Levi Loveless has a problem. Someone’s been illegally chopping down old-growth trees in the National Forest—his National Forest, the one he’s supposed to protect—and for all his outdoorsy skills and tree expertise, he’s at a loss.

Enter June Flynn, former investigative reporter and kid sister of Levi’s lifelong best friend. She’s only back in town temporarily, but when Levi rescues her from the side of the road during a thunderstorm, he realizes two things pretty quickly: one, she’s not a kid any more, and two, June has gotten awfully hot.

Getting laid off and dumped on the same day will screw up anyone’s plans, so June’s taking a few months to recover at her parents’ house while she licks her wounds and finds another job. Of course, getting stranded and spending the night at her brother’s best friend’s house—in separate bedrooms, because Levi is nothing if not a gentleman—wasn’t in her plans either.

Also not in her plans? Discovering that her childhood crush on Levi Loveless is back, and it’s all grown up.

He claims he doesn’t need help solving the tree-killer mystery, but Levi’s clearly out of his depth with this one. Before long, they’re working together and keeping it a secret from her brother…and when they finally give in to temptation, they keep that a secret, too.

June’s leaving as soon as she finds another job, after all, and Levi can see heartbreak on the horizon. Why ruin two relationships at once? But when June gets a job offer halfway across the country, Levi’s got a choice to make: stay in his comfortable, familiar life, or risk it all for the woman he loves?

Break the Rules is the third book in the Loveless Brothers series, and can be listened to as a total standalone. It's for fans of high-heat, low-angst romantic comedies and anyone who's ever had a crush on their brother's best friend. Of course, it's also got an HEA. (And yes, it bangs).