When in Rome, Book 2
From the publisher:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A small-town sweetheart and an emotionally unavailable bad boy try to find some common ground in this chemistry-filled romance from the author of The Cheat Sheet and When in Rome.
Annie Walker is on a quest to find her perfect match—someone who complements her happy, quiet life running the local flower shop in Rome, Kentucky. But finding her dream man may be harder than Annie imagined. Everyone knows everyone in her hometown, and the dating prospects are getting fewer by the day. After she overhears her latest date say she is “so unbelievably boring,” Annie starts to think the problem might be her. Is it too late to become flirtatious and fun like the leading ladies in her favorite romance movies? Maybe she only needs a little practice . . . and Annie has the perfect person in mind to be her tutor: Will Griffin.
Will—the sexy , tattooed, and absolutely gorgeous bodyguard—is temporarily back in Rome, providing security for Amelia Rose as excitement builds for her upcoming marriage to Noah Walker, Annie’s brother. He has one personal objective while on the job: stay away from Annie Walker and any other possible attachments to this sleepy town. But no sooner than he gets settled, Will finds himself tasked with helping Annie find the love of her life by becoming the next leading lady of Rome, Kentucky. Will wants no part in changing the sweet and lovely Annie. He knows for a fact that some stuffy, straitlaced guy won’t make her happy, but he doesn’t have the heart to say no.
Amid steamy practice dates and strictly “educational” tutoring lessons, Annie discovers there are more layers to Will’s usual stoic attitude. As the lines of their friendship become dangerously blurred, Annie reconsiders her dream guy. Maybe her love life doesn’t need to be perfect—it just needs to be real.
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This is the sequel to When In Rome, which I adored. This one stands alone just fine, and it hits several romance tropes that I love, like opposites attract, small town, and fake dating.
Annie Rose is reeling after being told she is too boring to date. There are not a lot of options in the small town where Annie owns a flower shop, so she decides she needs to up her game. And the best person to help her with that is Will Griffin, her soon-to-be sister-in-law’s bodyguard. He has a lot of downtime, plus he’s seriously hot with those bad boy vibes, and she knows he would never really be interested in her, so he feels safe. Best laid plans…
Will is convinced to be Annie’s fake dating coach, but he has some personal issues with that – mostly, he thinks she is perfect just as she is. And he has an overwhelming urge to annihilate the guy who called her boring. But date her he does, and it takes most of the book for them to admit to their feelings. It is worth the wait – this was such a light, charming read, I truly hated for it to end. A perfect summer read!
6/2023 Stacy Alesi, AKA the BookBitch
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT by Sarah Adams. Random House Publishing Group (May 2, 2023). ISBN: 978-0593500804. 352p.
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