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Books Like Unfortunately Yours

by Tessa Bailey

Contemporary Romance 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5 SteamyWittyEnemies

A steamy, witty Adult contemporary romance built around marriage of convenience, enemies to lovers, wine country. 384 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.

You just finished Unfortunately Yours and now everything else on your Kindle feels... flat. That steamy energy? The way Tessa Bailey made you feel things you didn't sign up for? Yeah, we get it. That's a book hangover, and the only cure is another book that hits the same way. We didn't just search "books like Unfortunately Yours" and call it a day. We broke down exactly what made this book land — the mood, the tropes, the pacing, the heat — and found books that match on the elements that actually matter.

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12 Books Matched to Unfortunately Yours

Grouped by the elements that made Unfortunately Yours unforgettable.

The 'I Hate You' to 'I Love You' Pipeline

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By a Thread
by Lucy Score
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5 · 554p · Contemporary Romance
By a Thread hits the same steamy and witty and enemies to lovers notes that made Unfortunately Yours impossible to put down. Lucy Score brings steamy and witty to every page.
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The Worst Guy
by Kate Canterbary
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5 · 340p · Contemporary Romance
You loved Unfortunately Yours for the steamy and witty and enemies to lovers? The Worst Guy is your next obsession. Same emotional frequency, different story — and Kate Canterbary might just become your new auto-buy author.
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Dating You / Hating You
by Christina Lauren
🌶️🌶️🌶️ 3/5 · 352p · Contemporary Romance
Looking for more steamy and witty and enemies to lovers after Unfortunately Yours? Dating You / Hating You by Christina Lauren is the book your TBR has been begging you for. Fair warning: it's spicier.
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The Steam That Fogged Up Your Screen

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Beautiful Bastard
by Christina Lauren
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5 · 304p · Contemporary Romance
The steamy and witty that made Unfortunately Yours unforgettable? Beautiful Bastard channels that exact energy. 304 pages of steamy, witty that'll fill the void.
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Boss in the Bedsheets
by Kate Canterbary
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5 · 320p · Contemporary Romance
If Unfortunately Yours's steamy and witty energy had you one-clicking at midnight, Boss in the Bedsheets delivers the same rush. Kate Canterbary knows exactly what you're craving.
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King of Sloth
by Ana Huang
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5 · 432p · Contemporary Romance, Billionaire
The steamy and witty that made Unfortunately Yours unforgettable? King of Sloth channels that exact energy. 432 pages of steamy, witty that'll fill the void.
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Our #1 Pick After Unfortunately Yours

By a Thread by Lucy Score — 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5 spice, 554 pages

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FAQ

Questions About Books Like Unfortunately Yours

Based on mood, trope, and pacing analysis, the most similar books to Unfortunately Yours include By a Thread, The Worst Guy, Dating You / Hating You. Each matches on specific elements like steamy and witty that made Unfortunately Yours resonate with readers.

We recommend starting with By a Thread by Lucy Score — it shares Unfortunately Yours's core Steamy energy while bringing something fresh to the table.

Unfortunately Yours is a standalone novel. You can jump right in without reading anything else first.

Unfortunately Yours has a spice level of 4/5. The recommendations on this page range across spice levels — each one is labeled so you can find your comfort zone.

Yes — several recommendations on this page have lower spice levels while keeping the same Steamy energy. Look for the ❄️ or 🌶️ (1/5) tags.

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