Too Hot To Handle By Tessa Bailey Review
4 Smooches
Synopsis
When rescue looks like a whole lot of trouble . . .
The road trip was definitely a bad idea. Having already flambéed her culinary career beyond recognition, Rita Clarkson is now stranded in God-Knows-Where, New Mexico, with a busted-ass car and her three temperamental siblings, who she hasn’t seen in years. When rescue shows up—six-feet-plus of hot, charming sex on a motorcycle—Rita’s pretty certain she’s gone from the frying pan right into the fire . . .
Jasper Ellis has a bad boy reputation in this town, and he loathes it. The moment he sees Rita, though, Jasper knows he’s about to be sorely tempted. There’s something real between them. Something raw. And Jasper has only a few days to show Rita that he isn’t just for tonight—he’s forever.
Review
“I didn’t get near enough time with you, Rita. If you don’t show up tonight, don’t be surprised if I come looking.”
Too Hot To Handle is a fun easy read about a group of siblings who have grown apart but trying to reconnect on a road trip their deceased mother wanted them to take. The first book in a new series this one focuses on disgraced chef Rita who is unable to live up to her celebrity chef mother’s legacy. While on the road trip from Cali to NY their vehicle breaks down in a small town and a hot man on a motorcycle comes to the rescue.
“It’s okay, Rita. I like my fucking a little rough and a lot dirty, too.”
Jasper has always been the town manwhore and now that the illustrious bar owner is ready to settle down no one will take him seriously. When the out of towner, Rita, he rescues from the side of the road makes it clear she is passing through and only interested in a one time thing he is hurt yet still unable to leave her alone. But when she gets trapped in town longer than expected and can’t keep herself away can more develop or will this be another sad end for Jasper?
“Someday someone will stay afterward. I promise.”
I will say that third person is just not my favorite but that is a personal preference and everyone is different. Jasper and Rita’s story is full of light and fun situations with dabs of drama mixed in. Being the first in the series I did find it a tad slow at times while everything gets set up for future books. Overall I loved the siblings and Jasper was a wonderful mix of motorcycle riding bad boy and sensitive lunch every weekend with grandma good boy. I really enjoyed him and he was definitely the highlight of the book for me. Though I will say that the drama and angst built up for Rita’s 2 bother’s books has me eager to continue and see where this series goes.
~miranda
