“Maybe you’ve been with men in the past who don’t want to label shit or be tied down. Well, that’s not me. Not when it comes to you. I want you to count the minutes until we’re breathing the same air again, the way I do.”

A Tessa Bailey romcom was the perfect way of getting out of the major reading slump Fourth Wing had put me in.

Funny, cute and with so many swoony moments, Unfortunately Yours once again proved that I have a thing for book #2 in a series or duet. Or maybe it was August. Sorry Julian but August had just this vulnerability to him that just made me want to hug him while crying because he made me laugh so hard 😂

Natalie was what I expected her to be: a relatable ball of romcom perfection 🤌🏼👏🏼🖤 And to see her finally being cherished and acknowledged was amazing.

What’s inside:
🖤wine country romcom
🖤marriage of convenience
🖤dislike to love
🖤he falls first

Adult. 4.5 stars ⭐️

I really loved Natalie as a character in Unfortunately Yours by Tessa Bailey. It was heartbreaking how much she wanted to be valued and respected by her family and how much they just…didn’t. The courage it took Natalie to continue to try and try again was really inspiring to read. It just kind of turned around the whole rich-girl-who-gets-everything vibe. Natalie really worked for her success.

Natalie’s relationship with August fell a little flat for me. There was plenty of humor, cringe-worthy awkwardness, and patented Tessa Bailey spice but it just never felt super believable to me. It all happened SO fast.

It was kind of enemies-to-lovers but also not really. Their “playful bickering” came across as cruel many times and I kept wondering how they would even want to be together in the first place.

But I did love the ending and was generally happy to be back in St Helena.

This book had me hooked from the start! August and Natalie are hilarious! Their hate fuels the fire of lust between them and man do they set each other on fire!!

The banter, quick wit but love between Natalie and August made this book so enjoyable! I absolutely loved everything about their story and how it all played out!

I want to gush so hard but I don’t want to ruin anything! I will say that August is all talk! The man is a huge softy inside and the way he loves is unmatched!! Natalie is a tough woman but deep down she just wants acceptance and to be valued for who she truly is! It was beautiful watching them heal their hurts!

I must admit this book is by far my favorite by Tessa!

No author has received as many 5⭐️ reviews from me as Tessa Bailey. Unfortunately Yours takes the marriage of convenience trope to a whole new level with sweet and steamy banter that had me literally laughing out loud. The #1 best part of a romcom is when you can feel the love and August and Natalie loved each other SO MUCH. I loved both characters, and the way they overcame their past traumas and hangups together was perfection. Ugh, I loved it so much. Apparently the first in her next series is set to be released fall 2023, so I’ll just be over here eagerly awaiting news about that!

These two characters are so horny for each other that it’s so easy to forgive any shred of weakness in this book. August Cates is the epitome of a hulking Navy SEAL doofus, who only has eyes for Natalie Vos. He makes the book what it is, with his dogged adoration for Natalie, his over the top virility, and his willingness to please his wife. What starts as enemies butting heads, quickly develops into the now-that-I’m-conveniently-married-to-you-I-want-no one-but-you vibes. August and Natalie know how to rile each other up, but when they apologize, they do it so well with make-up sex and orgasms. We all know by now that Tessa Bailey is the Queen of dirty talk, and August Cates is the hyperbolic version of the smuttiest hero of actions and words; and this is why we love him. The book got better and better as August and Natalie begin leaning into their feelings and trusting one another, because that’s when we get a sense of who they are. August helps Natalie become less closed off and even though he makes several huge mistakes in their relationship. It’s easy to forgive him and overlook those mistakes when he always has Natalie’s back and just sees what she needs and offers it to her. I don’t feel like the narrative was anything new, but I had a lot of fun with this book and it was a super quick read, and isn’t that what a romcom is for—laughing and enjoyment? I will continue to pick up Tessa Bailey books for her over the top characters and wildly virile dirty-talking heroes. Thank you to Avon and NetGalley for my advanced copy. I chose to read and review this book in advance; all opinions are my own.

Another Enemies to lovers, fake marriage, romcom romance that I died for!! Loved this one with the magic that it could muster was perfect!! I would love to see this one on the big screen and can not wait for another book set in this world. I really need to read book one now. This was just super cute and a fun read that I could not put down.

Even better than the first in the series. I love a marriage of convenience and it's done exceptionally well here.

Natalie Vos has returned home to the family winery after losing her job and fiancé in New York City. Now she's desperate to get her trust fund so she strikes up a deal with August for a fake marriage. Except August has always been crazy about Natalie.

This book is funny and very sexy. Natalie and August have terrific banter. It was fun to watch them work together while bickering all the time.

Grief and survivor's guilt are prominent throughout the story. It's a beautiful mix of light and heavy. Highly recommend, read Secretly Yours first.

4.5 ⭐️

Don’t let this cartoon cover fool you. Tessa Bailey knows how to write the spice.

August is a ex SEAL who is failing out starting a winery near Napa. Natalie is a failed finance advisor who has come home to lock her wounds. She needs her trust fund to start over and August needs a loan to build his winery. The only way is for them to get married.

This is actually my first Tessa Bailey book and I am now hooked. I have many sitting on my shelf that are now a top priority.

She knows how to write some spicy books, that also make you feel good with some good plot thrown it. We love a cutest hallmark happy ending with these two.

Tessa Bailey writes these quiet manly men but in the bedroom they speak all the dirty words and I love it!!

Thank you NetGalley and Harper / Avon Books for giving me a chance to read and review.

Unfortunately Yours - Tessa Bailey
Format: e-ARC
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

"A down-on-her-luck Napa heiress suggests a mutually beneficial marriage of convenience to a man she can't stand... only to discover there's a fine line between love and hate."

Leave it to Tessa Bailey to sweep me off my feet once again! I could not put this one down. I haven't read the first book in this series, but I immediately bought it after reading this one.

Give me a fake marriage to a hulking teddy bear any day. The hatred turned love between Natalie and August was everything I didn't know I needed. In true Tessa Bailey fashion, the spiciness is real. If you can't handle the heat, do not open this book.

If you're looking to devour a book, this is the one for you!

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 Avon, Harper Voyager, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦-𝘈𝘙𝘊 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸.

Full disclosure, this isn't my favorite of Tessa Bailey's worlds. That said, Natalie was my favorite character in Secretly Yours and I was excited to see her story. Natalie and August have good banter and steamy attraction, but the rationale for them to be "enemies" felt insubstantial making some of the arguments and issues seem silly.

I received this book as an Advance Reader’s Copy from NetGalley. I was honestly very disappointed by the story. This is not to say I wasn’t surprised. I didn’t absolutely love the duo’s first book “Secretly Your’s,” so my expectations were fairly low. There were a couple things I couldn’t get past. The first being the dreaded miscommunication trope. This story was littered with miscommunication in almost every chapter. It was almost laughable at how many times August had the internal monologue of “Oh my gosh I’m going to lose her because I didn’t communicate, I lied, or I wasn’t using common sense.” It was painful to read. Secondly, I felt like the relationship between August and Natalie was very rushed and underdeveloped. Although this couple was first introduced in “Secretly Your’s” it felt like there wasn’t enough foundation or growth. Lastly, I believe the SEAL aspect of the storyline was half-baked. There wasn’t enough care in how they talked about PTSD in veterans and all the trauma that comes with serving. Instead we got a few chapters of August talking about his deceased military friend and his protectiveness of Natalie. But it didn’t seem like there was an accurate depiction of a veteran. All in all, I did not enjoy this book.

This was another banger! Loved this storyline :) so happy that Natalie and August got their own book and that little hint at the end of the first one in the series. It was done well and had a great amount of steaminess!

Book 2 is here and I scored an ARC!! Ahh!!! I loved the first one and was so excited to dive right into this one.

To put it mildly, Natalie and August hate each other. Natalie, a vineyard heiress, is back in town after screwing up a major deal at her firm in NYC. August is in Napa trying to start his own vineyard/wine, however he completely sucks at it. When Natalie figures out she needs to be married to receive her inheritance, her and August strike a deal and come up with a plan that serves them both; get married, get the money, get divorced. And DONT fall in love.

Not sure if this opinion is popular or unpopular, but I actually liked this one better than the first one. Granted it was focused on different characters, but I really felt like I connected to them more!! And I’m a true sucker for an enemies to lovers trope.

As always, Tessa Bailey is our rom-com queen and can do no wrong!!!

Rating: 4.5/5 stars
Spice rating: 🌶️ 🌶️ (out of 3)
Tropes: enemies to lovers; marriage of convenience.

Yesss Tessa Bailey brings the charm and the spice in Unfortunately Yours and I was enamored the entire time. Marriage of convenience romances are my favorite when they are done well and this one hit all the right notes. Highly recommend!

I mean, this was better than the first one. It's a marriage of convenience book but they don't get married until almost 50% through the book. After they get married the book takes place over something like 7 days. It felt like I was being told that they changed without being shown that they've changed.

I received an arc through netgalley.

4.8/5 ☆
y'all know i am a sucker for marriage of convenience, but these characters' complexes are one of my favorites! natalie and august have giggly, screaming-in-your-pillow chemistry from the beginning and just reading about them throughout the whole book, it's so easy to just fall in love with them alongside their own feelings. there's just something about two people who claim they hate each other, but their actions and words say something else!!! you watch two rivals become an absolute dream team and natalie and august as individuals held such vulnerability, as well as pride, and seeing them work through their conflicts, i really enjoyed that also. overall, i think that this was such a great casual read, especially for the spring and i loved it!
❥ thank you netgalley and avon/harper voyager for the arc!

I absolutely LOVED this book! Tessa Bailey has done it again! I thought I already LOVED Tessa Bailey but I must have only liked her before because after these books, I ADORE her!
Unfortunately Yours, a sequel/addition to the Vine Mess duology, follows Natalie (the sister of Julien (from Secretly Yours) and August, an ex-Navy SEAL (who, alongside Natalie, is introduced in Secretly Yours). This book follows up right after the events of Secretly Yours, so I definitely think it's best to read these together! Natalie is ready to get her life back on track and go back to New York but she doesn't have enough money...she needs access to her trust fund but there's some problems. She has to be employed and MARRIED in order for her trust to be released to her. August has given up on his winery... he doesn't think he'll ever seem to make a good wine and achieve his friend's dream, it's time to hang up his "kiss the vintner" apron because he has been turned down for a small business loan and needs funds. When Natalie proposes (hehe ironic choice of words) that August and her get married out of connivence so that she can get her trust fund and the banker who rejected August will be swayed by August's new family connections...

This book was SO great! I am a sucker for enemies to lovers but this was a bit of a non-traditional enemies to lovers book! Instead of the audience knowing that they hate each other and then start to like each other, when reading Unfortunately Yours, the audience KNOWS that Natalie and August like each other/are attracted to each other, there just always seem to be an issue in communication/translation of their feelings! I also really loved the banter! Not only was it witty banter (which is the BEST) BUT it also was funny and snarky enough that I actually was laughing out loud! Also, I enjoyed the fact that we get to see Hallie and Julien interact again and with Natalie and August because to be honest I feel like these books were so good, they are gonna give me a book hangover and I just want more Hallie, Julien, Natalie, and August!

There are so many attractive attributions of this book: enemies to lovers (unique!), marriage of convenience, banter, nicknames, SPICE, protective MMC, and just overall a really sweet story! I love that both Natalie and August have things going on, like Natalie has some resentment towards her family for being pushed away and ignored and August has some grief that he has to deal with, but together, they are stronger and can overcome it all! I gave this book 5 stars! I really enjoyed it! One of the best contemporary romances I've read this year!

okay this one is absolutely amazing. Tessa Bailey just does not miss. release date is June 6, so go put it on your calendars & TBRs now.

started & finished today. I literally don’t think I put it down once. the banter and relationship between these characters hit in all the right ways.

this was one of my most anticipated releases for the year & it lived up to that. thank you again to @avonbooks & @harpercollins for the ARC & finished copy of this book.

Unfortunately Yours has become my favorite fake marriage book of all time. Tessa Bailey knows how to make a romcom have all the feelings as well. This has been ordered for our library and I would highly recommend this book

I absolutely adored this book. It is an enemies to lovers/arranged marriage novel. The banter and jabs are hilarious, and the chemistry is off the charts hot. Their behavior reminds me of a boy pulling a girls pig tails. Now add in some wine making and a cranky cat and you have a hilarious romantic novel. I absolutely recommend this book for anyone looking for something a little quirky, a lot funny, and full of charm.