Beg, Borrow, or Steal

When in Rome, Book 3

De: Sarah Adams

Narrado por: Brittany Pressley, Nelson Hobbs

'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

Rivals-to-lovers
Black cat/golden retriever
Small town
Secret identity
Forced proximity

Two feuding second-grade teachers find themselves as unlikely allies (and neighbours) in this rivals-to-lovers romance by Sarah Adams, author of The Cheat Sheet and Practice Makes Perfect.
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Maybe it's time for a plot twist . . .

Emily Walker hates anyone disrupting her carefully curated life, especially her legendary nemesis, Jack Bennett - the exact opposite of the wonderful heroes she dreams up in her double life as a romance writer. But now Jack's back in town after a failed engagement and he's here to stay . . . as both her colleague and her neighbour.

Jack is glad to be back, eager to renovate his house and work on the next mystery novel under his bestselling pen name. Until, that is, he realises he's now neighbours with the one woman who has always pushed his buttons.

With their red-hot animosity at an all-time high, Emily makes a mistake that could reveal her secret literary identity. Frustratingly, she needs Jack's help to make it right. Will their unlikely alliance put an end to their rivalry? Or could it lead to a steamy plot twist they never saw coming?
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'Feuding second-grade teachers learn they make a great team in this cute rivals-to-lovers romance . . . this charms' PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY

'Sarah Adams' books are woven with pure sunshine and rainbows . . . It's everything you could want in a small town romance, along with a heaping dollop of her signature wit and sparkling charm' AMY LEA

'You can always count on a Sarah Adams rom-com to be equal parts funny, sweet, and swoony' SOPHIE SULLIVAN

©2025 Sarah Adams (P)2025 Headline Publishing Group Limited

Enemies to lovers

Enemies to lovers trope is strong in this book, the banter and chemistry chefs kiss.

An absolute win for fans of slow-burn, emotionally layered romances with fantastic narration

Brittany Pressley and Nelson Hobbs absolutely nail this audiobook. Their chemistry makes the dual narration work beautifully, giving each moment—whether flirty, fiery, or heart-wrenching—the emotional weight it deserves.

Emily and Jack have been competing forever, and life keeps throwing them together at every turn. But they each have one secret: their love for writing…
Jack made me swoon so much…

Tropes:
Rivals-to-lovers
Neighbors
Black cat/golden retriever
Small town
Secret identity
Great banter
He falls first

The emotional depth, the bickering, the yearning? Perfection. I adored this story!