The Book:
The Rule Book by Sarah Adams
Published: April 2, 2024 by Dell
Date read: March 14, 2024
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The Characters:
Nora and Derek
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The Plot (from Goodreads):
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?
My Review:
The Rule Book by Sarah Adams
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I’ve been waiting for this sequel to The Cheat Sheet for so long!! And it was adorable. It gave the classic Sarah Adams warm fuzzies and was everything I wanted. The football friends in this series remind me of the Bromance Book Club guys, I adore them all. I loved that Nora and Derek really worked through all of their issues from their past relationship. Second-chance romances often don’t hook me, especially the couple doesn’t seem to resolve the reason they broke up in the first place. This was not the case with Nora and Derek!
I will say I was disappointed that we didn’t see more of Nora and Bri together. They did feel like they would have been great friends. I can’t wait to see which Shark gets the next book, and I’m hoping these characters reappear some more.
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