Practice Makes Perfect

A Novel

By: Sarah Adams

Narrated by: Will Peters, Jorjeana Marie

Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins

Publisher's summary

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.

A POPSUGAR AND CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

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.

©2023 Sarah Adams (P)2023 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

“I want to stay in the pages of this book forever. . . . Whimsical and swoony with unmatched banter, you’ll be rooting for Will and Annie from the very first page.”—B. K. Borison, author of the Lovelight series

Pure magic!

Delightful read! Loved hearing more about life in Rome, Here’s to hoping Madi is the next Walker we get to read about!

Bought for the Aesthetic: Stayed for Will Griffin

Will Griffin was a dream. The narrator has a great voice to match the bodyguard player who teaches sweet Annie how to date. He brings her out of her shell and doesn’t take away from who she is but teaches her to embrace it. It’s funny and sweet, but Annie is a little too awkward in the beginning and pushes the lines of not even funny.

Loved it!

I loved it, such a cute story!💗i just love love! Annie & Will are adorable.

Perfect

This book was so heartwarming. Just the perfect Sunday read. Way better than the first one in the series

Lighthearted Romance

This is a sweet story about two people who are very attracted to one another but believe that it cannot work. Because it is a romance, you expect an HEA, but getting there is half the fun.
This is a good book for readers who are squeamish about reading explicit details of love making, but do not object to knowing that there will be some behind the door.
The characters are very appealing, the town is perfect for "cozy" romances, and the narrators' voices are an excellent match.

Loved this book.

Great characters fun story! There was a few too many cuss words for me but grateful no f bombs … it was like a PG13. Makes me want to read the first book…

adorable

love this sweet rom-com that made me laugh out loud many times! light and easy with minimal angst.. a great palette cleanser book if you're in a rut

Nostalgic read in a sense

Definitely seemed inspired by she’s all that, Gilmore girls, and other shows/movies of the sort. Super cute and light hearted.

What a sweet fun story!

Finished this one in 1.5 days because it was so good! Characters were fun and believable.

I love this book so much!

What a delightful, sweet and endearing story! I loved it so much! Great addition to this series. I can’t wait for the next ones (it seems to be set-up for more, even though this is the most recent book)!
Thank you