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Book 2 of 2 in Vine Mess

Unfortunately Yours

by Tessa Bailey

Spice 4 out of 5, Spicy4/5 · Spicy: Explicit

After losing her job and her fiancé in one fell swoop, Natalie Vos returned home to lick her wounds. A few months later, she’s sufficiently drowned her sorrows in cabernet and she’s ready to get back on her feet. She just needs her trust fund to finance her new business venture. Unfortunately, the terms require she marry before she can have the money. And well, dumped, remember?

But Natalie is desperate enough to propose to a man who makes her want to kill him—and kiss him, in equal measure.

August Cates may own a vineyard, but he doesn’t know jack about making wine. He’s determined to do his late best friend proud, no matter what it takes. Except his tasting room is empty, his wine is disgusting (seriously, he once saw someone gag), and his buddy’s legacy is circling the drain. No bank will give him the loan he needs to turn the business around... and then the gorgeous, feisty heiress knocks on his door.

Natalie has haunted August's dreams since the moment they met, but their sizzling chemistry immediately morphed into simmering insults. Now, a quickie marriage could help them both. A sham wedding, a few weeks living under the same roof, and then they can go their separate ways—assuming they make it out alive. How hard could it be?

There’s just one thing they didn’t account for: their unfortunate, unbearable, undeniable attraction.

Spice
4/5
Burn
Medium
Pages
~384
Ending
HEA

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How spicy is Unfortunately Yours?

Unfortunately Yours is a 4 out of 5 on our spice scale: spicy (explicit). Explicit, detailed scenes and several of them. The famous "perfect 4": real plot, real smut. Spice starts around the middle.

  • Steam: Explicit open door
  • Burn: Medium burn
  • When: Spice starts around the middle
  • Pairing: One man, one woman
  • POV: Dual POV (both leads)
  • Ending: Happily ever after

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    Unfortunately Yours: quick answers

    How spicy is Unfortunately Yours?

    Unfortunately Yours is a 4 out of 5 on our spice scale: spicy (explicit). Explicit, detailed scenes and several of them. The famous "perfect 4": real plot, real smut. Spice starts around the middle.

    Is Unfortunately Yours a standalone?

    No. Unfortunately Yours is book 2 of 2 in Vine Mess. Start with Secretly Yours. The series is complete.

    What tropes are in Unfortunately Yours?

    Unfortunately Yours features marriage of convenience, enemies to lovers, grumpy hero, military / soldier, small town. It is a medium burn M/F romance that ends with a happily ever after.

    Does Unfortunately Yours have content warnings?

    We have no major content warnings noted for Unfortunately Yours, but our notes may be incomplete. Check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.

    What should I read after Unfortunately Yours?

    If you loved Unfortunately Yours, try Truth or Beard by Penny Reid, It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey, Well Met by Jen DeLuca. They share its marriage of convenience and enemies to lovers energy at a similar spice level.