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The Off Limits Rule
Romance
The Off Limits Rule
Book 1 of the It Happened in Nashville series
282 pages · First published 2020
Lucy Marshall is rebuilding her life after a breakup and moves in with her brother, only to discover that his attractive best friend Cooper is around far too often. Her brother makes the rule clear: Cooper is off limits, and Lucy has good reasons to avoid another complicated relationship anyway. Friendship and repeated proximity undermine that boundary as Cooper proves harder to categorize than the charming flirt she expected. Sarah Adams’s contemporary romantic comedy uses brother’s-best-friend chemistry and a forbidden-dating rule for a light, clean romance about why the person declared off limits can become the one hardest to avoid.
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Mild romantic content, including kissing
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Cerulean Lemonade
A mellow tea pour suits romantic anticipation and a little escapism.
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Rhenian Honey Ale
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