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.<\/p>\n
Annie Walker is on a quest to find her perfect match\u2014someone 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 \u201cso unbelievably boring,\u201d 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.<\/p>\n
Will\u2014the sexy, tattooed, and absolutely gorgeous bodyguard\u2014is temporarily back in Rome, providing security for Amelia Rose as excitement builds for her upcoming marriage to Noah Walker, Annie\u2019s 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\u2019t make her happy, but he doesn\u2019t have the heart to say no.<\/p>\n
Amid steamy practice dates and strictly \u201ceducational\u201d tutoring lessons, Annie discovers there are more layers to Will\u2019s usual stoic attitude. As the lines of their friendship become dangerously blurred, Annie reconsiders her dream guy. Maybe her love life doesn\u2019t need to be perfect\u2014it just needs to be real.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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