Unfortunately Yours by Tessa Bailey
This is the second book in the duology A Vine Mess centred on the Napa Valley. I enjoyed the first book Secretly Yours, which also gave some hints about the couple in this book and had meant to read it for a while.
Natalie Vos returned to her childhood home some time ago, after a bad call at work meant losing her investment management job and her fiancé. She has plans for a comeback, one that will prove to the investment community and her ex that she knows what she's doing. The problem is that she needs some money to start her own firm, and the only way that seems possible is to access her trust fund. Unfortunately, her estranged father has made the stipulation that she be married to get access.
August Cates owns a vineyard, but his passion for it comes from the loss of his best friend, whose dream it was. He is intent on the endeavour, but is running out of funds, and knows his latest batch wasn't a success. When Natalie offers him funding contingent on them going into a fake marriage, he can't decide if it is a good idea or not. But a unexpected visitor makes his mind up for him.
They have to do a convincing enough job to trick the local banker, but the greater difficulty may be trying not to notice their intense chemistry.
Natalie has the skills to know how to improve August's wine, but he has a hard time letting anyone into his life in a meaningful way. We can see each of their weak points and the inner needs that they have, but they both have to be willing to admit them to each other, and to themselves.
A quick engaging read that kept me wanting more. I enjoyed the plot and the characters, and how their interactions felt real.
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