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Beg, Borrow, or Steal

The new rivals-to-lovers romance by the author of the TikTok sensation, THE CHEAT SHEET
By Sarah Adams
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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... Read More
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The new rivals-to-lovers romance by Sarah Adams, author of the TikTok sensation, The Cheat Sheet.

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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.

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?

'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

And readers just can't get enough!

'I just adored this story . . . I'm ready to eat up anything that Sarah Adams writes'

'A perfect mix of hilarious banter, comical situations, and sweet romance'

'This romance is brilliant! It is fast paced, laugh out loud and so cute!'

'A feel-good rom-com with everything you want in a romance!'

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035409112

Publisher: Headline Publishing Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 January 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Headline Eternal

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 270g

Pages: 384

Collections

Contemporary Romance Fiction General Fiction Humour Romance Sarah Adams

About the Author

Sarah Adams was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. She loves her family, warm days, and making people smile. Sarah has dreamed of being a writer since she was a girl, but she 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 always write stories that make readers laugh, maybe even cry - but always leave them happier than when they started reading.

To learn more, visit: www.authorsarahadams.com or follow Sarah on Facebook and Instagram: @authorsarahadams.

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