Books like 'The New Rule'
Readers who enjoyed The New Rule by A.C. Netzel also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Scandalized by Ivy Owens
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA one-night stand between two old childhood friends turns into something more, but when a scandal threatens to tear them apart, they must decide how hard to fight for love—a steamy romance debut perfect for fans of Tessa Bailey and Kennedy Ryan... -
Brie Bows to Her Master by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe final week at the Submissive Training Center has arrived! Join Brie as she encounters challenging sessions crafted specifically for her - five extraordinary days of training and pleasure. Her graduation includes interviews with potential Doms, but things get horribly complicated for Brie... -
Romanced by the Malones by Laylah Roberts
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwo novellas in one!Merry Christmas, Baby.Mia is pregnant, hormonal and surrounded by overbearing, overprotective Malone men.What she needs is some Master and kitten play. To feel desirable. To see her ankles once more . . .How West was WedThe big day is coming, Flick has been working her butt off to get everything ready... -
Brie Faces Her Master's Fears by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBrie is thrilled by the secret Master reveals. Their D/s relationship and love deepens as he teaches her his preferences and shares another aspect of his past. Tragically, a meeting with her nemesis starts a disastrous chain of events. The aftermath of which leads her Master to make a decision Brie never sees coming... -
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Brie Learns Restraint by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBrie Learns Restraint, #5 in the AG series:Brie is given the opportunity to work under the mastery of another Dom - an expert in bondage. During the unique arrangement she discovers truths about herself and several of her past trainers. A new passion is ignited when she participates in an erotic class of Kinbaku. Loyalties are challenged, but a clear winner emerges... -
Brie Discerns Master's Heart by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBrie's AG series #6Master has revealed himself in small doses, only hinting about the tragedy in his past. Things are about to shift as Brie comes face to face with Master’s greatest adversary. Huge changes are rushing towards our young submissive. The wolf must be confronted, her documentary is about to discover its fate and Master will bare a part of himself kept hidden until now... -
Show Me Something by Aubrey Bondurant
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe light of the future can only be found by stepping out of the darkness of the past... After leaving her marriage, Juliette Walker wants to accomplish many new things, but meeting a new man certainly isn't part of her plan. Plagued with struggles over her past, she seeks the advice of a professional... -
Grease by J.E. Daelman
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGrease was put in charge of the Club’s garage, but is barely keeping his head above water with the workload. He has a brother to help and Mia hired a woman mechanic? Are you kidding me? With a woman in reception and a woman mechanic, Grease’s life spins up and down. Raven grew up learning and helping her dad work on cars and motorcycles yet finds she has to prove herself with each new job... -
Reckless Beat Boxed Set by Eden Summers
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis boxed set contains novel 1, 2 & novella 2.5 in the Reckless Beat series. Blind Attraction He can seduce with a single glance. Peering down at a sea of fans, rock star, Mitchell Davies can’t deny the innocent beauty of a woman in the front row. He’ll stop at nothing to get to know her... -
Dickslip by Gwyn McNamee
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne wardrobe malfunction. Two lives forever changed. Playing in a star-studded charity basketball game should be fun, and it is, until I literally go balls out to show up my arch nemesis. When I dive for the basketball and my junk slips out of my gym shorts, I know my life and career are over... -
Brie's Russian Treat by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSubmissive in Love #5 (The Brie series continues!) Rytsar Durov - fine vodka with a side of sadism...Rytsar has always held a piece of Brie’s heart ever since he made her fantasy come true at The Submissive Training Center. Now her Master is taking her back to Russia to meet with his old friend... -
Fox by J.E. Daelman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFox is a creative woodworker. You name it, he can carve, make or refinish it. The Raging Barons MC took that talent and opened a new business for the club after Fox had more orders than he could cope with. Fox needs additional staff so that he can concentrate on his wood projects and hires Carrie to run the office/showroom... -
We Belong Together by E.L. Todd
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTrinity and Slade are finally together, and their secret is out in the open. But how will the rest of the gang react to their newly announced love? Cayson and Skye take it the easiest since they already knew about it, but what about everyone else? Roland is a closet writer. Writing stories from the heart is all he’s ever known. He’s much deeper than people realize... -
Brie Lives Her Fairy Tale by Red Phoenix, Rebecca Hill
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSubmissive in Love #8 (Finale!) Prepare to be romanced… Brie Bennett’s Master is about to make all of her dreams come true. The wedding is almost here but darkness lies ahead—a plot so horrendous it will rock their foundation to the core—yet love as fierce as theirs cannot be denied... -
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The Partnership by Annie Dyer
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s setting the rules.She’s breaking them all…Playboy. Poser. Partner.It’s always the first two I’ve been known for. With the rest of my siblings in grown-up relationships, I decided it was time to prove I was more than just my reputation, and take my partnership in my family’s law firm seriously.Ambitious.Hardworking.No more spilling coffee on the photocopier... -
Only His Touch: Part Two by Lilly Wilde
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe pain of deceit was fresh, but love and desire overruled everything else. Now, Aria and Aiden face their greatest challenge yet. Aria Cason’s life took an unexpected turn when she reconnected with Aiden Raine, the man who awakened a pure and undeniable love she’d thought was lost forever. Aria’s love for him burns deep, yet he still pushes for more—the total surrender of her heart... -
Last Chance to Fall by Kelsey Kingsley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“You look at me like I’m the last woman in the world... -
Manster: A Rockstar Romantic Comedy by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m a rockstar on the run from the memories of my past. And pussies in palaces. Record scratch. Rewind. My name is Hudson Wyatt, and I raced cars until an injury ended my career. Now I pound the skins in Hammered, a successful rock band. But I still enjoy living recklessly, hooking up and partying all night... -
Harvest of Love by Melanie Moreland
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDanica RawlinsShe’s a career woman, constantly busy, under pressure, and in demand. But the job that once seemed like a dream to her now feels more like a nightmare.When the stress gets too much, she escapes the office and drives, discovering beauty in the wide-open spaces that surround her in the country. Leaving the worries behind, if only temporarily... -
Talon & Claree: Rebel Guardians Next Generation by Liberty Parker, Darlene Tallman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsClaree When I came to live with Chief and Trinity as a teenager, I met Talon. He understood what I was feeling and going through and we became best friends. Our friendship grew and despite everyone’s best efforts, we found times to slip away and be together. All was going well until we became a teenage statistic... -
Overdrive by Jessa York
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTick, tock. It's deafening. The damn biological clock. There's only one way to silence it And it's not with the hot, sexy, rideshare driver. He's too young--even if he gets my motor running. One night is all he's getting, All I'm willing to give. Cutting him loose is my only option. But when we meet up again, I realize one thing... -
Brie's Montana Dreams by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSubmissive in Love #4 (The Brie series continues!)Hot scenes call to Brie Bennett as she sets out to film The Sanctuary, a secret BDSM commune nestled in the mountains of Montana. All kinds of kinky fun awaits, including the provocative Initiation Ceremony... -
Brie's Christmas Pearls by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBrie’s Christmas Pearls (Submissive in Love, #3) Christmas magic with a little kink… Brie’s Master has kept something from her that threatens to tear them apart. When confronted, dark emotions are awakened but the couple is part of a tight community that won’t let them fail. Brie believes in the magic of Christmas and plans the perfect gift... -
Frenched Series Bundle: Frenched, Yanked, Forked & Floored by Melanie Harlow
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTHIS BUNDLE INCLUDES ALL FOUR BOOKS PLUS SERIES EXTRAS AT 99 CENTS FOR ONE WEEK ONLY: 5/4-5/11 FRENCHED (Mia and Lucas) When I got dumped by my stupid fiancé a week before the wedding, my plans involved nothing more than ice cream, and blanket fort, and a bonfire of his possessions... -
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Under The Cherry Blossoms by Amali Rose
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSkye Emery believes in true love. A romantic idealist, she believes wholeheartedly that everyone will get their happy ending. Everyone except her, that is. After drowning in the devastation left behind by a cheating father, keeping men at arm's length and finding solace in a dirty book and a pint of ice cream is a safer option... -
Our Options Have Changed by Julia Kent, Elisa Reed
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHaving it all is a fantasy, right? Chloe Browne knows all about fantasy. Fantasy is her job. And she’s very, very good at what she does. As director of design for the O Spa chain, a sophisticated women’s club that is trending its way into being the Next Big Thing, Chloe’s ready to take on the world. One baby at a time... -
You are All I'll Ever Need by E.L. Todd
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe longer Cayson and Skye are in a relationship, the more they realize they are meant for each other. The connection they have in natural and unforced. When Cayson thinks about this future, he knows it’s with Skye. But when he receives a letter from Stanford, inviting him to an interview for their medical program, he feels nervous... -
He Said Forever by Ruth Cardello
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom New York Times, bestselling author Ruth Cardello comes an emotional romance about love, loss, and second chances.Jared’s childhood was so ugly he changed his name to free himself from it. He fought his way out of poverty and earned his success, but all that isn’t enough when his past catches up to him.Michawn isn’t looking for love when she meets Jared... -
Because Beards by Alexis Alvarez, Kacey Shea
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBe it a little scruff or a full length beard, there’s nothing more attractive than a man with a well-groomed face. Masculine. Powerful. Sexy. Devoted. Lose yourself in this tantalizing collection of original short stories by your favorite romance authors in support of a great cause... -
Tommy Boy: A Panty Whisperer Prequel by Sloane Howell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor a LIMITED time Panty Whisperer: The Complete Series is ON SALE for 99 cents Can your whole life change in one moment? Away at college, Crystal Castles Clark loves programming computers and playing video games. She doesn’t have time to waste with relationships that are going nowhere and jerks that just want to get in her pants... -
My Favorite Mistake by R.L. Kenderson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy First Mistake:Breaking up with my boyfriend right before I turn thirty.Second Mistake:Requesting my expert in the sack best friend, Griffin, give me a leg-shaking orgasm as a birthday gift.My Third Mistake:Lying to myself that I wouldn’t fall for my best friend just because we slept together.My Fourth Mistake:Accidentally telling Griffin I love him.And losing our friendship forever... -
The Rock Star's Secret Baby (Rock Stars in Disguise: Cadell) (Friends With Benefits): A Contemporary Rock Star Romance (Billionaires in Disguise) by Blair Babylon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe first time that Dr... -
Wheeler by Colleen Charles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThroughout my time as an elite hockey player, I’ve had a few hookups.But there's only one I can’t get out of my mind.Stella left me high and dry in Costa Rica with a bruised ego and a broken heart after a single perfect day.I wish I’d ignored all the rules with her. I wish I’d made her mine in every way that mattered... -
Random on Tour: Las Vegas by Julia Kent
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNow, you know my mama's a gambler (sweeper, whatever...), so I guess I got to blame her for a little of this. When the band got invited to do a big gig here in Las Vegas, I was so excited. Really excited. And when we got here, I was dazzled. A little too dazzled... -
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Paradise in Oblivion: a Lost in Oblivion Christmas Story by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Oblivion band family is growing… Which means an island holiday is just what the doctor ordered. Assuming the forecasted tropical storm passes them by. And if Simon and Margo, Nick and Lila, and Ian and Zoe don’t throw down over the Christmas guacamole. Oh, and if Margo doesn’t go into labor. Who knew sex can push a woman into giving birth? (Spoiler: almost everyone but Simon... -
Brie's City of Angels by Red Phoenix
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSubmissive in Love #6 (The Brie series continues!)Angels come in all shapes and sizes…Brie returns to LA with a friend spiraling out of control - a transformation is coming. In the midst of turmoil and change, love grows deeper. Brie will discover the truth about Rytsar’s past, and her Master will face a new challenge... -
Fake Love (For Now) by Penny Wylder
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSpending the night with a guest in my lodge was a mistake.Getting caught the next morning by her parents is… much worse.Then I really messed it up by panicking and claiming to be her fiancé.I know, I know, but I could tell she was freaking out.I thought I was doing her a favor.Now we’re stuck pretending to be in love. It’s not all bad— she's gorgeous, funny, smart... -
Playoff Passion by London Casey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m pregnant. By a hockey player.My father is the head coach of the team.There’s literally no way I can tell anyone who got me pregnant… right?* * *Don’t ask me ‘how did this happen?’ because I don’t have time to talk about the birds and bees and what goes on between the sheets.The fact of the matter is this - I’m pregnant by the goalie of the Inci Warriors... -
Chasing Me by Cat Mason
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeing the flashy frontman for the band Shaft definitely has its perks. Hunter Chesterfield, is infamous for exploiting them all shamelessly. When he isn't busy commanding the stage and wooing every groupie in sight, he's living for the three Bs; Bitches, Booze, and Bacon. He has it all, or so he thought. Women have always been disposable to Hunter. Frisbees to toss away once's he had his fun... -
Finding Spring by Bridget E. Baker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife gave her lemons, so Trudy chucked them back.Trudy’s life is a wreck. No job, a sick son, and a thick stack of unpaid medical bills. Her family and friends keep trying to set her up. (As if a man will solve all her problems!) Trudy shuts them all down, because she’s got a foolproof plan this time around... -
A Leap of Faith by T. Gephart, Emma Wilder
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLexi and Alex's passion for each other shows no signs of waning, but the road ahead is by no means easy. While Lexi loves Alex, she struggles to retain her individual identity while being a partner in a high-profile relationship. On her first international tour as Power Station's publicist and Alex's official girlfriend, Lexi is initiated into the crazy lifestyle of a rock star... -
Start Me Up by J. Kenner
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWicked days. Sinful nights.Meet Mr. April. A high school drop-out with only his twisted sense of humor and panty-melting good looks going for him, Nolan Wood has turned a small radio gig into a thriving career. Now a local celebrity, Nolan never wants for female companionship. But he never gets too close. And he damn sure never lets them see the man—or the pain—behind the jokes... -
Hard Wood (Hard n' Dirty) by Tara Crescent
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCat Milnick’s Summer To-Do List 1. Get my new brewpub up and running. 2. Ignore the wickedly handsome Dom Wilde and his kinky furniture. 3. No more carpenter puns. Screw and hammer. Tongue and groove. Nail gun. 4. Focus on the beer. 5. Remember: If I fail, I’ll have to go back to working for my evil ex-boyfriend. 6... -
Holiday Sparks: A Christmas Romantic Comedy by Taryn Quinn
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’ll make her holiday merry…and hot. Darcy Tucker hates Christmas. As a department store supervisor, she deals with the dark side of the holiday season. Santa isn’t real, no, she doesn’t have any more Betty Fofetti dolls in stock, and no freaking way can she extend that sale. All she wants is to get to the day after Christmas. Fa-la-la- not. She can’t even escape it at home... -
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You Have My Heart by E.L. Todd
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsConrad, Theo, and Silke begin their last year of college. Having the rest of the gang absent throws them off in the beginning, but they stick together and push through it. Conrad is only looking for easy grabs and isn’t interested in a serious relationship at this time in life... -
Wednesday by E. L. Todd
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt took me a long time to forgive Hawke—a very long time.But now that I have, I feel nothing but unbridled joy. Everything is exactly as it should have been two years ago. He’s just what I need, and not just now, but forever.Until disaster strikes... -
Reckless Weekend by Eden Summers
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn Vegas, a lot can happen in twenty-four hours. What do you get when you mix a rock band as hot as Reckless Beat, women strong enough to capture several of the bad boys’ hearts, and a bet that sparks a competitive streak? Boundaries will be pushed, alcohol will be abused, and loads of sarcasm will be shared. Once the games are over, it’s time to make a commitment... -
Around the World in 80 men by Brandi Ratliff, Rebecca Ratliff
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is a collection of books 1-10 of the Around the World in 80 Men series. *Around the World in 80 Men *Scotland *Australia *Italy *Ireland *Hawaii *Brazil *New Zealand *Sweden *Florida Morgan Holland is a beautiful, young, waitress who has struggled to find her way in life... -
Heart of Dixon by Danielle Jamie
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife can change in a matter of seconds. One minute you’re laughing and enjoying life, feeling invincible. Then BAM! EVERYTHING CHANGES IN A BLINK OF AN EYE. My life has always been one big crazy party. That is until everything spiraled out of control. We made a catastrophic misjudgment putting trust in two people with evil intentions. Sadly none of us knew until it was too late... -
Mollywood by L.G. Pace III, Michelle Pace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"A good chef can throw seemingly random ingredients into a pot and create something delicious. On rare occasions, fate does the same thing with hearts. With the right combination of elements at just the right time, a couple can fall head over heels in love. That being said, blending two lives can get messier than any kitchen and also a hell of a lot harder to clean up...
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