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Big Shots #2

The Au Pair Affair

Tessa Bailey

4.00

#1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey returns with an all-new sports rom-com about a burly, surly, single dad who falls head-over-hockey-stick for his quirky live-in nanny...

Tallulah is smart, vivacious, and studying to be a marine biologist. She’s also twenty-six and broke. So when Burgess, a battle-scarred hockey veteran and newly single dad, offers her a job as his live-in nanny, she jumps at the opportunity to get paid while living in a super fancy neighborhood and being around Lissa, his cool but introverted tween.

Her tween charge isn’t the only one who could use some help fitting in, though. According to…well, everyone except Burgess, he needs to get back on the dating scene, and adventurous Tallulah is just the girl to show him how. But as boundaries are slowly crossed and Burgess finds himself pulled between his daughter, who wants her parents back together, and his insane chemistry with Tallulah, a huge rift is formed, and Tallulah does the “right” thing—breaks her own heart and walks away.

Though Burgess knows it’s for the best—he’s too jaded, with too much baggage—a chance meeting, and a new push from his daughter, forces him to put everything on the line and fight to prove he learned his lessons well and is worthy of a happily ever after with Tallulah.

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Pages
380
First published
July 16, 2024
Language
English
Edition
Ebook

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  • Started June 18, 2025 · Finished June 20, 2025

  • As a parent, I had a hard time with this one. I liked these characters in theory but was so disappointed by how little the actual nanny/dad roles came into play. I wanted to see more interaction with Lyssa and was sad when the MMC said in more than one way that the FMC was the best thing that ever happened to him without any mention of his daughter. I don't feel Lyssa was prioritized by anyone so unfortunately this was a 2.5 for me.