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Secretly Yours: A Novel (Vine Mess Book 1) Kindle Edition

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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

From Tessa Bailey—#1 New York Times bestselling author, TikTok favorite, and "the Michelangelo of dirty talk" (Entertainment Weekly)—comes a spicy small town rom-com about a grumpy professor and the bubbly neighbor he clashes with at every turn...

Hallie Welch fell hard for Julian Vos at fourteen, after they almost kissed in the dark vineyards of his family’s 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'll finally get that smooch. But the starchy professor isn’t the teenager she remembers and their polar opposite personalities clash spectacularly.

One wine-fueled girls’ night later, Hallie can’t shake the sense that she did something reckless—and then she remembers the drunken secret admirer letter she left for Julian. Oh shit.

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’s eccentric, chronically late, often literally covered in dirt—and so unbelievably beautiful, he can’t focus on anything else. Until he finds an anonymous letter sent by a woman from his past.

Even as Julian wonders about this admirer, he’s sucked further into Hallie’s orbit. Like the flowers she plants all over town, Hallie is a burst of color in Julian’s grayscale life. For a man who irons his socks and runs on tight schedules, her sunny chaotic energy makes zero sense. But there’s something so familiar about her... and her very presence is turning his world upside down.

"Tessa Bailey is the queen of rom-coms. Long may she reign!" — Julie Murphy, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Merry Little Meet Cute

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About the Author

#1 New York Times Bestselling author Tessa Bailey can solve all problems except for her own, so she focuses those efforts on stubborn, fictional blue collar men and loyal, lovable heroines. She lives on Long Island avoiding the sun and social interactions, then wonders why no one has called. Dubbed the “Michelangelo of dirty talk,” by Entertainment Weekly, Tessa writes with spice, spirit, swoon and a guaranteed happily ever after. Catch her on TikTok at @authortessabailey or check out tessabailey.com for a complete list of books.

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“Tessa Bailey is the queen of rom-coms. Long may she reign!" — Julie Murphy, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Merry Little Meet Cute

"This sexy opposites-attract romantic comedy features witty banter, steamy dialogue, and well-developed characters... Readers will devour Bailey’s latest (after Hook, Line, and Sinker) in one sitting, then go back to again and again to pick up on its intricate subtleties. Highly recommended." — Library Journal (starred review)

"With her latest addictively readable rom-com, the cheeky humor and full-blown sexiness that are organic elements in all of Bailey’s writing are in full, glorious bloom. The end result is a lushly sensual romance that brilliantly exploits the opposites-attract trope between a buttoned-up, by-the-book academic and a cheerfully chaotic Earth goddess-gardener for the maximum amount of love and laughter." — Booklist

"Romance readers awaiting Tessa Bailey's next will savor her playful secret-admirer romance..." — Popsugar

"A haughty professor and a spirited gardener face off in this raunchy and enchanting rom-com from bestseller Bailey... The witty banter and gripping tension will make this a treat for the author’s many fans." — Publishers Weekly

“Tessa disarms you with a laugh, heats things up past boiling, and then puts a squeeze inside your heart. The tenderness, vulnerability and heat I am always guaranteed with a Tessa Bailey book are the reasons she is one of my all-time favorite authors.” — Sally Thorne

“Her voice feels as fresh and contemporary as a Netflix rom-com... Bailey writes banter and rom-com scenarios with aplomb, but for those who like their romance on the spicier side, she’s also the Michelangelo of dirty talk. She wields filth like Da Vinci does a paintbrush, and there’s a lot to be said for an author who can fill such exchanges with all the requisite heat, enthusiastic consent, and yes, even humor, of such a scenario without veering into corny territory.” — Entertainment Weekly

“Tessa Bailey writes pure magic... heartwarming romance, laugh-out-loud humor, and scorching hot chemistry.” — Alexis Daria

“With her singular talent for writing romantic chemistry that is both sparkling sweet and explosively sexy, Tessa Bailey once again delivers... one of the genre’s very best.” — Kate Clayborn

“Bailey is a master at articulating emotion through both narrative prose and dialogue... Every page in this fabulous novel is pure romance gold.” — BookPage (Starred Review) on Hook, Line, and Sinker

“Bailey strikes rom-com gold in this outstanding tale... [She] is bound to earn new followers with love scenes hot enough to boil water and a hilariously naïve Schitt’s Creek-inspired protagonist who is clearly out of her depth.” — Booklist (starred review) on It Happened One Summer

“A romantic comedy delight... It Happened One Summer will be your absolute jam.” — Christina Lauren

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09ZYD8YZ4
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Avon (February 7, 2023)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 7, 2023
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2590 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 380 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B0BZDLD167

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New York Times Bestselling author Tessa Bailey can solve all problems except for her own, so she focuses those efforts on stubborn, fictional blue collar men and loyal, lovable heroines. She lives on Long Island avoiding the sun and social interactions, then wonders why no one has called. Dubbed the “Michelangelo of dirty talk,” by Entertainment Weekly, Tessa writes with spice, spirit, swoon and a guaranteed happily ever after. Catch her on TikTok at @authortessabailey or check out tessabailey.com for a complete list of books.

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lynguy1

Funny

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2024

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Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey is a steamy opposites-attract romantic comedy featuring Hallie Welch and Julian Vos. Hallie had a crush on Julian when she was fourteen and they almost kissed in his family’s vineyard. It’s fifteen years later and she still has forgotten him. He’s come home to St. Helena in the Napa Valley of California to write a historical fiction novel. As Hallie gardens outside his window, Julian gets distracted and Hallie gets drunk one night and leaves a secret admirer letter for him to find. Will they get their happily ever after together or is there another future for them?

Hallie is the proprietor of Becca’s Blooms and is a premier gardener in the local area. She’s still reeling from her grandmother’s death and has become somewhat untethered. She’s impulsive, late, flighty, clever, immature for her age, and disorganized. Julian keeps to a rigid schedule. He’s organized, exacting, and efficient. However, he is also protective of others and quick to find solutions.

This is a funny and light read with several steamy scenes and well-developed characters. Themes include romance, crushes, helping others, family, secrets, community, and much more. My main quibbles are that I wanted more tension and obstacles as well as some of the actions of Tessa were improper and unprofessional.

Overall, this is an entertaining and light book, but not very memorable.

I purchased a copy of this novel. All opinions expressed in this review are my own. Publication date was February 7, 2023.

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2/5⭐️ If we’re being honest I enjoyed this more than Better Than The Movies (don’t hate me) because the characters were more tolerant and less toxic in my opinion. But they were WAY more childish and that’s why this so ranked lower. I mean they were like almost thirty and they’re were acting like teenagers from a 90’s movie. I think that the book could’ve been better if it was set in idk college or something. Also this book is NOT a workplace romance. We saw them working only one single time in this whole book. Also the fact that they were both adults yet they were acting so childish and immature was so annoying. All the last 50 pages of the book could’ve been avoided if Izzy would’ve just think about being mature and listen to him for a single minute and not just ignore him indefinitely. Izzy was funny but like really? You can’t shut your mouth for a minute and in front of your boss? And also who the hell sends their boss a message and then hits on them? Even if you are attracted to each other you’ve got to understand that there are boundaries and limits. Everything was way too quickly and I think that Izzy made a big deal out of everything (especially about him telling his boss/ friend about them being together) and that he needed to understand that they were in fact NOT in a 00’s movie. Also the insta love? Ew ew ew. Like you just met, you don’t love each other. Fine you can be attracted and yes we all love the boy obsessed but dating in the first 50 pages? No ew I shall not accept it, Okay… technically they didn’t date in the first 50 pages but it felt like it (not in a good way) and that’s enough for me to say no. ALSO don’t believe the back of the cover because this is not rivals to lovers and he does not hate her. He’s just annoyed with her for two chapters and that’s it. After that they’re besties (their words not mine) I do not recommend it.

So cute and cozy

Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2023

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4/5 ⭐️

And once again Tessa gives us such an amazing book with so many fantastic tropes.

Now I feel like Tessa Bailey always puts her own version in her books. Like this one was secret admirer but she changed the typical ending to it you see in books. Another example that this was kind of a second chance but she twisted it to fit her way of writing and own books.

At first I didn’t like Julian because when they first met he referred to her as breasts… DONT HATE ON HIM he got better.like so much better. SO much better. SO MUCH BETTER.

Also this was the first book ever that I honestly saw and recognised parts where the characters had character development. This really means something because I’ve read a lot of books now and this is the first book that I ever saw it clearly and I really enjoyed seeing it.

I loved Hallie so much and I’m so happy that whilst she healed and tried to make the best of herself and be the best version of herself she knew that she didn’t have to change completely to be who she’s meant to be.

Also Julian breaks my heart every time he talks about his life. Why is he so sad? I want to somehow get in their world and hug him so tightly till he punches me because he doesn’t want anyone but Hallie (and I will gladly take the punch)

I have to say that I’m way more excited to read unfortunately yours because just seeing August and Nat’s banter in this book made me just scream excitedly when I look at the copy of their book.

I definitely DEFINITELY recommend this. It’s so better than what it sounds like at first. Tbh when I bought it I admit I thought it sounded a bit boring but it’s not!!’ It’s so amazing and so good words can’t describe how good it is, really.

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Loved it!

Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2023

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It's tough knowing where to begin, but maybe I'll start off with the fact that sometimes I'm glad I took a chance on a really hyped book. I can hardly scroll through my timeline without seeing at least something from Tessa Bailey!

Now I understand why.

I don't normally read 'funny' or 'comedic' books. That being said, I would classify this as more of a lighthearted book, though it did have some humorous moments! If you enjoy quirky heroines, and extremely uptight, starchy heroes, this will likely be your jam! Does it require a suspension of belief? Yes. Did that matter to me? No, not in this instance. As long as I'm vibing, I will roll with it.

Hallie and Julian really could not be any more opposite from each other. On the one hand, we have a woman who is as quirky and bumbling as her three dogs, and is not afraid to get her hands dirty. On the other hand, we have a rigid, professorial hero that hates disfunction or anything disturbing his routine and is a cinnamon roll at heart. (I love him already.) As the old phrase goes, they were perfectly imperfect for each other. What they learn in their courtship process is that there can be a happy, satisfying compromise between their two worlds, and that their worlds can--and should--exist together.

Yes, this is the miscommunication trope on steroids. Yes, the secret admirer aspect is cutesy and we have a third act breakup. And yes, there's really not much conflict in the book other than the miscommunication. But sometimes, you just need a cute, feel-good read that's uncomplicated, ok? To me, this was one of those rare books where all of these things combined into a great story, with a great message: the people around can inspire you to grow into a better version of yourself and inspire you try something outside of your comfort zone.

Lots of spice. Lots of swoonworthy moments. And the ending? Probably the greatest grand gesture of all time. So. Freaking. Cute.

Overall, a great balance of humor, heat, and heart.

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Courtney Holm

A good summer read

Reviewed in Canada on June 26, 2023

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The book itself was very enjoyable to read, I loved the characters but some of them definitely have a odd quality to them

sarah

cannot wait for the next Vine Mess!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 12, 2023

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Ah Tessa Bailey at her finest! This was truly a return to form with quirky, complicated characters and wonderful best friends. A completely brilliant sight for sore eyes!
Truly hoping the next book is Natalie’s as I need to know what happened to her.

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Un bon rom-com avec quelques faiblesses

Reviewed in France on July 24, 2023

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Un cadre bien choisi, deux personnages attachants avec leurs failles et leurs espérances....

Mais de vraies faiblesses dans la narration et la structure qui diminuent la fluidité de lecture, des invraissemblances et des longueurs aussi qui donnent envie de passer certaines pages.

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Meereskrokodil

swoon :)

Reviewed in Germany on June 18, 2023

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Loved it. Such a unique book with a very special cast of ppl. It was sweet and innocent but also scorching hot. A beautiful array of thoughts and such cute language. Oh my. I really, really liked it.

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