After not loving Secretly Yours, I was slightly unsure about picking up Unfortunately Yours - however, I was so happy to be proved wrong. UY is Bailey back at her best, full of banter & steam, this one is another winner from Tessa!

I loved Tessa Bailey's interpretation of a marriage of convenience romance! It was a super cute read! I was smiling so much during this, but I also did cry unexpectedly too.

I didn't really like the first book too much, but I was curious about these two characters and decided to read it. I liked the second book much more.

Overall, I liked this read. This could have been a five-star read for me, but the pacing and a few things were just a little off to bump it up, but this was a strong 4 star-read for me.

I’ve liked but not loved most of the releases post the Bellinger Sister books but Unfortunately Yours is Tessa Bailey at her best! Marriage of convenience and enemies to lovers in the way that the hero is so obsessed with the heroine but he can’t help from saying the wrong thing. The banter between Natalie and August was so funny and you just can’t help but root for them.

- marriage of convenience
- he falls first
- steamy!

Tessa Bailey books are always fun and steamy, and Unfortunately Yours was much of the same! The banter between Natalie and August was great, and their chemistry was fiiiire!

This was quick, fun and light!

I've mostly enjoyed all my previous experiences with Tessa Bailey, and this is no different! A sequel that tops its predecessor with amazing tropes like "enemies to lovers" "marriage of convenience" and "he falls first". This book will make you blush and cry and laugh and leave you satisfied! Highly recommend!

Tessa Bailey is the Queen of Steam and Dirty Talk and this book delivered.

Natalie is back in town after losing her job. August owns the local winery. They have incredible chemistry.

He needs to turn his business around. She's a trust fund baby.

They think a sham wedding will help them both with some things...

It was so nice to return to Napa again for another chapter in the Vos' family's story. "Unfortunately Yours" is the second book in Tessa Bailey's A Vine Mess series following "Secretly Yours." "Unfortunately Yours" follows a marriage of convenience relationship between enemies Natalie Vos and former Navy Seal August Cates. Both agree to the sham marriage as they each need money for their own investments in a mix of the enemies-to-lovers and fake marriage tropes.
Bailey does a fantastic job with the banter between our main characters and the dynamic of their relationship is believable. As usual, Bailey does a great job with the spice. However, the pacing felt a bit off and parts of the book felt a bit... cheesy (i.e. the water rescue scene, the damaged veteran stereotype, the epilogue, etc.).
Overall, "Unfortunately Yours" is a fun and enjoyable read. Thank you to NetGalley and Avon Book for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.
3.5/5

Bailey didn't disappoint. I was very happy to take a journey back to Napa to visit the Vos' Winery. I loved August. He was the perfect hero for Natalie. Enemies to lovers is such a fun troupe. I enjoyed their banter and their fire in the bedroom. I enjoyed their journey in their fake marriage to find out it wasn't fake at all. The cameos with Julian and Hallie didn't hurt either. I hope there are more stories to spill out of Napa like fine wine. As long as Tessa Bailey writes them, I will read them.

I truly loved both books in this series! The enemies to lovers trope will always be a favorite, but I liked how Tessa let her characters make mistakes and apologize for it. Most of the time the enemies will stay mad and never share their struggles or what they are thinking. I love that they were able to put aside differences and deal with each others mental struggles together. Unfortunately Yours was funny, spicy, and made me say "AWWW" multiple times! It dealt with anxiety, PTSD, and family issues while still staying light and upbeat.

I think Natalie and August might be my favorite Tessa Bailey couple to date. Let me go in by saying that generally I really dislike the marriage of convenience trope. But August is SO lovable, that I just could not stop reading. The banter between him and Natalie is hypnotic and I found myself laughing out loud on many occasions. The relationship felt organic and sweet and I loved how there were tie ins back to secretly yours. Overall a really great read. Easy 4.5 stars

Thank you to #partner Avon Books for our copy of Unfortunately Yours by Tessa Bailey.

👉 This book comes out on June 6, 2023.

Rating: 4 ⭐️
Genre: Romance 📖

Thoughts: I really enjoyed this book more than the first in this series!

I enjoyed both of the main characters and connected so much more with August and Natalie's story!

If you like marriage of convenience or fake marriage tropes, you definitely want to add this one to your TBR👏👏👏

Tessa Bailey does it again. Badass female lead, sexy as hell male lead, undeniable chemistry, absolutely amazing banter… Unfortunately Yours has it ALL! There are not enough stars to give! Possibly my favorite Tessa Bailey EVER! What Tessa wrote in her forward about what she truly wants to see out of an enemies to lovers romance came to life on the pages of this book. I laughed (a lot and out loud), I cried, I felt my chest get all tight and squeezy. I couldn’t get enough of Natalie and August. I knew from the little blip we got of them in Secretly Yours, that their love story was going to be a good one!

Loveable Goofball meets Wall Street Ice Queen in this second installment of Tessa Bailey's Wine Country romance series!

I loved August soo much!! What a dork. His banter with Natalie was just superb. It had me laughing out loud so many times. Would totally recommend if you're looking for a quick spring/summer read!

✒️ Writing Quality: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
🖤 Characterization: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
😈 Playful Banter: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
📍 Plot: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
🌶️ Smut & Spice: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
✈️ Running-through-the-Airport-Love Declarations: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
😇 Enjoyment Level: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

「 Overall: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★」

Tessa Bailey has done it again folks.
At this point I should just pre-order any book that she announces.
August and Natalie have stolen my heart and I don't want it back. Ok, I want it back but they can keep a piece of it, I will need it for future characters Tessa writes.
A complete and absolute sucker that I am for grumpy sunshine, fake marriage trope this book is right up my alley.
The mouth on this man. Ufffff. I needed to put the book down several times. And that resque scene, and the restaurant😍 not to be repetitive BUT THAT EPILOG MADE ME TEAR UP WITH HOW SWEET IT WAS.
The spice was as always chef's kiss...
Suffice to say 5 STARTS!

5 stars. I really enjoyed Secretly Yours. So much so that I gave it 5 stars. But Unfortunately Yours was even better. How does Tessa do it!!!

There was so much to love about Unfortunately Yours. I loved the enemies to lovers and marriage of convenience tropes. I loved the banter between August and Natalie. And I loved that Natalie was this totally amazing and formidable character who wound up being underestimated by seemingly everyone. And the scenes where she was able to prove herself were just incredible and had me fist pumping. August is totally this golden retriever type of character, but don’t let the goofiness fool you. He’s also a super protective former Seal and I think he will be making a lot of readers’ book boyfriend lists. And of course, this wouldn’t be a Tessa Bailey book without a plethora of spicy scenes, which were pure perfection. I absolutely recommend this one and I’m so grateful to Tessa and Avon for allowing me to read an early copy.

Tessa Bailey does it again! It's like you know her characters in real life and could just reach out and SLAP THEM! I'm a huge fan of the fake relationship trope and Bailey definitely did it justice. Will be ordering her full collection for my library!

Read this book in under 24 hours and I may re-start it immediately. August might be Tessa’s funniest hero yet?? And he’s also the most emotionally mature fictional boyfriend/husband I’ve ever come across. So refreshing!!! 5/5 stars no notes. I LOVED. and that epilogue omg I’m crying. Tessa I hope you never stop writing <3

Unfortunately Yours
Tessa Bailey

Genre: Romance
Rating: 5/5 ⭐️
Recommended: Yes!!!!!

Wow! This was by-far my favorite book of the year so far. I am obsessed with the tropes in this one, and the chemistry/banter between the characters. This is the kind of book I can see myself rereading over and over again. I’m counting down the days until June 6th!

Read if you like…
* Marriage of Convenience
* He Falls First
* Reverse Grumpy X Sunshine
* Forced Proximity
* Enemies to Lovers
* Spice!

#UnfortunatelyYours #NetGalley
Fun, flirty, and fabulous! I really enjoyed this romance read. I fun way to kill a couple of hours reading.

I keep trying to give this author a chance because library patrons enjoy them so much. However, this is not the author for me. The first in this series was decent. This follow-up was a slog. I enjoyed the banter between the romantic leads, but the thoughts going through each of their heads was repetitive. The love scenes were extra spicy, kind of out of nowhere. Plot was very easy to telegraph. Library patrons will enjoy, but me not so much.