After reading several books by Tessa Bailey, I don't know why I am always a little surprised at how steamy they are, but the illustrated covers trick me every time! This was a fun one and I loved that the main male character is the one with anxiety and the way they connected.

Great start to a new series! This was a cute small town opposites attract rom com with that signature Tessa Bailey steam! I loved the cozy vineyard setting and the quirky and often flawed characters. Overall a fun and easy read that I’m excited to recommend to contemporary romance readers!

I think that Secretly Yours feels rushed and is not my favorite novel from Tessa Bailey. I feel in love with her writing with It Happened One Summer and this novel didn't do it for me. I think the whole Ivy League angle with Julian feels superficial as a recently graduated Uni student. I am finding in romance novels that past, second-chance romances are not really my thing! However, if that's what you want from a romance, this one will be for you!

Tessa is the queen of romance, and this is no exception! I know the romance in this one didn't hit for some, but it definitely did for me. Kind of grumpy sunshine, but more 'straight laced / carefree'? Anyway I ate it up and will continue to love Bailey and read everything she puts out. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an e-arc in exchange for an honest review!

This isn't my first Tessa Bailey book, but she is a recent find of mine, and I wonder again, where has she been all my life? Her romances are fun, funny and steamy. I enjoyed this one so much! Julian and Halley were great together, and they made me smile and laugh over and over. And can I just say I just love that her characters aren't perfect? They have real life issues and real life stress, something we can all appreciate after the last few years I am sure. And they figure out a way to deal with those problems individually, but also together.

Can't wait to read the second book!

I'll start out by saying that I love Tessa"s books, however, this one fell a little flat for me. The characters invoked no real emotions and the pacing was inconsistent at times. Although still an enjoyable read, just not as great as I'd hoped.

This book was such an entertaining romcom. Set in a small town, these two find their second chance! It's mildly spicy but thick on the plot, true to Tessa Baileys writing style. An great quick summer read!

Tessa Bailey is one of the great RomCom writers out there. Her stories are so easily pictured, when reading, and Secretly Yours is another hit. Meet the Vos Family and all their intricacies. I loved the path of the main characters, though some of the outrageous paths they took were out there; we got the HEA we all wanted. Saving the vineyard and finding your true self, you'll love the love story of Julian and his secret crush.

Another hit from Tessa Bailey. This is a good start to a new series. As usual Tessa delivers a great story with just the right amount of spice.

This is my second Tessa Bailey and so far I am hooked. I must admit that I did not like Hallie at the beginning but I assume that is because I was able to identify more with Julian. Hallie is a hot mess haha, a hot mess I came to adore but a hot mess none the less. Julian is hot but also appears to have his life in order, too in order. As a therapist and someone who has anxiety it was really interested to see the measures Julian takes to maintain what he feels is a perfectly orderly life. I really enjoyed how Hallie was able to come in, as the polar opposite, and show him how to live again. It was a fun read of friends to lovers with some nice steam but relatable issues with each character. Well rounded flawed characters are hard to find. Looking forward to next one in the series!

Thank you so much for the opportunity.

I really enjoyed getting to know these characters. I loved the setting, and the small town feel.

The difference between his rigidity and her go with the flow was really fun, and had some of the same aspects I enjoy about grumpy sunshine.

Overall a fun time!

I love reading books by Tessa Bailey because there is something in her books that just make them easy and fun reads for me. Secretly Yours was definitely middle of the road for me. There were aspects that I loved like the setting and the characters, but to be honest I went into it thinking that the book was going to be more surrounding letters and secret pining, and was a bit disappointed when I realize that might have been the baseline for the story but it was not the main storyline. Overall I still had a fun time reading it and will definitely be reading whatever else Tessa Bailey writes

Horney teenagers in adult bodies. That about sums it up for me 😂 I love Tessa and I think she writes angst and romance scenes so well, but I had a hard time imaging these people as full grown adults. They just seemed to act like children a lot. I haven’t written Tessa off yet though! She has some amazing books!

Received an ARC from NetGalley for an honest review and also bought my own copy.

Oh man, do I love Tessa's dirty talking men. And what girl doesn't love the chance to connect with her high school crush...especially when he's as adorable/hot/caring as Julian? He and Hallie are complete opposites but they were so perfect for each other. They managed to make me melt (from adorableness and from heat) and tear up and laugh. I was completely invested in everything about them and I loved how much Julian was smitten with Hallie. I wasn't thrilled with the secret admirer plot, but the rest of it was great and I can't wait to read Natalie's story.

But seriously...I loved seeing Hallie from Julian's POV.

Tessa Bailey yet again brings the heat in this beautiful romance. Highly recommend for purchase for all libraries with romance fans.

I absolutely loved this book, and these characters. It took me a minute to get into it, where it’s written in 3rd person.. but after I did, I devoured this book. And I’m so glad I finally read it. And now, I can see all the hype surrounding this author. I’ll definitely be reading more of her books. I love reading about characters that aren’t perfect. That are flawed. But still wonderful. With Julian.. he has anxiety, and panic attacks. He feels that this makes him weak. And if he doesn’t stick to a set schedule.. he feels like he’s losing control. But it was beautiful to watch him accept his issues, and learn that it doesn’t make him weak. And Hallie.. she’s beautifully chaotic. She does things without thought. Losing her grandmother, made it more so. Watching these two grow, and learn to deal with their issue. And come together was amazing. This book was soo good. Definitely recommend it.

A cute rom-com love story about the innocence of Haille’s and Julian’s yesteryears where Haille is in love with Julian and he’s the one that got away. Now they’re grown-ups and in different places in their lives. She’s carefree and he’s uptight. Yet oh is there heat and spice.

Is it THE great read? No. Is it a guilty pleasure read? You betcha. I read one book that was a very heavy duty morse and serious love story and I had to balance it. Thank goodness for this book.

Overall, I enjoyed this book. It gives you the cozy, small town vibes that you long for if you want a small town romance. I love a grumpy/sunshine romance and I think Tessa Bailey did and admirable job at this yet, this book was not my favorite. I think what really captured my attention about this book was the secret admirer letters that was mentioned in the description. And I think I thought that they would pay more of a part in the actual story of the book so I was a little disappointed about that. Overall, I consider this a pretty light hearted, cute read and I enjoyed it.

I am a huge Tessa Bailey girly so i was so excited to read this… however, it fell a little flat for me. The plot was a little bit all over the place in my opinion. For a romance book, i felt like there was ZERO chemistry between our two main characters.. which was odd. The smutty scenes with the dirty talking felt really awkward and weird to me. Overall, this was just okay to me.

Very cute, but nothing more than that. It's just not my favorite Tessa Bailey book. BUT I will say that I really enjoyed Julian's character a lot more than Hallie's. It just felt like he had more nuance and intrigue to read about, while she was a little two-dimensional. But overall it's a cute read. I think I'm just entering my fantasy/dark-romance era so these books aren't doing it for me as much anymore, but that's not to say these books aren't still great! Just not great for me specifically.