Book 1 of a 4 Book Series
Book Summary:
The friend zone is not the end zone for Bree Camden, who is helplessly in love with her longtime best friend and extremely hot NFL legend, Nathan Donelson. The only problem is that she can’t admit her true feelings, because he clearly sees her as a best friend with no romantic potential, and the last thing Bree wants is to ruin their relationship. But those abs . . .
Nope! Nothing but good old-fashioned, no-touching-the-sexiest-man-alive, platonic friendship for Bree. In any case, she has other things to worry about. After a car accident ended her chance at becoming a professional ballerina, Bree changed paths and now owns her own dance studio, with big dreams to expand it. But one more rent increase could mean the end of the studio entirely.
Then, as usual, Nathan comes to the rescue and buys the entire building. A stubborn Bree is not happy about it and decides to rebel with a couple—okay, maybe more than a couple—of tequila shots. Then her plan backfires as she spills her deepest, darkest secret to a TMZ reporter. One viral video later, the world thinks Nathan and Bree are the perfect couple. Before they can really talk about her confession, Nathan’s publicist proposes a big opportunity that could mean financial security for Bree. The catch? They have to pretend to be in love. For three whole weeks.
What will happen when Bree gives in to the feelings she’s been desperately hiding for so long, and could she be imagining that Nathan is actually enjoying it? Sarah Adams scores more than touchdowns in this exciting romantic comedy.
My Review:
I don’t know how Sarah Adams manages to pack so much love, charm, humor, and hospitality into a book, but she absolutely did it with When in Rome. From start to finish, this story held my attention because I needed to see how everything was going to work out.
In most “different worlds” or celebrity tropes, it’s usually obvious who will make the compromise to make the relationship work. But here, even knowing it would end in an HEA, I was still on the fence – would Amelia give it all up for love? Would Noah get past his hang-ups so he wouldn’t have to let her go? Or would they find a compromise that was truly the best of both worlds?
What made this book even more fun is that it wasn’t just about Noah and Amelia. His three sisters – Annie, Emily, and Madison – play such a major role that when you finish the last page, you know you’ll want to continue the series. Add in the quirky small-town characters, and you can’t help but fall in love with Rome, Kentucky, and everything it has to offer.
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+ 320 Total Pages
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+ 4.0 Star Review
Book Features
Romance Category
Chance Encounter, Celebrity Romance, Different Worlds
Spicy Factor
Medium
Formats Available
Paperback, Audiobook, and eBook
Part of Series?
Yes, four books in the series
About the Book Author
Sarah Adams
Born and raised in Nashville TN, Sarah Adams loves her family, warm days, and making people smile.
Sarah has dreamed of being a writer since she was a girl, but finally wrote her first novel when her daughters were napping and she no longer had any excuses to put it off.
Sarah is a coffee addict, a British history nerd, a mom of two daughters, married to her best friend, and an indecisive introvert. Her hope is to always write stories that make you laugh, maybe even cry; but always leave you happier than when you started reading.
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