When in Rome

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Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / Adams, Sarah	4-week checkout	On Hold Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Romance / General / Adams, Sarah	4-week checkout	On Hold Shelf

"A burnt-out pop star stranded in small-town Kentucky can't help falling for her unlikely knight in shining armor--the notoriously grumpy owner of the local pie shop--in this charming slice of romance from the author of the TikTok sensation The Cheat Sheet. Amelia Rose, known as Rae Rose to her fans, is burnt out from years of maintaining her 'princess of pop' image. Inspired by her favorite Audrey Hepburn film Roman Holiday, and desperate for a getaway from the music business, she drives off in the middle of the night for a respite in Rome... Rome, Kentucky, that is. When Noah Walker finds Amelia on his front lawn in her broken-down car, he makes it clear he doesn't have the time or patience for celebrity problems. He's too busy running the pie shop his grandmother left him and reminding his nosy but lovable neighbors to mind their own damn business. But his heart softens when it becomes clear that years in the public eye have left Amelia lonely and isolated. Soon she'll have to return to her glamorous life on tour, but until then Noah will show Amelia all the charming small-town experiences she's been missing and she'll show him how to open his heart to more. Amelia can't resist falling for Rome and her grumpy tour guide, but she keeps reminding herself that even Audrey had to go back to her real life in the end..."-- Provided by publisher.

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Lite summer romantic read submitted by hiker15 on July 13, 2023, 8:47pm A pop star mimics Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday but instead of going to Rome, Italy she goes to Rome, Kentucky. Trying to stay incognito she sort of falls in love with a man who helps her out when she has car trouble. Same old, same old story - but a lite summer romantic read.

okay submitted by gw on July 30, 2023, 1:40pm The premise of the story and the perceived roadblocks within are not believable even compared to the average book in this genre. The male love interest's issues were exaggerated and annoying to wait for the romantic breakthrough. But, the rest of the characters were likeable and their shared dialogue was fun.