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A Vine Mess

by Tessa Bailey

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

Books
2 books
First published
2022
Status
ongoing
Last checked

Start here: Secretly Yours (2023) — then read straight through in publication order.

Cover of Secretly Yours, the first book in A Vine Mess

Reading order

The order the books were released — the default way to read the series.

  1. Secretly Yours

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  2. Unfortunately Yours

    Novel

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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.

How to read this series

Publication order, starting with Secretly Yours. The two books share the same vineyard and family circle, with Unfortunately Yours picking up threads from the first book, so reading in order is recommended.

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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