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Bending All the Rules
Breccan Laughry is the Sexiest Man Alive, twice, according to People Magazine and most of the female population. He’s the hottest actor in Hollywood, filthy rich, and can have any woman he wants. And frequently does. Sometimes twice.
But Breccan Laughry also has his dark side, secrets, and rules that must be followed.
When Cora Monroe’s big brother offers her a job as Breccan’s new assistant, she’s hesitant about taking the job, but with her bank account at an all time low, she accepts, determined to make it work no matter what he throws at her.
Cora just might be the exception that has Breccan Bending All the Rules.
But Breccan Laughry also has his dark side, secrets, and rules that must be followed.
When Cora Monroe’s big brother offers her a job as Breccan’s new assistant, she’s hesitant about taking the job, but with her bank account at an all time low, she accepts, determined to make it work no matter what he throws at her.
Cora just might be the exception that has Breccan Bending All the Rules.
57 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 27, 2015
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Savannah Rylan
149 books892 followersSavannah Rylan is a romance writer that spends most of her time writing and reading with her cat, Gris. When not penning the next great American novel, (HA), you can find her on the beach with a drink in her hand or at the gym testing out some strange new position. Yoga, obviously. She lives in Southern California with her husband and Gris, the true love of her life.
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September 7, 2015
A-list star Breccan Laughry is the man everyone wants to be, but in private he is very controlled and has a dark side he keeps to himself. After firing yet another assistant, Breccan's agent is at a loss. The agency wont send another one because he is so difficult to work with. Begging his sister, Cora Monroe, Breccan's agent sends her to assist Breccan. Breccan is surprised by Cora, she takes every task in a unique way and he quickly finds himself enjoying a friendship with her. When Cora is put in danger, Breccan is by her side and both are not sure what to make of it.
Very good beginning to the series. I am anxious to find out what Breccan hides behind his demeanor. I thought Cora was a breath of fresh air. She is polar opposite to Breccan. Very enjoyable quick read if your looking to escape for an hour.
Very good beginning to the series. I am anxious to find out what Breccan hides behind his demeanor. I thought Cora was a breath of fresh air. She is polar opposite to Breccan. Very enjoyable quick read if your looking to escape for an hour.
April 7, 2016
Sweet, sexy little read with smart, luscious main character and strong alph-male type who happens to be successful movie star. What's not to love?
January 19, 2022
I've read a lot of MC books and most of the introductions to a new series are okay while this one was really great! Loved the characters and especially some of their road names. The plot kept me intrigued throughout. There is a cliffy but so worth the wait!
Bender h@tes the media and reporters. So when Aria starts noising around trying to catch some kind of dirt on the Steel Scorpions MC Bender has no choice but to step in. He's intrigued by the nosey spitfire.
Aria has a one track mind. Black and white. No grey area which causes her to put her life in danger with the enemy.
Can't wait for next installment Angel!
Bender h@tes the media and reporters. So when Aria starts noising around trying to catch some kind of dirt on the Steel Scorpions MC Bender has no choice but to step in. He's intrigued by the nosey spitfire.
Aria has a one track mind. Black and white. No grey area which causes her to put her life in danger with the enemy.
Can't wait for next installment Angel!
August 20, 2015
Title: Bending All the Rules
Author: Savannah Rylan
Age Level: Adult
Genre: Erotic
Part of a Series?: Yes (the A List series, Book One)
*I was provided a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Summary:
Breccan Laughry is an extremely well-off actor. He believes he is an easy-going man with simple tastes (…”I gave you three rules, Valerie!”…), but somehow seems to have gone through four assistants in just four weeks. Now he has to find one in the very short period of time before he flies off to film his latest movie in Hong Kong.
Enter Cora. Recently arrived in Los Angeles, Cora is an aspiring talent agent who just happens to be the sister of Breccan’s talent agent, Simon. With filming fast approaching (and an offer of $8,000/month salary), Simon convinces Cora to temporarily take on the job of being Breccan’s personal assistant.
In quick succession, they meet, sparks fly, and they head over to Hong Kong on Breccan’s private jet. This book is a short introduction to their story, but the majority of it takes place in Hong Kong, while Breccan is filming.
Overall Impressions:
This book was not what I expected, really. Surprisingly for this genre, it turned out to be more–and that is why it received the rating I gave it:
The book was not comprised of sex scene after sex scene, with some loosely connected fluff in between. There was only one sex scene (although there were several “off-stage” sexual encounters overheard by Cora) and there was real purpose to the scenes between the sex.
There was a real story line at work here, complete with the impression of a full back story for each of the main characters.
The Nitty Gritty:
Bending All the Rules is a short, fast-paced erotic romance. It opens with a short scene from Breccan Laughry’s point of view and then spends the remainder of the book in Cora’s point of view. I found it nice to start from the male POV for once, but I did find him to be arrogant and short-tempered; more than one chapter of his POV would probably have been too much. The one really juicy plot point in this book does, however, come from his chapter–although it is not raised again during this book. I am hoping that Breccan’s mysterious room and treasured wooden box show up again in book two (Breaking All the Rules).
Cora seems to be a much more multi-faceted character: she has some worries, some dreams, and, mot importantly, some intelligence and spunk. She isn’t your typical erotic fiction heroine, jumping into bed with the male lead the first time she sees him. There is definitely some give and take going on here; her body is attracted to him, but her head knows better. Despite being erotic, this book is not just all about the sex. There is some character development, up beats and down beats, and even plot.
That being said, there is also plenty of sex, of sorts, to keep those looking for it satisfied: Cora overhears some loud-neighbor sex, is greeted by a naked woman who’s clothing got ripped during sex, and overhears Breccan having sex. There is also one fully-on-stage sex scene. It is not what I expected when committing to reading an erotic romance, but it is enough to get the pulse going faster.
There are two things I wish would have been different. First, there was a LOT of swearing. While I can understand the point of view that there are other ways to get those emotions across other than swearing, I am also not against swearing in books. I just want it to be more than swearing. It should help build the character, it’s the best word for the situation, raises the stakes, etc. Bending All the Rules has enough swearing in it that, for me, it looses its impact and, at times, makes me wonder why the character would have such a dependency on the words.
Secondly, I wish there was more to it. Yes, there is a second book, but I wish that Ms. Rylan had slowed down and expanded just about all of THIS book. Seeing more character development and, more importantly, the development of the relationship that Cora and Breccan have formed by the end of the book, would have made the emotional connection with the book–including the one on-stage sex scene–much stronger. And as much as I look forward to seeing what happens next now (which is a fair amount), I would have been dying to read the next one if I had spent more time with Cora and Breccan in this book.
Book Club Chatter:
If you are adventurous enough to do this book as part of a discussion group, you can talk about any of the following things:
The difference between how we see ourselves and others see us
Defending another versus defending yourself
You Will Like This If…:
You like erotic fiction–but don’t need it to be one sex scene after another
You like contemporary romances
My Rating: 4 Stars
The writing is solid and the one on-stage sex scene is well-written (important in an erotic novel!). I liked the switch-up of starting with the male POV and that Cora was hesitant about acting on her attraction to Breccan (fairly unique in the erotic novels I have read). The story could have been stronger with a slower pace and less swearing, but, overall, this book delivered more than I expected based on its status as erotic fiction.
Author: Savannah Rylan
Age Level: Adult
Genre: Erotic
Part of a Series?: Yes (the A List series, Book One)
*I was provided a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Summary:
Breccan Laughry is an extremely well-off actor. He believes he is an easy-going man with simple tastes (…”I gave you three rules, Valerie!”…), but somehow seems to have gone through four assistants in just four weeks. Now he has to find one in the very short period of time before he flies off to film his latest movie in Hong Kong.
Enter Cora. Recently arrived in Los Angeles, Cora is an aspiring talent agent who just happens to be the sister of Breccan’s talent agent, Simon. With filming fast approaching (and an offer of $8,000/month salary), Simon convinces Cora to temporarily take on the job of being Breccan’s personal assistant.
In quick succession, they meet, sparks fly, and they head over to Hong Kong on Breccan’s private jet. This book is a short introduction to their story, but the majority of it takes place in Hong Kong, while Breccan is filming.
Overall Impressions:
This book was not what I expected, really. Surprisingly for this genre, it turned out to be more–and that is why it received the rating I gave it:
The book was not comprised of sex scene after sex scene, with some loosely connected fluff in between. There was only one sex scene (although there were several “off-stage” sexual encounters overheard by Cora) and there was real purpose to the scenes between the sex.
There was a real story line at work here, complete with the impression of a full back story for each of the main characters.
The Nitty Gritty:
Bending All the Rules is a short, fast-paced erotic romance. It opens with a short scene from Breccan Laughry’s point of view and then spends the remainder of the book in Cora’s point of view. I found it nice to start from the male POV for once, but I did find him to be arrogant and short-tempered; more than one chapter of his POV would probably have been too much. The one really juicy plot point in this book does, however, come from his chapter–although it is not raised again during this book. I am hoping that Breccan’s mysterious room and treasured wooden box show up again in book two (Breaking All the Rules).
Cora seems to be a much more multi-faceted character: she has some worries, some dreams, and, mot importantly, some intelligence and spunk. She isn’t your typical erotic fiction heroine, jumping into bed with the male lead the first time she sees him. There is definitely some give and take going on here; her body is attracted to him, but her head knows better. Despite being erotic, this book is not just all about the sex. There is some character development, up beats and down beats, and even plot.
That being said, there is also plenty of sex, of sorts, to keep those looking for it satisfied: Cora overhears some loud-neighbor sex, is greeted by a naked woman who’s clothing got ripped during sex, and overhears Breccan having sex. There is also one fully-on-stage sex scene. It is not what I expected when committing to reading an erotic romance, but it is enough to get the pulse going faster.
There are two things I wish would have been different. First, there was a LOT of swearing. While I can understand the point of view that there are other ways to get those emotions across other than swearing, I am also not against swearing in books. I just want it to be more than swearing. It should help build the character, it’s the best word for the situation, raises the stakes, etc. Bending All the Rules has enough swearing in it that, for me, it looses its impact and, at times, makes me wonder why the character would have such a dependency on the words.
Secondly, I wish there was more to it. Yes, there is a second book, but I wish that Ms. Rylan had slowed down and expanded just about all of THIS book. Seeing more character development and, more importantly, the development of the relationship that Cora and Breccan have formed by the end of the book, would have made the emotional connection with the book–including the one on-stage sex scene–much stronger. And as much as I look forward to seeing what happens next now (which is a fair amount), I would have been dying to read the next one if I had spent more time with Cora and Breccan in this book.
Book Club Chatter:
If you are adventurous enough to do this book as part of a discussion group, you can talk about any of the following things:
The difference between how we see ourselves and others see us
Defending another versus defending yourself
You Will Like This If…:
You like erotic fiction–but don’t need it to be one sex scene after another
You like contemporary romances
My Rating: 4 Stars
The writing is solid and the one on-stage sex scene is well-written (important in an erotic novel!). I liked the switch-up of starting with the male POV and that Cora was hesitant about acting on her attraction to Breccan (fairly unique in the erotic novels I have read). The story could have been stronger with a slower pace and less swearing, but, overall, this book delivered more than I expected based on its status as erotic fiction.
February 14, 2019
Extremely short
The only complaint I have is I was expecting a full length book and this is full length with only 57 pages.
The only complaint I have is I was expecting a full length book and this is full length with only 57 pages.
November 14, 2021
What a cliffhanger and on now to book 2. I just loved Cora and didn’t not expect what happened at all. I certainly did laugh during this book.
August 23, 2015
Left me wanting more!!!
This was the perfect story to read on a Saturday afternoon while doing laundry. I was so lost in the characters and in the story that I almost forgot to change loads lol.
I really liked the pace of this story. It didn't drag out the minor things and I loved that parts of it are set in Hong Kong. Which I know personally from studying abroad there. But enough of that useless information. You just want to hear what I thought of the book lol.
I've already mentioned that I liked the pace of the book. But oddly enough I liked the length of the book as well. I've been having trouble staying interested in a story for more than 100 pages which is entirely my own fault but there are so many things to do in the summer that it's hard to read. Anyways... Here I go again talking about other things.
The male lead is such a mysterious character. You don't know whether he's being a diva or a nice guy. Which only makes him that much hotter. I feel after reading this book that I didn't get to learn much about his back story. Hopefully I'll be able to learn more in the next book.
Love that the female lead is curvy and doesn't have the perfect supermodel body. Caution this book ends on a cliffhanger so be warned. But thankfully I don't have to wait long to find out what happens. I have the second book waiting for me now so I think I'll go read it now.
This was the perfect story to read on a Saturday afternoon while doing laundry. I was so lost in the characters and in the story that I almost forgot to change loads lol.
I really liked the pace of this story. It didn't drag out the minor things and I loved that parts of it are set in Hong Kong. Which I know personally from studying abroad there. But enough of that useless information. You just want to hear what I thought of the book lol.
I've already mentioned that I liked the pace of the book. But oddly enough I liked the length of the book as well. I've been having trouble staying interested in a story for more than 100 pages which is entirely my own fault but there are so many things to do in the summer that it's hard to read. Anyways... Here I go again talking about other things.
The male lead is such a mysterious character. You don't know whether he's being a diva or a nice guy. Which only makes him that much hotter. I feel after reading this book that I didn't get to learn much about his back story. Hopefully I'll be able to learn more in the next book.
Love that the female lead is curvy and doesn't have the perfect supermodel body. Caution this book ends on a cliffhanger so be warned. But thankfully I don't have to wait long to find out what happens. I have the second book waiting for me now so I think I'll go read it now.
August 24, 2015
Ok so no HOT tattooed bikers in this story, but it does have a hot tattooed actor.
With her bank balance at an all time low and no food, Cora takes the job offered by her brother to be the personal assistant of Breccan Laughry all she needs to do is follow the rules and she will be fine. But Breccan has a dark past that's why he has these rules but it seems to be he is breaking all his rules around Cora and after an incident in Hong Kong that will leave you guessing with what happens next.
With her bank balance at an all time low and no food, Cora takes the job offered by her brother to be the personal assistant of Breccan Laughry all she needs to do is follow the rules and she will be fine. But Breccan has a dark past that's why he has these rules but it seems to be he is breaking all his rules around Cora and after an incident in Hong Kong that will leave you guessing with what happens next.
July 30, 2015
Great idea
This was a great book for a short erotica, but I saw a potential to be a wonderful love story if it was a full length book. Just as I was getting into the plot and ideas the author was forming it ended. I would have love to seen the beginning drawn out and to have it continue.
This was a great book for a short erotica, but I saw a potential to be a wonderful love story if it was a full length book. Just as I was getting into the plot and ideas the author was forming it ended. I would have love to seen the beginning drawn out and to have it continue.
August 11, 2015
This seemed like a good start to the series. The female character, Cora, is more developed in what I read than the male character Breccan. This is a very short read and the story just is getting started when the book ends. I think that Savannah Rylan has the potential to make this a really great story, but there isn't enough story yet.
August 23, 2015
OMG! That was just too short! I want more! I loved the characters although I thought I was going to hate Mr. Laughry from the way he came off in the beginning but I think we're going to see there's more than meets the eye with him. This is a new to me author and I can't wait to read more of her work because this book was just amazing!!
July 30, 2015
Good Read
Great start to a new series! Hot alpha male! Book ended too soon! Can't wait to read the next book!
Great start to a new series! Hot alpha male! Book ended too soon! Can't wait to read the next book!
September 13, 2015
Breccan is such a douche.
September 20, 2015
Read all three today great read
June 24, 2024
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August 26, 2015
This is a great start to a hot new series! Can't wait for the rest. keep up the great writing
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