Love Her or Lose Her by Tessa Bailey | I need me a man in construction

Goodreads Summary

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.

Personal Review

Love Her or Lose Her is the second book in the Hot & Hammered series by Tessa Bailey. This book did not disappoint. Bailey’s writing style is so good. Its conversational yet witty. The banter within the friend group was top tier.

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Love languages? The assignments? Gahhh!! I don’t think I’ve ever seen love languages displayed so prominently in a novel. I loved it. Having Rose and Dominic start expressing each other’s love languages felt truthful. It’s not always easy for us to realize that we’re not necessarily giving our partner what they need for them to feel appreciated and loved.

I will definitely be recommending Love Her or Lose Her to anyone who will listen. And not that you need to read Fix Her Up but it doesn’t hurt to get more of the whole picture.

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