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Make Me

by Tessa Bailey · Broke and Beautiful #3 · 180 pages · Published July 2020
Spoiler-light guide Series order included Similar books included
3.75 / 5 across 6K ratings
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ (4/5)

A steamy, fun Adult contemporary romance built around bartender, theatre, opposites. 180 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.

Best for readers who want…

Steamy. Fun. Sweet.

Steamy Fun Sweet

Mood Match

Steamy Fun Sweet
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Skip this book if…

  • You prefer completely clean, fade-to-black romance
  • You haven't read the earlier books in the Broke and Beautiful series

Content notes

Sexual Content
Bartender
Theatre
Opposites
Book profile

Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown

How this book actually feels — based on mood analysis, not publisher blurbs.

Mood profile
Romance
70%
Fantasy
0%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
1/5
Spice
4/5
Core elements
Genre
Contemporary Romance
Moods
Steamy
Fun
Sweet
Key Tropes
Bartender
Theatre
Opposites
Ending
Satisfying
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FAQ

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How spicy is Make Me?

Spicy (4/5) — explicit content is a significant part of the story.

Do I need to read Make Me in order?

Make Me is book 3 in the Broke and Beautiful series. Reading in order is recommended.

Who would enjoy Make Me?

Readers who love steamy and fun stories with bartender and theatre. Best suited for Adult readers and up.

What kind of read is Make Me?

A steamy, fun Adult contemporary romance built around bartender, theatre, opposites. 180 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.

What are the content warnings for Make Me?

Content notes include: sexual content. Sort By Cravings always flags these so you can make informed choices.

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Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.

📚 Last reviewed: March 2026 Guide verified against current edition
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