{"product_id":"9780997136609","title":"By the Rules","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"One of the best romance stories I've read in years.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e-- Guilty Indulgence Romance Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"By The Rules is absolutely the best m\/m romance I've read!\"\u003c\/strong\u003e -- Fictional Candy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This book is a perfect example of romance at its finest!\" \u003c\/strong\u003e-- Joyfully Jay\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"By The Rules broke my expectations. It is a love story in every sense of the word.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e -- Talk Supe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe thinks I want him because of the rumors around town. Because I think he’s easy. I want AJ, because he’s AJ.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo liars. No suits. \u003cstrong\u003eAbsolutely\u003c\/strong\u003e no straight guys… \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAJ Fabin’s list of rules keeps him safe. Since getting kicked out of his parents’ home and attacked by a former escorting client, his rules and his life in the tiny town of Evergreen Grove provide a quiet haven. He may be lonely, and he may stick out like a sore thumb, but the folks like him well enough. When he’s not dodging his old pimp, things are peaceful. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHayden Price is having a quarter-life crisis. Engaged to a woman he can’t connect to and working a job he secretly hates, he comes to Evergreen Grove to help his mother through a health scare. Returning to his childhood home makes Hayden reevaluate a lot of things, including himself. When he meets AJ and finds he can’t stand the mouthy jerk—almost as much as he can’t stop thinking about him—he has a lot more to change than his career. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo be together, they’ll both have to break all of their rules. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBy the Rules is book 3 in the Evergreen Grove series, but reads as a standalone.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elisabeth Staab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47029880914160,"sku":"9780997136609","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780997136609_p0.jpg?v=1763941669","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780997136609","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}