Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey is now available!
Blurb:
Wells Whitaker was once golf’s hottest rising star, but lately, all he has to show for his “promising” career is a killer hangover, a collection of broken clubs, and one remaining supporter. No matter how bad he plays, the beautiful, sunny redhead is always on the sidelines. He curses, she cheers. He scowls, she smiles. But when Wells quits in a blaze of glory and his fangirl finally goes home, he knows he made the greatest mistake of his life.
Josephine Doyle believed in the gorgeous, grumpy golfer, even when he didn’t believe in himself. Yet after he throws in the towel, she begins to wonder if her faith was misplaced. Then a determined Wells shows up at her door with a wild proposal: be his new caddy, help him turn his game around, and split the prize money. And considering Josephine’s professional and personal life is in shambles, she could really use the cash…
As they travel together, spending days on the green and nights in neighboring hotel rooms, sparks fly. Before long, they’re inseparable, Wells starts winning again, and Josephine is surprised to find a sweet, thoughtful guy underneath his gruff, growly exterior. This hot man wants to brush her hair, feed her snacks, and take bubble baths together? Is this real life? But Wells is technically her boss and an athlete falling for his fangirl would be ridiculous… right?
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4-4.25 stars. This was a good book! Fangirl Down is the first book in her Big Shots series. This is Josephine and Wells's book. Wells is a failing PGA golfer with a grumpy disposition. His game and his life has gone down the tubes. His biggest fan is Josephine. She goes to his tournaments and holds up signs for him, cheering loudly. But when Wells quits golf in a spectacular fashion mid-game, even Josephine goes home. He decides he misses seeing his number one fan and goes to her house, leading to him offering her a job as his caddy and to help him turn his game around. Josephine needs the money to help restore her family's pro shop that was flooded and to pay for her medicine for her diabetes. She is no slouch of a golfer herself and seems to have the magic touch in keeping Wells in line and playing better. Wells, himself, just wants to be around the sunny caddy and is willing to do what she says. His game starts improving and she travels with him to his tournaments, falling for each other along the way.
This was a really good story. Wells was obsessed with Josephine. He was adorably possessive and grumpy, while Jo was sweet and sunny. They had amazing chemistry and both were all-in with each other, without much resistance. They did have to figure out how to make things work when real life can creeping in. The final conflict was a little blown out of proportion to me and I wanted more compromise to avoid it, but I still enjoyed the book. The ending was really cute too. Josephine and Wells were a great couple. Their story was sweet and sexy. I hadn't read a golf romance before so it was unique in that aspect, along with Jo being a heroine with diabetes, which was interesting and different as well.
Overall, Fangirl down was a good book. I really enjoyed it and I'm looking forward to the next book in the series, The Au Pair Affair, which feature's Josephine's friend and Well's friend, who is a pro hockey player.
Tessa Bailey Signing 2/13
I had the pleasure of going to a discussion and signing for Tessa Bailey on the actual release day of Fangirl Down at Books a Million in Lawrenceville, GA. It was so fun to meet Tessa. I have read her books for nine years, listened to her on the Read Me Romance podcast for several years during her stint as a podcaster, and have been a huge fan of the way she writes nearly-unmatched chemistry between her characters. She is as funny and down to earth as she appears on her Tik Toks and I really enjoyed hearing her talk about and answer questions about Fangirl Down. Leading the discussion, was fellow author BB Easton, who I have met before at Book Bonanza, but is a really fun person to meet as well.
