Tessa Bailey

#1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey launches a super sexy sports romance series with a rom-com about a bad boy professional athlete who falls for his biggest fan... Wells Whitaker was once golf's hottest rising star, but lately, all he has to show for his "promising" career is a killer hangover, a collection of broken clubs, and one remaining supporter. No matter how bad he plays, the beautiful, sunny redhead is always on the sidelines. He curses, she cheers. He scowls, she smiles. But when Wells quits in a blaze of glory and his fangirl finally goes home, he knows he made the greatest mistake of his life. Josephine Doyle believed in the gorgeous, grumpy golfer, even when he didn't believe in himself. Yet after he throws in the towel, she begins to wonder if her faith was misplaced. Then a determined Wells shows up at her door with a wild proposal: be his new caddy, help him turn his game around, and split the prize money. And considering Josephine's professional and personal life is in shambles, she could really use the cash... As they travel together, spending days on the green and nights in neighboring hotel rooms, sparks fly. Before long, they're inseparable, Wells starts winning again, and Josephine is surprised to find a sweet, thoughtful guy underneath his gruff, growly exterior. This hot man wants to brush her hair, feed her snacks, and take bubble baths together? Is this real life? But Wells is technically her boss and an athlete falling for his fangirl would be ridiculous... right?

#1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey launches a super sexy sports romance series with a rom-com about a bad boy professional athlete who falls for his biggest fan... Wells Whitaker was once golf's hottest rising star, but lately, all he has to show for his "promising" career is a killer hangover, a collection of broken clubs, and one remaining supporter. No matter how bad he plays, the beautiful, sunny redhead is always on the sidelines. He curses, she cheers. He scowls, she smiles. But when Wells quits in a blaze of glory and his fangirl finally goes home, he knows he made the greatest mistake of his life. Josephine Doyle believed in the gorgeous, grumpy golfer, even when he didn't believe in himself. Yet after he throws in the towel, she begins to wonder if her faith was misplaced. Then a determined Wells shows up at her door with a wild proposal: be his new caddy, help him turn his game around, and split the prize money. And considering Josephine's professional and personal life is in shambles, she could really use the cash... As they travel together, spending days on the green and nights in neighboring hotel rooms, sparks fly. Before long, they're inseparable, Wells starts winning again, and Josephine is surprised to find a sweet, thoughtful guy underneath his gruff, growly exterior. This hot man wants to brush her hair, feed her snacks, and take bubble baths together? Is this real life? But Wells is technically her boss and an athlete falling for his fangirl would be ridiculous... right?

PODAROCHNYJ KOMPLEKT DILOGII O SESTRAKh BELLINDZHER! Luchshie romany Tessy Bejli vmeste. Khit TikTok. Dlja poklonnikov Any Khuan i Eleny Armas! "Chto sluchilos etim letom" Pajper Bellindzher naslazhdaetsja zhiznju svetskoj lvitsy. Ona menjaet parnej, kak perchatki, a vecherinki i sotsseti - to, bez chego ona ne predstavljaet svoju zhizn. No v odin iz takikh vecherov Pajper zakhodit slishkom daleko. V nakazanie otchim devushki otpravljaet ee bez kopejki v karmane vmeste s mladshej sestroj v malenkij rybatskij gorodok. Geroinja znakomitsja s ugrjumym mestnym rybakom po imeni Brendan. Kazalos by, mezhdu nimi net nichego obschego, no ikh tjanet drug k drugu slovno magnitom. Pajper predstoit sdelat neprostoj vybor: vernutsja k privychnoj roskoshnoj zhizni ili pozvolit sebe vljubitsja po-nastojaschemu. "Blagodarja svoemu iskljuchitelnomu talantu Bejli udaetsja sochetat romantiku i khimiju mezhdu glavnymi gerojami. Eto odnovremenno sladko i vzryvoopasno seksualno". - Kejt Klejborn, avtor bestsellera "Ljubov s pervogo vzgljada""U ljubvi na krjuchke" Vse znajut, chto u morjaka Foksa Torontona reputatsija lovelasa. Byla. Poka v ego zhizni ne pojavljaetsja Khanna Bellindzher. Tolko ego obajanie i smazlivaja vneshnost ne proizvodjat na devushku nikakogo vpechatlenija. Ved Khanna po ushi vljublena v svoego kollegu, rezhissera Sergeja. Chtoby ne upustit devushku, Foks stanovitsja ee blizkim drugom i dazhe daet sovety, kak vljubit v sebja Sergeja. No chem bolshe vremeni oni provodjat vmeste, tem prozrachnee stanovitsja gran mezhdu druzheskim flirtom i vljublennostju. I Khanna uzhe ne uverena, kakoj iz dvukh muzhchin ej po-nastojaschemu interesen... Zato ona tochno znaet, chto ne khochet stat ocherednym trofeem Foksa Torontona. "Tessa Bejli masterski opisyvaet kak khimiju, tak i nastojaschuju druzhbu mezhdu Khannoj i Foksom, rasskazyvaja nam o zabavnykh neudachakh i nedoponimanii mezhdu gerojami. Etot iskrometnyj romkom objazatelno najdet otklik v vashem serdtse". - Publishers Weekly

NOVINKA OT AVTORA BESTSELLERA "CHTO SLUCHILOS ETIM LETOM"! #1 NEW YORK TIMES i #1 USA TODAY BESTSELLER Dolgozhdannoe prodolzhenie dilogii o sestrakh Bellindzher. Vse znajut, chto u morjaka Foksa Torontona reputatsija lovelasa. Byla. Poka v ego zhizni ne pojavljaetsja Khanna Bellindzher. Tolko ego obajanie i smazlivaja vneshnost ne proizvodjat na devushku nikakogo vpechatlenija. Ved Khanna po ushi vljublena v svoego kollegu, rezhissera Sergeja. Chtoby ne upustit devushku, Foks stanovitsja ee blizkim drugom i dazhe daet sovety, kak vljubit v sebja Sergeja. No chem bolshe vremeni oni provodjat vmeste, tem prozrachnee stanovitsja gran mezhdu druzheskim flirtom i vljublennostju. I Khanna uzhe ne uverena, kakoj iz dvukh muzhchin ej po-nastojaschemu interesen... Zato ona tochno znaet, chto ne khochet stat ocherednym trofeem Foksa Torontona. #TikTok #kholodnoe more #ljubovnye intrigi "Tessa Bejli masterski opisyvaet kak khimiju, tak i nastojaschuju druzhbu mezhdu Khannoj i Foksom, rasskazyvaja nam o zabavnykh neudachakh i nedoponimanii mezhdu gerojami. Etot iskrometnyj romkom objazatelno najdet otklik v vashem serdtse". - Publishers Weekly "U ljubvi na krjuchke" pakhnet okeanom i zvuchit desjatkami pesen-pod-nastroenie, kotorymi obmenivajutsja geroi. Priznajus, ja ne smogla uderzhatsja i vkljuchala ikh odna za drugoj. Khanna zhivet v Los-Anzhelese, odevaetsja seroj myshju, ljubit vinilovye plastinki i boitsja pervykh rolej. Foks - pomoschnik kapitana v primorskom gorodke, ljubit zhenschin i ne zavodit dolgikh otnoshenij. Znakomyj sjuzhet, i my znaem, chto budet dalshe, ne tak li? A vot i net. Potomu chto eti dvoe - luchshie druzja, i bolshe vsego oni bojatsja razrushit svoju tepluju, podpitannuju khoroshej muzykoj druzhbu. Ochen rekomenduju dlja tekh, kto ljubit mjagkij jumor, zdorovye otnoshenija, ochen gorjachie stseny i rok-n-roll. No eto ne prosto "gorjachij roman". S pomoschju emotsionalnogo sjuzheta Tessa Bejli rasskazyvaet nam o vazhnykh veschakh. O tom, chto ne nuzhno sootvetstvovat roli, iz kotoroj ty vyros. O tom, kak vazhno prorabatyvat lichnye dramy, chtoby oni ne kalechili tebja i togo, kto rjadom. I o tom, chto seks - prekrasen, no est to, chto vazhnee: vozmozhnost razdelit s kem-to svoi tajny i strakhi, tsennosti, ubezhdenija i malenkie gluposti". - Irina Kotova, avtor serii "Korolevskaja krov"

Idealnaja kniga dlja poklonnikov romanov Anny Todd, Eleny Armas i Ali Khejzelvud! Tessa Bejli - koroleva gorjachikh romanov. Avtor neverojatno schastliva, chto ej udalos voplotit v zhizn svoju mechtu - pisat o vljublennykh ljudjakh. Bestseller Seti! Bolee 344 000 000 prosmotrov v TikTok! Pajper Bellindzher naslazhdaetsja zhiznju svetskoj lvitsy. Ona menjaet parnej, kak perchatki, a vecherinki i sotsseti - to, bez chego ona ne predstavljaet svoju zhizn. No v odin iz takikh vecherov Pajper zakhodit slishkom daleko. V nakazanie otchim devushki otpravljaet ee bez kopejki v karmane vmeste s mladshej sestroj v malenkij rybatskij gorodok. Geroinja znakomitsja s ugrjumym mestnym rybakom po imeni Brendan. Kazalos by, mezhdu nimi net nichego obschego, no ikh tjanet drug k drugu slovno magnitom. Pajper predstoit sdelat neprostoj vybor: vernutsja k privychnoj roskoshnoj zhizni ili pozvolit sebe vljubitsja po-nastojaschemu. "Izbalovannaja tusovschitsa iz Los-Andzhelesa priezzhaet v malenkij rybatskij gorodok - komichnoe nachalo bolshogo prikljuchenija, kotoroe budet pripravleno jumorom, dushevnostju, strastju i atmosfernymi vidami okeana. Tsel ljuboj romanticheskoj knigi v konechnom schete - vljubit nas v potrjasajuschego knizhnogo muzhika i perezhit s nim golovokruzhitelnyj roman (cherez oschuschenija i chuvstva geroini, konechno), s chem eta istorija uspeshno spravljaetsja: na protjazhenii vsego sjuzheta ja sidela s ulybkoj vljublennoj durochki i ogromnymi serdechkami v glazakh, a zakryla knigu s oschuscheniem parenija nad zemlej!" - Lena Sokol, pisatelnitsa "Chto sluchilos etim letom" - ne prosto legkij roman, kotoryj vam zakhochetsja vzjat s soboj v otpusk. Eta kniga o tom, kak vnezapno vspykhnuvshee chuvstvo mozhet perevernut vse s nog na golovu, ne ostaviv shansa na soprotivlenie. Imenno eto i proizoshlo s glavnoj geroinej. Priekhav v gorod svoego detstva, ona vdrug obretaet ne tolko ljubov vsej zhizni, no i sebja nastojaschuju. Po khodu razvitija sjuzheta my vidim, kak iz-pod gljantsevoj mishury postepenno nachinaet projavljatsja istinnaja Pajper: emotsionalnaja, iskrennjaja, strastnaja i ljubjaschaja. Ee bolshe ne pugajut peremeny i slozhnosti, potomu chto teper est za chto borotsja i na kogo operetsja. I kakie by vysokie volny ni zhdali ee v etom bolshom plavanii, teper rjadom vsegda budet Brendan - kapitan ee serdtsa i lichnaja stantsija podzarjadki". - Julija Serikova, shef-redaktor sajta Wday.ru "Esli vy ljubite romany, no ustali ot abjuzivnykh vzaimootnoshenij i naigrannoj dramy, to eta vzroslaja istorija vam neobkhodima, kak glotok svezhego vozdukha! Stolko nezhnosti. Vnutrennej borby. Zhivotnoj strasti. Ja v neverojatnom vostorge". - @oh_pollybooks "Ja ostalas v polnom vostorge, kak ot personazhej, tak i sjuzheta v tselom! Kniga vyshla jarkoj, romantichnoj i zarazhajuschej pozitivnymi emotsijami. Ty ne mozhesh sderzhat emotsii, bud to smekh ili grust, i eto chudesno!" - @for_books_ever "Blagodarja svoemu iskljuchitelnomu talantu Bejli udaetsja sochetat romantiku i khimiju mezhdu glavnymi gerojami. Eto odnovremenno sladko i vzryvoopasno seksualno". - Kejt Klejborn, avtor bestsellera "Ljubov s pervogo vzgljada""Strastnyj, seksualnyj i veselyj roman". - New York Post

Stella kommer till New York några veckor före jul för att börja om. När hon går förbi det exklusiva varuhuset Vivant stannar hon i ren förskräckelse framför skyltfönstret. Plötsligt ber killen som står bredvid henne om hennes åsikt och Stella kan inte hålla inne med kritiken. Allt tar en oväntad vändning när han presenterar sig som Aiden Cook - varuhusets ägare - och erbjuder henne tjänsten som fönsterdekoratör. Stella, som är både envis och målinriktad, bestämmer sig för att göra sig oumbärlig för företaget - och Aiden. Men när de oundvikligen förlorar kampen mot gnistorna som slår mellan dem måste Stella påminna sig om att lyckliga slut inte är för henne." Hett, sexigt och roligt – man vill bara sluka den här boken." New York Post"Inget får mitt hjärta att fatta eld som en Tessa Bailey-bok." Elena Armas, författare"Bailey skriver gnabb och rom-com med säkerhet, men för dem som gillar romantik med hetta är hon också snuskspratets Michelangelo." Entertainment Weekly"Ömheten, sårbarheten och värmen som Tessa Bailey förmedlar i sina böcker är anledningen till att hon är en av mina absoluta favoritförfattare." Sally Thorne, författareTessa Bailey kan lösa alla problem utom sina egna. Därför låter hon istället fiktiva enstöriga män, ofta med skägg, och älskvärda hjältinnor göra det. Hon bor på Long Island, USA, och undviker helst solen och sociala interaktioner, och undrar sedan varför ingen har ringt. Bailey skriver med hetta, själ, känsla och ett garanterat lyckligt slut.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey delivers a sexy, hilarious standalone holiday rom-com about the adult children of two former rock stars who team up to convince their estranged mothers to play a Christmas Eve concert…Melody Gallard may be the daughter of music royalty, but her world is far from glamorous. She spends her days restoring old books and avoiding the limelight (one awkward tabloid photo was enough, thanks). But when a producer offers her a lot of money to reunite her mother’s band on live tv, Mel begins to wonder if it’s time to rattle the cage, shake up her quiet life… and see him again. The only other person who could wrangle the rock and roll divas. Beat Dawkins, the lead singer’s son, is Melody’s opposite—the camera loves him, he could charm the pants off anyone, and his mom is not a potential cult leader. Still, they might have been best friends if not for the legendary feud that broke up the band. When they met as teenagers, Mel felt an instant spark, but it’s nothing compared to the wild, intense attraction that builds as they embark on a madcap mission to convince their mothers to perform one last show. While dealing with rock star shenanigans, a 24-hour film crew, brawling Santas, and mobs of adoring fans, Mel starts to step out of her comfort zone. With Beat by her side, cheering her on, she’s never felt so understood. But Christmas Eve is fast approaching, and a decades-old scandal is poised to wreck everything—the Steel Birds reunion, their relationships with their mothers, and their newfound love.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey delivers a sexy, hilarious standalone holiday rom-com about the adult children of two former rock stars who team up to convince their estranged mothers to play a Christmas Eve concert... Melody Gallard may be the daughter of music royalty, but her world is far from glamorous. She spends her days restoring old books and avoiding the limelight (one awkward tabloid photo was enough, thanks). But when a producer offers her a lot of money to reunite her mother's band on live tv, Mel begins to wonder if it's time to rattle the cage, shake up her quiet life... and see him again. The only other person who could wrangle the rock and roll divas. Beat Dawkins, the lead singer's son, is Melody's opposite--the camera loves him, he could charm the pants off anyone, and his mom is not a potential cult leader. Still, they might have been best friends if not for the legendary feud that broke up the band. When they met as teenagers, Mel felt an instant spark, but it's nothing compared to the wild, intense attraction that builds as they embark on a madcap mission to convince their mothers to perform one last show. While dealing with rock star shenanigans, a 24-hour film crew, brawling Santas, and mobs of adoring fans, Mel starts to step out of her comfort zone. With Beat by her side, cheering her on, she's never felt so understood. But Christmas Eve is fast approaching, and a decades-old scandal is poised to wreck everything--the Steel Birds reunion, their relationships with their mothers, and their newfound love.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey delivers a sexy, hilarious standalone holiday rom-com about the adult children of two former rock stars who team up to convince their estranged mothers to play a Christmas Eve concert... Melody Gallard may be the daughter of music royalty, but her world is far from glamorous. She spends her days restoring old books and avoiding the limelight (one awkward tabloid photo was enough, thanks). But when a producer offers her a lot of money to reunite her mother's band on live tv, Mel begins to wonder if it's time to rattle the cage, shake up her quiet life... and see him again. The only other person who could wrangle the rock and roll divas. Beat Dawkins, the lead singer's son, is Melody's opposite--the camera loves him, he could charm the pants off anyone, and his mom is not a potential cult leader. Still, they might have been best friends if not for the legendary feud that broke up the band. When they met as teenagers, Mel felt an instant spark, but it's nothing compared to the wild, intense attraction that builds as they embark on a madcap mission to convince their mothers to perform one last show. While dealing with rock star shenanigans, a 24-hour film crew, brawling Santas, and mobs of adoring fans, Mel starts to step out of her comfort zone. With Beat by her side, cheering her on, she's never felt so understood. But Christmas Eve is fast approaching, and a decades-old scandal is poised to wreck everything--the Steel Birds reunion, their relationships with their mothers, and their newfound love.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey delivers a sexy, hilarious standalone holiday rom-com about the adult children of two former rock stars who team up to convince their estranged mothers to play a Christmas Eve concert... Melody Gallard may be the daughter of music royalty, but her world is far from glamorous. She spends her days restoring old books and avoiding the limelight (one awkward tabloid photo was enough, thanks). But when a producer offers her a lot of money to reunite her mother's band on live tv, Mel begins to wonder if it's time to rattle the cage, shake up her quiet life... and see him again. The only other person who could wrangle the rock and roll divas. Beat Dawkins, the lead singer's son, is Melody's opposite--the camera loves him, he could charm the pants off anyone, and his mom is not a potential cult leader. Still, they might have been best friends if not for the legendary feud that broke up the band. When they met as teenagers, Mel felt an instant spark, but it's nothing compared to the wild, intense attraction that builds as they embark on a madcap mission to convince their mothers to perform one last show. While dealing with rock star shenanigans, a 24-hour film crew, brawling Santas, and mobs of adoring fans, Mel starts to step out of her comfort zone. With Beat by her side, cheering her on, she's never felt so understood. But Christmas Eve is fast approaching, and a decades-old scandal is poised to wreck everything--the Steel Birds reunion, their relationships with their mothers, and their newfound love.

USA TODAY BESTSELLER From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Happened One Summer and Hook, Line, and Sinker comes the last sexy and hilarious novel about three broke and beautiful best friends... Construction worker Russell Hart has been head-over-work boots for Abby Sullivan since the moment he laid eyes on her. But he knows a classy, uptown virgin like her could never be truly happy with a rough, blue-collar guy like him. If only she'd stop treating him like her personal hero—a role he craves more than oxygen—maybe he could accept it. With the future of her family's company on her shoulders, Abby barely has time to sleep, let alone find love. And her best friend Russell acting like a sexy, overprotective hulk any time their Super Group goes out in public definitely isn't helping her single status. But after a near-tragedy lands Russell in her bed for the night, Abby's suddenly fantasizing about what he looks like shirtless. Chest hair and tattoos—who knew? As Russell struggles to keep Abby at a safe distance, she begins to see through his tough-talking exterior—and acknowledge her own feelings. Now she's ready to turn the friend-zone into foreplay…and make him lose control." The women share fun banter, but the repartee between Russell and Abby is especially enjoyable... depth, heart, and a lot of playfulness.” – Library Journal (starred review)

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Happened One Summer and Hook, Line, and Sinker comes a sexy and hilarious rom-com trilogy about three broke and beautiful roommates... When Honey Perribow traded in her cowboy boots for stilettos and left her small Kentucky town to attend Columbia University, she never expected to find a dirt-cheap apartment or two new best friends. No stranger to hard work, Honey’s sole focus is a medical degree... until she sees newly-minted Professor, Ben Dawson, and her concentration is hijacked. Honey is fascinated by her gorgeous, young English professor and vows to find a crack his tweed-wearing, glasses-clad exterior. While at an off campus party, an accident lands Ben in a dark, locked closet with a sexy-sounding southern belle...and their chemistry is explosive. But when he discovers that the girl in his arms is the same beautiful college student he can’t stop thinking about, he is stunned. Yet no matter how hard he tries, Ben can’t stay away from Honey. And when his attempts to fight their attraction nearly ruin the best thing that ever happened to him, Ben will do anything to prove how much he needs her." Bailey puts a fun, super-sexy spin on the classic “hot for teacher” trope... The love scenes in Need Me are practically incendiary...” – Booklist

Piper Bellinger är omåttligt populär och Hollywoods paparazzi är henne ständigt i hälarna. När en fest spårar ur skickar hennes styvfar henne till en pittoresk kuststad för att jobba på en lokal pub, med förhoppningen att hon en gång för alla ska lära sig att ta ansvar. Där träffar hon den stora, skäggiga sjökaptenen Brendan, som är övertygad om att hon inte kommer stå ut ens en vecka. Och hon måste medge att bara tanken på att sova i en sunkig lägenhet får det att klia på kroppen. Men Piper är fast besluten att bevisa att hon är någon att räkna med. Trots olikheterna flammar en obestridlig attraktion upp mellan Piper och Brendan. Piper vill inte ha några distraktioner, särskilt inte känslor för en man som seglar iväg i solnedgången och är borta flera veckor. Men allteftersom tiden går börjar Piper undra om det glammiga, ytliga liv hon känner till verkligen är vad hon vill ha. Hon inser att staden - och Brendan - faktiskt har fångat hennes hjärta. Tessa Bailey kan lösa alla problem utom sina egna. Därför låter hon istället fiktiva enstöriga män, ofta med skägg, och älskvärda hjältinnor göra det. Hon bor på Long Island, USA, och undviker helst solen och sociala interaktioner, och undrar sedan varför ingen har ringt.

Together in a beautiful boxed set, three delightful summer rom-coms from #1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey! Fall in love over and over again with these three bestselling stories. In this boxed set, readers will enjoy It Happened One Summer & Hook, Line, and Sinker from the fan-favorite Bellinger Sister series, as well as Secretly Yours—the first in a brand-new duology set in wine country! IT HAPPENED ONE SUMMER: Hollywood “It Girl” Piper Bellinger is cut off from her wealthy family and exiled to a Pacific Northwest town where she butts heads with a grumpy local sea captain who thinks she doesn’t belong. HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER: Hannah Bellinger is best friends with a charming playboy but when they end up as roommates, their strictly platonic relationship takes a surprisingly steamy turn. SECRETLY YOURS: The man Hallie Welch has secretly loved since high school is finally back in their small town, but will the starchy professor remember their almost-kiss years before... or will their polar opposite personalities clash spectacularly?

#1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey returns with the hilarious follow-up to Secretly Yours, in which a down-on-her-luck Napa heiress suggests a mutually beneficial marriage of convenience to a man she can’t stand... only to discover there’s a fine line between love and hate. After losing her job and her fiancé in one fell swoop, Natalie Vos returned home to lick her wounds. A few months later, she’s sufficiently drowned her sorrows in cabernet and she’s ready to get back on her feet. She just needs her trust fund to finance her new business venture. Unfortunately, the terms require she marry before she can have the money. And well, dumped, remember? But Natalie is desperate enough to propose to a man who makes her want to kill him—and kiss him, in equal measure. August Cates may own a vineyard, but he doesn’t know jack about making wine. He’s determined to do his late best friend proud, no matter what it takes. Except his tasting room is empty, his wine is disgusting (seriously, he once saw someone gag), and his buddy’s legacy is circling the drain. No bank will give him the loan he needs to turn the business around... and then the gorgeous, feisty heiress knocks on his door. Natalie has haunted his dreams since the moment they met, but their sizzling chemistry immediately morphed into simmering insults. Now, a quickie marriage could help them both. A sham wedding, a few weeks living under the same roof, and then they can go their separate ways—assuming they make it out alive. How hard could it be? There’s just one thing they didn’t account for: their unfortunate, unbearable, undeniable attraction.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey is back in Napa Valley with this hilarious rom-com about a down-on-her-luck heiress who suggests a mutually beneficial marriage of convenience to a man she can't stand... only to discover there's a fine line between love and hate. After losing her job and her fianc in one fell swoop, Natalie Vos returned home to lick her wounds. A few months later, she's sufficiently drowned her sorrows in cabernet and she's ready to get back on her feet. She just needs her trust fund to finance her new business venture. Unfortunately, the terms require she marry before she can have the money. And well, dumped, remember? But Natalie is desperate enough to propose to a man who makes her want to kill him--and kiss him, in equal measure. August Cates may own a vineyard, but he doesn't know jack about making wine. He's determined to do his late best friend proud, no matter what it takes. Except his tasting room is empty, his wine is disgusting (seriously, he once saw someone gag), and his buddy's legacy is circling the drain. No bank will give him the loan he needs to turn the business around... and then the gorgeous, feisty heiress knocks on his door. Natalie has haunted August's dreams since the moment they met, but their sizzling chemistry immediately morphed into simmering insults. Now, a quickie marriage could help them both. A sham wedding, a few weeks living under the same roof, and then they can go their separate ways--assuming they make it out alive. How hard could it be? There's just one thing they didn't account for: their unfortunate, unbearable, undeniable attraction.