The Rule Book
Sarah Adams
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
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· 103 ratings · 336 pages · Published: 02 Apr 2024

Nora Mackenzie’s entire career lies in the hands of famous NFL tight end Derek Pender who also happens to be her extremely hot college ex-boyfriend. Nora didn’t end things as gracefully as she could have back then, and now it’s come back to haunt her. Derek is her first client as an official full-time sports agent and he’s holding a grudge.
Derek has set his sights on a little friendly revenge. If Nora Mackenzie, the first girl to ever break his heart, wants to be his agent, oh he’ll let her be his agent. The plan is make Nora’s life absolutely miserable. But if Derek knows anything about the woman he once loved—she won’t quit easily.
Instead of giving in, Nora starts a scheme of her own. But then a wild night in Vegas leads to Nora and Derek in bed the next morning married. With their rule book out the window, could this new relationship be the thing to save their careers?
Tagged as:
- contemporary 8
- sports 8
- football 8
- marriage of convenience 7
- funny 7
- forced proximity 7
- workplace/office 6
- second chances 6
- cheerful/happy heroine 6
- independent heroine 6
- athlete hero 6
- possessive hero 5
- m-f romance 5
- enemies to lovers 4
- neurodivergent mc 4
- competent heroine 4
- take-charge heroine 4
- sweet/gentle hero 4
- new adult 3
- caretaking 3
- grumpy & sunshine 2
- white collar heroine 2
- fake relationship 2
- slow burn 1
- tortured hero 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- ableism 4
- geography
- usa 4
- california 4
- north america 3
- mexico 2
- Format
- Audiobook
- dual pov 6
- first person pov 3