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House Rules

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Ten men. Five women. One weekend with no rules.

Baylee needs money faster than the surrogacy programs and egg donation centers are willing to give it. Her last option is a radical one: a weekend with ten men who want one thing from her. The contract states they can and will do whatever they want to get it.

The contract also states she’ll come home with $50,000.

And in another nine months, she’ll get $1,000,000 if she produces what the men want.

Baylee doesn’t hesitate. That first installment will give her the opportunity to pursue her dream. She has no interest in dating or partying, so taking a pause from that for nine months sounds like a good exchange to be a millionaire. And one weekend letting a bunch of men do what they want with her? No sweat.

Until Theo sets his sight on her. Baylee is the one thing Theo can’t stand.

A brat.

And he’s going to teach her a lesson.

♥ ♥ ♥

House Rules is a complete arc focused on a weekend shared between two strangers, but their story will continue in All In.

The BBHH: Roulette series contains dark themes and content which may not be suitable for some readers. A complete list of warnings can be found in the Author’s Note.

108 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 1, 2023

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Profile Image for BookishAnya.
377 reviews458 followers
June 16, 2023
I don’t have a clue what I just read but all I know is that I fucking loved it. I’ve not read a book like this in a long time and I remember how much I love them.
This was pure filthy smut and definitely not for everyone.
It doesn’t have a typical HEA in this book but there’s about to be a second book soon to finish it off.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶🌶🌶🌶.5
Breeding
Group sex
Dub con
Choking
Toys
Degradation
And so much more
Profile Image for Ive.
593 reviews27 followers
August 3, 2023
As some reviewer said, this should be shelved as „one handed read“ 🥵
I am not sure what it says about me that I liked it. Freud had some fun with me but I already knew that. Don’t let you fool by the cover, this is all porn packed in maybe a lovestory coming.
✔️dual POV
✔️ breeding as in breeding
✔️ rough sex
✔️ sharing ( I lost it how many, but a lot😅)
✔️ no sword crossing
✔️ age gap
✔️humiliation (calling her whore)
✔️ a lot of body fluids
✔️ bdsm (at least a bit)
Profile Image for ❁ lilyreadsromance ❁.
2,041 reviews1,153 followers
July 23, 2023
What a weird book.

First of all, (possible) spoilers warning.

I don't know if it's better to go in this blind, because now that I finished book two too, you guys definitely need to be mentally prepared for the whole weird dynamics this book going to have.

One thing to note, there's a lot of fluid exchanges happening here. So, if you're icky about the breeding scenes, hey may I suggest picking up other stuffs? Also, in simpler terms, many men went for one girl, if you know what I mean. Heck, like I said, it was a weird book. If I was a little bit honest with myself, I'd say it was more of a porn scene than your typical romance books. Sure, we followed two people who were attracted to each other but the stuffs they did together with other people, many other people, kinda stopped making me feel like there was anything romantic between them.

But hey, you do you girl.
Profile Image for JMC.
520 reviews4 followers
March 13, 2024
What in the ever loving fvck did I just read? And why is my brain romanticizing it and giddy enough to wait for the 2nd book? Ugh. Fml

Kinks: Orgy, Gang Bang, Breeding
Profile Image for Alonna.
458 reviews18 followers
May 31, 2023
This is a short novella, that will lead into a book. This book is about a organization that hires girls for a weekend that will lead them to be possible breeders for a rich group of men. In this group of women, we are introduced to Baylee, a 20 year old who has had more than her fair share of crap from life and is desperately trying to find money to help her make her place in the world. This leads her in the direction of the BBHH, who send her to a private party where 4 other women are there for the same reason, to meet masked rich men who want nothing more than to do what they wish to them and hope it turns into a positive pregnancy test, that will land the women a 1 million dollar payday and an easy pregnancy. In this group of men, we meet Theodore who is older than Baylee, and hates her bratty attitude, but finds she is more than he bargained for and difficult to leave alone. The book ends on a sort of cliffhanger that will hopefully spell for a happy ending in the upcoming book, but the spice is amazing so it makes up for the wait I am sure is coming for All In. If you are into breeding kink, pregnancy possible books, slow burn, a bit of a dom/sub relationship, sharing is caring, then this book is right up your alley, but remember to check triggers.
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1,687 reviews199 followers
June 3, 2023
Stumbled across this one in a Facebook reader group. The poster said they thought the book could potentially be banned because Amazon is quick to ban stuff nowadays.

I’m honestly not sure if I’d have read it if it weren’t for the notion that Amazon might ban it. I always hear about books getting pulled after the fact and I wanted the inside scoop here.

Do I think this could be banned? I don’t think so but what do I know? If you search this in KU and can’t find it just search for the authors name and click on a different book then click on her name from that book listing. It will bring up all her book, including this one. Why all the intrigue?

This is mostly smut. Filthy, degrading smut. If you like that sort of thing you’ll love this. Stupidly rich men, wanting babies without the annoying baby mamas, pay these women for a 48 hour masked gangbang. 10 men, 5 women - all bareback with the purpose of knocking the ladies up. The women get $50,000 immediately for the weekend and if they have have a baby they get 1 million dollars for handing it over.

Spoilers below, in case you’ve changed your mind about wanting spoilers.

The story focuses on Baylee and Ted. Baylee is an obnoxious, whiny brat and Ted is a raging asshole. Match made in heaven. My next sentence might be unnecessary from the description above but just in case it isn’t clear :

⚠️⛔️Don’t read this book if you need safety.⛔️⚠️

Baylee has sex with all the men, Ted is a full and enthusiastic participant in her degradation. He knows she could become pregnant from another man but I think he thinks if he puts the most semen in her he’ll win by volume or something 😅. Ted has sex with one other woman (encounter not described on page, just mentioned after the fact) before deciding to save all his loads for Baylee.

We do get some connection between Ted and Baylee and I appreciate that. It’s just that Baylee was extremely annoying and I hated her from the first page. Ted is a massive douche and he was still monumentally more likable and tolerable than Baylee. Baylee knew what she was signing up for and still approached the entire experience like she was too good for it even though she was there for the exact same reason the other girls were.

I don’t know, I’m sure I’m overthinking it for 120 pages of mostly smut. If you are just here for smut then it fits the bill. I’ve read thousands of romance books from all genres and tropes and I almost never dislike the heroine so it throws me off when I stumble across one who is so unlikable to me.

This is the first book in a duet. The second book is slated to release July 1, 2023. It doesn’t end on a cliffhanger but there is no HEA here. The weekend happens, the men leave the island the women stay on vacation there for two weeks to test for pregnancy. Baylee is indeed pregnant. The book ends with Baylee ready to go back to the real world and discovering some magical improvements to her life await and we know Ted is responsible. He’s presumably gearing up to claim Baylee. Ted and Baylee are supposed to get their HEA in book 2.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Profile Image for Maria (Ri).
5,145 reviews15 followers
June 2, 2023
Interesting premise

This is debauchery at its finest. I'm not sure what this says about me for liking this. Will most definitely reading the continuing series.
Profile Image for NCbook LVR.
110 reviews3 followers
June 4, 2023
This is a surprisingly very well written story about Baylee, who is aging out of adult foster care benefits at nearly 21, with no prospects, and Ted, who joins his best friend for a wild weekend of no holds barred orgy sex with the hope of impregnating a woman.

It’s an odd premise, but it’s done well, so that the reader can put aside the fact that it seems preposterous and just go with the flow.

It’s very spicy, with some hints of dub/noncon. The women all signed agreements knowing what to expect, so they were agreeing. Some light BDSM.

There is no HEA, but the author has promised one in book 2, to come out next month. There’s not really a cliffhanger, per se. Nothing to leave you on the edge of your seat. But there are a bunch of unresolved… issues… left to be wrapped up. I’m left excited for book 2 but not pissed off by a cliffhanger.

The backstories are just enough, the side characters and dry humor are perfect, the feelings are not too overwhelming for the story.

Also, props to the author for great editing, extremely few missing letter/word typos, and an excellent grasp of British vs American English.

Just overall 🤌
1,584 reviews22 followers
June 1, 2023
Well written, full of drama, steam, light BDSM and a great storyline. Would stress that this book is not for everyone, there are some triggers, and the author forewarning readers of them. Fast paced reading. Baylee needs to make money fast and the offer for the week-end is more then what she needs. She will be required to leave the home that she lives in now. Ted has been the stepfather of 3 step children, now wanting his own, Luke ,his friend for years, have been sharing women for as long as his wife's death. So, they agree to come up with this plan and go for the weekend. Baylee hard, bratty attitude that Ted would like to spank out of her. So there starts the week-end for all of them. There is no happily ever after in this book but can only hope that the author writes the rest of Baylee and Ted's story. Would recommend this book.
Profile Image for DFS.
197 reviews3 followers
June 1, 2023
House Rules follows Ted and Baylee. Baylee desperate decides to accept an offer to spend a weekend in a house with a rich men for forty thousand dollars, doing whatever they desire. If she gets pregnant, she'll get a million dollars. Based on the length of the book, I was not expecting the amount of depth given to these characters. Baylee is a woman who hasn't had an easy life and Ted is between being search of a child of his own and a carefree weekend. Ted and Baylee are an unlikely pairing, but the chemistry between the two is undeniable despite the short run time. I look forward to their story continuing in the next book.
16 reviews1 follower
June 7, 2023
A rare 5 star rating from me! I pre-ordered this book after having read a blurb in a group on fb. I'd never read anything by this author previously (I should probably look up if she has other publications) but I was immediately intrigued and my gut did right by me - it is a fantastic read! I cannot WAIT for the next releases in the series. Seriously, I need to figure out how to become one of her ARC readers!

Incredibly well written and edited, I did not find any inconsistencies or issues, which normally stick out like a sore thumb to me.

The spice is top notch while still having enough of a *story* for my tastes. We get to know about the main characters backgrounds, how they ended up where they did with the life experiences they have - and nothing seems too far fetched in their backgrounds imo and really enhance the story!

Be warned going into this that there isn't a HEA (yet) though there's not a devastating cliffhanger either. Which honestly, I really appreciate. Nothing will turn me off a series faster than an epic cliffhanger with no clue as to when readers will see the next installments (which isn't the case here at all).

Now, if you'll excuse me... I need to go look up the authors bio so I can read any previous books!
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206 reviews11 followers
June 2, 2023
I devoured this book in one day and let me say this… I didn’t expect to like this short book as much as I did! I enjoyed the author’s writing with Baylee and Theodore’s POV. It is very well-written. I am looking forward to their second book!

Definitely read your trigger warnings!
1,871 reviews24 followers
June 2, 2023
Baylee meets Luke and Ted at a BBHH intro party. Baylee soon learns that earning $50,000-1,000,000 is not going to be the easy money she thought it to be after all.
Profile Image for Neshaisabookworm’s Book Review.
851 reviews62 followers
June 4, 2023
Keep reading

I didn’t like the main characters at first. Honestly I didn’t like any of the characters at first but I kept reading and I’m glad I did.

This is very different and like nothing I’ve read before. I can’t wait to read the rest of BBHH. Everything said in the author’s note/content warning is true so proceed with caution if you have triggers.
Profile Image for Raven.
566 reviews
June 4, 2023
I came across this book from a Facebook group I’m in, and saw the descriptions for it and downloaded it immediately. I devoured this in one sitting. It’s a short novella but I was invested from the beginning. I will admit I wasn’t a fan of Baylee at first, but I grew to love her by the end. I’m sad that we don’t have more just yet, but I’m excited to see what is to come.
Profile Image for Sydney.
593 reviews2 followers
June 4, 2023
Ahhhh

I LOVED this book! I can not wait for Book 2 to come out in July and I can’t wait to see what happens with Baylee and Ted. This book has so much smut that it is the BEST! It could have gone one for days and I would read all the books in this series over and over if I could! Bravo to the author!!
Profile Image for Nicole Robinson.
16 reviews21 followers
June 4, 2023
What would you do for a quick $50,000

I really enjoyed the book. I liked how she was basically a brat with a praise kink lol. I would love to know more about Ted’s past in the follow up book. Overall I loved the smut.
Profile Image for Sasha-kaye Graham.
75 reviews12 followers
June 4, 2023
perfectly Smutty

This was exactly the over the top sexy book I was looking for. It was short and so hot. I can’t wait to see the rest of Bailey and Theo’s story!

Check your triggers before reading.
Profile Image for Nicola Thorpe.
707 reviews8 followers
June 6, 2023
Interesting premise.
Oddly not as explicit as I expected.
Profile Image for Markita_Reads.
602 reviews25 followers
June 11, 2023
Ummmm 🤔. What does it say about me for liking this book entirely too much? Yea, at the end of Chapter 11, it took me out. My heart was breaking for Baylee.
Profile Image for Melissa.
112 reviews
November 22, 2023
It’s not that bad, but I cringed at some parts.
The end was really exciting I am going to read the second book.
Profile Image for no one .
191 reviews21 followers
June 23, 2023
- Unlikable and insufferable mc's.

- Completely illogical plot. Like, I get this is fiction, but at least try and make it logical in some way. I was kind of interested from a recommendation I got, but none of it really added up to me. The mfc is picked up off the street and offered the spot of some other girl in this pregnancy program thing, and it's all done with no testing or anything. This "program", or whatever you want to call it, pays out millions of dollars for these women to have these rich ass men's babies, so why are they not even screening them? And why would they pick them off the street when this is obviously a high end business of sorts? Idk where else I expected these girls to be found, but it wasn't like that. Just doesn't make sense. Also, are some of these guys raising armies? One guy is working on having kid number seven--how does he even find the time to raise the six kids he already has by himself? And now he's adding a seventh one? Granted, maybe he does have help. . .but still. It’s ridiculous. Idk, these men are whacko lol. Then, there's the whole thing where they have ten men and five women. . .why not just get ten women and, like, assign them each to a different man? Shit don't make sense. All the guys are fucking all five woman, so what happens if one guy gets them all pregnant? He just has five babies on the way while the others have none? I don't get it. Math ain't mathin'.

- The spice didn't spice for me.

- My only goal going into this was to enjoy it and not take it too seriously, but there was just too much I didn't like about it. Just, no.

I'll give it 2 stars. I think it had the potential to actually be pretty interesting and different, but I just didn't vibe with it.
Profile Image for Deanna.
594 reviews18 followers
June 4, 2023
Well... I don't know where to begin after reading this book!... Other then hurry up and read it before its banned! I loved this book from start to finish.

Don't get me wrong I really hated the way that Ted kept calling her names after Baylee asked him not to. It actually kind of pissed me off. I hated the way he kept insisting that she was a brat. I can't say that Baylee came across that way to me. So I'm not really sure where he was getting that from. Was she defensive? Yes she was. After everything she went through in her life I can't really blame her for it. I would be also. But that doesn't make her a brat. At no time was she acting out just for the attention or behaving badly in any way. So I am confused on that part.

I have to say other then that I loved it. I loved how Ted kept trying to distance himself from her at the end and couldn't do it. He wanted to just sling her over his shoulder and carry her off into the sunset. I can't wait for their book to be released. I have to know how he is going to win her over. She is already starting to care for him. But with her trust issues I am sure its not going to be easy.

Of the 5 women and 10 men in this book. I know of 2 of the couples that will be having their own books. I find myself wondering if there will be anymore then that? I kind of hope so. This is the first time I have read anything by this author and I am looking forward to her future books... but in the meantime while I'm waiting for Ted and Baylee's book to come out I am going to dive into her other books released. I have a feeling she is soon to be a favorite author of mine!
Profile Image for Charlene Alana  Henderson .
1,322 reviews33 followers
June 19, 2023
This is a novella that is in two parts first book is House Rules (BBHH Inc: Roulette, #1)📚

Baylee and Theo. ❤️💙

We are introduced to Baylee, a 20 year old girl who has had more than her fair share of shit from life. Her mother has an addition, baylee has been in the system all her life and is going to find herself homeless soon and is desperately trying to find money, away out so she's not on the streets, she has this attitude but it's all and act to protect herself. 😏

When another plan fails, she begins to lose hope that when she meets a women that
leads her in the direction of the BBHH, who send her to a private party where 4 other women are there for the same reason, to meet masked rich men who want nothing more than to do what they wish to them and hope it turns into a positive pregnancy test, that will land the women a 1 million dollar payday and an easy pregnancy. 🤔

Baylee has no choice she signs a contract and sets off on her destination, that's when we meet Theo who is older than Baylee, it's his first time there also, his mate drags him along to it, hates her bratty attitude, but finds she is more than he bargained for and difficult to leave alone, he's so drawn to her. 😊

The book ends on cliffhanger that will hopefully be a happy ending for her and Theo in book 2 📚😊

The spice is in this book is off the charts the things they 🥵 my oh my 🥵

If you are into breeding kink, pregnancy, slow burn, a bit of a dom/sub relationship, sharing is caring, then this book is right up your alley, but remember to check triggers. ⚠️

I highly recommend this series. 10/10 for me.😊
Profile Image for Savannah Cherniwchan.
681 reviews10 followers
August 5, 2023
✅Pregnancy kink
✅Breeding kink
✅Dark billionaire romance

Baylee basically signed up to be a surrogate for a wealthy man and a he’s getting a vacation out of it. Theodore is a billionaire who has a daughter Bailey’s age . Breeder Babes Happy Husbandry, Inc, pairs people who want babies but can't have them with people who can make those babies happen and will do so for money.Essentially this entire vacation consists of girls wanting to get impregnated in order to get a $1 million. She’s getting 50,000 regardless though just by showing up and letting men use her🙈.

Honestly I had a love hate relationship with both Theo and Baylee, both for f different reasons. I didn’t like how Theo treated Baylee in public but behind closed doors he showed a caring side. I felt really bad for Baylee and the cards she was given but she decided to be a girl boss and do what she had to, to get out of the situation she was handed. I just didn’t love how she thought so negatively of herself and I didn’t see as much growth in her as I wanted to.
Profile Image for Lucy Diamond.
134 reviews9 followers
March 8, 2025
Whew, where do I even start? I hated this book.

I was curious with all the amazon ban thing and the expectations were high to be honest, BUT we’re throwing in eight random dudes + the hero (while his best friend sits out), and it completely killed it for me. And then the hero has the nerve to say “she’s mine” after letting all the other men have their turn? Okay…

The writing didn’t help either. So clunky, with long-winded paragraphs, endless monologuing, and characters I couldn’t care less about. And don’t even get me started on the FMC. I don't know if she’s supposedly been written like she’s a badass, but she just comes across as annoying and kind of dumb.

The plot? A waste.

The smut? Not even good.

Yeah, this one was not for me.

Needless to say, I won't be reading the rest in this trilogy? which I am sure the author could have wrapped up in only one book.

I honestly don't see the appeal.

If you have triggers, make sure you check them before picking this up, because this book definitely doesn’t hold back.
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482 reviews2 followers
July 10, 2023
As always I refuse to rate books like this separately.
These books are so short they could definitely be combined into one.
Taylor needs money fast to survive and get a tattoo artist apprenticeship. She try’s to go through official avenues but the money will all be too slow. So she goes rogue and goes on a baby making trip with a bunch of billionaires. Book two she’s pregnant and baby daddy Ted decides he needs to keep her. So he fakes who he is and basically bursts into her life taking over.
Frankly I blame myself. Just look at the description. I should’ve known the plot was a waste. But the smut really wasn’t great either, in book two there were some moments that were worth while but I never warmed up to any of the characters.
Book two left on a cliff hanger and my fatal flaw is I have to finish series even when I don’t enjoy them. So I will be coming back to see what messy shit is going on.
Overall book ⭐️⭐️
Spice 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
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119 reviews3 followers
June 6, 2023
All my fellow breeder readers, you will love this. I read this book in about 2.5 hours. Breeding heavy. No HEA, Small Cliffhanger, but it's not horrible. It's an arranged period of time, and this part was just over. In all honesty it's a short story, gets straight to the point, is hot and heavy.

Baylee needs money! She looks into selling her eggs (but that could take 3 months or longer before she gets money), she looks into becoming a surrogate (that takes even longer then selling eggs), she refuses to become a prostitute. When she feels all hope is lost, she is offered a great deal...$50,000 for one weekend and the following week and half vacation, along with room and board, and medical for up to 1 year. Plus, 9 months later, $1 million paid out.
What's the catch, you may ask? She just has to allow herself to get pregnant by one of the 10 guys over the weekend.
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