The Bad Boy Rule by Maren Moore is now live!
A deliciously sexy, bad boy/good girl, hockey romance from Amazon Top 20 bestselling sports romance author, Maren Moore.
Lennon
Saint Devereaux has a reputation that precedes him.
Orleans University’s resident bad boy on and off the ice.
And I know to stay far away.
Until there’s a mixup and we’re forced to share our ice time.
I can’t stand his cocky attitude, or how annoyingly attractive he is.
He’s the reason the Bad Boy Rule exists.
Because guys like him will break your heart.
But the more time I spend with the hot, tattooed enforcer, the more I realize that being bad… has never been so much fun.
Saint
Lennon Rousseau plays the role of a high society socialite well.
She’s the definition of a good girl.
Valedictorian, president of the esteemed Social Club, a purity pact with her friends.
And I want to ruin her the way that her father ruined my life.
I can think of a hundred ways to dirty her up, and getting her beneath me is the perfect place to start.
I thought she might be the answer to getting my revenge, but now I’m beginning to wonder if she’s the one who’ll bring me to my knees instead.
The Bad Boy Rule is a standalone in the Hellcats Hockey series which takes place in the Orleans University world.
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Review:
A cute and fluffy–yet drama-filled and steamy–romance with a touch (truly a tiny touch) of hockey!
Lennon and Saint’s story had some very heavy themes–neither of them has a great relationship with their parents; Saint’s actually has some very serious abuse. Their backgrounds are pretty much opposite: she grew up in a Victorian mansion, and he spent the bulk of his childhood in a trailer park. They don’t know each other at the start of the story, though Saint early on figures out that there is a dark event that connects their two families, and it feeds into his revenge plot. The plot doesn’t get too far, fortunately, because yikes, that would have made it a hard read.
I really liked the two of them together–their early antagonism was fun, but once they really got to know and like each other it was even better. The focus of the story is really on the two of them–which of course it should be, but be warned if you’re a huge hockey romance fan there isn’t a whole lot of it on the page. There’s a little bit of the camaraderie between Saint and his teammates, and maybe a teeny part of one or two games? Most of the practicing we see he’s on his own, sharing the ice with just Lennon. Not really a complaint, just an observation.
Another thing that stood out to me is the fact that even with all of their personal drama and the life changes that happen in the course of their story, we don’t really see a lot of the nitty gritty of the aftermath on the page. People are arrested and things take place in courtrooms, but we hear about them after the fact and don’t even know if either of our MCs even spent any time in the courtroom or even talking to the police or investigators. Clearly their family drama isn’t the focus of the story–Lennon and Saint are–but it did feel a bit uneven.
That said, I did enjoy their story quite a bit; it just all felt very much like we were really only seeing their relationship in any kind of detail and essentially just skimming the surface of the rest of their lives. A really meaty drama it isn’t, but steamy sexytimes abound, so there’s that. If that’s what you’re looking for, you’re golden 🙂
The Bad Boy Rule is my first from this author but probably not my last!
Rating: 4 stars / B+
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
About the author:
Maren Moore is an Amazon Top 20 Best-selling sports romance author. Her books are packed full of heat and all the feels that will always come with a happily ever after. She resides in southern Louisiana with her husband, two little boys and their fur babies. When she isn’t on a deadline, she’s probably reading yet another Dramione fan fic, rewatching cult classic horror movies, or daydreaming about the 90’s.
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