Mariah Dietz

Forgetting the Rules Mariah Dietz

Rumor has it... It all started with a lie. I met Ian Forrest, middle linebacker and Roman God reincarnated last winter. Dark hair and steel eyes, granite stacks of muscles, and a secret smile that made me weak. You see, once upon a time, I Rose Cartwright, believed in happily ever after's. But life had taught me too quickly that rules are necessary and that gilded cages won't protect your heart. Yet, our lives began to weave together-a seamless and beautiful tapestry of 'non-date' dates. By the time summer arrived, so had my nerves. He was leaving for two months, so I drew a hard line in the sand and labeled what we shared a friendship, though we'd both known it was more. Now, it's the beginning of our senior year, and once again, everything is bringing us together. Only now, the secrets are bigger, the lies greater, and the stakes are even higher. Will the pressure break us apartOr will I be able to forget the Rules? This is book five in The Dating Playbook Series, but can be read and enjoyed as a complete standalone.