Giveaway & Blog Tour: Caught Up In Us by: Lauren Blakely

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Goodreads Summary

Five years ago, Kat Harper fell into a dizzying summer romance with her brother’s best friend Bryan. It was a mad, crazy love full of kisses all through the night — but he broke her heart and she had to move on.

Five years later, Kat is finishing her graduate degree and building her business as a jewelry designer, when Bryan, head of his own successful company, walks back into her life. Bryan has been assigned to Kat as her new business mentor and the rules are clear. No hanky panky permitted. That works for both of them. Kat needs to grow her business to help her parents; Bryan needs to run a clean operation after his former business partner’s romantic scandal that rocked his firm.

Kat can handle that because she's totally over him... right? Except, he still makes her laugh. And he remembers all the things she likes. And he's more handsome now than he was then. Then there’s the spark between them — the simply undeniable chemistry.

Can they resist each other? Or are they willing to risk everything for a second chance at first love?

My Thoughts

This book is one of those about second chances and true love. It also is about getting closure from the past and moving on.

Kat never expected to see Bryan again. And she had pretty much convinced herself that she was over him. But that all changes when she finds herself being paired up with him for a business class she is taking to get her MBA. See, he broke her heart 5 years ago when she was an innocent, starry-eyed 17 year old who fell in love with her brother's best friend. And really he did it with no explanation.

I was honestly a little ticked off at Kat for most of this book. How can you easily fall under the spell of someone who crushed your innocent heart so many years ago? And right after you declare you love him no less?! It helped when I thought back to all those many years ago when I had a first love and how I might have acted should I ever have found myself in Kat's shoes. 

But only a little! 

There were many times I wanted to slap her smart and strangle Bryan's neck for treating her so horribly. Although the book had its frustrating elements, there were many more that were just flat out sweet. And steamy too! Two words...phone sex! 'Nuff said! 

I loved how Kat was a strong independent young woman! Well, except when it came to Bryan but I will forgive her for that. She is family oriented which was a nice touch. I believe the whole story was very well rounded and gave us a bit of everything I personally look for in a book.

  

It was a quick read for me (read in one afternoon). I would highly recommend this one to anyone who is looking for..

Romance✔

A little angst✔

First love✔

HEA✔

NO cliff hangers!✔✔✔✔

About the Author

Lauren Blakely is an unabashed fan of clever jokes, toast, and good guys in novels. Like the heroine in CAUGHT UP IN US, she thinks life should be filled with movie kisses and coffee drinks. Lauren lives in California with her husband and children, and spends her days writing both true stories and make-believe ones.

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laurenblakelybooks@gmail.com 

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http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17157757-caught-up-in-us

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Tour Schedule- There is no linky for this.

February 4^th- Lisa’s Book Reviews

February 5^th- My Secret Romance, Flirty and Dirty

February 6^th- Sugar and Spice Book Reviews, The Indie Bookshelf

February 7^th- Stuck in Ya, Book Bitches

February 8^th- Let’s Get Lost! Reality Bites

February 11^th- Three Chicks and Their Books, Angie’s Dreamy Reads, Miss Vain’s Paranormal Romance

February 12^th- Laura’s Book Shelf, Talk Supe

February 13^th- I Read Indie, Shhh Mommy’s Reading

February 14^th- Queen of All She Reads, Madison Says, The Autumn Review