Tessa Bailey books tend to be hit and miss for me. I enjoyed this, but it wasn’t necessarily my favorite. I was so excited for Sig and Chloe’s story after the last book, and I did enjoy it.

They meet, there’s insta love, which admittedly is not my favorite trope, but they realize their parents are getting married and they’re going to be step-siblings. Maybe I read too much taboo because this didn’t seem like as much of a big deal as it was made in the story. They were both adults and it just didn’t seem like it needed to be an issue to be honest. I loved the characters though. She was adorable and naive and he was swoony. They absolutely had chemistry, which was my favorite part of this one! Definitely a fun read!

- Forbidden romance (sort of?)
- Sports romance
- He falls HARD
- Hockey player/harpist
- Chemistry for days
- Slow burn

Thank you so much NetGalley, Avon, and Harper Voyager for providing me with a copy of Dream Girl Drama to read and provide my honest review! I read this book in 6 hours; I couldn’t put it down nor did I want to. I have been waiting for this book since catching glimpses of Sig and Chloe in The Au Pair Affair, and it was even better than I could have hoped!!

I never thought that I would find myself into a (future) step-siblings romance, but at this point, I think Tessa Bailey can make me a believer in anything. I adored Sig and Chloe. Their relationship felt so genuinely sweet and not at all weird. I believed in them. Their tension and mutual pining was everything I could ever want. Tessa is the queen of writing an instant connection that feels real and, yet again, she knocked it out of the park with Sig and Chloe. Once they met I could not help but want them together.

I absolutely loved the way Sig was so down bad for Chloe. The way was he was just willing to do absolutely anything for Chloe is just everything I want in a romance hero. “I exist for her” PLEASE. With each book I love the mmc more than the last. And Chloe was such a sweet fmc. I loved her determination and resilience. Chloe and Sig were such a great pair.

This story was everything you expect from a Tessa Bailey novel, sexy, fun, and ridiculously readable with the hero of our dreams. Tessa manages to write genuinely charming stories that are funny and a little bit silly and don’t take themselves too seriously, and that is why they always do it for me! This series is everything to me. I know I just finished book 3, but I cannot wait for book 4!!

Tessa Bailey is an autobuy author for me. I was so excited to get an early copy of this book. I am not sure any of her new books hold a candle to her old books, but I still enjoy them immensely.

It’s been a while since I’ve read a Tessa Bailey book. Her writing style is so easy to get lost in. Sig and Chloe meet and instantly hit it off. Little do they know that in a couple of hours, their parents are about to let them know that they are getting married. Sig was such a sweetheart, and Chloe’s character felt a bit flat to me. I wish we’d seen her grow more throughout the story. I also wish we’d gotten more of their relationship. I wanted more build-up! Thank you netgalley for the opportunity to read this ARC.

I loved the forbidden aspects of it and the big twist at the end which i was NOT expecting at all!! I will say the only negative thing is the length of some of the chapters, one of them even being 20 minutes long (how long my kindle said it would take me -a fast reader- to read) I do feel as though the end was slightly rushed but loved the HEA that it ended with. I also loved the little easter eggs for the next book, and the meet cute for the characters.

Review:
As someone who thrives on dark, taboo romance, I already adored Sig and Chloe from their previous appearances, but seeing them take center stage in Dream Girl Drama was everything I needed. Sig’s possessive, protective nature paired with Chloe’s quiet, unshakable strength hit that perfect dynamic I live for. Their relationship is a masterclass in tension and tenderness, with just the right balance of banter, spice, and heart.

From the fiery steamy moments to the soul-deep connections, I couldn’t stop rooting for their happily-ever-after. Tessa Bailey absolutely nails it—this book is pure gold, and trust me, you’ll hate every second these two spend apart.

Definitely not my favorite of the series so far, even though it was set up so well in the first two books. Once we finally get to see Sig and Chloe together, I felt there wasn’t a lot of there there beyond the fact that their parents were marrying each other. The pacing was a little off for me with big time jumps and then a lot of action taking place over two weeks. The resolution was also obvious from the get go which made the build up a bit anticlimactic for me. Chloe also pissed me off with her clueless routine and complete dependence on Sig. Sig was a great character and the highlight of the story for sure.

I read a gifted copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

As much as I was falling for the characters relationship and story, I always had the future step sibling relationship in the back of my mind as well. I did love how he treated her and showed his care. I did feel like the FMC was rather immature, and I couldn't really get behind that. I was really looking forward to their story and overall I really did enjoy this book and ate it up rather quickly, but I wouldn't rate it higher than a 3 Star. Thank you Net Galley for the E-ARC of this book!

Dream Girl Drama might be the best in this series. Sig and Chloe’s forbidden love is just *chef’s kiss*. The writing and angst reminded me of It Happened One Summer. Really enjoyed reading it that I finished it in just one sitting. I hope that those little snippets of the orgasm donors we see are clues to the next books because I need them like now.

This was a fantastic book! I have left this entire series but this book hit in a different way. The drama and fast feelings were heartfelt and fun to read. I love the overlapping characters from the au pair affair. The spice was delicious and it was a one sitting read for me. I loved the tension that was constant the entire story. While the ending might have been predictable with the real main character not being biologically related to his dad it was the ending we all wanted. Thank you so much for the ARC. I loved it!

Dream Girl Drama is the third book in Tessa Bailey’s Big Shots series, and it follows Sig, a charming hockey player, and Chloe, a quirky harp prodigy.  Shortly after a chemistry-filled meet cute, Sig and Chloe discover they’re about to become step-siblings.  I was so curious about their back story, especially after meeting the two in The Au-Pair Affair, and the start of their story is full of charm and chemistry.  

Sig is great! He’s the kind of guy who falls first and hard, which I’m a total sucker for. Sig makes it his mission to take care of everyone around him, and I love his big heart and protectiveness. That being said, his protective and selfless nature often led to him coddling Chloe and solving all of her problems instead of letting her figure things out, which I found frustrating at times. And I liked Chloe, but I didn’t love her. She was almost too naïve and helpless, and I wanted a little more growth from her and for her to take charge of her life.

Bailey never fails to create insanely swoon-worthy and sexy romances, and this book is no exception with the insta-lust that leads to a deep love. The chemistry between Sig and Chloe is off the charts from their very first meeting, and you might need a fan for the spicy scenes because OH. MY. WORD!!! I also liked the moments of humor and heart sprinkled throughout.

Though this wasn’t my favorite in the series, it’s still a fun, entertaining, and sexy story and one I’d recommend to contemporary romance readers.  Special thanks to NetGalley and  Avon for providing me with a copy of the book. All thoughts are my own.

I loved the first book in this series and enjoyed book two. I was eager to get my hands on this one and so delighted to receive an ARC. This book was good but a bit of a let down after the other two. This story seemed very drawn out and was occasionally frustrating. The spice was spicing and there got their happy ending so I was satisfied. Will definitely continue reading the books in this series..

it took me a second to get in to, the first few chapters are a lot of time skipping (x weeks later), and it made me feel like this was initially going to be rushed. once those stopped, i found myself able to really become invested in sig and chloe’s relationship. there were times where i thought sig was cough a bit minorly toxic (in a hot way tho), and i was eye rolling at dumb decisions BUT the plot twist at the end really got me, i wasn’t sure how it was all going to work out! is this my favorite tessa bailey book? no, BUT it is still 100000% worth a read, plus it is STEAMY AS HELLLLL. i do also wish there was a bit more tallulah/burgess inclusion! if you’re a fan of building tension, this is for you! 3.75/5 stars for moi.

I thought this was a good book, I did however feel it was a bit drawn out. While the characters were likeable their story seemed like their situation was a bit drawn out and repetitive. I was thinking at one point they may not get the HEA but they did just not how I expected

Definitely not my favorite Tessa Bailey book, but definitely not my least favorite either. Both Chloe and Sig were a bit eye-rolly, but overall this was a fun read.

I just finished this book, and I know it will stick with me for a long time. After flying through the first two in the series and attending an author talk with Ms.Tessa earlier in the year, I was looking forward to this one and was extremely excited to get an ARC.


This book was a great continuation of the Big Shots sports series. The romance was fast paced and kept me wanting more, especially with the relationship inside of a relationship twist. I knew there would be a happy ending, but I was still surprised by the outcome. I appreciate the character continuation throughout the series not being overdone (mention of Tallulah and Burgess ). Overall, Tessa is brilliant and writes books that everyone can enjoy with some steamy scenes and some heartfelt romance mixed in. You want the characters to win because you end up falling in love with them. I will be recommending this book and series to my family and friends for a long time.

Let me start off by saying I was really excited for this book, and couldn't believe my luck when I was approved for an arc. I fell in love with Chloe and Sig in The Au Pair Affair and couldn't wait to read their story, especially to get more of Chloe. Sadly, in their own book these two characters felt lacking to me.

Chloe and Sig are a classic case of insta lust, and I say lust not love because what they had never felt like love to me, it came off as lust and obsession without really conveying why. The whole premise of their story is that they can't be together because her mom and his dad are getting married, except they meet for the first time without knowing their parents are dating. I didn't really see why this was such a big issue considering they didn't grow up together and they're all adults, surely that would have been easy to explain in the face of the scandal they were all hell bent on avoiding. This being the main conflict felt a bit flimsy to me.

Sig immediately decides Chloe is the love of his life and he wants to take care of her and give her the life of luxury she's always been accustomed to. But instead of caring it comes off as infantalising in my eyes, which is odd because it's stated time and time again that Sig is the one encouraging Chloe's independence and helping her go out into the world.

We don't really get to witness them bonding, we just get told that it has happened, about their evenings watching tv and having deep conversations, which makes it hard to believe in their connection when I haven't been allowed to witness it unfold as a reader.
Chloe's endearingly whimsical energy from The Au Pair Affair gets completely lost in this book. Instead it seems like all their waking thoughts revolve around them not being able to take that step of being together and exploring a relationship, which gets tedious after a while.

There's a lot of telling instead of showing in Dream Girl Drama, which sadly did not allow for the book to live up to it's full potential in my opinion. The bones are there, it just felt like it could have benefited from some more work to explore the story and their relationship.

That being said the arc did state the book was still subject to change as the release isn't until Febuary 2025, so the final edition might wary from the one I was given.

Thank you to Netgalley and Harper Collins for gifting me this arc.

Whew, the rollercoaster this book took me on! The love at first sight vibes were so good. The tension and self control lasted longer than I liked, I guess it was needed for the story to pan out the way she wanted it to. The ending was very predictable and the epilogue as well. The spice was spicy, with really good anticipation building it up. Overall I enjoyed it and would recommend.

I’ve read a handful of Tessa Bailey books, and each of them are very consumable. This one was no exception, but it kinda fell off for me. Some things felt really rushed, especially towards the end and it felt like not all the loose ends got tied up.

Don’t get me wrong, I whipped through this book really fast - Bailey’s writing style lends itself to making that easy, but it’s the depth that was lacking. It felt hard to truly connect to the characters when a lot of the main characters problems stemmed from external people we rarely saw.

*ARC NetGalley review* Oh my goodness I just loved this book so much! Sig and Chloe were the absolute sweetest! I loved their dynamic, the plot was pretty common trope but done in a very tasteful way. Their friendship was so precious but the honest to goodness raw yearning they had for one another was just heartbreaking at times. I really admired the respect they had for for their parents but it was painful to read at times. Everything was just all so perfect! The slow burn was paced perfectly and the heat was worth the wait 😮‍💨🤌🏻. I especially loved the setting being in Boston. As a MA native myself, (born and raise) it’s always exciting to read books set in my wonderful city. Highly recommend this series especially this book (my favorite of the series) 🌶️🌶️