Thanks to Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine, Dell for the gifted copy of this book!

Practice Makes Perfect takes us back to Rome, Kentucky where we met Amelia Rose and Noah Walker in When in Rome. While the books can be read as standalones, you'll want to read them both because you won't get enough of this lil town. In this book, Noah's sister Annie is a florist tired of being the sweet, angelic, super wholesome one seen as predictable and shy. She also wants to find love, but struggles with dating, so she asks Amelia's body guard, Will, for some dating practice since he's got quite some experience. Buuuuut obviously fake dating is hard when you're super into each other.

I absolutely LOVED this book. Will and Annie are clearly made for each other, and I just love when the male love interest sees something in the woman that no one else can see and makes her shine. It also doesn't hurt that he's covered in floral tattoos and absolutely gone for her. The family interaction and whole town setup with the "should these two be allowed in a relationship" was EVERYTHING and made for some really special moments. Sarah also really builds the tension in this book - she's a closed-door romance author, but is so so talented at showing the couple's chemistry without being explicit.

Super highly recommend reading this, and I will anxoiusly be awaiting Madison and Emily's stories. I think that I will ironically really relate to Emily's story since she's a kind-of bossy and particular firstborn - so I'm very interested to see her story arc.

Read if you:
- prefer closed-door romance
- love floral arrangements
- are a lil anxious and shy
- love a guy with tats
- enjoy small-town settings