Caught Running
by Abigail Roux, Madeleine Urban
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Author: Abigail Roux, Madeleine UrbanEdition: Paperback
Published: 2007-12-01
ISBN: 0980101883
Number of pages: 236
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Book Reviews of Caught Running
Book Review: It's ADDICTIVE........a Keeper----not a throwaway....
Summary: 5 Stars
((This Commentator's approach to Gay romance tales in book form: over some years I've been abuilding a modest "library" of such works. Selection is based mainly upon purchase of new stories published by favorite authors or buying based on comments/reviews provided by others of you here. Re the latter, sometimes I feel I've been steered correctly (the "Keepers" filling my shelves), other times I feel mislead---sometimes badly (the "Throwaways"). Rarely, I'll come across the "Addictive," those that I can reread 'at least monthly' (see starred *** area, below, for a list.....and for some of the "near-Addictive"). For these special works, I'll want to share comments with you, as follows. Thanks for sticking with me so far.))
"CAUGHT RUNNING" is a grabs-you story of a lovable.....and loving.....pair. What we're given is two guys who truly define the meaning of love. There's one of em who'll surprise us by becoming the unexpected romantic and one we'll find ourselves rooting for in his ability to pull out the "Teddy Bear" in the other. Way more than most other gay couplings, these guys are really, really gonna get under your skin (you think I'm kidding!). And they'll do it so realistically that experiencing their emotions almost makes something in our chests hurt......in a good way......in a good way. In the end, "Caught Running" will have caught your breath and caught your heart.
So now, let's cool down a bit and take a little closer look at just what we've got here:
-- Our Setting: a pleasant Georgia public school----Parkview High.
-- Our Main Characters:
1. A former Parkview star quarterback, social event King, and all-round student Goldenboy----He's 'current day' Coach Jake Campbell, a guy who personifies little boy impishness, the wants to sneak up on you and pounce type, the one who'll grow up to be the heart breaker---that is, unless the "right one" comes along to tame him.
2. A former Parkview picked-on and socially unsure student whiz, "the brain"----He's 'today's' Science teacher, Brandon Bartlett. The opposite of "Coach," Brandon's that straight arrow, heart on his sleeve, what you see is what you get type......the one who'll fall hard, the one whose expectations can be easily hurt.
3. A current Parkview Principal---He's Mr. Tom Berry (listed last here, but very much far from least)---a pivotal character who we should rightfully label "The Instigator." Here we have the person who most perceptively maneuvers (no, make that manipulates) our two lead characters into the same orbit. Why, folks, without Principal Berry we wouldn't even have a story.
These are the basics, then, and things just get deeply and sweetly romantic from there.
Of special note in this memorable romance, we're given one of the most descriptively intense and breathless "anal takings" in written storydom. It, veritably, pulls you into the vortex it creates. HOW DID THESE TWO WOMEN AUTHORS DO THAT?! Plus, they give us one of the biggest, "best-est" afterglow scenes you'll ever run across. And as for those close, intense and quiet moments of two people "just being together"----you'll rarely find any other written works in this genre where those special times are so heart renderingly described. What it finally boils down to is that 'they' come as close (perhaps closer) to describing the actual process of "falling in love" than have any writers before them. How's that for a tribute? Here's to you, Ladies!
So, readers, if you've a romantic bone in your bodys, then you'll find these 2 gal-writers have given you a coupla guys you'll want to revisit time and time and time again. In other words, they'll have become just plain "Addictive."
Oh, yeah, almost forgot; this book's characters do a lot of "huffing" (No!. It's not "that".....nor is it the negative use a sick society is now turning it into). In this story's usage, it has the old fashioned meaning.......and it's interesting and really cute......you'll see what I mean when you read along.
PS--***Other "Addictive" reads: "Freshman Pledge: The Magic of Love" (Larry Coles) // "Bareback" (Chris Owen). Some "near-Addictives: "Brokeback Mountain" (Annie Proulx) // "The Dreyfus Affair" (Peter Lefcourt) // "The Carnivorous Lamb" (Agustin Gomez-Arcos) // "Afterlife" (Paul Monette) // "Cowboy Up" (short stories edited by Rob Knight)
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Summary of Caught Running
Ten years after graduation, Jake "the jock" Campbell and Brandon "the nerd" Bartlett are teaching at their old high school and still living in separate worlds. When Brandon is thrown into a coaching job on Jake's baseball team, they find themselves learning more about each other than they'd ever expected. High school is all about image - even for the teachers. Brandon and Jake have to get past their preconceived notions to find the friendship needed to work together. And somewhere along the way, they discover that perceptions can always change for the better. Read a full chapter excerpt at www.dreamspinnerpress.comContemporary Books
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