Hot & Hammered Books in Order

Hot & Hammered is what happens when you mix reality-home-renovation vibes with steamy contemporary romance. Set in a coastal town where flip projects and family businesses collide, the trilogy celebrates women taking over the construction site—and the men who are smart enough to get out of their way and fall in love.

In Fix Her Up, Georgie Castle is the youngest in a family of contractors and the baby sister no one takes seriously. By day she works as a children’s party clown; in secret she’s building a business and longing for a grown-up life. Travis Ford is a disgraced former pro baseball player whose career-ending injury has left him sulking in his empty house. To boost both their images, they agree to a fake relationship: she’ll help rehab his reputation, he’ll help her be seen as a serious woman.

The ruse quickly gives way to very real chemistry. Georgie has to push past years of being underestimated, including by Travis himself, while he has to believe he’s worth more than his batting average. Their story sets the tone for the series: plenty of humor, a tight friend group, and frank, explicit intimacy.

Love Her or Lose Her shifts focus to Rosie and Dominic Vega, a married couple whose relationship is quietly crumbling. Dominic, a stoic construction foreman, believes providing financially is enough; Rosie, an aspiring restaurateur, is starving for communication and passion. A separation and a delightfully awkward round of couples’ counseling force them to lay everything on the table. It’s a second-chance story about how you keep choosing each other long after the wedding.

In Tools of Engagement, perfectionist house stager Bethany Castle is determined to prove she’s more than the family decorator. She breaks away to flip a dilapidated house on her own terms, only to realize she needs help swinging a sledgehammer. Enter Wes Daniels, a younger Texas transplant and family friend who has taken custody of his niece and is more than happy to challenge Bethany’s careful control.

Their enemies-to-lovers, age-gap romance plays out against a televised renovation competition, giving the book a fun, heightened backdrop. Bethany’s journey is about embracing imperfection—both in her work and in herself—while Wes has to prove he’s not just a charming drifter but someone who can stay.

Across the series, a women-led crew called “Just Us League” threads the stories together, turning job sites into safe spaces for ambition, frustration, and late-night confessions. If you like power tools, found family, and banter that sounds like your group chat, Hot & Hammered is the blueprint.