Rule
Straight-A pre-med Shaw has loved tattooed, pierced, utterly wrong-for-her Rule Archer since the moment she met him. He has never noticed. Until he does.
- Spice
- 4/5
- Burn
- Medium
- Pages
- ~432
- Ending
- HEA
HEA means happily ever after: they end up together, for good.
How spicy is Rule?
Rule is a 4 out of 5 on our spice scale: spicy (explicit). Explicit, detailed scenes and several of them. The famous "perfect 4": real plot, real smut. Spice starts around the middle.
- Steam: Explicit open door
- Burn: Medium burn
- When: Spice starts around the middle
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: Dual POV (both leads)
- Ending: Happily ever after
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- Death of a loved one
- Slut-shaming
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Rule: quick answers
How spicy is Rule?
Rule is a 4 out of 5 on our spice scale: spicy (explicit). Explicit, detailed scenes and several of them. The famous "perfect 4": real plot, real smut. Spice starts around the middle.
Is Rule a standalone?
No. Rule is book 1 in Marked Men. It is the place to start. The series is complete.
What tropes are in Rule?
Rule features bad boy, opposites attract, smart / nerdy heroine. It is a medium burn M/F romance that ends with a happily ever after.
Does Rule have content warnings?
Our notes for Rule include: death of a loved one, slut-shaming. This list may not be complete; check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.
What should I read after Rule?
If you loved Rule, try Beautiful Oblivion by Jamie McGuire, Sweet Home by Tillie Cole, Good Girl Complex by Elle Kennedy. They share its bad boy and opposites attract energy at a similar spice level.