Review: Is it an Act?
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 27, 2013
It has been said that the wall constructed to protect not only keep others out but locks us in as well. In Broken Rules, Alexandra (Alex), a 37 year old entertainment photographer, has constructed an invisible wall around her heart. The wall is to protect against heartbreak and disappointment.  Alex lives by by the self imposed rule: never date actors.  She believes actors act out their emotions rather than feel them. They get what they want then move on- been there, done that, never again.  After several years of  avoiding relationship drama , Alex , questions her own rules of engagement and finds that her self imposed wall of protection like her self imposed rules of engagement has failed to keep her heart safe from the likes of Marco Flores, 29 year old actor. Broken Rules is one of several books written by Olivia Jake that has professional women as heroines. These women are more comfortable in their careers than in relationships.  Their pets are their family. They are used to being in control, making decisions and "calling the shots" only to surprise themselves in how and where they willingly give up this control.  After reading the books,  In the Moment and Moments Lost and Found, I was drawn to the situations and characters presented by Ms. Jake. Since Alex was introduced in "Moments" as Sam's friend, I added Broken Rules to my collection. Though I enjoyed reading Alex and Marco's story it did not have the originality of Sam and Laurent's story in the aforementioned books. In the order I read them, Broken Rules read more like a copy rather than an original hence the three star rating. Still I like Marco's character- though he could easily choose to act arrogant and be a womanizer he was not.