ARC review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫/🌶️ Sig and Chloe are about to become step siblings but they are heard over heels for each other. Both Sig and Chloe are really good characters and from the get go, you can’t help but root for them. While this author tends to go for instalove with her main characters, here, while it’s true that they instantly like each other, we get a slow burn, we see them being friends, being in each others life. Sig is so good to Chloe and it’s sweet to see how much each cares for the other. I will say that while I understand that their predicament might be a bit odd, they are not actually related and are two consenting adults, so I didn’t think it was that big of a deal. The revelation at the end surprised me, was not expecting that.
Overall, I really enjoyed it. Thank you @Avonbooks and @HarperVoyagerUS

A spicy, fun forbidden romance that's full of drama and emotion. I’ve waited so long for Sig and Chloe to get their moment, and this book did not disappoint!

1.5 stars

Thank you NetGalley for the arc

a hockey player meets a girl who's a society chick (SC) at a country club bc hockey guys (HG) car breaks down. So they make out and *~fall in love*~ after a minute of meeting. Then they leave each other bc they both have something to do for dinner but they are gonna meet for *dessert*. HG shows up to his dinner plans at this big ol house and SC is there playing the harp (bc obv she's a harp prodigy) and turns out HG estranged dad is engaged to SC mom and they're gonna get married. SC decides to move to Boston and take a chance on her harp career there bc she only ever lived with her mama. Ofc she moves into an appt that HG pays for but tells everyone that they are soon to be step siblings and just friends. Now HG wont get the raise and captain position bc everyone thinks he's fucking his step sister and SC was supposed to have a big harp thing but same same they dropped her bc the step sibling. Meanwhile their parents aren't married yet so the whole step

Sibling thing doesn't rly make sense to me they're not related? But HG and SC are in love. So will they blow up their careers or figure something out?

This book was just ok I didn't love the narrative and they seemed to fall so hard so quickly

loved this romance with sig and chloe. I liked that they had an attraction but became friends . I liked that they supported one another with their dreams. Curious on the skyler story and going from hockey to baseball. I liked that they really did have a good romance.

Sig Gauthier may be a hot-shot professional hockey player, but he came from humble beginnings and isn't one for the flashier things in life. So when his ancient car breaks down in the parking lot of a fancy country club, all Sig wants to do is call a tow truck and hightail it out of there. But then he meets Chloe Clifford, and Sig quickly realizes his life will never be the same. Chloe is light and effervescent, and the pair waste no time stealing kisses between sips of stolen champagne. The pair's chemistry is undeniable, but then the worst thing imaginable happens-- they discover their parents are engaged.

This is the push that Chloe needs to leave her sheltered life, and Sig is right there, showing her the ins and outs of Boston. The future step-siblings know they need to pump the breaks on anything romantic, but neither can stay away from the other. They may try and keep things platonic, but they aren't fooling anyone, leaving their professional lives at risk. As their parent's wedding day ticks closer, will Sig and Chloe find a way to be together or will they have to kiss true love goodbye?

If you watched Clueless and rooted for Cher and Josh to get together, this book is for you. Admittedly, I was hesitant about the romantic aspect, but once I found out they weren't step-siblings yet I didn't mind. It's very much your stereotypical Bailey novel. You have a protective MMC who is gone for the FMC, ridiculously over-the-top bed scenes, and more drama than a Housewives reality show. The chemistry between Sig and Chloe was electric, but what I loved the most was how they were genuinely best friends. Their connection was so strong, and I was on the edge of my seat, hoping they would find a way to be together. There were times when Chloe's character frustrated me with her poor decision-making, but her character growth by the end was satisfying. Is it the best book I've ever read? No, but did I have a great time reading it? Absolutely, and that's par for the course when it comes to Bailey's books, and I'll keep eating them up every time.

I love Tessa Bailey but I feel like this wasn’t her best book. It was fun and I enjoyed the characters and the story just not my favorite. I do enjoy hockey so it’s a good sports romance but my baseball heart hurt at times reading it😂. Thank you NetGalley for the arc!

Chloe and Sig share a romantic night full of sweetness and sparks, only to find out they are soon to be step siblings by marriage. They refuse to let their undeniable connection go to waste, trying to stave off their attraction to each while searching for a way to be together that will not damage their reputations and the goals they are pursuing in their respective fields.

Wow! The definition of insta-love. We started at a 10/10 on the love scale never took our foot off the gas. Maybe a little too far gone, too quickly? I usually like a bit more of a buildup in my romance relationships and this one blasted me in the face pretty much the whole book. Haha. That being said, I still enjoyed Chloe and Sig’s connection and devotion to each other.

I read the previous book in the series and while the books are standalone, reading Au Pair Affair helped provide additional background information about Sig and Chloe that I felt was missing from this book - additional moments of Chloe’s naivety and kindness and Sig’s jumping in to save the day.

Sig’s strawberry pop tart stash really sent me. That is a man obsessed.

“Chloe envisioned a lineup of men, each one a various archetype. A cowboy. A preppy. A biker, even. But they were all just Sig dressed in different outfits. Who besides Sig could make her want to cry and cheer and laugh just by existing?”

They were well and truly gone for each other from day one!

Overall, the book focused most on the couple and their attempts to resist falling for each other due to their impending step sibling status. It was a little angsty, but had many moments of care, devotion, and sweet heat to soften the tension.

I am excited to see where Bailey takes this series with the Rookies and their ladies!

It’s been a minute since I’ve read a Tessa Bailey book and boy have I missed it. While the major conflict separating Sig & Chloe seemed like a non-issue to me initially, I can understand why they felt pressured to keep things platonic. What came from that decision though was the most sizzling sexual tension between our main characters and their chemistry was hands down my favourite thing about this story. The angst was palpable and the love between these two was so visceral, it was impossible not to root for them to find their happily ever after together!

Thank you so much Avon & Harper Voyager for the ARC in exchange for an honest review 🤍

Dream Girl Drama is the story of Stig and Chloe, who fall in love at first sight only to realize that their parents are engaged to be married.

This was my first time reading popular romance author Tessa Bailey, who has written several bestselling series. I was interested in the hockey tie in (Stig is a professional NHL player) - hockey romance is really having a moment, but the plot really focused on the conflict between Stig and Chloe's attraction versus their concern about the taboo of their romance.

The book was a page turner, Bailley keeps it fascinating with the fast paced plot, but I wish the book had discussed more deeply the complexities of modern family life instead of having all the minor characters insist that this relationship was inappropriate and would bring widespread condemnation. I won't reveal the ending, but it did seem to let the characters off the hook too neatly.

This book has prompted me to read others by Bailey, but would not be a reread for me.

Thank you, Avon and the Tessa Bailey team for providing this ARC on election day - this fun, sparkling, joyful story was a necessary escape in anxiety central over here. If you've read the rest of the series, you already know who the main characters are - Sig is confident, capable, sexy and Cloe is fun, joyfully naive and lovable. You can feel the chemistry of the characters, there's wit and charm oozing from both of them and Tessa B's style is easy to read, it flows beautifully. My one complaint was the end - it felt rushed, I wanted to know more about their life, the epilogue was also too short and one sided, I just wanted more of this world please! I hope this series continues with the rest of the hokey players we've met so far and I hope Tessa Bailey continues to do ARCs around the dreadful days of our lives, so we can have a little sunshine in the storm.

TESSA BAILEY, THE WOMAN YOU ARE!!!!!! i'm running laps from all the pent up sexual tension. *faints*

#DreamGirlDrama #Netgalley

Soooooo much instalust and angst from not being able to be together as they're gonna be step-siblings. But the back and forth got a little tedious.

There were some good, funny parts to this that made it enjoyable, but it wasn't my favourite in the series.

I just didn't understand the main issue as these were adults who met in their 20s before they knew the parents were getting married, so surely this could have been explained and people wouldn't have an issue with it? It's not like they were raised together.

Thank you to NetGalley, Harper Voyager and Avon for an ARC in exchange for my honest review!

Chloe y Sig, en el momento en que se conocieron, supieron que estaban destinados a estar juntos. Sin embargo, horas después descubrieron que sus padres iban a casarse, convirtiéndolos en hermanastros.

Durante medio año intentaron ser solo amigos y evitar que sus sentimientos fueran más allá. Sin embargo, sus emociones eran tan profundas que no pudieron evitar enamorarse. ¿Qué sucederá cuando la gente se entere, los empiece a señalar y, posiblemente, pierdan todo?

La calificación es 100% por Sig. Él se enamora tanto de Chloe que movería cielo, mar y tierra para asegurarse de que ella esté bien. Por otro lado, Chloe me pareció inmadura y algo tonta.




Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Tessa Bailey always knows how to get me, I’m a sucker for her books. I loved this book I thought it was so cute and Sig was a dream man. This book was so sweet and the characters were perfect! Hockey, forbidden romance, HEA.

So many of Tessa Bailey's books are one-sitting reads, and this one is no different. I laughed! I cried! I fell in love with Sig and Chlo! Tessa returns to her Bellinger Sister roots with the sheltered and wealthy Chloe, and it hits just as hard as Piper and Hannah did. Sig is unhinged and feral for Chloe -- just how I like my hockey-playing MMCs. A great installment in the Big Shots series. Thanks to Avon/Harper Voyager and NetGalley for the ARC

2.5/5

I normally enjoy Tessa Bailey and was looking forward to reading about this couple after the first 2 books in the series. As per usual with Tessa Bailey, the chemistry was fire, but I was sorely disappointed by the plot and the main characters. This book was not my cup of tea.

Sig is a burly hockey player with a heart of gold and a big blind spot named Chloe. Honestly, I felt like Sig deserved better. After literally meeting her for 30 minutes, he immediately decides his whole life revolves around her (???).

What I did not enjoy about this book: Chloe. I do respect her for having the guts to pave her own path away from her wealthy and sheltered upbringing...but she really left a coddled life to again be coddled. Chloe played the helpless girl trope to a T with no life skills of her own. It bugged me that she didn't blink an eye when Sig offered to and paid for everything, including her expensive-af apartment and groceries, and she was out here spending his money on eye cream and Sephora while the man was actually struggling financially. I guess getting a job isn't a thing for her as a 25-year-old woman?

There were a couple of moments where I really felt for Sig and his pain over this forbidden love and there are steamy scenes that we expect from Tessa Bailey, but I ultimately just could not get over my annoyance with Chloe to really enjoy this one.

Thank you to Avon and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Dream Girl Drama is instalove to the nth degree. We’re talking page one, SENTENCE one. These two love birds are codependent to an almost toxic degree. Did any of this stop me from having a great time? No, no it did not.

The conflict was laughable. The FMC’s helplessness was supposed to be quirky, but comes off as more irritating than anything. That said, Tessa Bailey has a gift for dialogue and pulling a reader in. It’s silly, it’s fun, it’s escapism at its finest.

Let go of reality and enjoy the ride. The spicy scenes are top tier as always.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon and Harper for the ARC in an exchange for an honest review!

This is definitely the best in this series! Forbidden romance at its best with soon to step siblings meeting and forming an immediate connection, let me just say the build up was ✨👩‍🍳🌶️ hockey player meets musician prodigy with some definite territorial masculine energy. Can we also talk about how cute the actual book is with the sprayed edges, absolutely going on my trophy shelf!

This was 4 stars for me!

I loved the chemistry between Sig and Chloe. Did they fall hard for each other too fast? Eh, maybe but they fought to be together too.

I enjoyed the development of the story and their battles to be together but I also feel like the plot is repetitive. Either way, I enjoyed the story and the characters. Loved seeing other characters from Tessa's stories make appearances and of course the hockey was a plus.

Chloe is a strong minded character and I liked her development as she found her Independence. Sig was also a character that found his heart as Chloe entered his life and I think his character prospered as he fell in love.

I definitely recommend this one to anyone who loves TB's writing and characters. The banter and comedy in this one was chef's kiss and I love a HEA.

I love Tessa Bailey for every story of hers I have read but this one broke me. I cannot give it 5 stars purely for the fact it gave me relentless anxiety and burst my heart through my chest. I have never and will never be a fan of “insta love” but I may not be able to say that again after reading this. Chloe, while nothing like me, felt like I would want her to be my best friend and Sig is the kind of passionate man I would give my life up for. And then there was the filth….Tessa (if I may have the privilege of calling her) writes the best of it but this was something else. I will buy every copy and special edition I can find.