a stand alone, but I liked reading it after Travis and Georgies book. I loved the continuation of Travis and Georgie’s story in this novel!! I loved their book and the only thing I didn’t like was that there was no epilogue, and they kind of got an epilogue in this book! I love when authors continue the story of other characters in the background but they don’t mess up the previous characters happily ever after they just give you a glimpse into the future! Overall, this book showed a real relationship, and how your own baggage can impact your view of the relationship! Go Dominic and Rosie!

Love Her or Lose Her is the second book in Tessa Bailey’s new Hot and Hammered series, preceding Georgie and Travis’ hilarious love fest. 
We are reintroduced to the uncommunicative, married-since-high-school, never-been-on-a-date-with-anyone-else duo Rosie and Dominic who are at the end of their 10 years married rope. Writing a romance story about a troubled marriage is never easy, especially considering that reading about couples falling in love for the first time is mostly a magical experience. It’s not only new and exciting for the couple, but the reader as well. 
In Love Her or Lose Her Rosie has finally had enough of her silent partner’s mute existence and tells him she wants out. Dominic is devastated by Rosie’s confession, he thought their life was filled with contentment as he provided for her and she never complained. To Rosie’s surprise, Dom puts up a fight for her and she responds with couples therapy. Rosie and Dominic’s story then proceeds their counseling sessions and rebuilding of their relationship. 
I liked that Rosie and Dominic found their voices with each other again and showed that your love story doesn’t have to end after saying I do. I find myself leaning from sappy, over the top finales in romance, therefore I rushed through the end because of the overt sentiment. 
I did enjoy seeing the affianced Georgie and Travis with their ups and downs; Bailey also sets up Bethany’s love foil in Love Her or Lose Her in cowboy Wes to whet your appetite for more in this series.     

I received an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

This review is kind of a hard one to write. While I immensely enjoyed the writing and characters, I couldn't get the feel on the why the characters felt how they felt. The heroine needed words from her silent husband although he provided the security and protectiveness that was instilled in him from a young age, it wasn't enough for the heroine. The hero didn't need much from his vivid wife because her loving him was enough or so he thought. Through the help of a quirky therapist they're able to see what's been missing and also with the help of their friends and ultimately each other their love shines brighter. All in all, communication and deeds is key that keeps them together. I loved how they love each other.

We get Georgie and Travis(my favorites from Fix Her Up) and we get a glimpse of a new character Wes who will give Bethany a showdown.

As for my rating while I loved some aspects of the book, the rest I didn't get and that's totally on me. I'll still recommend the book because I did enjoy it but not enough to love it.

Dom just always wants to be strong for his woman, "surprise prickled up his spine. “I want to be strong for you at all times,” he said hoarsely. “Isn’t that my job?” Dom is just so sweet, "you’re going to rule this world, just like you rule mine.” I liked this book, I liked Dom.

I love this series! Fix Her Up was so good and I couldn't wait to get my hands on Rosie's story. I'll be anxiously waiting for Bethany's story next.