Rosie and Dominic Vega are the perfect couple: high school sweethearts, best friends, madly in love. Well, they used to be, anyway. Now, Rosie's lucky to get a caveman grunt from the ex-soldier every time she walks in the door. Dom is faithful and a great provider, but the man she fell in love with 10 years ago is nowhere to be found. When her girlfriends encourage Rosie to demand more out of life and pursue her dream of opening a restaurant, she decides to demand more out of love, too. Three words: marriage boot camp.
Never in a million years did Rosie believe her stoic, too-manly-to emote husband would actually agree to relationship rehab with a weed-smoking hippie. Dom talking about feelings? Sitting on pillows? Communing with nature? Learning love languages? Nope. But to her surprise, he's all in, and it forces her to admit her own role in their cracked foundation. As they complete one ridiculous - yet surprisingly helpful - assignment after another, their remodeled relationship gets stronger than ever. Except just as they're getting back on track, Rosie discovers Dom has a secret... and it could demolish everything.
Never in a million years did Rosie believe her stoic, too-manly-to emote husband would actually agree to relationship rehab with a weed-smoking hippie. Dom talking about feelings? Sitting on pillows? Communing with nature? Learning love languages? Nope. But to her surprise, he's all in, and it forces her to admit her own role in their cracked foundation. As they complete one ridiculous - yet surprisingly helpful - assignment after another, their remodeled relationship gets stronger than ever. Except just as they're getting back on track, Rosie discovers Dom has a secret... and it could demolish everything.
Title: Love Her or Lose Her (Hot & Hammered #2)
Author: Tessa Bailey
Author: Tessa Bailey
Publisher: Avon
Publication Date: January 14, 2020
Review:
Another fun Tessa Bailey romcom added to my pile!
To be honest, I wasn't sure I was going to like this one. I read the first book in this series and met the MMC, Dominic, and I just wasn't a fan. Now, I knew he had some baggage from serving in the military, so I chocked his standoffishness up to that and didn't pay it much mind. But then I saw this book was about him and knew Bailey would do him justice and show me exactly why he is that way. She didn't disappoint.
Rose and Dominic have been together forever. But it seems their marriage is only holding on by a string. Dominic is closed off to Rosie's sparkling personality and she can't take it anymore. Her fix? Relationship rehab with a weed smoking therapist. But will this marriage bootcamp finally bring the two back together or will it show them they are better off apart?
My favorite part of this story were the meetings Rosie and Dominic had with their therapist! He's not only funny, but he knows just the right things to say and just the right tasks to give the couple to lead them back to each other. Were there bumps along the way, of course there were! Rosie wants more from Dominic and he's having a hard time giving it. But, in the end, the relationship is so much stronger than either of them imagined, and this helps them pull through.
Rosie is strong and imaginative. She wants more out of life than just being a housewife who cooks well. She wants to share that passion for cooking with the world. She truly takes the bull by the horns in this story and goes for what she needs. Does she have fear it will leave Dominica behind, she does. But she also knows she cannot go on living a life where she is unhappy with what she does.
Dominic just wants to provide for Rosie. His love for her is very deep but he has a super hard time showing it. He believes giving her a roof over her head and nice things will keep her around. He's a bit pig headed and a lot damaged from his time in the military. He's super rough around the edges.
Let me tell you, these two have super hot sexy chemistry. The scenes Bailey wrote had me swooning and sweating all in one foul swoop (where is my fan???). Their attraction is top notch. But I love how Bailey doesn't use the sex to make up for the other things the relationship lacks. She really makes these characters work hard for each other.
I really enjoyed this wasn't your typical romcom, where the characters pine, then slow burn, then crash together only to fall apart and crash again. Rosie and Dominic's story is a bit more complex given Dominic's background and the fact the two have been together for so long. They both make active choices to better themselves and their relationship and take it to the next level.
Bailey brings a fun and entertaining read leaving me wanting more, more, more!
Author:
New York Times Bestselling author Tessa Bailey can solve all problems except for her own, so she focuses those efforts on stubborn, fictional blue collar men and loyal, lovable heroines. She lives on Long Island avoiding the sun and social interactions, then wonders why no one has called. Dubbed the “Michelangelo of dirty talk,” by Entertainment Weekly, Tessa writes with spice, spirit, swoon and a guaranteed happily ever after. Catch her on TikTok at @authortessabailey or check out tessabailey.com for a complete list of books.
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