Ada Howard the wife of the preacher at Nashvilles Full Love Baptist Tabernacle has a whole lot of people to take care of. Theres her husband of course & the flock that comes with him plus the kids at the day care centre where she works two grown daughters & two ailing wayward parents. Its no wonder she cant find time to take care of herself. & her husbands been so busy lately shes suspicious some other woman may be taking care of him... Then it comes: the announcement of her twenty-five-year college reunion in twelve months time signed with a wink by her old campus flame. It sets Ada thinking about the thrills of young love lost & the hundred or so pounds gained since her college days & she decides its high time to change her body & her life. So she starts laying down some rules. The first rule is: Dont Keep Doing What Youve Always Been Doing. & so begins her unforgettable journey on the way to less weight & more love... For anyone who has ever found themselves at a crossroads with one hand in their pocket & the other in the cookie jar Adas Rules is a warm funny & soulfully wise novel about falling back in love with the life you have.