With IN YOUR DREAMS, Sarah Adams finishes off her four- book When in Rome series set in small town Rome, Kentucky. Focused on the Walker siblings, the series hit most of the usual tropes. When In Rome paired a grumpy pie- making brother with a sunshine incognito rock star. Practice Makes Perfect had a shy flower shop owning sister practice dating a bad boy tattooed bodyguard to help her find her forever HEA. Meddling big sister falls in love with her nemesis, who happens to also be secretly writing novels while working as an elementary school teacher in Beg, Borrow, or Steal. Last but not least, Madison Walker fled her small hometown for culinary school in New York City. She also wanted to leave her reputation as the flaky, wild child sibling behind as she took the restaurant world by storm. Instead, she barely graduates after three lonely and depressing years with no job offer in sight. When a misdialed call connects her with her brother’s best friend, James Huxley, the new farm-to- table restaurant he plans to open at his family farm solves her career problems. James loved Madison secretly for years, even after he realized she might never return from the city. The impulsive decision to offer Madison the job as head chef in the restaurant that did not exist until that unexpected phone call will bring Madison back, but will it cause him to lose his financially unstable family farm? James also has to deal with his charming and successful younger brother trying to woo and date Madison. Madison and James must work through anxiety, stress, and family expectations so they can find their own strength and vision for their future. This is an uncomplicated, small-town romance with all the couples from the rest of the series making constant appearances. Enjoyed reading the book, but Madison and James were not my favorite characters in the series.
A homecoming to Rome, Kentucky, sparks a new romance—and lots of drama—between two old family friends, from the New York Times bestselling author of When in Rome, Practice Makes Perfect, and Beg, Borrow, or Steal.
Madison Walker left Rome, Kentucky, determined to make it in the culinary world. But after years of chasing success in New York, all she has to show for it is her shattered confidence and a desperate need for a fresh start. Coming home isn’t part of the plan—until an unexpected job offer lands in her lap: the head chef position at a new farm-to-table restaurant in her hometown. The only catch? It comes from James Huxley, owner of Huxley Farm, her brother’s best friend.
James has always played it safe, keeping his head down and running the family business. But when Madison’s happiness is on the line, he’s willing to take up his estranged brother’s offer to launch a restaurant. James has loved her quietly for years, knowing she’s never seen him as more than an annoyance, but now that she’s back, he’s determined to change that.
Madison and James are tasked with launching the dreamy restaurant in record time, but keeping things strictly professional soon becomes impossible, and the town can’t help but meddle in their relationship. As opening night looms closer, Madison’s fears threaten to hold her back.
When an unexpected disaster collides with a long-simmering sibling feud, both Madison and James will have to face their biggest insecurities—and decide if love is worth the risk or if some dreams are safer left untouched.
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