Cover Reveal + Release Date Announcement

The One Who Was Supposed to Be Straight

Book One of The Rules We Break

There are stories that arrive quietly.

And then there are stories that sit with you for a long time before they admit what they are.

Today, we’re officially revealing the cover for The One Who Was Supposed to Be Straight, the first book in the new M/M romance series The Rules We Break—with a release date set for February 10, just in time for Valentine’s Day.

This series marks a deliberate shift for AQ-Books.

For the first time, this story is entirely fiction.

There is no memoir.

No personal essays.

No thinly veiled real life hiding between the lines.

This is a fully imagined story, built from character, tension, and narrative—not lived experience.

And yes, before anyone asks:

so far, there are no dogs.

(We know. We were surprised too.)

About the Book

The One Who Was Supposed to Be Straight is not a coming-out story.

It’s a story about certainty—and what happens when that certainty starts to crack.

Jake has always known who he is.

Matt has always known what he feels… and what he’s supposed to ignore.

Their connection doesn’t announce itself loudly.

It builds in proximity.

In conversations that last too long.

In moments where neither of them moves away.

He wasn’t supposed to want this.

I wasn’t supposed to wait.

But some rules don’t survive honesty.

And some lines don’t get crossed—they dissolve.

About the Series: The Rules We Break

This new series explores quiet attraction, emotional restraint, and the complicated space between wanting and acting. These are stories about adults who know the rules, understand the consequences, and still find themselves standing too close to something that feels inevitable.

While many AQ-Books titles blur the line between lived experience and storytelling, The Rules We Break does not. This series is intentionally fictional—focused on narrative tension, slow-burn intimacy, and character-driven romance.

Different direction.

Same emotional impact.

Release Details

Title: The One Who Was Supposed to Be Straight

Series: The Rules We Break (Book One)

Release Date: February 10

Available on Amazon

The cover is live.

The rules are already bending.

We can’t wait to share this story with you.

— AQ-Books

🐾 Roxi’s Official Statement:

I have reviewed this manuscript. Thoroughly.

No dogs appear in this book. I am monitoring the situation closely.

Proceed accordingly.

— Roxi,

Head of Quality Control & Emotional Support