Title: Rules of Play
Series: The Script Club #2
Author: Lane Hayes
Narrator: Alexander Cendese
Publisher: Lane Hayes
Release Date: July 16, 2021
Length: 4 hrs and 48 mins
Genre: Romance, Brother’s Best Friend, Geek/Jock, Friends to Lovers, Bisexual-awakening, Contemporary MM Romance
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Synopsis
The genius, the mechanic, and a new playbook…
George-
My brother’s friend is hot. If you’re into flannel-wearing lumbersexual former jocks who eat donuts for dinner and still scribble to-do lists on their palms. I’m not. I’m a serious scientist in my final of grad school. Okay, I admit I have few quirks of my own. I also have a broken truck and a boss who thinks I can help him find love. I’m in over my head. Help!
Aiden-
A few quirks? Really? George the weirdest dude I know. He wears capes in public, brings a book everywhere he goes, and loves all thing spooky. He’s also the smartest person on the planet—who somehow thinks I can help him write a How-To-Get-A-Date playbook for his boss. Yeah, that sounds suspicious. I know baseball; I don’t know anything about love. But I can’t say no. I’ve always had a soft spot for George. I just didn’t count on falling for my best friend’s nerdy brother. This is against the rules, isn’t it?
Rules of Play is an MM bisexual awakening story where opposites attract and shenanigans ensue!
Aiden’s sunny smile dazzled me.
I held his gaze for a moment too long before presenting the Tupperware like a holy grail. “Ta-da. As promised, Monday meatballs.”
“You promised me meatballs?”
“Not specifically, but I think I mentioned food.”
“You might have, but you don’t have to feed me, G.” He lifted the beer bottle in a toast. “I appreciate the refreshment, but our deal was an exchange of your brain for my brawn. Did you have a chance to go over the reports I sent you?”
“Yes. I emailed my response this morning. The math was correct, but since it was computer generated, I’m sure you knew that. I highlighted a couple of trends, but I wasn’t sure what to look for specifically,” I said lamely, shoving the container and a fork at his chest. “So, I give you my mom’s meatballs.”
He widened his eyes and did a comical double take. “Your mom’s meatballs? Dude, I haven’t had those in years. Does she still add that secret sauce?”
I shrugged as I popped the lid. “I don’t know, but they’re good. Try one.”
He held up his grease-stained hands and winced. “I’m gross. Fork me up a bite.”
I sliced into a meatball, speared it, and held it to his lips, unthinking. The second he leaned in and opened his mouth, I realized I’d made a tactical error. My breath hitched, my pulse skittered, and my dick swelled. This was one of those odd moments that meant nothing between friends; however, my dirty mind turned everything into foreplay without my permission. The tilt of his chin, the sexy way his tongue flicked his bottom lip before he opened wide.
Apparently, I was a hopeless case.
I tore my gaze from his mouth and swallowed hard. “Want more?”
Aiden chewed quietly, his eyes locked on mine. “In a sec. I need to process the awesomeness. I haven’t eaten anything that good in a long-ass time.”
“You’re in luck. My mom makes dinner for me a couple of times a week.”
“Are you serious?”
I nodded. “I’m the youngest, I live the closest to home, and I’m the one she worries about the most. When she heard about Willy, she freaked out and started cooking. I told my friends this morning there was a good chance she’d drop off a week’s worth of meals today. Sure enough, I came home to two bags full of casserole dishes. Food equals love in the Murphy house, and Mom loves me…thus the meatballs.”
Aiden smiled. “You’re lucky.”
I returned the gesture and stabbed the other half of the meatball for him. “I’m happy to share.”
He stepped close again, wrapping his hand around mine before taking the bite. And this time, he didn’t back away. It might have been wishful thinking or a figment of my impressive imagination, but I could have sworn some kind of sexual heat sizzled between us.
“So good,” he hummed.
“Yes.”
Oh, wow. I think I actually whimpered. I couldn’t help it. He sounded so fucking sexy.
This was Aiden we were talking about, though. Aiden. The same guy who drank liters of Coca-Cola at a time with my brothers to see who could belch the loudest and longest. The same guy who’d witnessed my epic meltdown when our family dog ate part of my comic book collection. Sure, I’d been ten at the time and totally within my rights to freak out, but—
“Your mom’s the best cook ever.”
Screech…
“Uh…right.”
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Lane Hayes loves a good romance! An avid reader from an early age, she has always been drawn to well-told love story with beautifully written characters. Her debut novel was a 2013 Rainbow Award finalist and subsequent books have received Honorable Mentions, and were winners in the 2016, 2017, and 2018-2019 Rainbow Awards. She loves red wine, chocolate and travel (in no particular order). Lane lives in Southern California with her amazing husband in a not quite empty nest.
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The geek, the jock, and a new set of rules…
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