A review by originalbooknerd
By his rule by Tracy Lorraine

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

𝐵𝓎𝐻𝒾𝓈𝑅𝓊𝓁𝑒 - 𝒞𝒶𝓁𝓁𝒶𝒽𝒶𝓃𝐵𝒾𝓁𝓁𝒾𝑜𝓃𝒶𝒾𝓇𝑒𝓈𝟤 - 𝑅𝑒𝓋𝒾𝑒𝓌 

 

Author: Tracy Lorraine 

 

Couple: Lorelei Tempest & Kian Callahan 

 

Tropes: workplace romance, boss x assistant, enemies to lovers, billionaire romance, found family, forced proximity, “he takes care of her”, he falls first x harder, fierce FMC 

 

Review: By His Rule was another 5 star, highly emotional, angst filled read by Tracy Lorraine and I can’t even be sorry about the book hangover it caused! Kian and Lorelei were w WHIRLWIND of emotional turmoil and I loved both of them from the very beginning. Tracy was able to draw me in from page 1 with the tension and animosity Lorelei had for Kian and I LOVED seeing her come undone by him as the book went on! 

 

Kian Callahan was a God among Men in this book and for Tracy this says something since she excels at making jaw-dropping book boyfriends. Kian was the breadwinner for me in this book and I LOVED watching him fall for his woman. The love and possessiveness he had for her was SOO obvious toe everyone but him and Lorelei and it was amazing reading his acceptance of why she began to be the most important person in his life. I also LIVED for the banter they shared both in the office and outside of it! 

 

Lorelei was a truly independent FMC and Tracy did it up well in this book. I found her to be a pillar of strength but also to be vulnerable in ways that shocked me. The slow melting she did for Kian and his devotion to her added to the her character a ton and I enjoyed watching her find her way. I also liked seeing how she was the guardian to her half-brothers. That added a whole new layer to her character and put a lot of the jagged edges of her personality into perspective. My one thing was that I wished she had accepted Kian sooner since it was hard to read his upset as he felt like sh would never fully trust him. 

 

Kian and Lorelei were INTENSE. The two were force on their own but together they were pretty unstoppable in this book. The push and pull Tracy added to their relationship boosted the tension to a whole new level and seeing the mighty Kian fall to his knees was THE BEST. I also ate up all the dirty talk and snark Kian had when talking to Lorelei and adored his nickname for her. The only thing I wanted more explanation on was his middle child syndrome since it seemed to be a big part of his character. Overall, By His Rule was a THICK romance full of emotional angst, turmoil and once in a lifetime love that is perfect fro fans of workplace romance! 

 

Rating: 5/5, Kian Callahan came, conquered and left me in shambles waiting for the next to fall! 

 

 

Thank you to Tracy for sending me this eARC!