Tessa Bailey never disappoints and Unfortunately Yours is no exception! August has to be one of my favorite heroes that she has written. A total golden retriever/cinnamon bun, but able to be a complete alpha when needed. And those love scenes....excuse me while I fan myself. This read will not dissapoint!

If Secretly Yours was a good book, this one was even better. I felt more connected to Natalie. I loved her resilience to go after what she wanted with whatever method worked. I loved how our male MC did not even bat an eye to help his girl. Yes, we have those stupid man comments we often see in Bailey's books. I don't know if she is just trying to sound all macho, or she truly believes that men speak or think like that, or getting ideas from her husband. I don't know, it just makes me laugh.

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Thank you to @netgalley and @avonbooks for a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

After reading Secretly Yours and not liking it, I was skeptical of Unfortunately Yours. But I love Tessa Bailey, so in the end, I couldn’t resist! I liked August and Natalie’s enemies to lovers storyline. I liked that it was a typical spicy Tessa book. I liked the friendships and small-town setting.

I’m glad I gave this book a try. It didn’t disappoint.

4 stars

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I love a Tessa Bailey romance in the summer. Secretly yours was not my favorite set of characters, but I also found these characters pretty unlikeable. The princess nickname got exhausting to me. I love a fake marriage/dating trope, so that was fun to explore in the book and the vineyard focus was also interesting to continue from book 1. I also loved that the epilogue felt like a true wrap up!

Props to Tessa Bailey for pumping out book after book that is very witty, funny, and spicey, but let's not forget somewhat very cringe. I just don't enjoy her romance scenes as much as many other authors. I would have liked the trope, but the female protagonist got on my nerves, and I don't like that August's dick got brought up so much, it could have been a character in the novel. I feel like if you are looking for a fluffy beach read, this is for you.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for an advanced reader's copy for an honest review.

I received this book as an ARC, and when the time came to read it, I wasn’t in the mood. Imagine my surprise when I thoroughly enjoyed myself. August and Natalie’s “enemies” to lovers storyline was done really well. The characters have chemistry that was palpable to the point where I wasn’t so upset by the timeline. The characters did get a bit annoying at times and felt a little immature at some points, but overall, it was a fun time.

Tessa Bailey does it again (at least for me). I haven't read many of her books but the ones I have read have been amazing. This one was no exception.
I liked the setting for this series, I live close to wine country in New York so I can imagine California's Napa Valley and it is just a romantic setting. I also loved our couple and though I don't think I could win against Natalie I definitely want an August of my own.
The spicy scenes were also perfection, Tessa is one of my favorite spicy romance authors so far. I definitely plan on reading more of her books in the future

This is Tessa Bailey at her finest. I love marriage of convenience trope, and this book did it SO WELL. I immediately fell in love with August and Natalie. I love that the third-act "breakup" was so brief and did not uproot the story at all. Please, more like this, Tessa!

Tessa Bailey does it again! Her books are so funny and cute but definitely not missing out on the spice! There’s such a good mix of spice and cuteness you know she’s always going to write a good book

Natalie Vos moved back home to Napa after being fired from her investment firm. Shortly after returning home, Natalie met August, a former Navy Seal, and they hit it off immediately. Until August put his foot in his mouth and offended Natalie. Fast forward a few months and Natalie and August still disdain each other. However, they could both benefit from a temporary marriage of convenience. As long as they don’t kill each other in the meantime.

I DNF the first A Vine Mess, but wanted to give this one a try. I’m glad I did. The story was entertaining and the spice was hot throughout. While it takes a bit for Natalie and August to become civil towards one another, they’re attracted to each other from the start.

Tessa Bailey never disappoints!!! I LOVED this book. I love the characters and the chemistry they have. It really makes reading the books so interesting and fun.

The beginning was a bit hard for me to get into, and I felt a bit bored. However, once I got to know the main characters a bit better, the story became more interesting. I really enjoyed the banter between the characters and the setting, but I didn't feel too attached to the main characters. Overall, a fun and easy romance to pass the time.

Having not read Book 1, I had no trouble jumping in to Book 2.

I found the situation completely unrealistic and could not get into the story at all because of it.

I read fantasy all the time so unrealistic stories are my jam. But I guess in a Romance book, I expect it to be based in some sort of reality.

Overall it was cute and there was lots of banter. But it didn’t leave a lasting impression on me.

Die hard romance readers will enjoy this one I think so give it a try!

Tessa Bailey continues to be a faithful go-to author for me. Unfortunately Yours uses her signature banter and both character (while not the warmest or fuzziest - especially Natalie) melt around each other. And I definitely enjoyed this more than book 1 and this series is on an uphill trajectory for me.

Late, but LOVE! The best follow-up to a great first installment. I'd argue this is better than its predecessor - higher stakes, more engaging, and a perfect FMC/MMC pairing. So. Good.

I actually enjoyed this book so much more than the first one. Even though I don't have much in common with Natalie, I felt a real connection to her, which actually doesn't happen that often for me with books.

Marriage of convenience is such a fun trope, and I love how this one played out, and their little bit of history and minor enemies to lovers was a nice little addition.

3.5/ 5 Stars

I had a fun time with this read. I love a fake marriage trope and of course it was a Tessa Bailey so I knew I would enjoy it. I will admit that this took me a little bit to get into and feel connected. the first 30ish % I almost DNF'D. This was just me personally. I just wasn't feeling it. However I'm so glad I pushed through because I loved reading Natalie and August's banter. Their chemistry was great, once I got in the groove I ate this book up. I would totally recommend giving this a read.

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Tessa Bailey really delivered with this one! I loved it everything about it. Marriage for convince & enemies-to-lovers are two of my favorite tropes, and this was very well done. Natalie and August were a dream couple. I loved the banter and tension between them so much. I've never been to Napa or CA, but after reading this, I'm absolutely dying to go there and do a wine tour. This was the perfect light, fun, Summer read.

Thanks to Netgalley and Avon & Harper Voyager for the ARC of this!

I love this series so much! This one had some of my favorite tropes all tied into one - rivals to lovers and fake marriage to get an inheritance. There was lots of chemistry between the main characters and they both worked hard to understand the other, which is great to see.