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A Vine Mess

by Tessa Bailey

A Vine Mess series by Tessa Bailey has 2 known books (2 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Secretly Yours (2023).

Books
2 known books (2 novels)
Published
2
First published
2022
Status
ongoing
Shelved under
Romance
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Start here: Secretly Yours (2023) — then read straight through in publication order.

Book one

Cover of Secretly Yours

Secretly Yours (2023)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. Secretly Yours

    Novel

    Secretly Yours is the opening novel of Tessa Bailey's A Vine Mess series, published in 2023 at 384 pages. It's the series' starting point, followed by Unfortunately Yours.

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  2. Unfortunately Yours

    Novel

    Unfortunately Yours is the second book in Tessa Bailey's A Vine Mess series, published in 2023. It follows Secretly Yours in the series' reading order.

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About A Vine Mess

A Vine Mess is a two-book series set at a family-run vineyard in Napa Valley, California, following two friends (or, in the second book, siblings-by-circumstance) who each fall for someone tangled up in the vineyard's business and its long-simmering family drama. Like much of Tessa Bailey's mid-career work, it combines a workplace-adjacent romance with small-town, family-legacy stakes -- here, a winery facing financial pressure and old grudges resurfacing just as new relationships complicate everything further.

Published by Avon in 2022 and 2023, the two books (Secretly Yours, Unfortunately Yours) share the vineyard setting and supporting cast, with the second book following directly from threads left open in the first. It's a shorter, tighter series than Bailey's longer family sagas, ideal for readers who want the small-town-family-business formula in a quicker two-book arc.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in the A Vine Mess series?

Two: Secretly Yours (2022) and Unfortunately Yours (2023).

What order should I read A Vine Mess in?

Publication order: Secretly Yours, then Unfortunately Yours.

Is A Vine Mess a completed series?

Yes, both books have been published and the story is resolved, though no further installments have been ruled out.

Is A Vine Mess connected to Bellinger Sisters or Hot & Hammered?

No shared characters -- it's a separate vineyard-set cast -- though it follows the same small-town, family-business romance format Bailey uses across several of her series.

Can I read Unfortunately Yours without reading Secretly Yours first?

It's better read second -- it follows on from the first book's vineyard and family setup and introduces a couple connected to that story.

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