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.

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. Rita’s cross-country journey to New York City–with her three estranged siblings in tow–is only beginning, but now that Jasper has found Rita, his plans do not include her leaving.Īmazon ** Barnes & Noble ** iBooks ** Kobo ** GooglePlay When rescue looks like a whole lot of trouble. When Rita Clarkson’s Suburban takes its last breath on a New Mexico roadside, rescue roars up on a Harley in the form of smooth-talking honkey tonk owner, Jasper Ellis, a man as mysterious as he is charming. ~ Slick, Guilty Pleasures From New York Times Bestselling author Tessa Bailey comes the first novel in her hot, new Romancing the Clarksons Series. Too Hot to Handle by Tessa Bailey is a not to be missed book. She just doesn't know it yet.Each and every moment in this story was special, these characters are unforgettable and it is impossible to finish this book without thinking about how the rest of the Clarkson siblings will find love. Because Hurley is where his brave, mysterious girl belongs. Her ride to New York will be repaired in four short days, and he'll utilize every one to his advantage.

Charming as they come, Jasper has never had to work hard for anything, but Rita captivates him like no one ever has. When the Suburban's fan belt takes its last breath in Hurley, New Mexico, Rita meets Jasper Ellis, the local, charismatic honky-tonk owner and her dead-on opposite. A family road trip seems as good a time as any to figure it out.

Her life hasn't turned out quite how she planned, and she isn't sure where to go or what to do. It's also a chance for Rita to decide on her next career move. But it's a chance for some much-needed family bonding with her three siblings while they fulfill their mother's last wish: for them to participate in the Polar Bear Plunge in Coney Island on New Year's Day. Driving cross country in a rusted-out Suburban is not exactly Rita Clarkson's idea of a good time.