The Rule Book

By Sarah Adams

Book #2 in the The Cheat Sheet series

Exes reunite, clash, and unexpectedly marry. Can they turn rivalry into romance?

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356 pages

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Nora Mackenzie, a new sports agent, faces her toughest challenge: her first client is Derek Pender, her college ex and NFL star. Derek seeks revenge for their rocky past, but Nora won't back down. A wild Vegas night leaves them married, forcing them to navigate a new relationship. Can they turn this unexpected twist into a career-saving opportunity or rekindle a lost romance?

From the publisher

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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