{"id":29888,"date":"2023-02-09T08:49:44","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T12:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=29888"},"modified":"2023-02-09T08:49:49","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T12:49:49","slug":"review-secretly-yours-by-tessa-bailey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/09\/review-secretly-yours-by-tessa-bailey\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-29888\" data-postid=\"29888\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-29888 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_vc1798 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top gutter-narrow tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_hcum98 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_5y7n98 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"334\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/secretly-yours-tessa-bailey.jpg?resize=334%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-29889\" title=\"secretly-yours-tessa-bailey\" alt=\"secretly-yours-tessa-bailey\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/secretly-yours-tessa-bailey.jpg?w=334&amp;ssl=1 334w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/secretly-yours-tessa-bailey.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/secretly-yours-tessa-bailey.jpg?resize=400%2C598&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_n3bl98 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Hallie Welch fell hard for Julian Vos at fourteen, after they\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-italic\">almost\u00a0<\/span>kissed in the dark vineyards of his family\u2019s winery. Now the prodigal hottie has returned to Napa Valley and when Hallie is hired to revamp the gardens on the Vos estate, she wonders if she&#8217;ll finally get that smooch. But the grumpy professor isn\u2019t the teenager she remembers and their polar opposite personalities clash spectacularly.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">One wine-fueled girls\u2019 night later, Hallie can\u2019t shake the sense that she did something reckless\u2014and then she remembers the drunken secret admirer letter she left for Julian.\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-italic\">Oh shit<\/span>.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">On sabbatical from his ivy league job, Julian plans to write a novel. But having Hallie gardening right outside his window is the ultimate distraction. She\u2019s eccentric, chronically late, often\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-italic\">literally\u00a0<\/span>covered in dirt\u2014and so unbelievably beautiful, he can\u2019t focus on anything else. Until he finds an anonymous letter sent by a woman from his past.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Even as Julian wonders about this admirer, he\u2019s sucked further into Hallie\u2019s orbit. Like the flowers she plants all over town, Hallie is a burst of color in Julian\u2019s grayscale life. For a man who irons his socks and runs on tight schedules, her sunny chaotic energy makes zero sense. But there\u2019s something so familiar about her&#8230; and her very presence is turning his world upside down.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_5btb98 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_rjt998  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25881 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png?resize=296%2C72\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Feb 7, 2023<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Vine Mess<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>2<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Avon<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $10.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Hallie<\/strong> and <strong>Julian<\/strong> have a history. The two shared a moment when they were fourteen that was worth everything to Hailey.\u00a0 They haven\u2019t seen each other in years. Julian is back in the vineyards. Hailey is there because his family hired her to take care of their gardens. The sparks between them remain, but the sexual tension is high.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Julian is so strait laced and focused that it is hard to see him with Hallie. She is all over the place and funny. They are the perfect blend of opposites attract. The more Julian tries to resist his own temptation, they more drawn he is to her.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Hallie, on the other hand, is a bit too bubbly and kid-like for me. I think the author was aiming for the small-town girl vibe, and she came across as immature. She had been pinning for this guy for years with no real dating history. I found it hilarious, but at the same time, it was why I wanted her to get the guy.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">The plot centered around the secret admired letter could have been tightened. The author really didn\u2019t have to use it because it got lost after a while in the storyline. Then it got pushed back out there when I didn\u2019t care. I also believe the storyline is a bit scattered. The thing that kept me interested was the chemistry between the main characters and not so much everything surrounding them.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Overall, fans of Ms. Bailey will get the same steam factor that we are accustomed to, with a hint of fun in this story. I see the potential in the book of the series, and I hope she brings the heat.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ojcj98 customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3XeZqPv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/40V5n7x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/secretly-yours-tessa-bailey\/1141447503?ean=9780063238992\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/secretly-yours-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Tessa_Bailey_Secretly_Yours?id=RSZvEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hallie Welch fell hard for Julian Vos at fourteen, after they\u00a0almost\u00a0kissed in the dark vineyards of his family\u2019s winery. 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Now the prodigal hottie has returned to Napa Valley and when Hallie is hired to revamp the gardens on the Vos estate, she wonders if she'll finally get that smooch. But the grumpy professor isn\u2019t the teenager she remembers and their polar opposite personalities clash spectacularly.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One wine-fueled girls\u2019 night later, Hallie can\u2019t shake the sense that she did something reckless\u2014and then she remembers the drunken secret admirer letter she left for Julian.\u00a0Oh shit.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On sabbatical from his ivy league job, Julian plans to write a novel. But having Hallie gardening right outside his window is the ultimate distraction. She\u2019s eccentric, chronically late, often\u00a0literally\u00a0covered in dirt\u2014and so unbelievably beautiful, he can\u2019t focus on anything else. Until he finds an anonymous letter sent by a woman from his past.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Even as Julian wonders about this admirer, he\u2019s sucked further into Hallie\u2019s orbit. Like the flowers she plants all over town, Hallie is a burst of color in Julian\u2019s grayscale life. For a man who irons his socks and runs on tight schedules, her sunny chaotic energy makes zero sense. But there\u2019s something so familiar about her... and her very presence is turning his world upside down.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Feb 7, 2023<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Vine Mess<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>2<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Avon<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $10.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Hallie<\/strong> and <strong>Julian<\/strong> have a history. The two shared a moment when they were fourteen that was worth everything to Hailey.\u00a0 They haven\u2019t seen each other in years. Julian is back in the vineyards. Hailey is there because his family hired her to take care of their gardens. The sparks between them remain, but the sexual tension is high.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Julian is so strait laced and focused that it is hard to see him with Hallie. She is all over the place and funny. They are the perfect blend of opposites attract. The more Julian tries to resist his own temptation, they more drawn he is to her.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Hallie, on the other hand, is a bit too bubbly and kid-like for me. I think the author was aiming for the small-town girl vibe, and she came across as immature. She had been pinning for this guy for years with no real dating history. I found it hilarious, but at the same time, it was why I wanted her to get the guy.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">The plot centered around the secret admired letter could have been tightened. The author really didn\u2019t have to use it because it got lost after a while in the storyline. Then it got pushed back out there when I didn\u2019t care. I also believe the storyline is a bit scattered. The thing that kept me interested was the chemistry between the main characters and not so much everything surrounding them.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Overall, fans of Ms. Bailey will get the same steam factor that we are accustomed to, with a hint of fun in this story. I see the potential in the book of the series, and I hope she brings the heat.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3XeZqPv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/40V5n7x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/secretly-yours-tessa-bailey\/1141447503?ean=9780063238992\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/secretly-yours-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Tessa_Bailey_Secretly_Yours?id=RSZvEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29888"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29888\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29896,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29888\/revisions\/29896"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}