When you’re a guy, the rules are simple. Live by the Bro Code:Rule #1: Always have his back. Rule #2: Don’t ever leave him stranded.Rule #3: And never, ever, touch his sister.Aw hell, two out of three ain’t bad.Ainsley Andrews has tried everything to get over her issues with intimacy. EVERYTHING. But nothing seems to work. Now, twenty-four years old, it seems the only man that can get her motor … man that can get her motor running is her brother’s best friend. A strictly off-limits guy that stole her breath when she was just sixteen.
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Please be advised that the following story deals with themes of abuse and mental health which may be difficult for some readers.
The Rules: An older-brother’s-best-friend romance. Book II in the Off-Limits series.
Also: The following story contains mature humor, a lot of cursing, and of course, sexual situations. It is intended for adult readers who enjoy that kind of thing.
Author’s note: This book can be read as a standalone but you’ll miss a few inside jokes- read The Lessons first if you can.
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Lambo and Ainsley’s story was interesting.
The bro code states that you cannot date another bro’s sister, but Lambo, the playboy, falls for her hard and passionately. She becomes his challenge.
This story was well written and kept me interested and wanting to read more!
The Rules is book two in the Off Limits series by Elizabeth Brown. While I really enjoyed the first book in this series, The Lessons, I fell madly in love with this one. We met Ainsley Andrews, younger sister of Ryan from the first book. Now it’s her turn. This is a brother’s best friend romance told in dual point of views.
Ainsley Andrews is twenty four years old. She suffers from bi-polar disorder and also has a very painful past. All reasons her older brother, Ryan, is extremely protective of her! Ainsley has known Ryan’s best friend, Lambo, for years, and they’ve never gotten along since that first time they came face to face when she was sixteen. But an impromptu trip to Vegas with her brother and his friends, some airing out of feelings and everything changed.
Lambo Christie is thirty one years old and works for his family’s hotel empire. He and Ryan have been best friends since college. Over the years he and Ainsley could barely stand to be in the same room together. He always thought she hated him. But when they finally talked, they both realized they were wrong about the other. When Ainsley admitted she needed help with something, Lam was ready, willing and able to help. Because he always loved a good challenge. I just want to say here that being in Lam’s head was hilarious. This man is blessed with some pretty amazing assets and he knows it. He made me smile so big!
“Ainsley Andrews apparently was my kryptonite.”
As Ainsley and Lambo work together to resolve her issue, they both begin to enjoy the other more than they realized they would. Lam has lost interest in even looking at any other woman, something that has never happened before. All he can think about when they aren’t together is when he will see Ainsley next. But due to her brother’s extreme protectiveness, Ainsley insists her brother never know about them. At first, Lambo is fine with this. He’s breaking the bro-code, messing with his best friend’s little sister. But the more time he spends with Ainsley, the stronger his feelings grow, the more keeping her a secret just feels wrong.
This book was just wonderful. These two were adorable together. And the chemistry is scorching hot. While reading through what I wrote so far, I might have given this the impression it was angsty, but it was anything but that. It was fun and sexy and just wonderful. Ainsley’s bi-polar disorder was written so well. And Lambo, well, when this man falls, he falls hard.
If you want a steamy, swoony, sweet book that will also make you smile, this one is for you. And the ending was absolutely amazing. Now I can’t wait to read the last book, Ainsley’s best friend, Winnie’s story, The Mistakes.
“All I want is you. All of you. Only you.”