{"id":30272,"date":"2023-06-06T08:20:37","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T12:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=30272"},"modified":"2023-06-06T08:20:39","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T12:20:39","slug":"review-unfortunately-yours-by-tessa-bailey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/06\/review-unfortunately-yours-by-tessa-bailey\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f Unfortunately Yours by Tessa Bailey"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-30272\" data-postid=\"30272\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-30272 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_zij8333 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_2pe1333 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_tgj3333 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=\"333\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/unfortunately-yours-tessa-bailey.jpeg?resize=333%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-30273\" title=\"unfortunately-yours-tessa-bailey\" alt=\"unfortunately-yours-tessa-bailey\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/unfortunately-yours-tessa-bailey.jpeg?w=333&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/unfortunately-yours-tessa-bailey.jpeg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/unfortunately-yours-tessa-bailey.jpeg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/>\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_9111333 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">After losing her job and her fianc\u00e9 in one fell swoop, Natalie Vos returned home to lick her wounds. A few months later, she\u2019s sufficiently drowned her sorrows in cabernet and she\u2019s 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,\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-italic\">dumped<\/span>, remember?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">But Natalie is desperate enough to propose to a man who makes her want to kill him\u2014and kiss him, in equal measure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">August Cates may own a vineyard, but he doesn\u2019t know jack about making wine. He\u2019s 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\u2019s legacy is circling the drain. No bank will give him the loan he needs to turn the business around&#8230; and then the gorgeous, feisty heiress knocks on his door.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Natalie has haunted August&#8217;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\u2014assuming they make it out alive. How hard could it be?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">There\u2019s just one thing they didn\u2019t account for: their unfortunate, unbearable, undeniable attraction.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_gud7333 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_hmx9333  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>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Jun 6, 2023<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong> <em>Vine Mess<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>2<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> HarpersCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Avon<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $11.99<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><em>Natalie Vos and August Cates&#8230; enemies to lovers was never this horny! \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s been a hot minute since I picked up a Bailey contemporary romance. My last read was Hook, Line, and Sinker, which I loved. This book has me coming in late to a duet but gives proof of the standalone ability of the story. I didn\u2019t need to read the first book in this series to get involved with Natalie and August.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bailey brings her own brand of romance to Napa Valley in this story involving winemakers and wine family members. August is our winemaker, throw in the fact he\u2019s also an ex-Navy Seal, and it\u2019s a fabulous opportunity for too hot to handle. He\u2019s built like a shit-brickhouse, a fact Bailey never forgets to remind us of, and he\u2019s not always the brightest, but this Seal has a heart of gold. Natalie is wine family royalty, and she\u2019s not afraid to use that status to help her navigate the pitfalls she\u2019s recently fallen into. Between her life disasters and August\u2019s wine ones, these two are destined to either screw or fight their way to oblivion. The interesting part is the road it takes for these two to get there.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ll say that Bailey heats this one up with two folks who have already been circling each other for a while, throw the need for a marriage of convenience, and I honestly couldn\u2019t stop turning pages to see how these two enemies were going to become lovers. Both August and Natalie have a lot of internal wounds that the pair have to battle against, along with some much heat I thought my reading app might burst into flame. Bailey still has it because the sex scenes are scorching, and the dirty talk, while not her finest, packs a punch.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What didn\u2019t work? There were some pacing issues where I thought the story sped by too quickly and may have slowed down in the wrong places. At the same time, this one has storytelling that\u2019s more unique and off the beaten path, which I did like because it kept me surprised. There\u2019s a cat included in the book too, and I was a bit disappointed that this feline only seemed to stir up trouble when the book needed it, plot convenience.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall, if you like ex-military heroes, feisty heroines that give as good as they get, and enemies to lovers, you\u2019ll enjoy this one. It\u2019s a nice read that I was able to sink into and get away from reality for a bit. For those who enjoy <strong>Lauren Layne<\/strong> (the scorchers) and <strong>Jessica Lemmon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>~ Landra<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_hz5y333 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\/3qsdASH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3WTnLM5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/unfortunately-yours-tessa-bailey\/1142168957?ean=9780063239043\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/unfortunately-yours-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Tessa_Bailey_Unfortunately_Yours?id=35eHEAAAQBAJ\" 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>After losing her job and her fianc\u00e9 in one fell swoop, Natalie Vos returned home to lick her wounds. 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A few months later, she\u2019s sufficiently drowned her sorrows in cabernet and she\u2019s 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,\u00a0dumped, remember?<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But Natalie is desperate enough to propose to a man who makes her want to kill him\u2014and kiss him, in equal measure.\u00a0<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">August Cates may own a vineyard, but he doesn\u2019t know jack about making wine. He\u2019s 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\u2019s 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.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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\u2014assuming they make it out alive. How hard could it be?<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There\u2019s just one thing they didn\u2019t account for: their unfortunate, unbearable, undeniable attraction.<\/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> Jun 6, 2023<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong> <em>Vine Mess<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>2<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> HarpersCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Avon<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $11.99<\/p> <hr \/> <p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><em>Natalie Vos and August Cates... enemies to lovers was never this horny! \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s been a hot minute since I picked up a Bailey contemporary romance. My last read was Hook, Line, and Sinker, which I loved. This book has me coming in late to a duet but gives proof of the standalone ability of the story. I didn\u2019t need to read the first book in this series to get involved with Natalie and August.<\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bailey brings her own brand of romance to Napa Valley in this story involving winemakers and wine family members. August is our winemaker, throw in the fact he\u2019s also an ex-Navy Seal, and it\u2019s a fabulous opportunity for too hot to handle. He\u2019s built like a shit-brickhouse, a fact Bailey never forgets to remind us of, and he\u2019s not always the brightest, but this Seal has a heart of gold. Natalie is wine family royalty, and she\u2019s not afraid to use that status to help her navigate the pitfalls she\u2019s recently fallen into. Between her life disasters and August\u2019s wine ones, these two are destined to either screw or fight their way to oblivion. The interesting part is the road it takes for these two to get there.<\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ll say that Bailey heats this one up with two folks who have already been circling each other for a while, throw the need for a marriage of convenience, and I honestly couldn\u2019t stop turning pages to see how these two enemies were going to become lovers. Both August and Natalie have a lot of internal wounds that the pair have to battle against, along with some much heat I thought my reading app might burst into flame. Bailey still has it because the sex scenes are scorching, and the dirty talk, while not her finest, packs a punch.<\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What didn\u2019t work? There were some pacing issues where I thought the story sped by too quickly and may have slowed down in the wrong places. At the same time, this one has storytelling that\u2019s more unique and off the beaten path, which I did like because it kept me surprised. There\u2019s a cat included in the book too, and I was a bit disappointed that this feline only seemed to stir up trouble when the book needed it, plot convenience.<\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall, if you like ex-military heroes, feisty heroines that give as good as they get, and enemies to lovers, you\u2019ll enjoy this one. It\u2019s a nice read that I was able to sink into and get away from reality for a bit. For those who enjoy <strong>Lauren Layne<\/strong> (the scorchers) and <strong>Jessica Lemmon<\/strong>.<\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>~ Landra<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3qsdASH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3WTnLM5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/unfortunately-yours-tessa-bailey\/1142168957?ean=9780063239043\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/unfortunately-yours-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Tessa_Bailey_Unfortunately_Yours?id=35eHEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30272","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=30272"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30272\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30280,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30272\/revisions\/30280"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}