The Dixon Rule
by Elle Kennedy
Diana Dixon has a lot going on this summer. She’s rehearsing for a ballroom dance competition, juggling two jobs, and dealing with an ex-boyfriend who can’t take the hint it’s over. Yet despite all that, she still has plenty of time and energy to tell Shane Lindley to screw off.
Shane just moved into her apartment building and seems dedicated to sleeping his way through her entire cheerleading squad. Sure, he’s a tall, gorgeous hockey player, but he’s messing with her turf. This calls for some ground rules: no parties in her apartment, leave her teammates alone, and—most importantly—leave her alone.
What Diana doesn’t realize is that Shane’s sick of hookups and tired of being on the rebound after his long-term girlfriend called it quits. He wants a relationship. And when his ex comes back into the picture, he pretends he has one to make her jealous…and who better to play the girlfriend role than his sassy new neighbor?
Despite Diana’s reluctance to break her rule, a fake relationship is the perfect solution for her own ex issues, and soon she can’t deny something is sizzling between her and Shane. Something hot and completely unexpected.
And it might just be getting a little too real.
- Spice
- 4/5
- Burn
- Medium
- Pages
- ~504
- Ending
- HEA
HEA means happily ever after: they end up together, for good.
How spicy is The Dixon Rule?
The Dixon 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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The Dixon Rule: quick answers
How spicy is The Dixon Rule?
The Dixon 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 The Dixon Rule a standalone?
No. The Dixon Rule is book 2 in Campus Diaries. Start with The Graham Effect. The series is still ongoing.
What tropes are in The Dixon Rule?
The Dixon Rule features hockey player, college / university, fake dating, enemies to lovers. It is a medium burn M/F romance that ends with a happily ever after.
Does The Dixon Rule have content warnings?
Our notes for The Dixon Rule include: mental illness / anxiety / depression, serious or terminal illness, death of a loved one, domestic / partner abuse. 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 The Dixon Rule?
If you loved The Dixon Rule, try The Deal by Elle Kennedy, The Chase by Elle Kennedy, Icebreaker by Hannah Grace. They share its hockey player and college / university energy at a similar spice level.