Tessa Bailey is an American romance novelist. She has published over 40 books in the genre, many of which are members of a romance series. These series include the Bellinger Sisters Series, the Fate Series, the Serve Series, the Hot and Hammered Series, the Academy Series, and others. Fangirl Down is the first book in her forthcoming Big Shots Series, novels that trace romantic entanglements in the context of sports. Bailey has also published a number of standalone romance novels including Window Shopping, My Killer Vacation, Unfixable, and The Major’s Welcome Home. Although all of Bailey’s publications are works of adult romance, Bailey’s catalog evidences her authorial scope and versatility. She has worked in subgenres including paranormal romance, erotica, and, most recently, sports romance.

Bailey grew up in Carlsbad, California, and earned a degree in English from Pace University. She also studied at Kingsborough Community College. Since her authorial debut in 2015, Bailey has won several awards and industry accolades for her romance publications. Publishers’ Weekly gave her a starred review for her 2019 novel Fix Her Up. Her 2021 novel, It Happened One Summer, and her 2022 novel, Hook, Line and Sinker, were both New York Times bestsellers, with the former novel given a starred review by Kirkus Reviews.