From Publishers Weekly
Shaw (
A Rare Groove) sets this contemporary romance in upper-middle-class San Diego, where software sales director Monique Evans, fresh out of a three-year relationship with a married man, fills time by playing basketball on a team captained by Tao Samuels, ex-navy SEAL turned security consultant. Tao's usual equilibrium is disturbed by Monique's beauty and grit. When they hook up, Monique specifies three rules: keep it casual, no romantic notions, sexual exclusivity. Tao adds a fourth rule—honesty—that they both find hard to hold to. Shaw's ability to sketch a community is a real strength, and though her richly interwoven characters are too prone to impersonal talk-show truisms like Women have a false image of relationships and love, her fans will enjoy watching Monique and Tao navigate the tricky waters of rumor and trust.
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Product Description
Rule #1: Make It Hot Executive Monique Evans doesn't want commitment. She's had enough of fake promises to last her a lifetime. What she wants is sizzling sex with no strings--so when one wild night lands her in the muscular arms of her friend Tao Samuels, she's ready to make one very tempting deal. . .
Rule #2: Play It CoolA former Navy Seal, Tao is too busy succeeding in civilian life to settle down. And he's always thought of the level-headed Monique as just a pal. But since the sudden desire between them is too good to give up, he's sure they can keep their relationship strictly physical--so long as they follow a few rules. . .
Rule #3: Make It Last Forever. . . But breaking rules is hotter than keeping them. And now Monique and Tao have to find out what they really want--and if their perfect friendship is worth risking for love. . .
