Thank you to NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for the e-arc!

Tessa Bailey is an insta-buy author for me and this book did not disappoint. The book started off really strong. The banter and the pining were amazing. I loved August so much! He clearly loved Natalie from the get go and tried to show it in subtle ways even though most of the time they fell short. Natalie was also a strong character. She slowly let her guard down for August, while also trying to figure out what direction she wanted her life to go.

The second half of the book was also good, just not as good for me. I was hoping for a bit more about how they were a team in the end and how they got the vineyard up and running.

If you like marriage of convenience, enemies to lovers, and hot Navy SEALs, this book is for you!

Okay, so this is my new favorite Tessa Bailey book. Possibly even a new fave in my all time top five..... Tessa literally knocks it out of the park every time. I love the guy falls first trope and this has it in spades!!!

Wow August. Wowwwww.

So it seems like Tessa was determined to make me swoon. She was like, listen I have this guy August all up in my head and you just wait until he’s all up in yours.

This book was so good. The dual POV helped a ton with this enemies to lovers book. I was just rooting for August the whole time. He’s an alpha, protective, funny, grump. I laughed to myself multiple times while reading this one.

Oh I guess I should mention the heroine. Sometimes I forget that it’s not just a relationship between me and august. Oopsies.

Natalie is also great. Is she me? No. But I did like her. So I guess I’m happy for her and August

This book is classic Tessa steamy.

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😳😳 / 5 steam

⭐⭐⭐⭐/ 5 stars

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for this advanced copy!
It comes out June 6, 2023.

Tropes: enemies to lovers, opposites attract, marriage of convenience, small town romance

A big thank you to @netgalley and @avonbooks for this ARC!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

We met Natalie, Julian’s sister, in Secretly Yours. She is on a bit of a hiatus from NYC after hitting rock bottom in her career. She meets August, who is starting his own winery, and they immediately have that physical chemistry. 🔥🔥 But both of these lovable characters have issues of choosing the wrong thing to say at the worst time. (Especially former SEAL, August.)

August needs money to keep his winery afloat, and Natalie needs access to her trust fund to start her financial legacy anew in NYC. So here comes the bride….

Can I just say that this book outdid the first?! I adore August and Natalie. Their banter was pure gold and had me laughing out loud throughout.

Tess Bailey writes her characters in a relatable way. Natalie just wants to be seen and feel needed. August is suffering the loss of a friend and is working through his grief. Their hearts really showed through. ❤️

This is my first time reading a novel by Tessa Bailey and I am absolutely IN LOVE with her writing! It only took me a few days to read the book, fall in love with Napa wine country & Natalie and August. August - the Navy SEAL - is swoon worthy, dreamy & working to make everything perfect for the ones he loves. Natalie gives August a serious run for his money with the quick wit comebacks. I spent so much time laughing that my children were giggling from all of MY laughing! I cannot recommend this book enough for a fun, laugh out loud read with the perfect amount of finding and falling in love.

I absolutely loved this book! Tessa Bailey's writing is so funny and charming. She is a master of rom com's! She did the "marriage of convenience" trope so well and the characters are great. I liked this one even more than the first of this series.

*3.5 stars*

My feelings for Unfortunately Yours by Tessa Bailey are ALL over the place: Part of me sort of loved it and part of me rolled my eyes the whole time. With my rating, I sort of met in the middle, but rest assured, this book is eons better than Secretly Yours.

I read a review a couple of days ago that said this book had "big republican energy," and it's almost hard to write my review because that really encapsulates a lot of the feeling of this book. It's so fantasyland, trad-wife vibes that I almost laughed at parts. I mean, big, hot Navy Seal wins over his marriage-of-convenience wife with his show of strength and giant d!ck and convinces her that she doesn't need the big city life after all! That's the long and short of it, actually...

Tessa Bailey really shines at her dirty talk, and she did it well again here. I have to hand it to her, she goes for it. I adored the banter and enemies-to-lovers sexy vibes. Yes, the Navy Seal man-handling his bride and insisting on hours of pleasuring her with his mouth while growling worshipful things may be a little... much (and made my husband snort-laugh), but at least they had chemistry. The writing was miles better than in the first book (which you could read for some background knowledge but isn't necessary).

I was a little let down by how far this book stuck to the romance tried and true tropes, which made it feel a bit dated (IMO), but Tessa seems to know what she does well and leaned in hard with those strengths. Overall, this book was very fun to read, even if I cringed at times, and humongous Navy Seals saving the day and WINE are never bad things.

The chemistry between Natalie and August was amazing! I loved their banter. I loved the fake marriage trope in this book (that’s one of my favorites). This romcom was super fun to read and had just the right amount of spice! Tessa Bailey can do no wrong!

Thank you NetGalley and Avon/Harper Voyager for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Every time I pick up a Tessa Bailey book I am unsure of which direction it is going to lead. I loved the first book in this series, and while I didn't totally love this book (I gave it a solid 3 stars on Goodreads) I can't help but think I don't know the purpose of this book.

Marriage of convenience by THE Tessa Bailey? Say less.

This book is classic Tessa Bailey but ramped up times ten. The dirty talk? The tension? The gruff hero you can't help but fall in love with? Safe to say I was swooning the entire time reading. I loved August and Natalie so much. Marriage of convenience is one of my favorite tropes, and this didn't disappoint. There's nothing I love quite more than two dummies in denial of their feelings, which was basically the entirety of this book. What I loved more than anything though was how quickly August and Natalie came to care for each other despite hating/being constantly annoyed by each other, and how both were determined to go on with the fake marriage scheme so the other person could get what they wanted.

Overall, I loved this one so much. Tessa Bailey's romances never disappoint, and I can't wait to see what she comes out with next!

It’s likely that when I tell you “Unfortunately Yours” is a grumpy x sunshine, marriage-of-convenience book by Tessa Bailey, you’ll shout “SAY LESS.”

And honestly? That’s very fair. Really, it’s all you need to know.

But! I also need to say that I loved this a whole lot – like, It Happened One Summer a lot. Which was such a relief after Secretly Yours, the companion novel that precedes this, that you don’t necessarily need to read because this definitely works as a standalone, and that I wasn’t in love with.

Natalie (our grump) is relatable despite her Napa Valley wealth and privilege, and August (📢A NAVY SEAL WHO IS TRYING TO START A VINEYARD, THIS 👏IS 👏NOT A DRILL👏) is so, so funny and swoony and great.

AND THE SPICE???? Y’all – it is *potent*. I read this on a plane and was like, “On one hand, I hope no one is reading over my shoulder, on the other, you’re welcome.”

But there’s also great emotional arcs, and excellent banter, and a tuxedo-wearing cat.

In sum: it’s everything that’s great about romcoms, and with Tessa Bailey at the helm, it’s a hot, fun, binge-worthy romp through wine country that’ll have you laughing and gasping and reaching for water in equal measure.

You’ll love it.

4.5🌟
3🌶️

this started out to be better than secretly yours but alas it has the same rating… (3.5) i loved natalie and august’s banter but i didn’t love the dirty talk tbh.. it was kinda too porno-esque for me and that made me cringe a lot. i think the beginning was better than the rest of the book. i was kinda just over august saying natalie was the one being closed off but he was the exact same way… like let the girl help you make better wine dummy!!! overall i think the premise had a lot of potential but it was a little lackluster to me :( thanks to harper voyager & netgalley for this arc in exchange for an honest review! this book is available June 6, 2023!

August and Natalie had astounding chemistry in the few pages they were together in Secretly Yours, so I have been so excited to get their full story. It was even better than I hoped. It's difficult to list what I liked about this book without retelling the whole thing, but I will say that this is the ultimate example of why I like to read Tessa Bailey. The banter is easily the best I have ever read, but then August will throw in something so caring in the middle of it. Just so swoony. Natalie is a combination of competence and insecurity from past hurts, and she is making efforts to improve her life. She has a wicked sense of humor that adds to the fun. The chemistry stayed high through the whole story and about set my e-reader on fire. I loved every single page and smiled through the whole thing.

Unfortunately Yours by NYT Bestselling author Tessa Bailey is the second book in her Vine Mess series, the follow-up to Secretly Yours, and I devoured it!

Set in gorgeous California wine Natalie, who we met in Secretly Yours, has been home at the family winery licking her wounds after losing her fiancé and job in NYC. She is ready to start over but needs her trust fund released, which has some major strings attached. And former SEAL August failed trying to live out his late friend's dream of starting a winery. Although these two can't stand one another, they devise a one-month marriage-of-convince plan to save them both. What could go wrong?

We first met Natalie and August in Secretly Yours, and I was very excited to read their story, and this one ranks pretty high for me on my fave Tessa Bailey books! Enemies to lovers, a marriage of convenience, and the MMC is a cinnamon roll that falls first and falls hard. Bailey delivers an entertaining read with hilarious banter, swoony romance, and serious fireworks! I loved the two MCs and loved them together. They bickered but also had the emotional maturity to apologize and communicate. The pacing was fast, the energy playful, the dialogue on point, and many scenes were very funny. August can go from goofball to hero in the blink of an eye, and Natalie is strong and independent. Throw in some dirty talk and open-door spice, and you get a bingeable beach read hitting the shelves in time for summer reading! Highly recommended to steamy rom-com lovers!

Thank you to NetGalley, Avon Books and Harper Voyager for the opportunity to review this ARC!

Unfortunately Yours lives up to the hype!

I couldn't wait to read about Natalie & August after getting a sneak peek of them in Secretly Yours. I'm glad to report that I was not disappointed. Their chemistry is off the charts! The banter is top shelf and I couldn't get enough of them. I loved their dynamic of enemies to lovers with the marriage of convenience trope too. It created a lot of tension and humour, which is what I live for in romcoms. The dirty talk delivered too (but are we really surprised by that from the Queen of Dirty Talk? lol). The steamy times are great and added spice to the story.

I liked how the story ended too. It felt like a satisfying ending.

If you don't read this this summer, you'll be missing out!
Recommend if you love: enemies to lovers, opposites attract, forced proximity, marriage of convenience, small town romance, banter, steamy love scenes, & romcoms.

Thank you to Netgalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for the ARC.

🌟🌟🌟 3/5 stars

Unfortunately Yours is the next installment of the A Vine Mess series and is an enemies to lovers marriage of convenience romcom. The story follows Napa heiress Natalie Voss and vineyard owner August Cates. Natalie is down on her luck and desperate for money to redeem herself after losing her job and her fiancé. August is finally accepting that he is terrible at making wine and feels he has let down the memory of his best friend. Thanks to an inheritance clause and a tough loan officer, the two realize that, although they may hate each other, they may be the answer to each other’s problems.

I enjoyed this installment much more than the first book, but unfortunately, this series may not be for me. I loved the storyline for this book, but was never as invested as I wanted to be. However, I did enjoy the third act and the epilogue was especially swoony. I am hopeful for whatever Tessa Bailey writes next!

ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

📖𝙐𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨
✍🏻Tessa Bailey
🗓️6.6.23
💘Contemporary Romance
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This book was adorable! It brought the banter and all the laughs, but packed the emotions too, with themes of anxiety, PTSD, and family struggles. Bailey also brought the spice! 🌶️

𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵
💞enemies to lovers
🥮cinnamon roll hero
🍷romantic Napa Valley setting
💍marriage of convenience

Natalie and August were such great characters. We get a glimpse of the dynamic between Natalie and August in Secretly Yours, but it was so fun to see them shine in Unfortunately Yours.

I loved August, a former NAVY seal who is just a big sexy sweetheart who loves hard and falls first. Their banter was hilarious, but their mutual attraction is undeniable.

*many thanks to Avon and Netgalley for the gifted copy

Loved every second of my time reading this book. I really enjoyed the first one this one is even better. I have never read a marriage of convenience book before and this sold me on the trope. I fell in love with both August and Natalie, the way they bantered and teased each other in and out of bed was everything! I could not get enough of them or this book.

August Cates, Ex-Navy Seal, was trying to honor his best friends wish of opening a winery and brewing award winning wine. Natalie Vos is trying to get her trust fund so she can go back to New York and get her reputation back after a disastrous failure at the company she worked for. In order to get her trust fund she must convince the same man who August needs to convince to give him a business loan. Of course the only solution is to get married.

I loved the characters, the misunderstandings on the way to falling in love, and the changing family dynamics. The author has obviously learned a lot about how to make wine or had a great tutor. Very interesting.

#HarperCollinsPublishers #RomCom #AugustAndNatalie #winery #NavySeal #FamilyConflict #MenaceTheCat

I was so excited to read this, I love Tessa Bailey and this did not disappoint. I loved the story and the humor. Plus the cat!