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Unfortunately Yours

by Tessa Bailey · Vine Mess #2 · 384 pages · Published September 2023
Spoiler-light guide Series order included Similar books included
4.13 / 5 across 60K ratings
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ (4/5)

A steamy, witty Adult contemporary romance built around marriage of convenience, enemies to lovers, wine country. 384 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.

Best for readers who want…

Steamy. Witty. Enemies.

Steamy Witty Enemies

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Steamy Witty Enemies
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  • You prefer completely clean, fade-to-black romance
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Content notes

Sexual Content
Marriage of Convenience
Enemies to Lovers
Wine Country
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
Witty
Enemies
Key Tropes
Marriage of Convenience
Enemies to Lovers
Wine Country
Ending
Satisfying
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How spicy is Unfortunately Yours?

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

Do I need to read Unfortunately Yours in order?

Unfortunately Yours is book 2 in the Vine Mess series. Reading in order is recommended.

Who would enjoy Unfortunately Yours?

Readers who love steamy and witty stories with marriage of convenience and enemies to lovers. Best suited for Adult readers and up.

What kind of read is Unfortunately Yours?

A steamy, witty Adult contemporary romance built around marriage of convenience, enemies to lovers, wine country. 384 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.

What are the content warnings for Unfortunately 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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