Practice Makes Perfect: A Novel
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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A story about a youngest sister, forever stereotyped as a shy rule follower by her family and town, and her encounters with her good friend's handsome bodyguard once he agrees to "train" her in the art of dating after her own lack of dating success.
It was hard to ignore the hype that came with this cute book. I feel that those who enjoy slower paced romance novels would really dig it.
It was hard to ignore the hype that came with this cute book. I feel that those who enjoy slower paced romance novels would really dig it.
This book was a lot of fun! I loved all of the characters and I know it’s so cheesy but I love that he had the flower tattoo and she worked at the flower shop. This book kept me smiling
It has been a long time since I finished a book in 2 days. But this book had me hooked and I just couldn’t put it down. And when I had to put it down, children, I continued to think about it. The communication from Will and the way he didn’t want Annie to change is everything you want in a love story. Honestly there was so much goodness to this book I can’t possibly write it all down! I really loved this book!
Wow! I’m a sucker for a good romance novel, but the adventure of reading this one had me laughing out loud and pulled into the characters. It just melted my heart!
"She’s quickly becoming special to me- like something rare and precious you want to put in a safe place so you never lose it." 🥹
Tropes-
Opposites attract
Fake dating
Small town
Grumpy/sunshine
Closed door
Multiple POV
Where to even start?! I devoured this book yet at the same time didn’t want it to end. I have sat on this review for days because I don’t even know how to put it into words how this book made me feel. Annie and Will – Everything between the them was so pure and curated perfectly; it gave me all the feels! I loved seeing their journeys of self-discovery together and apart.
It’s safe to say @authorsarahadams is now my auto-buy author. She had me hooked from the very start- I laughed, I cried, I was giddy and swooning the ENTIRE TIME! 💖 I don’t give out 5 stars often but this one hit every mark for me and I can’t stop thinking about it- I loved every.single.moment!
Side note: I should have read When in Rome first to know the backstory of the side characters but I didn’t realize it was a series as I’m new to the author.
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