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About this listen
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Two feuding second-grade teachers (and neighbors) find themselves teaming up in this new rivals-to-lovers romance set in Rome, Kentucky—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Rule Book and Practice Makes Perfect.
“Sarah Adams writes books with heart and soul. They speak to the people finding their way and being unapologetically themselves in the process. I love her style.”—Hannah Grace, author of Icebreaker
Emily Walker hates having her carefully crafted world disrupted by anyone, most of all her legendary nemesis, Jack Bennett. He’s the opposite of the wonderful heroes she dreams up in her double life as a romance writer, which is why Emily was perfectly happy when Jack left Rome, Kentucky, mid-school year with his fiancée. The last thing Emily saw coming was Jack’s return at the start of the summer after calling off the wedding and ending his relationship, but he’s here to stay—as her colleague and her neighbor.
Jack is glad to be back, eager to renovate his house and work on the next mystery novel under his bestselling pen name. But when he realizes he’s now neighbors with the one woman who has always pushed his buttons, he discovers something he’s even more excited about—thwarting Emily and her petty plans to sabotage his return.
With their chemistry-fueled animosity at an all-time high, Emily accidentally sends an email to their school’s principal that could reveal her secret literary side hustle. She needs to steal back her manuscript, and Jack—she hates to admit—is just the man to help her. Surprisingly, he agrees. Will their unlikely alliance put an end to their rivalry? Or could it lead to a steamy plot twist they never saw coming?
Look for all of Sarah Adams’s When in Rome books:
WHEN IN ROME • PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT • BEG, BORROW, OR STEAL (Coming Soon!)
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“Feuding second-grade teachers learn they make a great team in this cute rivals-to-lovers romance, the third in Adams’s When in Rome series. This charms.”—Publishers Weekly
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Madison Walker thought chasing her culinary dreams in New York would make her happy, but with graduation looming and everything falling apart, she just wants to return home to Rome, Kentucky. A chance misdial to James Huxley—her older brother’s lifelong best friend—leads her to tearfully explain her situation. Surprised but sympathetic, James offers her a job as head chef at the new farm-to-table restaurant on his family farm. Though they’ve never been close, Madison eagerly accepts.
By: Sarah Adams
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The Off-Limits Rule
- It Happened in Nashville
- By: Sarah Adams
- Narrated by: Rusty Mewha, Sarah Naughton
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 431
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 396
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 395
Lucy Marshall has hit rock bottom. After failing to succeed as a single mom in Atlanta, she’s back home and moving in with her older brother, Drew. Reconnecting with her support system is the right thing to do, but Lucy can’t help but feel like a failure. Her four-year-old son deserves the world, and all she can give him is a spare bedroom. But Drew is the sweetest uncle, and some quality time might be exactly what they both need to start fresh. That is until she meets Cooper, her brother’s incredibly hot best friend.
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3 out of 5 stars
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ok story. fun writing. narrators are a mixed bag
- By DM on 07-05-21
By: Sarah Adams
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The Temporary Roomie
- It Happened in Nashville
- By: Sarah Adams
- Narrated by: Rachel Perry, Jason Keller
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 400
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 363
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Story4 out of 5 stars 369
Drew Marshall may have let me move into his spare bedroom while my house is being renovated, but don’t think for one second his kindness comes without strings - big, ugly fake-relationship strings. That’s okay, though, Dr. Andrew. I’ll agree to your terms, move into your house, and act like your girlfriend when the big day comes, but I also plan to make your life miserable - make you pay for what you did to me. I may not be good at forgiving or forgetting, but I’m excellent at getting even.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Funny but over the top and got irritating
- By Oldbbcoach on 09-03-21
By: Sarah Adams
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The Match
- It Happened in Charleston, Book 1
- By: Sarah Adams
- Narrated by: Rusty Mewha, Leanne Woodward
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 125
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 119
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 119
Evie Jones has dedicated her life and very limited funds working for Southern Service Paws, the company that matched her with the love of her life: Charlie, a service dog trained to assist with her epilepsy. But it’s no secret that the company has been struggling to make ends meet. It’s up to her and her longtime mentor and boss to throw the fundraiser of the century to keep the doors open.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not my favorite
- By Jane Denali on 07-26-24
By: Sarah Adams
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The Cheat Sheet
- By: Sarah Adams
- Narrated by: Renee Dorian, Teddy Hamilton
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,918
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,747
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,741
Hi, my name is Bree Camden, and I’m hopelessly in love with my best friend and star quarterback Nathan Donelson (so is half of America, judging by the tabloids and how much the guy dates). The first step is admitting it, right? Except, I can never admit it to him because he clearly doesn’t see me that way, and the last thing I want is for things to get weird between us. Nothing but good old-fashioned no-touching-the-sexiest-man-alive platonic friendship for us! Everything is exactly how I like it! Yes. Good. (I’m not crying; I’m just peeling an onion.)
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2 out of 5 stars
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Teddy Hamilton is great, but the rest…
- By Nicole Caliro on 04-01-22
By: Sarah Adams
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The Rule Book
- A Novel
- By: Sarah Adams
- Narrated by: Hathaway Lee, Will Damron
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 408
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 391
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 391
Nora Mackenzie’s entire career lies in the hands of famous NFL tight end Derek Pender, who also happens to be her extremely hot college ex-boyfriend. Nora didn’t end things as gracefully as she could have back then, and now it has come back to haunt her. Derek is her first client as an official full-time sports agent and he’s holding a grudge.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Rule Book
- By L. Davidson on 04-04-24
By: Sarah Adams
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Beg, Borrow or Steal
- By: Susie Tate
- Narrated by: Shakira Shute
- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 112
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 108
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 107
Jamie is proud of everything he’s achieved. A consultant anesthetist and the medical education director - he’s a pretty big deal. So when one of his medical students falls asleep, right in the middle of a tutorial, he is furious. He’s a bloody good teacher, damn it! Maybe he could have been a little more understanding. Maybe he didn’t have to try to humiliate her. But the shock of how beautiful this particular student was when she finally opened her eyes, and his inappropriate reaction, only fueled his anger.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very good with out all the spice.
- By Wendy L. Parker on 04-04-24
By: Susie Tate
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Is She Really Going Out with Him?
- By: Sophie Cousens
- Narrated by: Kerry Gilbert
- Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 623
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 607
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 607
Columnist Anna Appleby has left her love life behind after a painful divorce. Who needs a man when she has two kids, a cat, and uncontested control of the TV remote? Besides, she’d rather be single than subject herself to the hell of online dating. But her office rival is vying for her column, and no column means no stable source of income. In a desperate attempt to keep her job, Anna finds herself pitching a unique angle: seven dates, all found offline, chosen by her children.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Meh
- By LMH on 12-04-24
By: Sophie Cousens
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Out of the Woods
- A Novel
- By: Hannah Bonam-Young
- Narrated by: Victoria Connolly
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 78
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Story4 out of 5 stars 75
High school sweethearts Sarah and Caleb Linwood have always been a sure thing. For the past seventeen years, they have had each other’s backs through all of life’s ups and downs. But Sarah has begun to wonder . . . who is she without her other half? When she decides to take on a project of her own, a fundraising gala in memory of her late mother, Sarah wants nothing more than to prove to herself—and to everyone else—that she doesn’t need Caleb’s help to succeed. She’s still her mother’s daughter after all, independent and capable.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Out of the woods
- By E.P on 04-18-25
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First-Time Caller
- Heartstrings, Book 1
- By: B.K. Borison
- Narrated by: E.J. Bingham, Hathaway Lee
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 875
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 857
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 857
Aiden Valentine has a secret: he’s fallen out of love with love. And as the host of Baltimore’s romance hotline, that’s a bit of a problem. But when a young girl calls in to the station asking for dating advice for her mom, the interview goes viral, thrusting Aiden and Heartstrings into the limelight. Lucie Stone thought she was doing just fine. She has a good job; an incredible family; and a smart, slightly devious kid. But when all of Baltimore is suddenly scrutinizing her love life—or lack thereof—she begins to question if she’s as happy as she believed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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FIRST TIME CALLER
- By Melissa Whitmarsh on 02-11-25
By: B.K. Borison
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To Con a Gentleman
- Dalton Family, Book 1
- By: Sarah Adams
- Narrated by: Rachael Beresford
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 406
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 384
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 385
As a con woman who has spent her entire life fending for herself on the streets of London, Rose Wakefield knows how to scam a gentleman out of his money without ever getting caught. That's until she knocks on the wrong earl's door and is faced with Carver Ashburn Earl of Kensworth and not the notorious rake she thinks she is approaching. Carver is a good man, but even a good man will not pass up an opportunity to escape his grief. What better way to avoid his feelings than to play into a con woman's ruse and offer to marry her?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fun, Clean Romance, but not period accurate
- By CraftyMe on 07-05-22
By: Sarah Adams
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PS: I Hate You
- By: Lauren Connolly
- Narrated by: Karissa Vacker
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 244
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 233
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 233
Maddie Sanderson would be proud to honor her older brother’s dying wish, that she scatters his ashes over eight destinations that the adventurous 29-year-old never got to visit before he died from cancer. But in his will, Josh assigned her an impossible partner to help complete the mission—Dominic Perry. Seriously, if Maddie weren’t already at her brother's funeral, she would have killed him for this.
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2 out of 5 stars
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The plot
- By Madhuri on 01-27-25
By: Lauren Connolly
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The Path to Loving Him
- By: Meghan Quinn
- Narrated by: Samantha Brentmoor, Sebastian York
- Length: 13 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 888
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 865
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 865
What does one do when they completely blow an interview? If you're me, you pick up a one-night stand with the most gorgeous man you've ever seen.. That's right, after a lousy interview that could have changed everything for me, I headed over to the local small town bar to sulk when the one man I shouldn't want walked in. And when my friend convinced me to take him back to my hotel room, I didn't think about it, I just did it . . . well, I did him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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So good
- By Heather Woods on 01-21-25
By: Meghan Quinn
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Promise Me Sunshine
- A Novel
- By: Cara Bastone
- Narrated by: Alex Finke
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 466
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 457
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 457
Lenny’s a bit of a mess at the moment. Ever since cancer stole away her best friend, she has been completely lost. She’s avoiding her concerned parents, the apartment she shared with her best friend, and the ever-laminated “live again” list of things she’s promised to do to survive her grief. But maybe if she acts like she has it all together, no one will notice she’s falling apart. The only gigs she can handle right now are temporary babysitting jobs, and she just landed a great one, helping overworked, single mom Reese and her precocious daughter, Ainsley.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not her best
- By BB on 03-06-25
By: Cara Bastone
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Deep End
- By: Ali Hazelwood
- Narrated by: Thérèse Plummer, Ben Holtzmuller
- Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,905
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,834
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,834
Scarlett Vandermeer is swimming upstream. A Junior at Stanford and a student-athlete who specializes in platform diving, Scarlett prefers to keep her head down, concentrating on getting into med school and on recovering from the injury. She has no time for relationships. Swim captain, world champion, all-around aquatics golden boy Lukas Blomqvist thrives on discipline. It’s how he wins gold medals and breaks records: complete focus, with every stroke. On the surface, Lukas and Scarlett have nothing in common. Until a well-guarded secret slips out, and everything changes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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spicy
- By Danielle on 02-06-25
By: Ali Hazelwood
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The Love Wager
- By: Lynn Painter
- Narrated by: Kristen DiMercurio, Zachary Webber
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 668
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 602
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 601
Hallie Piper is turning over a new leaf. After belly-crawling out of a hotel room (hello, rock bottom), she decides it’s time to become a full-on adult. She gets a new apartment, a new haircut, and a new wardrobe, but when she logs onto the dating app that she has determined will find her new love, she sees none other than Jack, the guy whose room she snuck out of.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good, cute, not amazing.
- By AtticusAtticus on 10-11-23
By: Lynn Painter
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Book Lovers
- By: Emily Henry
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17,707
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 15,851
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15,807
Nora Stephens' life is books—she’s read them all—and she is not that type of heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients, for whom she lands enormous deals as a cutthroat literary agent, and her beloved little sister Libby.
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1 out of 5 stars
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So annoying!
- By MALLORIE WIEBER on 05-14-22
By: Emily Henry
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Before I Do
- By: Sophie Cousens
- Narrated by: Emma Sidi
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 348
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 313
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 313
Head-in-the-stars Audrey is about to marry down-to-earth Josh. Though they are polar opposites, they have a healthy relationship; Josh is just what Audrey needs. But romance should be unpredictable and full of fireworks, and as the big day approaches, Audrey’s found herself wondering if Josh really is "The One." When Josh’s sister shows up to the rehearsal dinner with Fred, Audrey’s "What If? guy"—the man she met six years ago and had one amazing day with—Audrey finds herself torn. Surely Fred’s appearance the night before she is due to get married can’t be a coincidence.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Light, happy rom-com
- By meagan on 10-13-22
By: Sophie Cousens
This has to be my favorite romance series and I’m so thankful to have another one to listen to!
Loved it!
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Sweet story - not my favorite narration
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Did not disappoint!
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Sizzling
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Just loved it so much!
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Sarah Adams again gives us an amazing and romantic story about simple and extraordinary people.
Love the story
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In Short: Such a cute, adorable, swoonworthy read.
General Thoughts: Sarah Adams knocked it out of the park with this one. While some of her books can be a bit hit or miss for me, I have LOVED all in this When in Rome series. Three five-star reads from me. I still think my favorite is Practice Makes Perfect, but this is a very close second. This series is adorable. I love the tie-ins to Audrey Hepburn films. This one was Breakfast at Tiffany's. It wasn't overdone at all. I loved the nods. I could relate to the FMC. I thought Sarah did a great job demonstrating her need to be needed and perfect. I loved the relationship between the two characters. Emily and Jackson are great. Jackson is book boyfriend goals. Another hit for me. I can't wait for the Sabrina one. Such a great series.
Spice Meter:.5❤️🔥
Reading Order: You can start wherever you want, but prior characters make cameos.
Romantic Tropes
-dual POV
-hate to love you
-neighbors to lovers
-dislike to love
-close proximity
-small town
Perfectly Adorable
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Great third book in the series!
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Wonderful story!
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Good series will there be a book 4
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