by Tessa Bailey
First published 2023
Natalie Vos sits in her childhood home in Napa, drowning her sorrows in wine after losing both her job and fiancé. She has a plan to start over, but there's one problem: her trust fund requires marriage before she can access the money. With no other options, she swallows her pride and approaches August Cates with an unusual proposition. August owns a failing vineyard and knows nothing about winemaking. His wines taste terrible, his tasting room stays empty, and no bank will loan him money to save his late friend's legacy. When Natalie knocks on his door suggesting a temporary marriage arrangement, he sees a lifeline. The chemistry between them burns hot, but it always turns into cutting words and mutual irritation. They agree to a simple plan: marry quickly, live together briefly, then divorce and go separate ways. Natalie gets her inheritance, August gets financial backing, and both can pretend their electric attraction doesn't exist. But sharing a roof proves more challenging than either expected when desire keeps interrupting their carefully constructed animosity.
Genres: fiction, romance, adult-fiction, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity, second-chance
Setting: Napa
384 pages · Paperback · Avon