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Sign up todayThe Rule Book
A Novel
Length
10 hours 49 minutes
Language
English
Narrators
Hathaway Lee & Will Damron
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“A hilarious, tension-filled, second-chance romance! When Nora Mackenzie lands her first client as a sports agent the last person she expects is her college ex-boyfriend, Derek Pender. This book is packed with tropes like forced proximity, only one bed, and fake marriage that will keep you rooting for these amazing characters to come back together. The narrators are simply amazing. They will make you laugh, yearn and feel a plethora of emotions. Great as audiobook!”
— Nayeli • Dog-Eared Books
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“This audiobook wasn't at all what I expected when I downloaded it, but the journey was an exciting one to follow! I saw the summary and thought 'okay, sports agent drama, fun!' And it was. But it took a fascinating and all the more dramatic turn partway through that made for not only some fun tropes but also more character growth and a greater variety of settings to see Nora and Derek interact in. I feel like I could see this book as a movie or maybe even a series - following the lives of the other football players as well maybe? They're all super likeable too, and the voice actors did a great job of keeping me engaged and amused as well! ”
— Lindsay • The Adventure-Inn Bookshop
Summary
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • College exes break all the rules when they reunite years later in this enemies to lovers, second-chance romance, the companion novel to the TikTok sensation The Cheat Sheet—from the New York Times bestselling author of Practice Makes Perfect.
“A really fun, chemistry-filled sports romance you don’t want to miss!”—Hannah Grace, author of Icebreaker
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 has 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 simple: 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 save their careers or spark the romance of a lifetime?
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“The sporty second-chance romance of your dreams! So much tension! I love Nora and Derek forever and ever.”—Tessa Bailey, #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Happened One Summer“Sarah Adams writes books with heart and soul. They speak to the people finding their way and being unapologetically themselves in the process. I love her style; this a really fun, chemistry-filled sports romance you don’t want to miss!”—Hannah Grace, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Icebreaker
“Fantastically swoony, sweet, and sexy.”—Elena Armas, New York Times bestselling author of The Spanish Love Deception
“If Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce didn’t ignite my football era, Sarah Adams sure did. She has a true gift for crafting compulsively readable, endearing characters that are so lived in, they feel like your real-life besties. The tension is achingly good, the writing sparkles, and the romance is sublime. Adams’s books are my ultimate happy place.”—Amy Lea, internationally bestselling author of Exes and O’s
“The Rule Book is the swoony, second-chance romance of my dreams. It’s slow-burn sexy, achingly tender, and with enough heart to leave you clutching your chest. I’m obsessed with Derek and Nora.”—B.K. Borison, author of Lovelight Farms
“[Sarah] Adams dazzles in her latest, a saucy second-chance rom-com.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) Expand reviews
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