Super hot. Interesting characters and engrossing storyline. I enjoyed the intrigue between Kennedy and Sean. Altogether a nother great read by Ms Fox. Anything else I say would give too much away.

So freaking hot..I loved it!
Sean and Kennedy make a great team, with him being so dominant and with a dirty dirty mouth, and Kennedy being more shy and reserved.
Their chemistry is scorching and I loved the game they played ;)

Kennedy has always been in love with Sean, older brother to her best friend Olivia. She was a nerdy, annoying girl that Sean never would think, was cool. When she was a teenager, Sean took notice, but she was off limits.  Being three years older, that's a big difference when you are a teen. She even approached him once with a Valentine's heart that read Be Mine.  Which he quickly squashed by laughing in her face.

Fast forward to now, Kennedy is a curator for a museum.  One New Year's Eve, her friends all drew names and had to fulfill a fantasy for that girl on her twenty-fifth birthday.  When she was sent her dossier, her adventure was a ticket to London to dance on a pole at the revered gentleman's club, the Carleton House. She's sure she can not fulfill this request by dancing, until she spots Sean at the club in London. What is he doing here?? He'd never recognize her as she's older and lost weight.

Sean is just as surprised when he sees Kennedy at the hotel and then later dancing at the club he does company business at when in London. What is she doing by dancing here? At his club too?? He knows his sister is involved but doesn't know what the scoop is. Why does Kennedy not want him to know who she is? Well, it's time to play her little game and get her wiped from his brain once and for all!

I loved this short story by Catheryn Fox!! What a scrumptious story to dive into! Kennedy is convinced Sean doesn't know who she is, but he's trying to figure out why she doesn't just tell him. Their feelings clamor to the surface. Both believe this tryst is only for the weekend, then it's back to reality, but secretly they wish the other wanted more.  I totally fell for these two together! It was very believable and I wanted them to just finally take what they both wanted-and it was each other! I loved House Rules from start to finish!  Once you start, you won't want to put it down. I highly recommend grabbing this hot little book and settling in by the pool! Just the place to read it as you will be hot after reading this scorch your sheets story! Go ahead! Enjoy! 

5 Stars/4 Flames

This book was gifted to me for an honest review.  The review and ratings are solely my opinions.

House Rules was a cute read.

Kennedy got nominated by her friends for an opportunity to a sexy gentleman's club in London. While there she runs into her long time crush Sean Fraser. When Kennedy was young she was overweight and nerdy so she didn't think Sean would recognize her. Sean has had a huge crush on Kennedy since she was little, but there was no way for them to be together because she was in high school while he was in college. While in London they become closer than ever, but Kennedy pretends to be someone else.

Kennedy was very cute. I liked how Sean and Kennedy had some backstory since the book is so short. Sean was adorable as he quickly fell for Kennedy all over again. He liked her from the beginning and as time went on he fell for her more and more.

Overall House Rules is a cute quick read about two people who fell in love while they were young and found a way to be together forever. If I were to make one suggestion it would have been to extend the book more because it was so good.

This is such a great smoking hot series! I love the idea of a group of friends planning these surprises for one another! This was a fast and flirty read that had a great story! I loved it!!!!

If you're looking for a quick, fairly hot, read then HOUSE RULES may be one you want to pick up.

Kennedy has a pact with her friends to that sends each of them off on their 25th birthday on an adventure that will change their lives. When Kennedy ends up in London and runs into her best friend's older brother, Sean, and wonders if she'll be able to finally make her childhood crush a reality.

I'm sure I would have loved this story more if it weren't crammed into 90 pages. A lot happens with this couple and I found myself craving more of their story. Not having their romance (or Kennedy keeping her identity a secret) tie up so quickly. I knew this couple was going to have chemistry, but I wanted more backstory and more of their relationship developing.

If you love novellas or short stories, this is definitely one that will keep you entertained. Sean is alpha male goodness and novella readers will definitely want to check out.

I love these stories where the characters knew each other as kids and it was a hands off kind of deal.
Now as adults and a naughty, very steamy fantasy later all bets are off the table.

Even though Kennedy uses a different name and she doesn't think Sean knows who she is, Sean sees past her act. OMG this was a very short story but loaded with heat. This author sure knows how to heat up the pages and your libido.

House Rules is a novel that has endless amount of hotness! Lordy is this a blush worthy read! House Rules is the second novel in the Dossier series, which is about a group of girls that have a twenty fifth birthday pact. On their twenty fifth birthday they get an all expensed paid trip with a dossier of events they must accomplish and it’s completely anonymous as to who planned it. I love the storyline because it’s a best friend’s older brother/sister’s best friend romance with the twist of a strip tease/lap dance. This novel was hot! I would give it 4 stars only because it was too short. I want more!

I really enjoyed the book, it has everything I love in a novel from start to finish. I can’t wait to read what the author has planned next!

This story had so much potential, but ended up with entirely too many eye-rolling moments in which I almost gave up on it. I guess I actually enjoy a little romance if I'm going to read a Romance and not just straight porn. And if there could be an award for most hastily thrown together, double eye-roll inducing ending, this one has it. Hey, at least I finished it...

House Rules by Cathryn Fox.....Hot, Hot, Hot, this story was on fire....make sure you have a cold drink while reading. This is a quick fun read that is sure to warm you up. I enjoyed the story for Kennedy and Sean. I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book from publisher via NetGalley.

Title: House Rules
Author: Cathryn Fox

4 unexpected stars

My biggest regret after i read this book by Cathryn Fox was not having had read the first book in the series before hand. Although it was a short read, one that took me a couple of hours to finish, it didn't feel like one. It was very well developed and the story one that left me wanting more.

4 breath taking dreams

Having had spent her teenage years crushing on Fraser, Kennedy hopes that he won't recognize her as she slides up and down the stripper pole in a Gentleman's Club. With a fake name, she flirts and dances like nobody's business, leaving her day job as a museum curator far, far behind for the time being. Only, Fraser remembers her and isn't about to let her leave without sampling and taking some of what he wants. I wanted more of this series and this author. I was hooked and enjoyed how the characters came alive and i could see the scenes unfold in front of my eyes. I can only hope that i'll get to follow this series until the very end since this was one that truly captivated me.


*ARC provided by Author in exchange for an honest review. Reviewed by Kathleen, The Small Girl from A small girl, her man and her books

This story is hot, hot, hot. Meet a Kennedy the meek, mild curator of the Chicago Museum. She and her friends put their names in a hat and pulled one out and the one chosen Had to do what was in the Dossier!
Kennedy's name was chosen and she ends up in London and has to dance at a gentleman's club! Of course, the man she has a crush on shows up and gives her the ride of her life.
This is a short easy read,
A hot little number just long enough to get you going and short enough so you won't get bored.
Characters are believable and cannot wait for the others!
Enjoy and make sure the significant other is around to finish things off.

3.5 dirty dirty stars

House Rules takes the whole “the quiet ones are the naughtiest” to a whole new level.

Kennedy and her friends are playing a version of Secret Santa, agreeing to do whatever their friends set them up to do. Her surprise? Forget about her quiet museum girl persona and spend a weekend in London dancing in a gentleman’s club… And since it’s a debauchery trip she might as well get some hot kinky sex, right? So when she sees her best friend’s older brother and current former crush Sean, she hopes she can add him into the equation.

Sean can’t believe his eyes when he sees Kennedy pole dancing. Even if he hadn’t had the hots for her when they were young, he’d certainly want her after witnessing this. Well, now that she’s all grown up there’s nothing keeping him from going after her, not even Kennedy pretending to be someone else.

As usual with Ms. Fox’s stories, House Rules is one really hot, kinky read. Sean and Kennedy’s chemistry is wild, and they get it on like no other. Their connection was always there, so getting a little back story made it work even better.

Kennedy was sweet, shy but with a kinky side just waiting to be explored. Sean was one sexy, dirty talker, with some serious dominant vibes and a little bondage and discipline fetish. Nothing is OTT, and everything is off the charts hot.

I felt the focus of the story was their bedroom chemistry, but the ending didn’t really click for me (which I found completely surprising as I’m all about insta-foreverness stories).

If you’re in the mood for some filthy sex, great chemistry and a fun, quick read, House Rules is definitely one to keep in mind.

Kennedy has always been in love with Sean, older brother to her best friend Olivia. She was a nerdy, annoying girl that Sean never would think, was cool. When she was a teenager, Sean took notice, but she was off limits.  Being three years older, that's a big difference when you are a teen. She even approached him once with a Valentine's heart that read Be Mine.  Which he quickly squashed by laughing in her face.

Fast forward to now, Kennedy is a curator for a museum.  One New Year's Eve, her friends all drew names and had to fulfill a fantasy for that girl on her twenty-fifth birthday.  When she was sent her dossier, her adventure was a ticket to London to dance on a pole at the revered gentleman's club, the Carleton House. She's sure she can not fulfill this request by dancing, until she spots Sean at the club in London. What is he doing here?? He'd never recognize her as she's older and lost weight.

Sean is just as surprised when he sees Kennedy at the hotel and then later dancing at the club he does company business at when in London. What is she doing by dancing here? At his club too?? He knows his sister is involved but doesn't know what the scoop is. Why does Kennedy not want him to know who she is? Well, it's time to play her little game and get her wiped from his brain once and for all!

I loved this short story by Catheryn Fox!! What a scrumptious story to dive into! Kennedy is convinced Sean doesn't know who she is, but he's trying to figure out why she doesn't just tell him. Their feelings clamor to the surface. Both believe this tryst is only for the weekend, then it's back to reality, but secretly they wish the other wanted more.  I totally fell for these two together! It was very believable and I wanted them to just finally take what they both wanted-and it was each other! I loved House Rules from start to finish!  Once you start, you won't want to put it down. I highly recommend grabbing this hot little book and settling in by the pool! Just the place to read it as you will be hot after reading this scorch your sheets story! Go ahead! Enjoy!

reviewed by Deb

'House Rules' by Cathryn Fox is book Two in the "Dossier" series. This is a novella type story and boy does it come off as short, hot, sexy and sweet. Kennedy and her friends made a pack of sorts where they each would pick a 'out of your comfort zone' with a chance to get laid type scenario and this book holds the story of Kennedy Lane and Sean Fraser. Kennedy’s turn puts her in a Gentleman's club which she about backs out on until her school girl crush comes in. Kennedy thinks he will never know who she is so she thinks to act on her feelings for him and pretend to be someone else. But Sean knows who she is and plays along with her until he can get the chance to show Lil Ms Kennedy his true moves...So how does this end? Will Kennedy get her man finally or will this blow up in her face? This was one hot and sexy novella which gives a great story for the short amount of pages. I cannot wait for book 3 in this erotic series.
My Rating: 4.5 stars *****
"I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book in exchange for an honest review***

House Rules is a short, sexy romance. Sean and Kennedy’s connection steams off the pages and their interaction keep you wanting more. This was another great read by Cathryn Fox and I look forward to reading more.

I love this series and Kennedy and Sean are amazing. As long as she can remember Kennedy had a crush on her best friends brother. In her Dossier is sexy clothing and a time to dance at a gentleman club but no way no how is she doing that! Until she see Sean being thinner, no braces or glasses she thinks she can finally get him to notice her. But Sean always had a thing for her two hes always noticed her but to much kept him from going for her, but now she his.... This was a quick read but such a full story! I can't wait for the next book!
I voluntarily reviewed an advanced copy of this book.

As long ago as she can remember Kennedy had a crush on Sean her best friend Olivia’s older brother. He was three years older than Olivia and Kennedy. When she was in her teens Kennedy gave Sean a pink candy heart that said “ Be Mine” but Sean ignored and broke Kennedy’s heart. When Kennedy was sixteen Sean noticed her as a young woman's but in his mind she hands off Now Kennedy is a curator for the Chicago Museum. Kennedy had a pack with her friends and each one will get an adventure so each drew a name and planned out and paid for the adventure for the person whose name they had drawn. So Kennedy was given a ticket for a plane o London with reservations at the Hotel Royal and told she is to dance at the Carlton House- a very exclusive Gentleman’s club. Kennedy wasn’t going through with the dance until she seen Sean at the club. Kennedy didn’t believe Sean would recognize her as it had been a long time since he had seen her but Sean did in fact recognize Kennedy. Sean sees Kennedy on the stage and doesn’t understand why she acts like she doesn’t know him.
I loved this novella and it was definitely hot. But it was also fun. Sean had wanted Kennedy when she was sixteen but felt she was too young but when he seen her at the club and a grown woman all bets were off. This story didn’t lack anything as far as I am concerned. I loved how Sean played along even though he knew who Kennedy was. I loved the characters and the ins and outs. If you like an erotic story then I highly recommend this book.

House Rules was a short yet very sexy novella that I was able to read quickly. Even though it was a novella I didn’t find it lacking by any means and really enjoyed it. Kennedy and Sean are likable characters and I do hope we see more of them in the future.

House rules are you can’t touch the dancer, but what if the dancer really isn’t one and is your sister’s best friend, the same girl you have wanted for years, the one you had to hurt because the time wasn’t right? Kennedy aka Kitten knows who Sean is, she has loved him all her life so when on a secret trip, one set up by a friend to get her to have some hot and passionate sex and he is there as well but doesn’t recognize her she decides him not knowing won’t do no harm. Or does Sean know it is her and goes along with her scheme for the fun of it? Let’s just say Sean is hot and dominant in the bedroom and I wouldn’t want to end things with him if I were Kennedy.

House Rules as stated above is a quick yet sexy read and one I liked and can recommend.