Secretly Yours

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author and TikTok favorite Tessa Bailey comes a steamy rom-com about a starchy professor and his bubbly neighbor. Hallie Welch fell for Julian Vos at fourteen, after nearly kissing him in the dark vineyards of his family's winery. Now, with Julian back in their small town, Hallie is hired to revamp the gardens on the Vos estate, hoping for that long-desired smooch. However, Julian, now a grumpy professor, is far from the teenager she remembers, and their clashing personalities lead to spectacular confrontations. After a wine-fueled girls' night, Hallie realizes she may have acted recklessly by leaving a drunken secret admirer letter for Julian. Meanwhile, Julian, on sabbatical from his Ivy League job and focused on writing a novel, finds Hallie’s gardening outside his window to be a major distraction. She’s eccentric, chronically late, and often covered in dirt, yet undeniably beautiful, making it hard for him to concentrate. As he discovers the anonymous letter from a woman in his past, he finds himself drawn deeper into Hallie's vibrant world. Her sunny, chaotic energy contrasts sharply with his orderly life, turning his world upside down and awakening feelings he thought he had buried.