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By the Rules (Evergreen Grove Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Elisabeth Staab (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 34 ratings
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He thinks I want him because of the rumors around town. Because I think he’s easy. I want AJ, because he’s AJ.

No liars. No suits. Absolutely no straight guys…

AJ 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.

Hayden 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.

To be together, they’ll both have to break all of their rules.

By the Rules is book 3 in the Evergreen Grove series, but reads as a standalone.
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  1. Book 3 of 6
    Evergreen Grove
  2. Print length
    305 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  5. Publication date
    Jan. 19 2016
  6. File size
    833 KB
  7. Page Flip
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  8. Word Wise
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  9. Enhanced typesetting
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B018ZZF1BE
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 833 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 305 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 34 ratings

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Elisabeth Staab loves passionate stories and happy endings. Her books have been called “emotionally delicious,” “action-packed,” and “gloriously snarky.” When not writing romance about vampires and werewolves and emotionally wounded boxers (oh, my!), she enjoys date night with her husband, reading with her kids, and marathoning her favorite books or TV series. Keep up with all the latest shenanigans by following her newsletter, stopping by ElisabethStaab.com, or finding her on Facebook and Twitter.

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4.3 out of 5 stars
4.3 out of 5
34 global ratings

Top review from Canada

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3.0 out of 5 stars By the rules
Reviewed in Canada on September 15, 2022
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This book took me a long time to finish. It did not make me want to rush back to it after I out it down. The timeline in the book was a little off, the ending was abrupt and the book felt unfinished. This is the first book I’ve read in the series so maybe I need to read book 1 & 2 to get a better feel for AJ and Hayden’s story. I don’t hate this book but I don’t love it either.
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T. Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars LOVED this one!
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2018
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This book!

AJ and Hayden separately are compelling. Together... I have never seen so many messes that left me lost - because each one has his reasons! The supporting was also good. Some m/m treats women in particular like a name and a dismissive attitude are enough. Not here. They're not all fleshed out, but the important ones are, lending Evergreen Grove a nice three-dimensional sense. (I suppose, had I read any of the series, that would be even more evident.)

Highly recommended. Because yes they fail at communication, but given their issues? They were always going to have to fight for this.

(There's one startlingly garbled sentence in one of the last chapters (editing is HARD, y'all) but otherwise the formatting's good.)
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BOL.D.
5.0 out of 5 stars Witty and captivating
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2022
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The story is well developed and written in a way its captivating and never boring. There are no gaps in story or editorial mistakes. This book deserves five star ratings.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet love story
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2016
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I had never read this genre before (M/M contemporary romance), but these characters were very well developed, sympathetic, funny, and sexy. I enjoyed the Evergreen Grove sub-plot, and went on to read Piece by Piece, the story of LeAnn and Ethan. This author has a great sense of humor and sarcasm. A satisfying page-turner with a happy ending. My fave.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome read
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2016
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I became invested in AJ's story reading the first two books in this series. I wanted him to find someone to love him as he so deserved. I became so wrapped up in the storyline that I spent the last 20% or so of the book dreading the knowledge that it was coming to an end. This straight girl wanted the story to continue forever.
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