The Fifteen-Minute Rule
(Dickson University, #3)

by Max Monroe

 

Released – 30 January 2026

 

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Blurb

Dickson University’s reigning social king can get any girl on campus to fall for him…except the one he’s been silently falling for his whole life.

Campus legend. Life of the party. The guy everyone wants to know.
That’s me—Ace Kelly.

But the one person who truly knows me? Julia Brooks.
My best friend since we were kids.
Julia’s the kind of girl everyone loves. Sweet, painfully beautiful, and steady, she’s always been my constant.

Somewhere between childhood and college at Dickson University, I fell for her. Hard. And I’ve been running an incognito mission ever since.

Operation: Make Julia fall in love with me…without ruining the friendship.

Flawless plan, right? Wrong.
One catastrophically stupid moment—fine, several—might’ve blown everything apart.

We’ve always had our fifteen-minute rule: get mad, shout, hate each other all we want, but when the time is up, we’re back to best buddies.

But this time, fifteen minutes might not be enough.

Not when Julia’s trust and our entire lifetime of “us” is suddenly on the line.

I’m in love with my best friend.
And come hell or high water, I’m not giving up my girl without a fight.

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Review

5 stars

​​I have been waiting for Ace’s story for what feels like forever and I am thrilled to report that the wait was worth it!! Like most books by this author duo, The Fifteen-Minute Rule is over the top in all the best ways. Ace brings on all the crazy like his parents and I enjoyed every part of this ride!

Ace and Julia have been besties their whole life and they have never considered taking it to the next level. They know each other better than anyone else and they even have a fifteen minute rule when it comes to fights. They have fifteen minutes to be mad but once the timer is up, they are forgiven, no questions asked.

These two would never consider doing something to jeopardize their relationship and though Julia may have felt more for Ace at times, she never thought to act on it. However, when Ace realizes that he may be in love with Julia, he is determined to make her his by any means necessary.

When it comes to my best friend and love of my life, I’m not a slacker and I’m not just going to leave anything by chance…
Day and night, my plan to win Julia’s heart no longer holds regular office hours. This is twenty-four seven, baby, and the stakes are higher than ever.

Ace is crazy. The things he does to try to get Julia to see him the way he sees her are unbelievable, and they are what make this story so entertaining. After experiencing everything Thatch is in Banking the Billionaire, I knew his son would take it up a notch. It’s insane and so much fun!

Julia is the sweetest. She loves Ace for all he is even when he does the most wild things. She goes with the flow with all of his antics and though she’s dreamed that one day they could be more, she knows their friendship is the most important thing.

Ace goes to extremes to get Julia to notice him in a new way and it is a wild ride. For the majority of the story I was laughing out loud and enjoying every single bit knowing that at some point the other shoe would drop and chaos would ensue. And when it does, it hurts. I was so sad for both Julia and Ace but understood both sides.

It takes work but I wasn’t giving up on these two. I loved their story and was entertained every time I turned a page as they finally find their happily ever after. And I loved seeing their parents again (Thatch and Cassie, and Kline and Georgia) and all of their friends at Dickson Univeristy. They added extra elements to the book and brought me back to their own stories.

Overall, it’s an entertaining and fantastic friends-to-lovers romance. I loved it!

*ARC generously provided by the authors*

 

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About Max Monroe

A duo of romance authors team up under the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling pseudonym Max Monroe to bring you sexy, laugh-out-loud reads. 

Max Monroe is the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author of more than ten contemporary romance titles. Favorite writing partners and long time friends, Max and Monroe strive to live and write all the fun, sexy swoon so often missing from their Facebook newsfeed. Sarcastic by nature, their two writing souls feel like they’ve found their other half. This is their most favorite adventure thus far. ​

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