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The Rule Book

by Sarah Adams

A second chance with professional stakes

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A second chance with professional stakes

Nora Mackenzie’s first major assignment as a sports agent brings her face to face with Derek Pender, the NFL tight end who is also her college ex. Their unfinished history shapes a contest of competing schemes, while Nora’s career and Derek’s professional future add practical stakes to the rekindled relationship. A spontaneous Las Vegas marriage pushes the pair into a new arrangement before they have resolved their old grievances. The novel combines contemporary sports romance with enemies-to-lovers and second-chance elements, centering on the tension between personal history and a working relationship.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers who enjoy contemporary sports romance and NFL settings.
  • Readers interested in second-chance relationships or enemies-to-lovers dynamics.
  • Readers looking for romance involving career pressures and an unexpected marriage.

Themes

Second chancesRomance and professional boundariesRevenge and reconciliationSports agency and football

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Book overview

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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