I am sad to report this one only ranks as 3.5 stars for me.
I am very disappointed with this one.
I absolutely loved the first two books in this series, but I had trouble staying in this story. Bethany drove me nuts. No matter how hard I tried, I did not like her. She didn’t seem so bad before as a supporting character... Wes and Laura were great characters! And I loved seeing my favorite characters from the two previous stories.
This one can be read on its own, but I recommend you read the first two first. Don’t let this story turn you off this author.

This enemies-to-lovers romance is set in the house flipping world, much like the author's previous books in the Just Us League. With this one, Wes and Bethany have so much banter together which is what I love, so it's won me over. It does awkwardly flip between the two Point-of-Views, but the voices are drastically different so it's not that confusing. It's very cute, but does escalate very fast, which is good because a slow burn wouldn't have worked as well between these two characters and their chemistry and attraction. It does feel like just another cutesy, steamy romance and that's about it. There's some very detailed language and lots of steamy scenes, so if that's not your style, FYI. It's a romance, nothing more or nothing less, it is what it is and just what you'd expect in the genre. It's a fine, easy romance read. That being said, the HEA at the end is sweet and adorable, I can't ignore or brush over that. Since it is the third book in the series, it definitely is meant for an audience that knows the other two books since it has the same characters. Having not read the others first, it's just fine, but had I read the others, I'm sure I'd like even more.

Such a great finish to the trilogy. The characters are well realized and the emotional arcs started in previous books carries through very nicely. A fun sexy read.

The witty banter is top notch, and the growth arcs of the main characters were beautiful. I liked the unconventional single parent aspect, as well as the heroine learning to embrace imperfections. Won't be my last Tessa Bailey book!

Really great books! I got a little bit of Bethany in Georgie & Travis' story but I wish we would have gotten a little bit more of Bethany & Wes' bickering aka flirting in real-time instead of just the characters remember things that happened in the past before they were forced together. These characters were GREAT. Nothing they did felt dramatic for the sake of the story or a forced problem it was all realistic, understandable, and smooth. The ending felt a little too perfect for me but it didn't ruin the book. Great ending to the series!

I have been a fan of Tessa Bailey for years and this latest series of books have all been crowd pleasers. In this book we get a nice rivals to lovers trope with some forced proximity to make it a little more fun. Tessa knows how to write a good hero and Wes is close to becoming my favorite. I'm also a fan of any book where the buttoned up girl falls for the charming rogue. This is a fun read for any HGTV fans!

Wow what a great book!!! I think this was my favorite one in the series. I'd always been really interested in Bethany from the first book so I've been looking forward to this book for a really long time and it did not disappoint. Also, hints were dropped in the last book that it would be Bethany and Wes and they already seemed like a great match so I was really ready to start this book. I really liked the plot of this book I thought it was really different even from the other two books and I literally couldn't put it down. Wes was so sweet and it was incredible how we would talk Bethany off the ledge. I think it was such a positive to have a kid involved in the plot as well it really added to the whole story and gave their relationship real depth as well. I really liked the fact that Bethany was venturing out and doing her whole house versus just the staging part. I felt that it was a little unrealistic how they got the tv show but oh well, it really added to the plot. I just also feel like all of us can relate to Bethany in some way with all the internal demons and I think that's what set this book apart for me. Overall, I absolutely loved this book so I give it 5 stars!

This books I seriously better than sliced bread and QVC in the middle of a sleepless night!

Bethany and Wes are #couplegoals! Their banter, lust filled hate and messy perfection hook you immediately! I loved the steadfast determination of wes to land his woman! He dived in head first and didn’t just talk the talk no he walked it in right jeans that had Bethany melting! Bethany didn’t make it easy for him but it showed him and her that this “chase” was more than a fling and as they spent more time together and peeled back each other’s layers they found their home!

I loved not only the hero and heroine but the whole dang town! I love that there wasn’t a “villain” everyone was redeemable and relatable! It was a swoon worthy romance that had me laughing, crying and falling in love with love all over again!

I've the two previous novels by Tessa Bailey in this series and this one did not disappoint. It's nice to read about couples you don't usually see in other romance novels. Bethany and Wes's relationship has the perfect build up, they seem to not like each other at first, but when they end up having to work together, Wes gets to see the crack in Bethany's perfect facade. The ending was very satisfying.

I loved this book so much. Wes and Bethany were great together even though the had a large age gap (she was 7 years older than him). We read older than 23–probably because of his past. My only issue is that I don’t think they talked through their problems enough to not end up having the same issues again over and over.

This might be my favorite of Tessa Bailey’s books. Bethany and Wes work together on flipping a house to prove her talents to her family and win a television competition. The basis of the story is a hate to love relationship and the main characters have great chemistry. I will say that there were times when I wanted Bethany to believe in herself more and stop trying so hard to prove herself to others. That seems to be a common character trait in women in romance books, women too driven to allow for other sides to their personality. Her development throughout the book was fun to see and I did root for her as a character so that aspect did not get in the way of my enjoyment of the story. Wes is caring for his young niece and that relationship added a lot to the character’s personality. It would have been easy for him to come across as just a flirty cowboy but his devotion to Laura showed a deeper side of his character. All in all, this book is fun, sweet, and entertaining. It’s a perfect book for the beach or an easy summer night.

Thanks to Tessa Bailey, Avon/HarperCollins Publishers, and NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Loved it! Anything Tessa Bailey is an auto buy for me. Her books are a perfect escape! It is the perfect balance of drama, character development, and sexiness.

I thought fix her up was my favorite in the series, but this one.. this one has me second guessing my rating. I’m in love. I’m in love with Wes. I’m in love with everything about this book. At times I thought oooof that’s quick but in the same breath I was crying and thinking this is perfect.

Thank you to Netgalley and HarperCollins for the copy in exchange for an honest review!

The story follows Wes Daniels, who is known for not settling down. Although he has a warm side--he's a caregiver for his five-year-old niece. Then there's Bethany, who seems perfect on the outside but is actually kind of a mess. The two start off hating each other, and go back-and-forth with sarcastic banter until they suddenly begin to fall for each other as they work together to flip a house.

It's your classic enemies-to-lovers trope, filled with a lot of chemistry, sexual tension and steamy scenes. It was a fun and quick read, and I'd love to pick up more from this author!

The third book in the series, Tools of Engagement gives us more insight into Bethany's need to have everything organized just-so. The dynamic between her and Wes was cute yet steamy but I did feel like it was missing a few chapters where we could have watched it grow more organically.

Wes is working a construction site when he meets Bethany. She so a glamorous ice princess type who does the finishing design for her brothers flipped houses. But he sees more in her and is intrigued. Bethany sees this cowboy with a little girl to foster and just cant take him seriously, she is drawn to him yet she’s just too uptight for a boyfriend. But she sure could use his help on a flip she is planning. Enter Flip Off, a reality TV show that pits Bethanys flip against her brothers. Wes leaves her brothers employ to work on Bethanys. With hearts involved, will he flip more than her house?
Wonderful contemporary romcom with some adult scenes. Bethany is dynamic yet flawed and real. Laura, the little girl Wes is trying to get guardianship of, calls Bethany “Elsa” and wonders aloud if, when she farts, it comes out as a shard of ice. Bethany is afraid to be anything but perfect such that she cannot be real. We all know that person or are that person. Wes;s character is much the same as regular heroes: strong, knows what he wants. But he is able to see Bethany;s terror of imperfection yet also see that she is lovable.
I would recommend this book to my patrons.

I absolutely adored this book! It was exactly what I’ve come to expect from Tessa Bailey: funny, infuriating, sexy as hell, and full of love. Bethany’s constant internal struggle with perfection and Wes’s infatuation with her from the jump made for a beautiful (and steamy) love story that lined up nicely with the other two books in the series. In the end, I was so happy everyone got their happy endings. Wes and Bethany, though messy, are extremely lovable characters that made this read a breeze. It’s going to be the perfect book for me to recommend all of my friends curl up with this fall..

This was a fun read that had some deeper issues explored. Bethany stages homes for her family's business, but is looking to branch out on her own. This causes her to stress and overthink every little detail in fear of not producing a perfect appearance.

Wes is in town to take care of his niece while his sister struggles to pull herself together. He's always been someone without roots, so staying in one place for months is new to him.

I thought their banter was pretty great. Tessa Bailey always excels at writing UST, so this didn't disappoint there. I thought Wes and Bethany worked really well together, and it was nice watching Wes slowly help Bethany bring down her walls and her incessant need to be perfect.

I do wish there was a little more time dedicated to their personal issues, or at least, some extra dialogue in the end with them discussing how they can improve going forward. But overall, this was an enjoyable read, and I loved seeing the other couples there (especially Rosie and Dominic, who were my favorite of the bunch!)

I also want to note that I liked how Becky was given a second chance and was welcomed into their Just Us League group in the end. She wasn't made to be the villain, and instead was shown as a woman who had a traumatic past that prevented her from being a good mother for a time. But her willingness to do what was best for Laura showed the type of person she was, and I'm happy she was able to get an extended family in the end.

Another great series from Tessa Bailey!

I just finished Tools of Engagement by Tessa Bailey, who is one of my contemporary faves. She did not disappoint with this one, although I found this book a little hard to escape into right now because of current world events. The fact that it held my attention showed I still really enjoyed it though, and I definitely recommend it! This is Wes and Bethany's story, which has been teased ever since he arrived in town and the two of them have arguments with very obvious tension. This one would be great for anyone who loves single dad romance, house flipping shows, or identifies with Bethany’s struggle of hiding behind her perfect exterior.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon for the chance to read and review an ARC of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Bethany and Wes’s story is a mash up of lots of things. You have single dad, age gap, and opposites attract all of which come together to tell a fun story. I had a really hard time liking Bethany since she is pretty much written to be an ice queen but by the end of the book I was rooting for her as she was able to let her insecurities show some. Wes was a lot easier to warm up to as a fun loving cowboy willing to drop everything to take over raising his niece. Overall it is a good book and a quick read. #ToolsOfEngagement #NetGalley