Review: Sweetly Romantic With Dash of Spice!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 24, 2013
Caught in the Moment is a sweet contemporary romance novella about the popular jock & the shy and nerdy girl from high school and their chance at love ten years later. Laurel has always had a huge crush on Quin in high school, yet he has never noticed her. Then one day out in the fields at football practice, he humiliates her and she becomes the object of everyone's hurtful teasing. Fast forward ten years later and they meet again.Laurel is now a freelance photographer and Quin is the owner of the Chute Shack, a skydiving business. Laurel is working on a skydiving look-book assignment and when she sees Quin, she instantly remembers him although he doesn't quite remember her.  However, Quin isn't the same boy that he was in high school. He's grown now and is sweet, considerate, and a total gentleman. He sees Laurel again and knows that he has to have her. Laurel has grown up over the years into a more confident woman, but has never really gotten over Quin. Quin is relentless in the pursuit of Laurel & is not about to let her slip away and so begins the delightful romance of Laurel & Quin.Caught in the Moment was really very sweet and cute! I initially thought that Laurel was going to hold some animosity and be stand-offish towards Quin due to what he did to her in high school, but she wasn't. Of course,  I wondered why and it was explained later in the story. She didn't use what Quin did to her as an obstacle to keep them apart and didn't play "hard to get" although she did have some reserve about getting together with Quin. While reading, I did wonder if Quin was ever going to apologize for his behavior in high school. He does eventually, but I just thought that it was a bit overdue.Furthermore, I enjoyed witnessing Laurel & Quin's budding romance. The author made me feel their chemistry and made me believe that they were indeed great for each other. Their interactions felt natural with one another and their connection was believable. The story flowed well with a good pace & I enjoyed the writing style. The love scene certainly carried some steam behind it even though it was not overly explicit, but I believe it worked well with the story. The ending was sweet & although I always look for an epilogue in my reads this one ended on a good note where I didn't require an epilogue. In other words, I was satisfied overall without the need for an epilogue.In the end, I found myself enjoying Caught in the Moment by Brandy Walker very much. It was a cute and feel good romance story that swept me away for a good hour. The secondary characters (e.g. Quin's twin brothers Rev & Kegen and Laurel's friend Evan) featured in Caught in the Moment definitely caught my attention and I do hope that they will get their own stories too. If they do, I'll be looking forward to those & more stories from Brandy Walker in the future!