Review: Get Caught Up in Love!!  I love Lauren's books - great box set!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 16, 2014
Caught Up in Us (Caught Up In Love, #1) ~~ 5 starsKat and Bryan caught my heart. I started this book less than 24 hours ago and really enjoyed it. It has many of the classic romance themes - falling for your brother's best friend, getting your heart broken, fighting to the pull of attraction. However it kept me very interested and on the edge of my seat. I wondered if Kat's business would take off or would she throw it all away hoping for love. Or can a girl have it all? And now for a little of the story ...After having her heart broken by Bryan, Kat starts her our jewelry business - My Favorite Mistakes. 5 years have past since her summer love with Bryan and she is about to graduate and get her MBA. Her business is slowly taking off, but it is still a one person machine. Part of her MBA program pairs her up with a real business to allow the students to learn and help their mentors solve real world problems. Kat is paired up the Bryan, owner of Made Here - a cuff link, tie clips, and money holders company. Her professor believes Bryan can teach her how to take her one woman company and expand it. As they work together the attraction comes back in full force. However her professor has a "no hanky panky" rule. Will they take the risk, will they get caught?Favorite quote: "He does care for her ... He always cared for her. He always loved her. He's madly in love with her."Pretending He's Mine (Caught Up In Love, #2) ~~ 5 starsI want Reeve chained to my bed! Book 2 in the Caught Up In Us series be should to read Caught Up In Us first! This is a great love story between Reeve and Sutton, which started out for about 3 minutes as pretend and grew quickly. Loved the hot public scenes! Like Reeve I also suspected Janelle wasn't the prude she sometimes portrayed. What a fun job interview for both Reeve and Sutton! Reminded me a little of Can't Buy Me Love - a great romantic comedy from my teenage years. And now a little about the story...Reeve is between acting jobs and has just been given a week off (without pay) from his bike messenger job. He's going to need to find something fast to make rent. His best friend Jill suggests introducing him to a friend who runs a male escort service. While he turns Jill down he gets a call from his agent that Sutton Brenner, a hot shot casting director, wants to see him. She does have him in mind for a part, just not an acting in Broadway or film type of role. She needs a fiance for the next week to ensure becoming the casting director of the next biggest hit! Watch how they go from pretending to falling for each other.Favorite quote: "Even in his wildest hopes, he never imagined he'd be wearing only boxer briefs and cowboy boots while handcuffed to a bedpost."Trophy Husband (Caught Up In Love, #3) ~~ 5 starsWelcome to the hot young husband hunt! I really enjoyed this book, it was funny and romantic. The main character reminded me a lot of myself in that she was constantly interrupting herself, day dreaming (though not usually getting caught) and telling a second story in the middle of her first one! Great contemporary love story! And now a little about the story...McKenna was dumped right before her wedding and is still fighting the heartbreak. She has to do something to get over Todd. She is a successful fashion blogger and has sold her show to the network. So she has a good job & money, she looks and dresses good, but she just can't put her heart out there. So she decides to get herself a Trophy Husband - someone who had a hard body, is 23 or under, and wants to be taken care of. Problem is as she meets these guys they are not all they are cracked up to be. They do not get her romantic love of music or have the mentality to keep her engaged in conversation. Then after she already has this idea underway she seems to meet the perfect guy, problem is he is 29. How will she get out of the Trophy Husband nonsense? Will she be will to risk her heart again? Give this book a try, I'm sure you will enjoy it - I know I did!Favorite passage: I breathe in, trying to center myself. Focus on his eyes. Focus on his biceps, his belly, his pecs. Focus on anything other than what’s coming out of his mouth. A good body can cover up a lot of flaws. A centerfold physique can mask a poor intellect, I try to tell myself.Playing With Her Heart (Caught Up In Love, #4) ~~ 5 starsPlaying hard never hurt so much! Loved this third book in the series (or 4th if you count Jill's brothers book - Trophy Husband!). This love story has the right combination of fun, torture, secrets, hot sexy scenes, and hope! Get caught up in this cast of characters with this latest story centered around Jill, the actress, and her new director, Davis! And now a bit about the story...Jill has created a protective shell around herself and no one knows the real Jill, until Davis. After an unsuccessful relationship in high school, Jill has never really loved or let anyone else get close. But she is an actress so she has built up the perfect fairy tale story with lots of pretend boyfriends and one far away love - an actor she saw in a play 6 years ago! Now she is up for a part playing the heroine opposite her far away love. Only one problem ... she is falling for the director --- but will she take a chance with her heart again?Favorite passages:- I take my bow, and say goodbye to the character, to the kiss, to the possibility of that kind of love. Because love like that only happens when it’s make believe.- “Do more than not disappoint me. Exceed my expectations.”- She becomes his, and that changes her.- Okay, so now my chest is hot again, and I’m ready to take the sheet music and turn it into an accordion to fan myself. How is it that everything that comes out of his mouth is a double entendre? Does he even intend to talk this way?- “I can’t stand the thought of him kissing you. I can’t stand the thought of his hands on you. I can’t stand the thought of anyone’s hands on you.”