Beg, Borrow, or Steal

Description

The sensational, laugh-out-loud contemporary romance from the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of The Cheat Sheet and When in Rome! Sarah Adams returns to the charming, gossip-filled town of Rome, Kentucky, with Beg, Borrow, Or Steal—a brilliantly structured, fast-paced, and utterly delightful rivals-to-lovers romantic comedy. Perfectly balancing a high-stakes workplace dilemma with scorching, slow-burn romantic tension, this unputdownable book delivers a spectacular mix of sharp-witted banter, forced proximity, and undeniable, high-performance chemistry.

Emily Walker hates having her beautifully structured, carefully crafted world disrupted by anyone, most of all her legendary professional nemesis, Jack Bennett. He is the absolute, polar opposite of the wonderful, swoon-worthy heroes she dreams up in her highly successful double life as a secret romance novelist. Which is exactly why Emily was perfectly happy when Jack abruptly left their elementary school mid-year to move away with his fiancée. The absolute last thing Emily saw coming was Jack’s sudden return at the start of the summer after calling off his wedding and ending his relationship. To her horror, he’s back to stay—not just as her fellow second-grade teacher, but as her direct next-door neighbor.

Jackson Bennett is genuinely glad to be back home, eager to quietly renovate his house and focus on writing his next gritty mystery novel under his bestselling, top-secret pen name. But when he realizes he is now living side-by-side with the one exasperating woman who has always pushed his buttons, he discovers a brand-new mission he’s even more excited for—thwarting Emily’s calculated, petty plans to sabotage his return to town.

With their chemistry-fueled animosity reaching an all-time high, their petty war takes a catastrophic turn. Emily accidentally hits send on an email to their school’s strict principal that contains a digital file capable of exposing her secret literary side hustle. Desperate to protect her career, she needs to execute a high-stakes mission to steal back her manuscript before it’s read—and Jack, she intensely hates to admit, is the only man with the specialized stealth skills to help her. Surprisingly, Jack agrees to a tactical alliance. As the two rival authors and teachers team up for a chaotic, late-night heist, boundaries quickly blur in close quarters. Will their unlikely partnership permanently end their legendary rivalry? Or will their calculated schemes lead to a steamy, unscripted plot twist neither one of them ever saw coming?

Masterfully executing the enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, secret identity, small-town romance, and workplace/colleague tropes, Beg, Borrow, Or Steal delivers an atmospheric, high-energy comfort read. Brimming with Sarah Adams’ signature clean-ish swoon, hilarious prank wars, and deep emotional warmth, this premium Headline paperback edition is a mandatory masterpiece for your personal romance collection.