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Bestselling contemporary romance author Sarah Adams will discuss her latest book, In Your Dreams, on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, at Vanderbilt University. Adams will be in conversation with fellow author Ally Carter beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Commodore Ballroom at the Student Life Center, 310 25th Ave. S. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. The discussion is hosted by the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries in collaboration with Parnassus Books.
Tickets for the event are $21 each and include one general admission seat and a pre-signed copy of In Your Dreams, to be published by Penguin Random House on Dec. 30. Following the talk, a photo line will be available for attendees to take pictures with the author; however, there will be no signing line for book personalizations or books brought from home.
In Adams’ latest work, the fourth in her popular Rome, Kentucky Series, Madison Walker left her hometown determined to prove she could make it in the culinary world. But after years of chasing success in New York, all she has to show for it is a shattered confidence and a desperate need for a fresh start. Returning to Rome isn’t part of the plan until an unexpected job offer—the head chef position at a local farm-to-table restaurant—gives her a chance to rebuild everything she’s lost.
Enter two men vying for Madison’s affection: the hardworking, steadfast James, and his younger brother, the charming and wildly successful Tommy. When an unexpected disaster on the restaurant’s opening night collides with their long-simmering sibling feud, both Madison and James must decide if love is worth the risk—or if some dreams are safer left untouched.
About the Author
Sarah Adams is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of a dozen titles, including The Rule Book, The Cheat Sheet, When in Rome and Practice Makes Perfect. Based in Nashville, she writes tender, joyful romances full of heart, humor and swoony slow-burn chemistry.
About the Moderator
Ally Carter is the bestselling author of novels that epitomized action-adventure YA romance for more than a decade, including I’d Tell You I Love You, but Then I’d Have to Kill You and Heist Society. She launched onto the adult contemporary romance scene with The Blonde Identity and The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year. A longtime lover of the holiday rom-com, Carter is also the writer of the Netflix original movie A Castle for Christmas.