The Forever Rule Audiobook By Carrie Ann Ryan cover art

The Forever Rule

The Cage Family, Book 1

 Preview

$0.00 for first 30 days

Try for $0.00
Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks, and podcasts.
You will get an email reminder before your trial ends.
Audible Plus auto-renews for $7.95/mo after 30 days. Upgrade or cancel anytime.

The Forever Rule

By: Carrie Ann Ryan
Narrated by: Jason Clarke, Emma Wilder
Try for $0.00

$7.95 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $19.95

Buy for $19.95

Confirm purchase
Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use, License, and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.
Cancel

What happens when the man you’d thought could be the one turns out to be your new boss?

Blakely

The moment I met Aston Cage, I knew my life had changed. A single dance later, we’re both all in. Until he ghosted me.

Then my boss fires me for dancing with the enemy.

Three months later, working for the Cages is my last resort. Now I’ll work beside him day by day, trying not to let my feelings take control. It’s heaven and hell. Except I’m starting to think there’s a part of this story I’m missing…

Aston

I made myself walk away from Blakely after my family’s dirty laundry hit the news. My father’s secret family complicates everything. In order to keep our inheritance intact, we’re forced to do monthly dinners with both sides of the family—the brothers I grew up with and the new set of siblings we never knew about.

An additional obstacle: Blakely is my new sister’s best friend.

Meaning the moment I give into temptation, I not only risk the woman I’m falling for, but the family legacy just starting to reveal itself.

But Blakley is worth it. I just have to prove I am as well.

**The Forever Rule is a missed connection, workplace, big city meets small town romance featuring Aston and Blakely. Each book can be enjoyed as a complete standalone. An HEA is guaranteed!**

©2024 Carrie Ann Ryan (P)2024 Carrie Ann Ryan Contemporary
Engaging Family Drama • Emotional Romance • Exceptional Narration • Complex Family Dynamics • Compelling Storyline
Highly rated for:
All stars
Most relevant  
The Cage Family promises to be a great series. It's about two large families who find out at the reading of their father's will that he fathered all of them. The will stipulates that a majority of the siblings from each family have to have dinner monthly or every 3 weeks (it was confusing to me which) and document it to the lawyer. Astin Cage and Blakely meet at a work dinner and have an attraction to each other but because of misunderstandings, she's fired for meeting with the rival company and can't get another job because of that. Astin doesn't call as he said he would. Now she has an interview with his company. He's shocked to find out what's happened with her. They talk things out but still have other things thrown in their path. I thought the narration by Jason Clarke and Emma Wilder was wonderful. I'm looking forward to the rest of the siblings' stories.

Great new series

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

Listener received this title free

I received this as an arc/alc from the author and I’m voluntarily leaving my honest review.

This was an amazing way to start a series. The story had absolutely everything I wanted it to have. There was a lot of family drama, and I’m already in love with all the Cages and their very special family dynamic. The story also had a really wonderful love story with characters that seemed so real. I just couldn’t get enough of Aston and Blakely’s story.

Audiobook review: This was one of the best audiobooks I’ve heard in a long time. I loved the way the narrators made the characters come alive and I was just able to completely get lost in the story.

Amazing

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

Listener received this title free

The Cage Family, Book one by Carrie Ann Ryan.

Narrators Jason Clarke and Emma Wilder do a great job on these 2 characters! They both pull you into the story and are not just a voice you are listening to.

Absolutely amazing beginning for a new series! The Cage Family promises to bring us lots of entertainment. Aston and Blakely are our first book and we met them briefly in the prequel, “before I knew,” when Blakely accidentally got caught up in a family text chat and their relationship just grew from there.

Blakely shared a dance with Aston at an event they both were attending, not knowing just how big of a mistake she had just made. She didn’t expect to lose her job over a simple dance but she did, according to her boss she was dancing with the enemy. Now, here she is without a job over something so far-fetched!

Aston and his siblings didn’t realize just how messed up their lives could be until they find out their parent’s have been hiding a life changing secret. This secret had a major complication for not only Aston but Blakely as well.

I can’t really say much more here without taking away from the book so let me just say that, this is just the first book, I can’t wait to see what is next!!!

Just the Beginning

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

Listener received this title free

Finally we get to know what happens after Aston’s life implodes at the end of Before I Knew. First off I want to say that I love the banter between the Cage brothers. I was laughing every time they picked on each other. I can’t wait to see what other surprises are in store with this series. I love Blakely and Aston, and watching them find their way back to each other. I also love seeing all the siblings find their footing with each other.

The Forever Rule

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

Listener received this title free

Oooh! This book was a delight! Great start to the series. Blakely and Aston meet in a very unconventional way. I found myself grinning over their interactions! Things are going well but then Aston’s world flips upside down; the Cages are dealing with their father’s choices. While things may have veered a little off course for Blakely and Aston, soon their worlds collide again. These narrators really brought these characters to life! I was here for it! And I couldn’t listen to this book fast enough!

Fantastic start to this series!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

Listener received this title free

Absolutely loved this story. We get to meet all the Cages in greater depth. This is Aston and Blakely’s story, it’s a second chance romance.

It’s complete with an HEA and definitely a page turner that will leave the reader looking forward to the next book in the series.

Aston and Blakely

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
this story was a good premise. however, there were a lot of issues that should have been flushed out in editing. for example: the siblings were to meet weekly for dinner for 3 years, then suddenly it's monthly. maybe i missed something. then there are the chapters being labeled the same thing, or the wrong character being named during a scene (i.e. Isabella instead of brinkley, or Diana instead of Meredith, or Isabel instead of isabella). some of the story was confusing but maybe it was due to these issues. this should have been duet narration. it didn't work in dual narration. andi arnt doesn't have the emotional range as a male character. Jason Clarke did a great job and I actually really enjoyed his chapters and preferred his performance. I usually really enjoy andi's but not in this production.

the story was a good premise. it could have been executed better but I liked the general story. there should have been more time spent on their relationship. it moved quickly and I just didn't get into their romance as deeply as I did with the sibling relationships.

dual narration, a lot of issues

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

Listener received this title free

Ever since the novella, I have been counting down the days to start this new series. “The Forever Rule” is a romantic, heartfelt and family twisted workplace romance that was a great start to the new series.

An accidental group text is how Aston Cage and Blakely first meet and the connection they had was instant. But family circumstances stop the relationship before it has a chance to blossom. Blakely was ghosted by Aston after a night at a gala and lost her job because her boss thought she was telling the Cages all of their secrets. Three months later, Blakely is working for the Cages and Aston still wants to see where their connection can go. But there’s one little problem, Blakely is Aston’s new sister’s best friend.

The twisted way the two families were connected had me gasping and I loved that added twist. Carrie Ann Ryan has such a talent weaving families and their connections together. I loved Blakely from the novella and it only grew as the story went on. She’s caring, smart and is a great friend. Her boss treated her wrongly but she found her place working with the Cages. Aston had me swooning with his honesty and how he worked to get Blakely back. He was always honest with everything and would be the first to admit if he did something wrong. They had an instant connection and it only grew as the story went on. Their relationship was romantic and I loved them together. But Aston’s father… that man made me so mad. But all the Cages are strong and I can’t wait to read their stories.

Jason Clarke and Emma Wilder narrated this audiobook and they did an amazing job bringing this story to life. Jason’s narration was honest and swoony just like Aston. Emma was amazing as Blakely, her narration was genuine and sweet. I loved these two together and they were the perfect choice to bring this story to life.

Romantic, heartfelt and family twisted workplace romance

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Aston and Blakely met in a very unconventional way - a wrong number put into a group chat. As they begin texting and get to know one another, they decide to meet. But after that, Blakely never heard from him again.
Little do they know, their lives were already connected through other ways - best friends, siblings (surprise!) and work. Can they get through their past history and find that chemistry again - all while trying to stay professional?
Drama awaits you in this installment of the Cage family series! You’ll enjoy listening as the true personalities of the characters come out through narrators Jason Clarke and Emma Wilder.

Cage Family Drama

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

Listener received this title free

The Forever Rule is an excellent start to the Cage Family series. It begins with a prelude, "Before I Knew,” which introduces us to Ashton Cage and Blakely's story. Then, it dives straight into The Forever Rule and introduces us to the rest of the complex Cage family, a family about to discover how many lies their parents have told and the secrets they have kept.

This story concentrates on Aston, the new head of the family business as the eldest Cage sibling, and Blakely the woman who captures his heart. They met when she was inadvertently included in a group chat between the brothers. After she removes herself from the group chat Astin and Blakely continue to text each other their messages sparking a connection between them which leads to a face-to-face meeting for coffee. They agree to meet again in two weeks but attend the same Gala that weekend. They share one dance and the depth of Aston's growing feelings for her have him second-guessing if their chemistry is real or if he is more like his father than he thought. He leaves the Gala early when he receives a call from his mother informing him that his father is dead.

At the reading of the Will, he and his siblings discover that his father had been leading a double life and that his father had a secret family that none of the children from either family knew about although both mothers were fully aware. The Will stipulates that the two sets of siblings must have monthly dinners for three years if they wish to keep their inheritance. There’s tension on both sides, as all the siblings from both families try to work through what they have learned. Every one of them bears the scars of their father’s actions and realises that their respective mothers knew everything.

At the Gala when Blakely dances with Astin, she feels this could be the start of something special but then Aston doesn’t call, doesn’t text, just ghosts her. Blakely's boss, jealous of the Cage brothers fires her for sharing that dance with Astin saying she has shared company information with his rivals. After three months of being out of a job and having doors closed in her face, she applies to work for one of the Cage Companies and she and Astin meet again.

Astin and Blakely’s unwavering attraction to each other shines through, despite the challenges they face, the reappearance of Aston’s ex, and the complicated family drama all make for a sometimes heart-wrenching rollercoaster ride. Blakely's strength and determination shine through as she helps Aston face his fears and accept that he's nothing like his father.

This is a fantastic story full of romance, family conflict, and deeply emotional themes, peopled by wonderful characters who feel real and relatable. The Forever Rule is a wonderful introduction to what I am sure will be another unforgettable series.

The narration by Jason Clarke and Emma Wilder is wonderful both of them do an amazing job of bringing the characters to life. Jason’s interpretation of Astin was perfect bringing Astin's honesty, strength, vulnerability and sexiness to the fore. Emma is perfect as Blakely, her narration shows us just how genuine, sweet and strong Blakely is. Together they were a perfect choice to bring Astin and Blakely's story to life.

Astin and Blakely

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews