Well, folks. Sarah Adams has done it again!

This charming story makes you wonder if the relationship you’ve dreamed of is comparable to the love that completely enraptures you by surprise. Will and Annie have the best banter and their relationship’s progression as they become more comfortable with one another was a delight to read. Honestly, I think I need a stern brunch daddy in my life to help me practice some things 🥰😉

One of my favorite romcoms this year! I love going to Rome, Kentucky! And Annie and Will are the cutest!

This review is for Sarah Adams, and Sarah Adams only.

HOW DARE YOU. This book was so freaking perfect. I love it so dang much. This book was absolutely everything to me. It was set in a small town, grumpy x sunshine, strong family elements. ALSO, I felt so seen as a romance reader when Annie defended romance books, and the grand gesture!!!!!!!! UGH PERFECTION! Sarah Adams, I LOVE you.

I will NOT shut up about this book. It's perfection.

I so loved this small town romance! Annie and Will were the cutest couple. I loved watching Annie learn how to be herself while also learning how to be in a relationship. Will was a top notch book boyfriend, the man was incredible.
Maybe my favorite part of this series is the amazing town that it takes place in. The side characters really make the location come alive, they are so fleshed out and provide so much comic relief.
Sarah Adams is quickly becoming one of my tried and true, autobuy authors!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 (Closed door, but the tension is there!)

Let me just say, this romance was absolutely adorable! I read When in Rome last year, but I think Annie and Will’s story triumphs! I mean, they had me at fake dating, especially when he falls first!

I was yet again charmed by small town Rome, Kentucky. Our heroine, Annie runs a flower shop and is the absolute darling of this small town. The characters that make up the town are also so colorful, I really hope we get to see more of them in the future!

I absolutely loved Will because he encouraged Annie to be herself and not cave to the Angel Annie persona her siblings and the town have made her out to be. Slowly, with Will’s help, Annie begins to take risks, leaving the person she no longer wants to be behind. It is such a beautiful thing watching her come out of her shell throughout the story.

With every romance I read, I always get stressed when I reach the third act and feel a breakup imminently looming. But in Practice Makes Perfect we are not assaulted with the dreaded miscommunication trope tearing the couple apart! HALLELUJAH! Honestly, this made me far too happy! Here is my official ask for more authors to steer clear of this hated trope!

Overall, I cannot recommend this sweet romance enough! It’ll make your heart race and you smile from ear to ear!

Thank you to Sarah Adams, Random House - Ballentine, and NetGalley for an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This romance is so cozy I just want to curl up in it. Rome, Kentucky is a small town with lots of personalities that we get to know in addition to the main characters. Also, the amount of angst and tension Sarah was able to write in, while keeping it still PG-13, I didn't realize was possible.

I’ve never met a Sarah Adams book I haven’t loved and this one is no exception.

Sarah’s writing is always a hit for me - perfectly paced, cute banter, amazing connections and then tension that doesn’t even need an open door.

Things I loved about this one:
-sweet Annie with her secret urges to do things that would surprise people
-WILL ….everything about this guy. From the tattoos, to the charm, to the way he loves Annie
-the flower shop - dream job!
-teach me to date and oops we fell in love doing that trope
-the small town of Rome and all of its meddling inhabitants
-appearances form Amelia and Noah
-the sibling dynamics

4.5⭐️

Really good summer book with some great tropes. Sarah Adam’s always makes you feel something special with her books! She is my auto buy author and I can’t wait to see her next book!!! The only reason this isn’t 5 stars is because it’s a generic romance book it has similar tropes we have seen before but not a lot of excitement. It’s a typical rom com romance with fade to black.

Practice Makes Perfect 💐🕶️

Pub Date: 02 May 2023
My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Annie Walker is the 'angel' of her town, always perfect without any flaw. But one thing Annie isn't good at is been on a first date, so she needs practice. Who could be better to teach her than her sister-in-law's bodyguard, fearful of commitment and experienced enough to show her the way.

If you want a book that will make you smile all the way through it, this is the one! This book was really lovely and sweet, easily becoming one of my comfort books. The main characters hit the spot: Annie was relatable and cute but with fire inside her and Will had a tough exterior but was so charming on the inside. They were the perfect couple. I loved their chemistry, jokes, nicknames, and how they couldn't stay away from each other. I also loved how neither of them was forcing the other to change and how they accepted each other for who they were.

And Mabel… what a cute character to bring everybody together. I loved her so much.

This is definitely a series you should read in order. This second book had so much of the first couple that you’re going to spoil the first story if your start with this one.

Read if you like:
Dual-POV
Bodyguard romance
Grumpy/sunshine
Small town
Friends to lovers
Caretaking
Guy falls first
Fake dating
Mutual pining

Thank you @netgalley, @randomhouse and @authorsarahadams for sending this ARC for review consideration. All opinions are my own.

#practicemakesperfect #sarahadams#Bodyguardromance #Grumpy sunshine
#Small town #Friends to lovers #Caretaking
#Guy falls first #Fake dating #Mutual pining

This opposites attract, closed door romance is book 2 in the Rome, Kentucky series but it can be read as a standalone. I loved this one even more than “When In Rome.” The banter between Annie & Will was super cute (all the names she called him 😂) and there were plenty of sweet & swoon-worthy moments. Also, Mabel and Will were precious. That hug! IYKYK. 🥺😍 I didn’t want this one to end, but I’m super excited to read the next one in the series! Crossing my fingers that it’s James & Maddie’s story next. 🤞🏼

Practice makes Perfect 💐

Super cute! I loved “When in Rome,” so I was so excited for Sarah Adams next in the spin-off. Annie (Noah’s sister) is a flower shop owner, lover of books and anything romance. Her shy, awkward personality threw me off a little, but I tried not to “find myself” while reading this one. Does that makes sense, like does anyone else always look for things they identify with for the main character?

Will, love interest, was passionate, adventurous and adorable. I really liked the communication between the two, especially after reading so many miscommunication tropes recently.

I just didn’t connect with the story the way I wanted to. I felt like the characters weren’t as dimensional as the first book. But I do love a great fluffy romance. They are so necessary and refreshing and serve as wonderful palate cleansers. She is an author that will continue to be on my radar. Also, this cover is just adorable.

Star Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
Genre: Contemporary Romantic
Setting: Rome, Kentucky
Time: present day
Format: 📖
Release Date: May 2, 2023
Length: 338 pages

Annie Walker is missing one thing in her life, a man to share her quite uncomplicated life in Rome Kentucky but after a really bad date Annie feels she just might need dating lessons to help her. Soon to be sister-in-law Amelia Rose has the perfect person and he is back in town for Amelia’s upcoming nuptials to Annie’s brother Noah. Gorgeous, sexy and tattoo bodyguard Will Griffin is back on the scene. And for Amelia, Will is the perfect person to tutor Annie in art of dating .. the problem is Annie is a red flag for Will .. he must stay away from Annie Walker. Unable to say no to Annie he takes on the challenge to help her find the man of her dreams. As much as Annie and Will try, this so call friendship with practice dating lessons soon turns into more.

Sarah Adams writes a cute, sweet rom com with laugh out loud moment that take place in this small community of Rome, Kentucky. The town people are just as entertaining as Annie and Will. I felt the first book in this series was much more enjoyable and for me for Annie and Will chemistry does not show up until close to the end. The whole practice dating was a little too long so a solid 3 ½ stars from me

“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.”

Annie and Will. She’s the town’s sweet, golden, quiet florist. He’s the confident, flirtatious, tattooed bodyguard. Annie wants to find a husband, but she’s bad at dating so Will becomes her dating coach. She’s been harboring a secret crush over him, but he’s made it loud and clear that a relationship isn’t for him.

THIS BOOK!! It’s so tender, wholesome, romantic and charming! The whole “I’m not gonna have feelings for you” to “some part of me has always known I would love you” will always be the best and make my heart instantly melt!

🌷READ IF YOU LIKE🌷:
- dual POV
- florist & bodyguard
- strangers to friends to lovers
- opposites attract
- dating coach & practice kissing
- butterfly tattoos
- bad boy tutoring the good girl
- small town
- historical romance with pirates
- banana-themed pajamas

cw: social anxiety, death of loved ones, mention of cheating & emotional abuse, divorce, Alzheimer’s, toxic relationship

Thank you to @netgalley for the advanced copy! Pratice Makes Perfect is now available!

Sarah Adams's romances are sunshine happiness in word form. "Practice Makes Perfect" is set in Rome, Kentucky following the little sister of the MMC from Adams's previous book, "When in Rome." This time it's hometown golden girl, Annie, and bad boy bodyguard (sorry, executive protection agent), Will falling in love and figuring out their lives. For tropes, we're talking, love tutor, fake dating, nosy small-town, and romance book re-enactments. If it's not already obvious, Will is the book boyfriend we're all dying for. Sexy, flirty, tattooed, and a low-key brunch daddy. If your heart needs a little hug, READ THIS BOOK.

Annie Walker, known to many in the town of Rome as Angel Annie, has one goal - she wants to settle down and get married. Unfortunately, when it comes to romance Annie is all nerves and awkwardness. Enter hot, broody, and tatted Will Griffin. He’s been around the block a few times, and he offers to help Annie practice dating - as long as neither of them catch feelings. Will doesn’t do relationships. Annie doesn’t do casual.

I’m sure you can see where this is going. This is basically an entire book of Annie and Will denying their feelings for each other while simultaneously falling for each other more and more. There is nothing inherently wrong with this book, but I still really struggled to get through it. Different tropes for different folks, and this one just didn’t do it for me. However, while the love story in this book wasn’t for me, I did fall in love with the small town of Rome and its colorful (and VERY involved) residents.

This was such a feel-good love story. I received this ARC and quickly realized it was #2 in the series! I cannot read book out of order, so I read When In Rome first and fell in love with this quiet little town and all the characters in it! I knew that continuing the series would be the perfect spring read! And boy was I correct.

This book is about two complete opposites who fall in love with who they become when they are together. Annie is the good girl in town the little sister to our main character in When In Rome. Throughout the book she learns to discover herself and what she really wants out of life and not what she is "supposed to be." I always love a good self-discovery book. Not to mention the tension between her and bad-boy bodyguard Will. Will oh Will. Tattooed, amazing body and easy on the eyes is a much more diverse character. Mr. I don't do love falls and falls hard for Annie.

I would like to thank NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group/Ballantine/Dell for the digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I loved this second book set in Rome, Kentucky! A sibling series is one of my favorite things - it's fun to revisit the couples you've gotten to know in previous books. And Annie... well, I love her. She reminded me of my daughter, in the best way, and I hope my girl can be as brave as Annie.

A great follow-up to When in Rome! Loved returning to Rome, Kentucky and seeing Annie get her love story with a bad boy.

One thing Sarah Adams does best is small town romances, I loved Annie and Will's story, it was so cute. 4 stars because I was slow until the ending everything happened to quickly.

This book, oh my goodness! I was completely hooked right off the bat! I absolutely loved this one. Super cute!