Natalie comes from Napa wine royalty. August is a retired Navy SEAL looking for a fresh start and a chance to honor his late friend. Although sparks flew initially when the two met, they have more of a hate-hate relationship now. But when Natalie learns she can only access her much-needed trust fund if she marries, she proposes a marriage of convenience to August that will help her launch a new business in New York and help him get his winery off the ground. Of course, this being a romantic comedy, things get complicated.

I enjoyed this opposites attract story, although I was frustrated by the extreme stubbornness from both main characters. (Even the cat is stubborn!) It was nice to revisit characters from Secretly Yours, and I think I liked this one even more.

Thanks to Netgalley, the publisher, and the author for the ARC to review. All opinions are my own.

Tessa Bailey never disappoints! Loved this story, loved Natalie and August, and loved their story! She seems to write the best characters with the best swoon every time!

ONCE AGAIN- Tessa Bailey proves why she's worthy of being my favorite author. She's my insta-buy; when this book comes out in stores, I will immediately be purchasing it despite having just read it.

Natalie Vos could have walked right off of a Hallmark movie set. Returning home from her Wall Street job after a disappointing layoff and a failed engagement, the last thing she expects is to get involved with August Cates.

August, despite wanting nothing more than to have a chance with Natalie, can't help but say the wrong things at all the wrong times. He owns his own vineyard but can't manage to make a potable wine, and when Natalie offers any semblance of help, he throws her under the bus.

It comes as a shock to absolutely everyone when Natalie and August, often seen butting heads and stomping away from one another, announce their engagement. Of course, they both know that it's a farce, only agreeing to marry each other for mutual benefits.

Surprise, surprise- they fall in love.

I LOVED this story, and I loved how vulnerable these strong-willed characters became with one another as their trust started building. I absolutely, 100% would recommend this book to any and everyone.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinions.

I enjoyed the banter between the two protagonists, August and Natalie. In some instances, it was charged and electric, and in other cases, it was witty and full of zingers. I would have loved to read more about the process of winemaking but that's not entirely essential to the plot like the development of the characters was. Tessa did a great job making them and the other characters seem real with real concerns and issues. It moved fast and was an easy read, which is exactly what I wanted. I also enjoyed the chemistry and the passionate sex scenes. It definitely got me hot and bothered.

This is my first Tessa Bailey read, and it was so much fun getting to know Natalie and August. The enemies-to-lovers and marriage of convenience tropes are two of my absolute favorites, and this book didn’t disappoint. There were many times I caught myself (literally) laughing out loud, and I love romance stories that are big on humor too. Sure, some of August and Natalie’s personality quirks grated on my nerves at times, but not so much that I wanted to stop reading it. This was a really cute story, and I would gladly recommend it to everyone. Oh, and I didn’t realize this was book two of a series, so now I want to read Secretly Yours! Thank you to NetGalley and Avon Books for the advanced reader copy.

Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of this book. We follow Natalie and August on their journey to love. From enemies, to flirtamies, to married for convenience, and eventually *spoiler but not really* true love. Natalie is a disgraced New York big wig who has returned home to her families vineyard to recoop. August is a former Navy Seal trying to start a vineyard in honor of his deceased best friend. This book had a nice pacing, some fun moments, laughs, and spice. Another Tessa Bailey hit!

The second (so far) of a romance duology starting with Secretly Yours (February 2023), Unfortunately Yours is the satisfying sequel. These steamy opposites attract romance novels are recommended for adult readers who enjoy spicy fun. These will be perfect romances for the beach readers out there. Don't miss the fun.

Did I enjoy reading this? Yes! Does this couple stand a snowball's chance in hell of surviving? Absolutely not. They're good in fiction only. Should they exist in real life, I would hate being anywhere in the vicinity of their relationship. I could not sympathize with Natalie's particular brand of insecure-and-snappy, nor could I appreciate August's immature sense of humor. I don't know how either of them navigate the world without toppling over from the massive amount of baggage they each carry and refuse to deal with, and they honestly don't seem to have much in common aside from chemistry and geographical location.

That being said, this is fiction, and I liked it. It's an enjoyable read and a solid follow-up to the first in the series. I am just overwhelmingly thankful that if these two people exist in the real world, I do not know them.

My thanks to NetGalley for making an eARC of this book available to me.

This enemies-to-lovers trope book was well handled, with a sub-trope of learn-to-communicate. Lots of interesting bits about creating and blending wine was included.

The use of an 8-years-in-the-future epilogue would seem to imply that this is the last book in this series, which is unfortunate as I would have liked to see the mother get her own story told as well.

A fun and funny follow up to Tessa Bailey's Secretly Yours, this enemies to lovers romance has a steamy build up with plenty of heart!

Natalie desperately wants to return to New York to start her own investment company. After being kicked out of her previous job for making one bad investment and her fiance dumping her at the same time, Natalie is down, but not out. She is determined to get access to her trust fund despite the antiquated stipulations that her father placed on it. 1) She must be gainfully employed. 2) She must be married. Too bad her only marriage prospect is the maker of terrible wines, August Cates. The pair always fight when they are together, but could a marriage of convenience lead them to a deeper understanding of each other? Their relationship quickly turns from sour to sweet, but both August and Natalie's pasts may stop them from finding a truly happy marriage.

An enemies to lovers romance with plenty of snark and spark. Fans of Tessa Bailey's previous novels will find more to love in Unfortunately Yours. Bailey's humor shines through, and readers will root for Natalie and August to end up together. As an added bonus, Hallie and Julian from the previous book in this series make a few appearances and the Vos family continues to repair their relationship in this novel.

I really loved Natalie's story after we met her in Secretly Yours and start the start of the budding romance between August and Natalie.

This is my first Tessa Bailey, but it won't be my last! I really loved the banter between August and Natalie. I really connected with August, sometimes I say things and immediately after wonder why I said it, or sometimes as I'm saying it. I loved the situations they got themselves into and also loved watching them and their relationship grow. I literally couldn't have read it any faster, I just had to see what happened. I love that Tessa wrote August with flaws to go along with his confidence. Sometimes the Hero in the story can be so confident he's arrogant. August was confident without the arrogance, he seemed more human than some characters I've read in the past. LOVED the epilogue as well! Off to read Tessa's backlog! :)

Tessa Bailey definitely seems to be the mother of writing absolutely enjoyable contemporary romance that has a little oomph of humour/fun factor. And I am her to love and enjoy it. I had so much fun reading it. The characters were entertaining and adorable. I love the banter and the chemistry between them. Also, I couldn’t have asked for any other perfect ending than the one they have been given.

This was such a fantastic follow up to Secretly Yours. I love when I read a book and actually like both of the main characters. Natalie and August were such amazing characters and I loved the chemistry between them. I also adored that this book didn’t have me absolutely devastated at points. It just had me happy and and laughing the whole time. I honestly can’t count the amount of times this book made me laugh and not just a “I blew air out of my nose” laugh but a full on out loud laugh. They banter between the two was perfect. Oh and this book was STEAMY! I’m talking ON FIRE STEAMY! Absolute perfection. Highly recommend this novel if you enjoyed the first one.

Tessa Bailey did it again! This is the perfect companion to Secretly Yours. I love series like this that follow different couples. Tessa Bailey always knows how to incorporate just enough spice into her books to keep you coming back!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC.

This is the second of the series but absolutely stands alone. I really enjoyed it. The plot moved along quickly, for the most part the relationships felt natural, and it wraps up with a bow.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon for the ARC.

I love a good enemies to lovers romance, but often find them frustrating because they hate each other a bit too much and the romance is implausible. This one avoids all those pitfalls, fortunately, and adds Tessa Bailey's patented spice. Well done!

Another Tessa Bailey hit. I loved jumping back into the vineyard with Natalie and August. Marriage of convenience, enemies to lovers, what more could you want!

Thanks netgalley for letting me read and I have to say this book was so good, I loved the chemistry, the banter and the spiceyness of the entire thing and I could read this book over again. I really loved that it was suppose to be a marriage of convenience but neither of them needed to get married and just wanted to be married to each other I love it