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  • Davey's Rules, Book 1
  • By: Susan Hawke
  • Narrated by: Michael Pauley
  • Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (30 ratings)
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Rules to Follow

By: Susan Hawke
Narrated by: Michael Pauley
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Summary

Davey’s rule number 86: A good Daddy will never lie to his boy...even by omission.
 

Travis Miller has a pretty solid life in the small California beach town he calls home. He’s working his way up in the district attorney’s office, he owns a home with an ocean view, and he has close ties with his family. Life is good. If only he could find a sweet boy to call his own, life would be...perfect.
 

Adam Nichols’ life has never been easy. Growing up in foster care taught him to be strong, so finding himself in a violent relationship was a shock. Now that he's finally free of it, he faces new problems. He's jobless, homeless, and terrified of starting from scratch.
 

With a little help from an old friend, Adam discovers a whole new world. He goes from rock bottom to renting a room from a hot assistant DA and working at Daddy’s Lap, a kink club that opens his vanilla eyes to things he’d never imagined. His new roommate is a balm to Adam’s damaged soul. The tender way Travis cares for him is almost like the daddy kink community he’s seen at the club. But Travis isn’t a daddy...right? If he were, surely he’d have said so.
 

What happens when a lie by omission threatens to bring their budding relationship tumbling down around them? Will Travis ever be able to earn Adam's trust again?
 

This is the first book in a new series about not-so-perfect daddies, adorable “boys”, and one sassy brat with an insane list of rules. Grab your fan and tissues because this series comes with both a high heat advisory and all the squishy feels you’d want from a Susan Hawke book. Possible trigger for references to domestic violence.

©2019 Susan Hawke (P)2019 Susan Hawke

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Entertaining!

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I wasn't sure what to expect when I listened to the Prologue of this book. It starts with Davey (the reason this series is called Davey's Rules) on a date with Travis, who turned out to be one of the MCs in Rules to Follow. Davey is a bratty guy in search of the perfect Daddy and to find him, he has made this set of rules he measures every guy he dates against in a 3 strikes and they're out kind of deal. Of course, the potential Daddy has no clue about the rules and with 80-something of them, he's bound to fail. So, yeah, I found Davey to be self-absorbed at first, but when his ex-roommate Adam calls him for help, he drops everything to help him and support him however he can. That changed drastically my opinion of Davey and now, I can't wait to read more of the series to see if/when he'll find his perfect Daddy.

Adam is fresh out of an abusive relationship and is fairly innocent. He's still quite young and my heart broke for everything he had to go through. While he got better with Davey and Travis's support, I felt he would've benefitted from a few counseling sessions, especially since he was studying to become a social worker in the future. *shrugs* Travis seemed like a nice guy, but the whole not telling Adam about being a Daddy, especially after Adam asked him point-blank made me want to knock his head on a wall. I liked the progression of their relationship, though, they were sweet together and I was glad we got to see them as a couple for longer than just a few pages.

Michael gave each character a very distinctive voice, his tone is very pleasant and he puts a lot of emotion into the narration, which always makes for an enjoyable experience when I get one of his audiobooks.

I'll be definitely looking forward to more of this series and Davey!

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Susan Hawke, Michael Pauley, I Love You !!

I absolutely love Michael Pauley's narrations. ALL OF THEM. He makes a book come alive for me.
This was no exception.
Susan always writes exciting gripping books. Davey was just so fabulous darling.Lots of snark but underneath he really appreciates and looks after his friends. Daddy Travis was smooth but he didn't live up to Davey's rules (there are 86) for what a Daddy should do for his boy so Davey ditched him..
Adam was in an abusive relationship that he just knew he had to get out of. Zack his ex uses his fists when he's been drinking and Adam knew enough was enough.
So he calls his best friend at college, Davey and he sets him up with somewhere to stay and a job at Daddy's Lap.
This is Travis and Adam's story. I was hoping Davey was going to get his Daddy in Bryan ,Travis's brother. He is just what Davey needs. I have heard Bryan's story is next so will just have to wait and see. what happens.
rLoved this book and it was so easy listening to it, i didn't put it down until Michael read the closing credits.

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Expect tears and laughter

I enjoyed reading this book but I don't remember it making me cry.
Michael Pauley's narration was so good in the 1st few chapters that I found myself walking around the house crying whilst listening. He added emotion and even more humanity to Adam and the situation he was in.

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as great as the ebook

The story is always full stars, because if I wouldn't like the story as ebook, I wouldn't listen to the audiobook.

The performance from the narrator is also very important for me. I can't listen to a lot, because my English as a non-native-speaker isn't so perfect to follow a whole story over hours, when the narrator speaks too fast or too sloppy. Normally I have to SEE the person, who is talking to me in English. Michael Pauley is one of the 8 narrators (so far), I can listen without break and have no problems to follow. I'm just not yet finish with the book, but I listen enough to give a review.

PLEASE READ MY RATING SYSTEM!!!

To my ratings:

5* - very very good
it's like an A+

4* - very good and will be often re-listening
it's like an A

3* - it's more then a one-time-listening.
it's like a B

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Boy finds out Daddy

This is the first book in what promises to be an excellent new series. Michael Pauley is one of my top favourite narrators and he does an awesome job of bringing the guys to life. I enjoyed getting to know sweet Adam and Travis who longs to be his Daddy Dom. I'm highly anticipating book 2 and highly recommend this one to all lovers of Daddy/boy stories.

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Great Listen

This was a great first book, can't wait to check out the rest of the series. Davey definitely stole the show however I really liked both MCs a lot. The progression of their relationship was really captivating.
Michael nailed the narration !!

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Rules, rules, rules!

A nice start to this series that’s based around Davey and his endless rules! This book focuses on Adam, a survivor domestic abuse and Travis who teaches his to feel safe again.

It’s great fun and the parts that aren’t, are handled gently. It’s a slow burn and it’s great to see Adam starting to trust Travis and then, following a monumental screw up, trusting him again. Communication Guys! Come on!!!

Michael Pauley is, as always, perfect! He could read a menu to me and I’d be captivated....

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A Great Start

This is the first book in The Davey's Rules Series. What an sensational book the writing was good. The plot was entertaining and it was steady throughout the book. I found the story and characters wonderful. The characters were developed and thought out. Adam and Travis are the MC’s of this book. I can recommend this book as a good read. The narration was well done and not monotone. I voluntarily read an advance copy of this book for an honest review.

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An emotionally gripping story with great narration

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An emotionally gripping, poignant and healing story!!

This story is so real and authentic it will grab your heart from the start. Knowing this story has so much of Susan in it makes it even more enthralling and emotional. The story follows Adam, as he gets the courage to leave an abusive partner and turn to an old friend, Davey, to help start his life again. The story is witty, humorous and real, with characters that are so unique and just totally loveable, I couldn’t put the book down.

The journey these characters go through is authentic and realistic and with the help of Davey, eye-opening and a little kinky LOL. I loved Adam and Travis and their connection. I enjoyed watching them grow and find their kink together. I enjoyed the healing elements and ultimate care Travis has for Adam. I was frustrated when there was a lie of omission and felt the ‘betrayal’ but understand why and thought Susan approached this character development really well and in a real-world way rather than the dramatic ways we can sometimes expect from a romance.

Adam and Travis are perfect together, they just fit! I found their connection organic and really enjoyed their journey. All the secondary characters Susan has created are fantastic and there are so many I want to know more about and I can’t wait for Davey and Travis’ brother Brian’s story up next. I love this collection of characters and hope there will be many more stories from Davey and his tribe!!!!

Thanks for reading!

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Loved it!

I loved this book!
This was a really great start to a new series.
I loved these characters and I loved listening to their story.
I can’t wait to listen to more of this series.

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