Some rules are made to be broken.
The Dixon Rule is the second book in Elle Kennedy’s Campus Diaries series, set in the same universe as Off Campus and Briar U.
This story follows Diana Dixon, a confident and ambitious dancer with big goals, and Shane Lindley, a Briar hockey player with charm, confidence, and a talent for making her life more complicated than planned.
Full of tension, banter, college drama, and undeniable chemistry, The Dixon Rule brings readers back to Briar University for another next-generation romance.
Book Details
Series: Campus Diaries
Book Number: #2
Author: Elle Kennedy
Release Year: 2024
Genre: New Adult Romance / Sports Romance
Main Couple: Diana Dixon & Shane Lindley
Setting: Briar University
Synopsis
Diana Dixon has a plan.
She is focused on her future, her dance career, and the goals she refuses to give up on. She knows what she wants, and she has no time for unnecessary distractions — especially not the kind that comes with a charming hockey player.
Shane Lindley is confident, popular, and impossible to ignore. As one of Briar’s hockey players, he is used to attention, flirtation, and getting under people’s skin. And somehow, Diana becomes one of the people he enjoys annoying the most.
But between forced proximity, sharp banter, and a connection neither of them expected, the line between irritation and attraction starts to blur.
Diana wants control. Shane loves pushing her buttons. And the more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to pretend that what is happening between them is only casual.
As feelings grow and personal struggles come to the surface, Diana and Shane must decide whether breaking the rules might be the only way to find something real.
The Dixon Rule is a story about ambition, vulnerability, tension, and falling for someone who sees beyond the version of yourself you show the world.
Main Characters
Diana Dixon
A driven and confident dancer who is determined to protect her dreams, her independence, and her heart.
Shane Lindley
A Briar hockey player with a charming exterior, playful confidence, and more depth than people first assume.
Gigi Graham
A familiar face from The Graham Effect, part of the next generation of the Briar universe.
Briar Hockey Circle
A new group of athletes, friends, and students continuing the legacy of the Off Campus and Briar U worlds.
Book Tropes
College romance
Hockey romance
Forced proximity
Enemies to lovers energy
Banter
Roommate tension
Dance and sports romance
Emotional growth
Found family
Breaking the rules
About This Book
The Dixon Rule continues the Campus Diaries series by expanding the next generation of the Briar universe.
After The Graham Effect introduced Gigi Graham and Luke Ryder, this second installment shifts the focus to Diana Dixon and Shane Lindley, bringing a new dynamic filled with tension, humor, emotional vulnerability, and classic Briar hockey romance.
The book keeps the familiar atmosphere fans love — college life, sports, friendship, romance, and complicated feelings — while giving the new generation its own stories, conflicts, and unforgettable couples.
For readers who love the Off Campus universe, The Dixon Rule is another return to Briar University, with fresh characters, familiar connections, and a romance built on chemistry, chaos, and unexpected tenderness.