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Secretly Yours

by Tessa Bailey · Vine Mess #1 · 368 pages · Published February 2023
Spoiler-light guide Series order included Similar books included
3.94 / 5 across 90K ratings
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ (4/5)

A steamy, sweet Adult contemporary romance built around neighbors, grumpy/sunshine, secret letters. 368 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.

Best for readers who want…

Steamy. Sweet. Fun.

Steamy Sweet Fun

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Steamy Sweet Fun
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Content notes

Sexual Content
Neighbors
Grumpy/Sunshine
Secret Letters
Book profile

Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown

How this book actually feels — based on mood analysis, not publisher blurbs.

Mood profile
Romance
70%
Fantasy
0%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
1/5
Spice
4/5
Core elements
Genre
Contemporary Romance
Moods
Steamy
Sweet
Fun
Key Tropes
Neighbors
Grumpy/Sunshine
Secret Letters
Ending
Satisfying
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How spicy is Secretly Yours?

Spicy (4/5) — explicit content is a significant part of the story.

Do I need to read Secretly Yours in order?

Secretly Yours is book 1 in the Vine Mess series. Start here.

Who would enjoy Secretly Yours?

Readers who love steamy and sweet stories with neighbors and grumpy/sunshine. Best suited for Adult readers and up.

What kind of read is Secretly Yours?

A steamy, sweet Adult contemporary romance built around neighbors, grumpy/sunshine, secret letters. 368 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.

What are the content warnings for Secretly Yours?

Content notes include: sexual content. Sort By Cravings always flags these so you can make informed choices.

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Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.

📚 Last reviewed: March 2026 Guide verified against current edition
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