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Caught Running

by Abigail Roux (Goodreads Author), Madeleine Urban

4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 · rating details · 3,247 ratings · 309 reviews

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 J...more

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Published December 1st 2007 by Dreamspinner Press

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Mar 01, 2013 Mandy*reads obsessively* rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m, ebook-owned, my-faves, sports, evil-females, geek-mc, kid-kids-and-more-kids, listen-to-it-books

First read in March 2011

I really enjoyed this story!
I can definitely recommend it, but I would have loved an epilogue!

I've decided I need to reread this one, so here it goes.
Update, I have decided to rate it higher a 4.45* for sure, but the ending still feels a bit rushed or incomplete.
Jake was a great sports talent, unfortunately his body took a beating with all the sports and surgeries and now he is a coach at his old highschool and in constant pain from all the abuse his body took over the...more

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Apr 26, 2013 Ingela rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: romance-m-m, in-my-kindle

4 Stars - He was around the corner, and after looking for a bit more accurate, he was the one you wanted. Two lucky birds with one stone!

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This book has been in my iPad for a while and eventually I figured it was time to read it (before I start with the Cut & Run series by the same two authors). A good decision - happy again, another (strong) 4-star from me.
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In the initial chapters there was a lot about baseball and procedures at the High School where the two main...more

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Jan 05, 2013 Mark rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: gay-fiction, life-romance

I enjoyed this book immensely. Jake reminded so much of my P. E. teacher in school who I also had a healthy respect for if not slightly overpowering and scary. Just never thought that he may have had a softer side too.

I loved the way the author built up the suspension in the beginning of their relationship with both guys being unsure and second guessing themselves all the time. This would be totally natural in a situation where being gay could be construed as not an option. It is only the proce...more

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Jan 19, 2012 Darkm rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m

This is a book I absolutely loved. The story between Jake and Brandon feels absolutely real. They ignored each other when they were at school, because one was the star of the football team, the other one was the "nerd", the studious one.
Years later they are both back at the very same school, both teaching. The occasion to finally get to know each other comes when Brandon, who is the science teacher, has to take the job as coach for the football team. The more they know each other the more they f...more

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Dec 07, 2010 Emanuela ~plastic duck~ rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: rainbow-gay, glbt, contemporary, romance

01/18/13: Revised rating after a couple of years of reading m/m: from 4 to 3.

First: this is a beautiful love story! It was really difficult to put the book down to do the ordinary things in life, because the two main characters, Jake and Brandon, are adorable and the way they fall in love was exciting.

I couldn't give 5 stars because of three issues:

- the point of view is changing from Jake to Brandon from paragraph to paragraph and sometimes it's difficult to understand whose thoughts we are rea...more

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Aug 04, 2009 Brenda (b) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: m-m, 2-2009-read, 1-ebooks

Quite simply this is a love story – there's no suspense, no danger, no major conflict – just two guys discovering a new phase of their lives and I found it very heartwarming. I really liked Jake and Brandon. They felt like real, caring people. They never expected to be attracted to each other and their feelings surprise them both. It's a bit like a reunion plot because they knew each other in high school, but they didn't truly have much contact with each other then. My main complaint is that the...more

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Mar 15, 2012 Jane (PS) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites, 2013-read-for-challenges, mm

I found this a very sweet love story. I loved the characters interactions - between themselves and with outside parties. (The other two coaches were a hoot.) Brandon and Jake's relationship was slow to develop and therefore much more realistic. I liked the fact neither H/H were TSTL, which often happens to create conflict in a 'sweet' romance. There were no amazing feats of strength, no need for incredible deductive skills, no excessive drawn-out sex scenes - just straight out relationship devel...more

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May 06, 2013 MLE rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: lendle, mm

A sweet read without undue angst. I liked both the characters, and their relationship. I did think things would have been better without the cheerleading coach, and the drama she brought. She just felt like one of those "evil" female characters too many m/m novels seem to think they have to have. A very shallow, and thin character that didn't add anything to the story. The assistant coaches were fun. I admired how much the main characters were dedicated to the team, and to their students, and ne...more

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Feb 14, 2013 Angela rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

adorable, these guys jump in and just love it...could have been longer and deeper, the sex was good open honest trusting. smart, well written, but several threads not resolved...is jonathan gay? will they live together? will the school find out? how do they/the kids feel about the secret?

head jumping annoying...no typos.

Eta: my dad read this and liked it, thought it was sweet. We talked about how gay men communicate/gives signals they are gay. In this one, i think it was when he put his feet in...more

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Jun 11, 2012 JustJen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mm, ebook

This was a lighthearted, fun story. I loved the comraderie and banter going on between the MCs and other coaches which I think gave this a very realistic feel. The steam factor is pretty high, and I will also give extra points for the lusty wall slams. Jake and Brandon are sizzling together, and you can definitely feel the chemistry they share. I was worried the whole time that they would be outed at the school and wondered how they would continue there in a full relationship. I would love to re...more

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Jun 09, 2010 DarkHeart "Vehngeance" rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: m-m, ebooks, 2010

I enjoyed this book, but not as much as some others did. I found the rapidly swapping POVs to be confusing and poorly orchestrated. I enjoyed the build-up of the relationship, but was a bit disappointed that the second half seemed to ignore that in favor of the hot smexiness (which was hot, and at times sweet - but it felt like it was expense of furthering the emotional connection at times). I also thought the story felt unfinished as decisions regarding the future of both men's careers was up i...more

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May 09, 2013 Sandra rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: m-m

5 stars. I love these 2 authors writing together. OMG so good! I am a huge sports fan so reading about sports doesn't bother me and there is a lot of that in here. FYI for those of you that may get bored easily. This story felt just so real, 2 guys from high school who we’re from socially different sides of the school that knew of each other, come together later in life and learn they really aren’t all that different. These 2 men are wicked sexy! And their assistant coach’s we’re hysterical and...more

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Oct 19, 2010 Karen K rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: gay-athletes, own-print-copy, gay-hurt-comfort, gay-romance, gay-faves

I'd like to give this book 4 1/2 stars. It was such a beautiful, romantic book about 2 opposites who've known each other, or at least OF each other, for a long time but never understood that they had some important things in common. Jake and Brandon are both wonderfully written characters, strong in their own ways, insecure in others. I've read some reviews about how this is "just a romance book" with not pitfalls or big issues, but for me that's one of the most endearing aspect to it; it's a ga...more

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Aug 14, 2011 Twisted rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m-romance-erotica, favourites

I very, very rarely read the same book twice. There are a few series that I will re-read every couple of years. I enjoyed this story so much that after finishing it I went back and read it again. What a great love story :) Simple, sweet, endearing. It is a simple glimpse into their lives - no great mystery, no convoluted plot twists that you need to suspend your belief in reality for, it is just a love story. I liked that there were things unresolved, that's how life really is. Too many romance...more

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May 06, 2013 Octobercountry rated it 3 of 5 stars

I thought the premise of this story sounded interesting, even though I’ve never been interested in sports in any fashion whatsoever. It’s a testament to the skills of the authors that their account of the details involved in coaching a high school baseball team was quite involving, even to someone like myself. No problem if you have no background in sports whatsoever; you won’t have trouble following this part of the story.

The book began well enough, with the first half showing how Jake and Bran...more I thought the premise of this story sounded interesting, even though I’ve never been interested in sports in any fashion whatsoever. It’s a testament to the skills of the authors that their account of the details involved in coaching a high school baseball team was quite involving, even to someone like myself. No problem if you have no background in sports whatsoever; you won’t have trouble following this part of the story.

The book began well enough, with the first half showing how Jake and Brandon got reacquainted (they were aware of one another in high school, but didn’t really know each other well at that time). I enjoyed seeing them embark upon a tentative friendship, which gradually turned to an irresistible attraction, though both men were very much in the closet. The fact that the pair live in rural, homophobic Georgia, where it could be a real problem for a schoolteacher to openly gay, adds some drama to the proceedings. (The fact that they were both coaches would only cause more problems if their secrets were discovered.)

However, at the midpoint of the novel everything fell apart. This was when the two men decided to act upon their long-repressed longings for one another. Okay, no problem---time for a scene of “an intimate nature,” as is par for the course in these books, right? Well, yes, but unfortunately that’s ALL we get for the rest of the novel. The plot goes completely by the wayside, and the entire second half of the book is basically one sex scene after another with little further development of the plot.

Oh, this is fine if that’s what you’re looking for, I suppose---but after an excellent beginning, I was expecting a real plot for the rest of the story. And, I have to say—the sexual content was only okay in my opinion; not really exceptional. (Could have used a LOT more descriptive content. In situations like this, I truly do believe that adverbs and adjectives are an author’s friends, if they wish to pull the reader into the heat of the moment.)

There were so many lost opportunities here. The authors could have explored what coming out as gay (whether on purpose or by accident) would have meant to the men, their fellow teachers, the students who looked up to them, and the community at large. As I said, setting the novel in the American homophobic south means that there would definitely be issues to overcome. Or, by contrast---what would NOT coming out have meant to their relationship? How would they have pulled it off?

A few characters were dropped---Brandon’s relationship with his fellow teachers, explored just a bit in the early chapters, was never mentioned again after the two men jumped into the sack. Likewise, we have a rather shrewish cheerleading coach pursuing Jake, but this plot thread is abandoned as well. It's like, once they became intimate, none of the other characters mattered, none of the plot mattered. Okay, we all know what it's like when you're starting a new relationship---you just can't keep your hands off each other---but do we have to hear about this over and over and over again in this book, with no heed paid to any other elements of the story?

Even the subject of Jake's continued struggle with the aftermath of the sports-related injuries he received during his college years was ignored in the second half of the book. The subject had all been set up early on, and I was wondering exactly how it would all play out---but in the end NOTHING was said about it. The plot thread was dropped entirely and not resolved one way or another---very odd.

It’s really rather perplexing, the way this book turned out. It started out so well, and then..... A few scraps of plot are wound up on the final pages, but not in a particularly satisfactory manner. I can’t say the book is badly written, but it was a huge disappointment to me. I really am surprised at the number of good reviews this has gotten on Goodreads.(less)

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Apr 21, 2013 Libbie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: authors-n-z, 2013, boys, contemporary-romance, stand-alone

I'm continuing to be totally blown away by these authors and they beautiful way they craft a story. I'm a longtime reader of romances - and have been known to stop reading if I don't find one, or if the one I'm supposed to be falling for leaves me cold.

Conversely, if I find one I love? That book is usually read at light speed. I will read at work, at lunch, when I have five minutes waiting to pick someone up, at the drive through, etc.

Caught Running was one of the second. I had it with me while...more

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Apr 18, 2013 Tsumetai rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Brandon with his workoholism and Jake acompanied by his awesome sense of humor and cynicism welcomed me in the book.
Even though I had to let go of my favourite military environment this time (´cause I found pitifully small amount of books I would even consider reading. Main reason was the sappy title and even more sappier sum up of those books) I have to say I don´t regret reading CR. At times it was too sweet for my liking. On the other hand it really felt like reading about someone´s real life...more

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Oct 27, 2012 Charly rated it 5 of 5 stars

Ridiculously mushy and romantic, but in a good way

Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.

Rating: 9/10

PROS:
- Funny characters--and not just the two leads. The two main guys AND all of their friends and their co-workers and their students, etc. say real things and act in ways that are consistent with high school students, teachers, and/or coaches.
- Extremely sensitive characters, especially Jake. Rather obviously written by female authors, to be honest, but in this...more Ridiculously mushy and romantic, but in a good way

Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.

Rating: 9/10

PROS:
- Funny characters--and not just the two leads. The two main guys AND all of their friends and their co-workers and their students, etc. say real things and act in ways that are consistent with high school students, teachers, and/or coaches.
- Extremely sensitive characters, especially Jake. Rather obviously written by female authors, to be honest, but in this case I don’t care. I love the tenderness of Jake and Brandon’s exchanges.
- The first sex scene doesn’t happen until about halfway through the book because neither character knows if the other is gay, so the sex is passionate and emotional from the start, always with lots of kissing. Delicious.
- Accurate comments about / depictions of the nature of high school sports and athletes. There’s also a great sense of camaraderie among the baseball coaches.

CONS:
- Frenetic, confusing POV shifts that are apparently typical for this writing duo. The first couple of scenes in the book are solely from one character’s perspective or another (the two guys aren’t physically near each other yet at that point), but as soon as they’re thrown together, the POV switches to a “one paragraph from this guy, one paragraph from that guy” format. It does allow readers access to both guys’ thoughts when they’re doing the “does he like me?” dance, and I got used to it after a while, but it’s still frustrating sometimes.
- Conflict in the final chapter that I found a little rushed/contrived. Not at all enough to spoil my liking of the book, though.

Overall comments: I first read this book about 8 months ago and have since read it twice more; it’s one of my all-time favorites in this genre. Is the relationship realistic? Possibly. Is it typical of two men? No. But it’s terribly sweet, so if you’re a romantic at heart, like I am, you’ll probably love it. There’s not much excitement in the plot, but the feelings are real and the sex is very hot.(less)

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Oct 04, 2012 Lisazj1 rated it 4 of 5 stars

This was a sweet, uncomplicated love story, and can I just say how very much I enjoyed that? I really did. I got to smile and sigh and be happy for them and I looved it.

Jake and Brandon were great characters, I loved their completely opposite personalities. Jake is a loud, kind of abrasive baseball coach that made me laugh, a lot! Brandon was a quiet, little-bit-nerdy sweetheart. And though we don't get to see a whole lot of the secondaries, they felt like guys I know and hang out with. I really...more

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Sep 26, 2012 Lucy rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is one of my favorite re-reads. I've lost count of the number of times I've read this book. I think I've bought three different copies over the years to accommodate my changing ebook/computer preferences and usage, in the computer-age version of needing all my books in hardcover or paperback.

Jake Campbell and Brandon Bartlett are two of the most relatable characters I have ever encountered in literature. The tension each of them feels as they begin to recognize the attraction to the other...more

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Jan 04, 2012 Donna rated it 5 of 5 stars

I was first introduced to these authors through their Cut & Run series which I absolutely adore so when I happened across Caught Running I figured I’d read it and see if it was Ty Grady and Zane Garrett that drew me or would another story by these authors be just as good. I am here to tell you that anything that Madeleine Urban and Abigail Roux put out together will be on my auto buy list from here on out. I will be checking into more of their backlist as well.

Caught Running is the story of...more

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Apr 30, 2011 Deja Dei rated it 3 of 5 stars

Brandon and Jake are both currently teaching at the same high school they both attended. Brandon, a "nerd" in his school days is a science teacher while Jake, the former "jock" teaches P.E. and coaches a variety of sports. They don't interact a whole lot, until Brandon is roped into being an assistant baseball coach. As the two of them spend more time together, each man realizes that the other doesn't quite fit the stereotype assigned to him in high school.

I was drawn to this book because one of...more Brandon and Jake are both currently teaching at the same high school they both attended. Brandon, a "nerd" in his school days is a science teacher while Jake, the former "jock" teaches P.E. and coaches a variety of sports. They don't interact a whole lot, until Brandon is roped into being an assistant baseball coach. As the two of them spend more time together, each man realizes that the other doesn't quite fit the stereotype assigned to him in high school.

I was drawn to this book because one of the main characters, Brandon, is a distance runner, which I am too. This is just one of the ways that the authors flesh out his character and make him more than just the cliche science nerd. He's actually a well-rounded man, dedicated to his students, and in great shape physically. Likewise, Jake is far from a dumb jock, even though he sometimes exploits and encourages that facet of his personality. I really liked watching the characters take shape and move beyond the expected. Both men have dealt with some painful issues in the past, nothing horrific, but both of their lives have turned out differently from what they expected as teenaged students. Though they were never friends as kids, they discover that they enjoy each other's company and their newly found friendship gradually develops into more. I liked the way each character supported the other when he needed it, and when they finally get there their physical relationship is the perfect mix of raw passion and intimacy. I found the sex very nicely done: hot but tasteful, with just the right amount of emotion.

I had a slight problem with the pacing of the book. It takes over a hundred pages before these two men, who are obviously attracted to each other, even kiss. I can appreciate that they want to tread carefully as they are co-workers, but after a while it frustrated me a little. Dozens of times both Brandon and Jake would think "I'm crazy for feeling this way," or "there's no way he feels the same." After the third or fourth time, I wanted to scream at them! Like I said, I can understand some trepidation, but it got to be a little bit too much. Though they are both successful gay men in their thirties, they reminded me of teenagers at times. After they finally hook up, the characterization is excellent and a real delight to witness. I just felt like they could have gotten there a little sooner, not by page three or anything, just a little sooner than page one hundred. That said, the second half of the book is really great as Brandon and Jake test and explore their relationship, in and out of the bedroom. The way they grow to understand and support one another is very realistic and touching.

Overall, a good, solid book with realistic characters that I could relate to and care about. Definitely worth checking out, as long as you can be patient.(less)

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Jan 06, 2011 orannia rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: m-m

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Jan 02, 2011 Mackenzie rated it 5 of 5 stars

I've said this before, I will say it again... when it comes to m/m romance, I find stories about teachers more alluring than cops or cowboys and the rest of the adventurer types. And in this book I find not only one teacher but TWO. Both of them come with their own set of baggages and they're both rather complicated people. Put those in with the fact that they used to go to school together and belonging to two different groups of students in their youth and you have explosive UST all over the pl...more

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Dec 28, 2010 Aves Raggiana rated it 5 of 5 stars

What a charming little book! Caught Running is that quintessential sandbagger of a book, the kind one picks up with very low expectations and puts down a few hours later, happily surprised and thoroughly entertained. I opened the pages of this book expecting a quick and breezy but easily forgotten read. Here I am. the following day, writing this review, after having spent almost all night dreaming about about Jake and Brandon, replaying parts of their story in my mind, reciting much of their dia...more What a charming little book! Caught Running is that quintessential sandbagger of a book, the kind one picks up with very low expectations and puts down a few hours later, happily surprised and thoroughly entertained. I opened the pages of this book expecting a quick and breezy but easily forgotten read. Here I am. the following day, writing this review, after having spent almost all night dreaming about about Jake and Brandon, replaying parts of their story in my mind, reciting much of their dialogue that brought me particular pleasure; and fully intending to immediately read the book again!

The premise of the story is straightforward. Boy meets boy, boy falls in deep like with boy, boy puts the moves on boy, boy falls in love with boy, boy gets boy. Formulaic, maybe. Banal, never. The action gallops along at a fair clip, the dialogue delights and entrances, and the frequent changes in point of view gives the book a dynamic feel, and induces that the reader to stay on his toes so as to not get left behind. More mental effort required perhaps, but the satisfying end result in engaging oneself fully in the shifting points of view is that Jake and Brandon stay with you, many hours after you’ve closed the pages to their story.

Could gay men really relate to each other in the manner depicted in this story? Or are Jake and Brandon really only the province of wishful imagining on the part of so many of us who fervently yearn for and hope for men who really can and do relate to us in the manner that Jake and Brandon do? Theirs is a “feminized” way of meeting, falling in love and relating, seen through the eyes of how women view relationships and how many gay men would want to view them too but rarely if ever, see. The longer I live, the more convinced I am that men in general are relational and emotional pygmies. To quote Jane Austen’s Elizabeth Bennett in “Pride and Prejudice”, “The more I see of the World, the more I am dissatisfied with it”.

I highly recommend this book. Expect to the be thoroughly entertained and charmed. Also expect to realize how much men in the realm of real world relationships are often found wanting.(less)

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Jun 17, 2010 Mara Ismine rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010, contemporary, male-male, romance

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. 3.5 stars

An enjoyable read.

This was not what I was expecting from the blurb - which was good and bad. I was expecting a nerd/jock relationship, with history, against a sports background - which it was more or less, but the nerd wasn't entirely nerdy and the jock wasn't as unpleasant at high school as he might have been.

The history between the two was almost non-existent, they happened to be in the same school together for a couple of years as students and a few more years as teachers, if that, a...more 3.5 stars

An enjoyable read.

This was not what I was expecting from the blurb - which was good and bad. I was expecting a nerd/jock relationship, with history, against a sports background - which it was more or less, but the nerd wasn't entirely nerdy and the jock wasn't as unpleasant at high school as he might have been.

The history between the two was almost non-existent, they happened to be in the same school together for a couple of years as students and a few more years as teachers, if that, and didn't seem to have ever spoken to one another before circumstances brought them together at the start of this story. The only history between them was more general than personal, and more about the perceptions of jock and nerd than the characters themselves.

The insecurities of both men came across very well, and didn't magically disappear just because they were sleeping together. I enjoyed the development of the relationship between them and how they had to get past their perceptions of each other to get to know the real person behind the label.

Both characters were likeable and had their faults and strong points. The focus of the story seemed to be more on the unfair steroetypes of people heavily involved in high school sports, and how hard they all work at education as well as sport. Unfortunately that went over my head as I don't think we have the same system (for want of a better word) here in the UK, and I would have been closer to the nerd camp even if we did.

There seemed to be a lot of things that were started but not followed through in the story. Small things like Brandon's long hair - refered to early on when his hair tie broke before he spoke to Jake for the first time, but never really mentioned again - and larger things like Jake's hatred of home schooling - Jake cut off his rant on the subject when it came up and never mentioned it again. There were other details/ subplots that sank without trace - nothing vital, nothing really irritating that needed to be addressed, but vaguely annoying anyway. Perhaps there will be a sequel that comes back to some of them.(less)

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Apr 27, 2010 Sandy rated it 4 of 5 stars

I might have rated this book at 3.5 or a bit higher. I have to admit that this title gave me many sweet moments that I felt like squealing and having silly smiles on my face sometimes. I ran into this book while looking for a sweet and pleasant read without too much angst and heartbreaking so I'm quite contented with its sugar-overloaded moments. I also like the way the "unspoken love" being depicted in this story even thought it's not up to its potential shown. But it makes me kinda restless as...more

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Apr 06, 2010 Paul rated it 2 of 5 stars

Oh dear! How is it possible that the same writing team of this book is the same writing team that guided me (happily) through Cut and Run as well as Sticks and Stones? In the course of 3 years these two authors have developed so quickly and deeply as a writing duo that I look forward to the next opportunity to read about Ty and Zane in Fish and Chips. I have no doubt it will be witty, charming, interesting and ultimately very rewarding.

But this is a review of Caught Running, a work they complet...more

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Mar 23, 2013 Paris rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle, m-m

I enjoyed it mostly because of the dialogs. They were sweet and funny. I loved both characters. This is how I pictured them in my mind:

Brandon

Jake

I liked the fact that they were not playing any games, they were honest with each other. It is something I usually miss in F-M romance novels.
So here there was no angst or too much machismo - just two people falling in love.
I enjoyed the side character - Troy. He is a funny guy and I wish there was more of him.

Because the plot in this book is almost no...more

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Oct 29, 2012 Tonileg rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: kindle, m-m, romance, second-chances, sports

Meeting people from your past is always a little jarring, especially from that embarrassing high school period or even worse, from your awkward intermediate braces and pimples era. No one is perfect in high school, there are so many changes in our bodies and souls that nothing can be easy or comfortable. So this comes as no surprise that Jake "the jock" Campbell who is the coach at his old high school finds Brandon "the nerd" Bartlett who is the biology teacher, in an odd and awkward position. T...more

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Abigail Roux was born and raised in North Carolina. A past volleyball star who specializes in sarcasm and painful historical accuracy, she currently spends her time coaching high school volleyball and investigating the mysteries of single motherhood. Any spare time is spent living and dying with every Atlanta Braves and Carolina Panthers game of the year. Abigail has a daughter, Little Roux, who i...more

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“Since we’re opening up with our feelings and all, I feel the need to tell you that this is the gayest car I’ve ever been in,” — 25 people liked it

“Did you just do what I think you did?” he exclaimed.

“Depends on what you think I did,” Jake shot back with a signature grin as he thumped down the front steps and strolled forward to retrieve his flip flop.

“That’s what we do. You think and I
throw things,” he explained. “So I’ll make you a deal. You stop thinking,” he drawled, bending to pick up the shoe and wave it around threateningly, “and I’ll stop throwing things.” — 13 people liked it

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