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Opposites in every way . . . except the one that matters

Shaw Landon loved Rule Archer from the moment she laid eyes on him. Rule is everything a straight--A pre-med student like Shaw shouldn't want--and the only person she's never tried to please. She isn't afraid of his scary piercings and tattoos or his wild attitude. Though she knows that Rule is wrong for her, her heart just won't listen.

To a rebel like Rule Archer, Shaw Landon is a stuck-up, perfect princess-and his dead twin brother's girl. She lives by other people's rules; he makes his own. He doesn't have time for a good girl like Shaw-even if she's the only one who can see the person he truly is.

But a short skirt, too many birthday cocktails, and spilled secrets lead to a night neither can forget. Now, Shaw and Rule have to figure out how a girl like her and a guy like him are supposed to be together without destroying their love . . . or each other.

The first Marked Men novel in Jay Crownover's combustible New Adult series.

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Opposites in every way . . . except the one that matters

Shaw Landon loved Rule Archer from the moment she laid eyes on him. Rule is everything a straight--A pre-med student like Shaw shouldn't want--and the only person she's never tried to please. She isn't afraid of his scary piercings and tattoos or his wild attitude. Though she knows that Rule is wrong for her, her heart just won't listen.

To a rebel like Rule Archer, Shaw Landon is a stuck-up, perfect princess-and his dead twin brother's girl. She lives by other people's rules; he makes his own. He doesn't have time for a good girl like Shaw-even if she's the only one who can see the person he truly is.

But a short skirt, too many birthday cocktails, and spilled secrets lead to a night neither can forget. Now, Shaw and Rule have to figure out how a girl like her and a guy like him are supposed to be together without destroying their love . . . or each other.

The first Marked Men novel in Jay Crownover's combustible New Adult series.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 006230240X
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Avon (January 3, 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 432 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780062302403
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0062302403
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.31 x 0.97 x 8 inches
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Jay Crownover is the International and multiple New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Marked Men series, The Saints of Denver series, the Point and Breaking Point series. Her books can be found translated in many different languages all around the world. She is a tattooed, crazy haired Colorado native who lives at the base of the Rockies with her awesome dogs. This is where she can frequently be found enjoying a cold beer and Taco Tuesdays, as well as live music and terrible TV shows. Jay is a self-declared music snob and outspoken book lover who is always looking for her next adventure, between the pages and on the road.

You can email Jay at: JayCrownover@gmail.com

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chrissycf
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Book!
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2014
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WOW! This book, it is just freaking amazing. Twenty Four hours later and I’m still trying to wrap my head around this awesome story.

Rule is the typical bad boy, tatted up, does what he wants, and is a complete man whore. Shaw has been in love with Rule since the day she met him, but has basically become his baby sitter to get him home for Sunday brunch each weekend. These two on paper would never work, but let me tell you, paper lies, these two are meant for each other.

Rule’s relationship with his family is messed up, and almost beyond repair, he lost his twin brother Remy and his mother blames him for it. Rome his older brother is home after being injured at war, and the first brunch together, all hell breaks loose before they can even eat! Shaw and Rule both do not go back on Sunday’s and after a chance run in, the only thing Rule can think about is Shaw.

These two characters are broken in different ways. Losing Remy affected both of them, and they both have pretty terrible relationships with their families. Rule can’t get Shaw out of his head, and when Shaw throws herself at him, things definitely change between the two of them.

Watching the two of these characters grow as a couple, and as individuals in this book was amazing, and so well written. I loved the character development of these two, and how Jay didn’t make things easy for the two of them. There were times I was pulling my hair out with what the two of them were doing, and other times in tears (both happy and sad).

Rule becomes very protective of Shaw, especially after seeing her crazy ex-boyfriend. Her ex is definitely CRAZY! and I feel so freaking horrible for what Shaw goes through because of him. Not only because of what happens to her, but because of how her parents treated her.

These two are tragically broken, but in some way they learn to heal each other and themselves. A pre-med student, and a tattoo artist, don’t really make a lot of sense, especially with the lives they live, but in Rule, they definitely make sense.

This book shows that sometimes all you were ever looking for was always right in front of your face. There is betrayal, secrets, lust, love, hotness, tears, friendship, laughter, and everything else you could want in a book. I couldn’t put Rule down, and am now One Clicking the rest of the books by Jay Crownover now. I think I may have found a new author to put on my favorite authors list.

If you haven’t read Rule, you need to, like now. This book wrecked me, I was thinking about it all day today after finishing, and it will be on my list of the few books that I do re-read. Go grab your copy today, you definitely do not want to miss out on the hotness that is Rule!
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4.0 out of 5 stars A deep and riveting new adult romance to savor!
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2023
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Book Evaluation:
Plot: 🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️
World Building:🌎🌎🌎🌎
Cover:📔📔📔📔
Hero: 🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻
Heroine:🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️
Intimacy Level: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Relationship Building: 💒💒💒
Heart & Feels:💞💞💞💞
Witty/Banter/Reaction of Laughter: 😂😂😂
Page Turner Level:📖📖📖📖
Ending:🧧🧧🧧🧧
Overall View: ✨✨✨✨

First Impressions
Rule is the first book in the "Marked Men" series and this series is also loosely connected with her Point books and Saints of Denver series. I have been wanting to get through this author's backlist. I have really come to appreciate her style of contemporary and it just has such a refreshing feel to it. rule is a new adult setting. It has such a great mix of tropes and character types that just blended together so well. This one does have plenty of drama and angst as is typical with many new adult romances but it entertained and seemed to just work so well within the story. I think if you are a fan of this author's work overall and the way she writes her characters, then this book will most definitely be for you. I found Rule to be most entertaining and even though it wasn't a full five star read, it was such a solid beginning to what I am hoping is a fabulous series.

First Line
At first, I thought the pounding in my head was my brain trying to fight its way out of my skull after the ten or so shots of Crown Royal I had downed last night, but then I realized the noise was someone storming around in my apartment.

The Main Protagonists
The Hero: Rule Archer
Bad boy brother, emotionally constipated, a playboy with women of sorts and has a short fuse on his temper. He lost his twin in a accident and has been treated like an outcast by his family.

The Heroine: Shaw Landon
Shaw was best friends with Rule's brother, and has been in love with Rule since she was a teenager. She acts like his friend, guardian, and drags him to family functions and attempts to be the peacemaker. She is from a high society family, but feels more at home with the Archer's and is going to college to be in the medical field.

Summary
Shaw Landon has loved Rule Archer from afar and right next to him. She has never let him know of her true feelings for him. But acts more like his babysitter than the woman who has loved him. She was his twin's best friend and confidant but they believed she was something more. But when Rule's brother returns from the military for a recovering break, their family ties are going to be tested when it becomes apparent the toxicity and mental illness their mother has been suffering and laying out on Rule most of his life just because he was different from the rest of her children. Then when Shaw cuts ties to stand by Rule, a bond between them forms as well as something deeper and for the first time in his life Rule wants more than just casual sex with women, he is seeing Shaw as a woman and not just a family friend and menace. But a relationship with the family black sheep and a high society princess will be much more difficult than either of them could imagine. Can they find a common bond to make a real relationship work long term or will it fail?

What I Loved
What a wonderful book this one turned out to be. I really had a blast with this book. It was so interesting because I would never have expected this combination of tropes to actually work the way that it does. But somehow Jay Crownover is able to make it work just right. I also was captivated by the family connections. My heart broke for this family though and most especially Rule who lost his twin. A twin bond is so special and unique and I love seeing these played out. I also loved the frenemies relationship that Shaw and Rule had together. Its also so fun when you see a pining character just act so antagonistic towards the person they love haha It makes no sense and wouldn't happen in real life but it makes for some lively interactions for a romance. And Jay Crownover really captures the right focus for these two.

Rule was such a wonderful bad boy hero. I just have a soft heart for those bad boys and you definitely see why he has become a bad boy. His mother is so emotionally abusive and I did relate to some of that on a personal level and so I was always going to be on team Rule. I hate how his father and older brother even just stood by and let it happen though and forced him into situations that only emboldened the mothers behavior instead of standing up to her better. I did love how Rule stood up to the abuse, and didn't just let her destroy him emotionally. He had such a free wild spirit. And when Rule gets together with Shaw, I really respected how Shaw and Rule are together. Their relationship displays such a fresh and new vibe to it. The romance between them was intimate and strong and unique.

What I Struggled With
First all, the new cover is just awful. I am not sure what the author is thinking with these new covers, but they make no sense to me. Why do authors and publishers do this to books? Can't they just leave a good cover alone?? Apparently not. And also I wasn't a fan of the third act conflict. To be honest they drifted apart and it didn't make any sense why they did that. Especially on the part from the heroine, she kinda does the silent treatment and doesn't ever explain why so of course the hero reacts to it in a very confused manner. So it made more sense his reaction than how she treats him and I do think she should have done the grovel not Rule. I also didn't understand the epilogue either when the heroine suddenly is getting a body full of tattoos....when that wasn't who she is in the book or wanted for herself. I just wish there had been some details better explained in why character changes had happened.

Overall View
Rule is a story that digs deep into relative emotion and intimacy, its a spicy installment that will capture readers attention, with a blend of tropes that really flesh out a beautifully executed story to steal your heart!

Book Details (also in my shelves)
Sub Genre: Contemporary Romance, New Adult
Character Types: College Student, Tortured Hero, Bad Boy, Heiress
Themes: Tattoo's/Piercings, Sexual Piercings, Friendships, Family Bonds, Pining Heroine
Tropes: Unrequited Love, Opposites Attract, Enemies to Lovers

Book Perspective
Duo POV

Relationship Conflict vs Plot Conflict
A mix of both

Song This Book Inspires
Need You Now by Lady Antebellum

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Abhilasha Raj
5.0 out of 5 stars Great experience
Reviewed in India on June 16, 2020
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CerysAnne
5.0 out of 5 stars Why has it taken me so long to read this book? It. Was. BRILLIANT!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 3, 2018
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I am officially in love, with both this book and this author. 'Rule' has been on my TBR for a long time now, but it's been there because I know it's a book that I'd really enjoy, and you can't read a book for the first time twice. So I put it off, just waiting... and waiting... and waiting, until I couldn't put off reading this book anymore, and it was PERFECT! I've read books where there's an "opposites attract" attraction before, but never one like this one. Our two main characters, Rule and Shaw, define opposites attract, and they couldn't be any more different from each other even if they tried, yet when it came to being in a relationship with each other, they made it work. But like with every love story, it wasn't all smooth sailing, and their road to a happy ending was definitely a bumpy one.

Rule and Shaw definitely had their ups and downs throughout their relationship, mainly because being in a relationship is all so very new for them. Rule is a manwh*re and doesn't seem ready to change his spots anytime soon, and Shaw has had boyfriends before, but they've never been the guy she's always wanted. For all the years that Rule and Shaw have known each other, Shaw has been completely and irrevocably in love with Rule Archer, but since Shaw was best friends with Rule's twin brother, Remy, the whole Archer clan always saw Shaw as Remy's girl - because there's NO WAY a guy and a girl can be JUST friends (note sarcasm) - and therefor, Rule has been completely blind to her feelings for him. But all it takes is one night... just one, passionate night together for everything to change for them.

So much happens in this book - make-ups, break-ups, and make-ups again, psycho exes coming into the picture to try and ruin our main characters' happiness, and secrets from the dead - and from start to finish I was completely hooked to this story. I never knew what was going to happen next; whether I wanted to throat punch our main characters, or hug them to me and never let them go. There were times where I wanted to throw the book across the room when Rule could be a jerk, and then there were times where, no matter what, I just could NOT put this book down.

Everything about 'Rule' was just so real. Neither Rule nor Shaw were these "perfect people", and they both made their own mistakes. Mainly, it was their lack of communication that caused the most problems in their relationship, and that's something that really annoyed me with them, because if they'd have just talked it out, it could have saved them both a lot of trouble and heartache. But besides that, this book was perfect. I adored Rule and Shaw's story, and they definitely made the whole opposites attract thing work, and showed that you CAN have next to nothing in common, but so long as you work it out as best as you can, it can work out in the end. This book had me laughing my head off in a lot of scenes, and loving every character we were introduced to, because every character we were introduced to here is unique in their own way, and meeting them now has me more excited and ready to get my hands on their own books and get started on reading their stories next.
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Renata Pamplona
5.0 out of 5 stars My first from Jay
Reviewed in Brazil on January 13, 2017
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Well... this turned out cute and sweet as I wanted. The only regard I have for the story is how much time it actually passed, but besides that I had a lot of plot twists I did not saw coming. Definitely curious about the next book.
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Kat
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Reviewed in Australia on April 18, 2020
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Every time I read Rule it makes me fall in love with all of them all over again.
I like how they are complete opposite but work amazing together
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SaBBatoreYT
5.0 out of 5 stars eccellente
Reviewed in Italy on November 7, 2016
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( Sono la ragazza) Rule e Shown mi hanno incantata con la loro storia D'amore.
Un libro pieno di aspettative, e che non delude mai, pagina dopo pagina.
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