August and Natalie have hated each other in a long time. He needs money to get his wine going and Natalie needs to marry to get her money. What better way than to marry in paper only.
Things do not go as planned and the bickering between these 2 had me laughing at times and sometimes wanting to yell at them both.
Thanks to NetGalley for the book to review.

I will always love a Tessa Bailey book!
This marriage of convenience is funny and sweet and spicy and just downright adorable. August and Natalie are a perfect match and their banter was top tier. They had amazing chemistry and I am a SUCKER for a boy obsesses trope. Give them to me every single time

This book was so fun! I loved it - it was the perfect follow the chemistry was hot! I would totally recommend anyone to read this!

Obsessed is an understatement!!

After the first book in this series, I wasn’t sure if I’d love this but I was WRONG!!

This book was a shot of pure serotonin right into my bloodstream. I loved August and Natalie as a couple so much that I actually was on the verge of crying a couple times because of how perfect they are for each other. (Yes. I am a sappy mess. Sue me.)

August was so goofy and dopey and just adorable I love, love, loved him. And Natalie worked with him. They talked things out. There's this amazing scene where he says something idiotic and she gets mad and instead of retreating to their corners he actually asks her why and gets down to the root reason. That's- that's fucking amazing. That's something completely unheard of in the span of my entire career as a romance reader.

Ugh I think I'lI be searching for this dynamic for the rest of my life in books. August is such a unique, fun character type for a male lead and I just can't get over it.

Thanks Avon for the ARC!

My first ever 1 star rating 😩

This was my 4th Tessa Bailey novel and each one I've read seems to have gotten worse then the previous. I loved It Happened One Summer, kind of enjoyed Hook, Line, and Sinker, tolerated Window Shopping, and unfortunately LOATHED Unfortunately Yours.

I wanted to DNF so badly after reading about 20% and I'll be honest the only reason I suffered through the last 80% was because this was my first read provided by NetGalley and I felt obligated to to finish the book so I could give my full honest opinion, so here it is...

I cannot fathom how this is the same author who wrote It Happened One Summer. That was one of my favorite rom-coms ever and this might have been the worst book I've ever read. I've never physically cringed so much while reading. The amount of times he calls her "princess" in a totally non-joking way made me want to throw my Kindle out of a moving vehicle. None of their banter did anything for me other than make me cringe. Natalie refers to August as being soooo dumb MANY times using words like "oaf" among others and this gave me the ick for both characters immediately. And the humor was not for me. I don't think I cracked a smile even once. Actually, my husband looked at me while I was visibly grimacing / looking disgusted while reading this and asked me "why are you still reading that!?" lol. I really wish I could be kinder about this book but I truly did not enjoy any moment of it.

Huge thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this copy in exchange for an honest review. I wish really wish I could've loved it!

Thank you to Net Galley and Avon and Harper Voyager for this ARC! I'm a massive Tessa Bailey fan and loved the first book in this series Secretly Yours, so I couldn't wait to read Unfortunately Yours!

I'm a sucker for a marriage of convenience trope, so I knew I was going to enjoy it! Natalie Vos is back home at her family's vineyard losing her job in NYC and being dumped by her fiancé, Meanwhile, her now local nemesis August Cates is trying to help bring his late best friend's dream of running a winery to life. In order to get access to her trust fund and August get a small business loan, they decide to team up and get married. The only problem is that despite Natalie despising August after some rude comments, he has a massive crush on her.

Like every Tessa Bailey book, they have great banter, but I mean, Natalie and August took it to a whole new level just absolutely roasting each which was hilarious. They're also protective of each other while each battle their own issues with grief, family and work.

Unfortunately Yours was sweet and fun romcom, and I think it would be an amazing vacation read! Highly recommend, especially if you love Tessa's other books!

Another fun Tessa Bailey! I did not however like this as much as yours truly. But it was still a fun, steamy little read!

⭐️⭐️⭐️✨(3.75) rating

“And when I look at you, I swear I have. Existed just for you all this time. It feels like I have.”

This book is exactly what I needed it to be to get me back in the swing of things with my reading slump. It was a fun, quick and easy read. I actually really enjoyed the plot of this book and the banter the two main characters gave us!

“Bottom line, he knew in his bones that in fifty years, he'd still want to look at her face.”

This book was adorable! Natalie is a down on her luck Napa Heiress who enters into a marriage of convenience with August, a former Navy SEAL who is trying (and failing) to run his own winery. Their arrangement is mutually beneficial, except that they don't exactly get along. So much witty banter in this one! Natalie and August are constantly bickering, but as the reader you know that's because of ~simmering feelings~ underneath the surface.

This book was absolutely PERFECT and I devoured it whole. I couldn't stop reading after I picked it up. I am so happy this one was so good because the first one sucked.

You know how sometimes books just hit those sweet spots and even though you realize the book probably isn't even that special, for some reason it just really, really hits? That's what this book was for me.

August Cates. August MF Cates. That's all I have to say. Ex SEAL, rocking a nine incher, his love for his wife the size of the universe. He was a man OBSESSED and I was here for all of it. I loved the way they argued, the way the love grew. His past, his feelings. I do wish we had seen more of him grappling with Sam's passing (we didn't even get the full story, which I consider a missed opportunity.) Perhaps it was for the best. I don't think it would be possible to love August Cates any more than I do. The way he started to panic when Natalie went in the cave? The way he had every instinct to protect her? THE WAY HE DANCED WITH HER DAUGHTER AT HER RECITAL? DADDY AUGUST CATES!!!!

And Natalie was the FMC that Secretly Yours desperately needed. She didn't lack in any department. She was August's equal 100%, and I loved her character wholly. The two of them together? God, the fireworks. I couldn't get enough.

This was a big improvement from Secretly Yours (I gave a 3/5.)

This story was steamy and so funny. Their banter had me laughing and it was such a good enemies to lovers. I was highlighting so many quotes from this man and it's become one of my new favorite books. I was a little hesitant given my reading experience with book 1, but I was truly blown away and had so much fun with this one.

A fun enemies to lovers troupe that leaves on fanning themselves! Set in beautiful Napa, and deeply entrenched in the wine business, Natalie and August (by the way - fabulous name for this character) agree to help each other out and set aside differences. If only things were that easy. She has family responsibilities to live up to, and is her own worst enemy in many instances. He is a former SEAL that is trying to honor his fallen brother. This one is just plain fun. Thanks to NetGalley for the read.

Received an ARC from NetGalley and also purchased my own copy.

Oh I really really liked these two book by our Tessa. After meeting Natalie (and August briefly) in the first book, I couldn't wait to see what was in store for them and I was not disappointed. Both of them are struggling with self-esteem issues, but their animosity/chemistry is off the charts. When an opportunity presents itself that will help them both, they jump in - no matter how foolish it seems. So what if it's a farce of a marriage? Except...it's not. August has been head over heels since first meeting Natalie and just can't get out of his own way. Natalie takes a smidge longer to come around...but not much. What follows is sweet and spicy and all kinds of fun. We do get a touch of heartbreak...but it's so delightfully resolved that you have to love it. And...as with the Bellinger sisters...we got an epilogue that made my heart very happy.

I am a Tessa Bailey fan through and through - if she writes a book, I'm gonna read it. Naturally, when the A Vine Mess series was announced, I was sliding into Avon's DMs HARD. Unfortunately Yours is a marriage of convenience, dual POV, enemies to lovers romance - aka it hits a lot of my favorite tropes. It also ended up being my favorite in the duology - August and Natalie just hit different. 
 
I really loved the dual POV in this book - it helped show how much of a simp August was for Natalie. From day one, he was infatuated with Natalie, but he loved to go toe to toe with her. On the flip side, Natalie really did think they were enemies to start with. Even when they were going head to head, their chemistry was insane. Their banter? Excellent (genuinely laughed out loud a few times). Their tension? Unreal. Overall, this was a super fun, perfect for the summer rom com - best paired with a glass of good wine.

Okay i loved this! I wasn’t a huge fan of the first in this series so i was apprehensive going into this one, but it didn’t disappoint!
The marriage of convenience trope almost always works for me and this was just perfect. He was lovesick from the beginning and i loved it. This had what tessa bailey is best at, humor, dirty talk and sexy sexy scenes. I loved Augusts total golden retriever energy and her more grumpy cat energy.
This was a really fun romance!

Yummy, Yummy, Yummy! No wonder Tessa Bailey has been called the “Michelangelo of dirty talk,” by Entertainment Weekly. It’s super steamy and full of so much heart, you might burst.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own

I love Tessa Bailey. As usual, great spice, great banter, dialogue, character growth and relationship development as people.
The hero really threw this off for me. He was supposed to be ex navy seal and just came across very silly for my tastes. I struggled to picture him right from the start and it just went downhill with him. He did have some good moments where I felt he was humanized and also made into a real hero. I did love them as a couple. One thing I’ll say, this book had some really beautiful and realistic portrayals of dealing with relationship issues. The growth they had when learning to communicate and have true intimacy was so great.
Thank you to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

This book is the ultimate deploymentment of the Fake Marriage trope, and I have some mixed feelings about it. The relationship is charming, but the story is somewhat ridiculous. Natalie is the heiress of a vineyard and winery family who has possibly the most uncaring parents I have ever seen in a book. August is a winemaker who somehow has decided to buy a winery and make wine despite having no experience or money--I really had trouble understanding how that came about. Didn't he think it would be a good idea to maybe, I don't know, work for another winery for a little while and learn some stuff? But no, apparently he decided to jump right in a start a winery without really seeming to even like wine, let alone know anything about it. My next question is, who is actually picking these grapes? Cultivating the vines? It seems to be a solo operation. Anyway, these are the things I think about when I'm not getting distracted by the developing relationship and the very spicy bits. Giving this one 3.75 stars and rounding up.

So, Tessa Bailey can basically do no wrong. August Cates is literal book bf material and this was by far, one of my absolute favorite books of hers!

Don’t hesitate- get this book!

4 stars

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I really enjoyed this funny, flirty contemporary romance set in Napa Valley. Natalie loses her finance job in NYC and her fiance. She returns home to the family vineyard to lick her wounds. There she drowns her sorrows in cabernet and makes plans to start a new business. She is smart, capable, and knows her own mind. I liked her ability to own her mistakes, but not let them define her.

August is an ex Navy Seal who bought a vineyard in honor of his best friend Sam who died in action. It was always Sam's dream to own a winery, but August doesn't know the first thing about making wine and is failing miserably. August is honorable, loyal, protective, and is not afraid to show his feelings. He falls first for Natalie which is swoon-worthy in and of itself. Add in a sexy southern drawl and he's the perfect book boyfriend.

Natalie and August have crossed paths a few times, with each meeting ending in an argument. But, Natalie can't access her inheritance unless she gets married, and since no bank will loan money to August, she proposes a quickie marriage of convenience. She gets her inheritance, and the credence of his marriage to Natalie gets August the bank loan he needs to save his vineyard from going under. But, is it possible this fake marriage turns real? If it's up to August, the answer is "hell yeah".

One of my favorite things about the book is that the couple actually talk with each other, including talking about their feelings!! What?! (Want me to close a book and throw it against the wall? Include the "miscommunication trope" as a plot device. It drives me crazy and is lazy writing. My review of the book is guaranteed to lose a star for that alone. Ok. Here endeth my rant.) Natalie's brother Julian and his girlfriend Hallie (the couple in the first book Secretly Yours ) make a brief appearance in the book.

I loved all the witty, sexy banter between the couple and the spicy scenes are steamy. I listened to the audio of the book and the narrator's did a great job. This is a quick and easy read that is a great way to spend an afternoon.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager. All opinions are my own.