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Rule No. 1: Do not enter the game unless you intend to finish. Once accepted, there is no escape.
This is a love story, one that comes with rules, expectations, and dark shadows. One where the man who challenges me the most is cloaked in deception. I had no choice but to accept the terms, nowhere to run once the clock started ticking.
Donovan Stone was a man few people dared to cross.
He was dark.
He was dominating.
He was so silent that you had to watch him closely to begin to know what he was thinking.
He was my boss, and the man I should have run from the minute I walked into his corporate office.
Like any bad decision, it took time for me to see the truth about the game I’d entered, for me to understand that it wasn’t the stalker in the shadows I should fear, but the man who pulled the strings.
I had no choice.
At least, that’s the lie I told myself to forgive my foolish actions.
And while running as fast as I could through twisted mazes and deceitful games, I understood that the Rules of Engagement were now my life.
Renee’s Five Star Review:
I received a copy of this book from the publisher/author to review for Stephanie’s Book Reports.
Welcome to Rules of Engagement from Lily White. Once you start reading this book you will understand just how fitting the title is. This is a romantic suspense novel and might contain some things that are disturbing to some individuals. It is however not a dark book.
This is a love story. One that comes with rules, expectations, and dark shadows. A story where the man who challenges me the most is cloaked in deception. I had not choice but to accept the terms, and there is nowhere to run once the clock starts ticking.
Donovan Stone was a man few people dared to cross. He was dark, dominating and silent. So silent you had to watch him closely to begin to know what he was thinking. He was my boss and the man I should have run from the minute I walked into his corporate office. Like any bad decision, it took time for me to see the truth about the game I had entered,for me to understand that it wasn’t the stalker in the shadows I should fear, bu the man who pulled the strings. I had no choice. At least that is the lie I told myself to forgive my foolish actions. And while running as fast as I could through twisted mazes and deceitful games, I understood that the Rules of Engagement were now my life.
I devoured this book. I actually did not want to put it down when I absolutely had to. I fell for these characters hard. My heart went out to Mia so many times. She is a young girl in the city who is suddenly let go from her job. She didn’t see this coming and was struggling to make ends meat before she was let go. She absolutely has no one to help her. Her parents will just tell her to come home and that is the last thing that Mia is willing to do. Desperate to find a job and to keep a roof over her head and the power on she applies for many jobs and at the same times sees and add for Dark Realities who are looking for game players. Desperate but not desperate enough yet to try this avenue out she waits to see if anyone will interview and hire her. However when it becomes clear that she doesn’t have any prospect for a job and the bills are not going to pay themselves she enters the website and signs up. Rule One: Do not enter the game unless you intend to finished. Once accepted, there is no escape. Choosing the only option she is willing to even consider her bank account is filled with money and she is able to have breathing room. Just Mia’s luck though a job offer comes through to her from her interview with Donovan Stone. He didn’t even consider her and was not impressed the day of her interview so the email catcher her off guard that he is willing to give her two weeks to see if she will work out as his assistant. This is the beginning a tale that will have you guessing every second of the book and it will keep you one the edge of your seat. However with that said inside all the things going on is a beautiful love story. One that stole my heart. This is the tale of Donovan and Mia. A man who is the head of a computer software company and does not utter a word and the girl who has such low self esteem and for good reason. Two broken souls that are in desperate need of companionship and love. I loved watching these two pull each other out of their shells and even though Donovan doesn’t talk I promise you that you don’t need him too. You can literally feel at times his emotions pouring from the pages. You do not want to miss this book.
Lily White never fails to write a book that I don’t like. With Rules of Engagement she has stepped out of the box you usually expect her books to be in and gives us a tale that is both heart breaking and so beautiful. It is a love story for the ages. One that you will feel in your very soul and never forget. However don’t let that fool you. You will be one the edge of your seat second guessing everything you think you know until the very end.
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Lily White is a dark writer who likes to dabble on the taboo side of eroticism. She is most known for her Masters Series (Her Master’s Courtesan and Her Master’s Teacher), Target This, Hard Roads, and Asylum. She’s co-authored Serial (a four part serial series). When she isn’t writing as Lily White you can find other books by her under M.S. Willis where she has penned the Control Series, the Estate Series, Because of Ellison (contemporary romance), and Standard Romance Story (Romance Comedy). Lily enjoys stretching her writing muscles by continuing to challenge herself with each book she publishes.
In addition to writing, Lily is an avid reader, gummy bear slayer, and a gold medalist in puppy naps.
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