Beg, Borrow, or Steal

Two feuding former high-school sweethearts are unexpectedly reunited as&nbsp;coworkers and neighbors in this rivals-to-lovers romance by author of <The Cheat Sheet <and <When in Rome<.

Emily Walker prefers to be in complete control of her life&mdash;which is probably why she hates Jack Bennett so much. It&rsquo;s been years since she&rsquo;s seen her former high school sweetheart, but when Jack returns to town as both her colleague at the local elementary school and her new neighbor, she&rsquo;s confronted with the past. Luckily, he&rsquo;s nothing like she remembered, now stubborn and unpredictable, obviously hardened by his years away from Rome, Kentucky. Good thing she has no interest in getting to know this new Jack Bennett. She&rsquo;d rather spend time writing the handsome and charming men in her romance novels&mdash;a secret hobby that no one knows about.

Jack Bennett is not in love with Emily Walker no matter what his ex-fianc&eacute;e suggested when she called off their wedding. Coming home to lick his wounds, he wants nothing more than to ignore Emily and focus on his teaching job and the mystery novel he&rsquo;s writing under his secret pen name. All of that proves impossible when he finds himself living directly next door to Emily herself and working across the hall from her.

Neither has a clue about each other&rsquo;s secret writing lives until Emily accidentally submits her explicit manuscript to the school principal. Seeing her desperation, Jack extends his help. . . for a cost. As they navigate the challenges of stealing back her manuscript, meeting deadlines, avoiding nosy townspeople, and even attending a high school reunion that brings an unexpected visitor to town, a passion begins to burn much hotter than their hatred ever did.

But is their flame the lasting kind, or will it burn out as quickly as it ignited?...

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Sarah Adams is the New York Times bestselling author of The Cheat Sheet and Practice Makes Perfect. Born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, she loves her family and warm days. 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 write stories that make readers laugh, maybe even cry—but always leave them happier than when they started reading.

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Two feuding second-grade teachers (and neighbors) find themselves teaming up in this&#160;new&#160;rivals-to-lovers romance&#160;set in Rome, Kentucky—from&#160;the New York Times bestselling author of The Rule Book and Practice Makes Perfect.

“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, author of Icebreaker

Emily Walker hates having her carefully crafted world disrupted by anyone, most of all her legendary nemesis, Jack Bennett. He’s the opposite of the wonderful heroes she dreams up in her double life as a romance writer, which is why Emily was perfectly happy when Jack left Rome, Kentucky, mid-school year with his fiancée. The last thing Emily saw coming was Jack’s return at the start of the summer after calling off the wedding and ending his relationship, but he’s here to stay—as her colleague and her neighbor.

Jack is glad to be back, eager to renovate his house and work on the next mystery novel under his bestselling pen name. But when he realizes he’s now neighbors with the one woman who has always pushed his buttons, he discovers something he’s even more excited about—thwarting Emily and her petty plans to sabotage his return.

With their chemistry-fueled animosity at an all-time high, Emily accidentally sends an email to their school’s principal that could reveal her secret literary side hustle. She needs to steal back her manuscript, and Jack—she hates to admit—is just the man to help her. Surprisingly, he agrees. Will their unlikely alliance put an end to their rivalry? Or could it lead to a steamy plot twist they never saw coming?

Look for all of Sarah Adams’s When in Rome books:
WHEN IN ROME •&#160;PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT •&#160;BEG, BORROW, OR STEAL (Coming Soon!)