Review: Another keeper from Jus Accardo!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 22, 2014
This was a clever and captivating story, with a heroine who was on a fast track to nowhere thanks to a rather twisted childhood and the tragic loss of her mother.  Mikayla’s life had been a covert operation of chaos, with her mom keeping them on the move in order to stay hidden from her past.  But when the gorgeous swindler’s past caught up with her, Mikayla was then left to fend for herself…and wanted for her mother’s murder.  The rules her mom had taught her over the years became her bible, until the day she decided enough was enough.  She wanted to know who killed her mom, and she was willing to risk it all to find out.  Turned out there were a lot of people who were thrilled with that decision, and her life instantly kicked into high gear!Bounty hunter Shaun Denver had learned from the best--his partner, the man who essentially saved his sorry ass.  Snagging Mikayla Morgan was going to be a big catch for them, but neither of them expected the s***storm that followed her everywhere she went.  Dodging bullets and running from the bad guys would be hard enough, but these two had the added challenge of being handcuffed together in the process.  It sounds like a corny twist, but I really got a kick out of the way they had to maneuver around the fact that they really only had one arm to work with while they played escape artists.  Their adventure was full of thrills, with the occasional bouts of laughter, whether from their awkwardly linked arms or their snarky comments to each other.As much as Mikayla’s mother certainly prepared her for life in the shadows, she didn’t give her much to look back on in terms of happy memories.  With her world being uprooted every time she turned around, she never really had the chance to make friends or just be a normal kid.  So when she was forced to spend every minute of her day within arm’s distance of a hottie with an attitude, Mikayla was kind of out of her league.  But that didn’t stop her from staying on the same page as they gradually went from enemies to begrudgingly accepting of each other to lusting after one another like nobody’s business.  It was a believably smooth transition, and they were definitely hot together.  And of course, the good old handcuffs did come in handy from time to time…With were some clever twists that were kind of expected but still entertaining, I really enjoyed this latest of Jus Accardo's work. Rules of Survival was a sassy, sexy, thrilling read and it gets an enthusiastic thumbs up from this reader!Quotes:I started walking right. Shaun went left.  We each got about one and a half steps before our arms jerked back, sending us off-balance and colliding into each other.This wasn’t going to end well…. ~p.45Shaun’s eyes widened, and for a minute, he was speechless.  It was a nice minute.  When his mouth wasn’t messing things up, he was serious eye candy.  Unfortunately, it didn’t last long. ~p. 54Brutal honesty. Raw and stark. Being around Shaun made my brain malfunction. My secrets were slipping out, and my feelings bled through.  It was anarchy and peace all in the same chaotic package, and at that moment, I would have given anything to make it last forever. ~p. 151