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Caught Up
Book by Deatri King-Bey
262 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2006
About the author
Deatri King-Bey
50 books54 followersWhen Deatri was six years old, her mother was told that because of Deatri's dyslexia, she'd probably never learn how to read. At that time, it was recommended Deatri partake in a specialized reading curriculum. Unbeknownst to Deatri's parents, this additional help their daughter would need, from a teacher, was actually Deatri being taken out of reading class to sit in the hallway with a tape recorder. When Deatri entered the fourth grade at a different school, her parents were terrified to learn their daughter couldn't read. For years, she'd been reciting the bedtime stories to her mother from memory instead of actually reading the written words from the pages.
My have times changed! In 1999, Deatri was a technical writer at a telecommunications company with dreams of joining the publishing world as a content editor and author. Mind made up, she returned to school and soon started as an editorial intern at Third World Press, Inc., one of the oldest independent, African-American owned publishing houses in the world. Shortly thereafter, her skills were recognized, and she became a more permanent fixture at Third World Press, Inc. Though Deatri believes in Third World Press's mission, fiction is her true love, so in 2004 she began focusing her editing skills on fiction.
Dozens of manuscripts later, she still hasn't figured out that she wasn't supposed to learn how to read. February 2006, the second half of Deatri's dream came true with the release of her debut novel Caught Up. In 2008, Deatri won the coveted Emma Award for Best Steamy Romance of the year with her title: Whisper Something Sweet. Currently, she is reading, editing, conducting writing workshops, and writing her next novels.
My have times changed! In 1999, Deatri was a technical writer at a telecommunications company with dreams of joining the publishing world as a content editor and author. Mind made up, she returned to school and soon started as an editorial intern at Third World Press, Inc., one of the oldest independent, African-American owned publishing houses in the world. Shortly thereafter, her skills were recognized, and she became a more permanent fixture at Third World Press, Inc. Though Deatri believes in Third World Press's mission, fiction is her true love, so in 2004 she began focusing her editing skills on fiction.
Dozens of manuscripts later, she still hasn't figured out that she wasn't supposed to learn how to read. February 2006, the second half of Deatri's dream came true with the release of her debut novel Caught Up. In 2008, Deatri won the coveted Emma Award for Best Steamy Romance of the year with her title: Whisper Something Sweet. Currently, she is reading, editing, conducting writing workshops, and writing her next novels.
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January 16, 2016
Get Caught Up In The Romance & Suspense
'Caught Up' was apparently one of Mrs. Deatri King-Bey earlier novels. I had to back track to some of her earlier work after reading and enjoying 'Beauty and the Beast'. I found this novel to be fresh and captivating.~~~~~~~~Rosa Bolivar is the only child of powerful CEO of Bolivar International, Ernesto Bolivar and she is definitely a daddy's girl. Ernesto divorced her mother, who is an alcoholic, years before and raised Rosa without her. As the story opens, Rosa is graduating from school and has just broken the news to her father that she does not plan to immediately go to work for him at Bolivar International. Later, when she overhears an argument between her parents, Rosa discovers some shocking truths that cause her to question everything she has ever known. As she looks for answers, she suddenly finds herself in the midst of a DEA investigation. As a result of this involvement she meets Samson Quartermine, a lawyer turned DEA agent who is investigating Rosa's family. Samson is any fantasy man -- attractive, thoughtful, intelligent, and ever the protector, and Rosa is immediately drawn to him. Soon they accept their mutual attraction, but how can a romance work between Rosa and the agent who is investigating her and her family? Add to the mix all the drama associated with a drug cartel, a host of secrets that Ernesto has spent a good portion of his life trying to hide, the bitterness and need for revenge that has consumed Rosa's mother for years, and a reality that is never quite the way it seems, and you have the makings of a whirlwind of a story.~~~~~~~~The book started off a little slow for me, and I got worried thinking I wouldn't be able to get through it. However, I was seriously mistaken, after getting to the second chapter, it definitely turned out to be well worth the read. It was a very intriguing romance, drama and suspense. I thought the way Mrs. King-Bey combined the present with flashbacks to the past flowed nicely, as if you were getting two stories for the price of one. She develops a solid set of characters. I found myself empathizing with their situations and how their pasts issues influenced many of the decisions they made, be it a right or wrong decision. This novel had a fast-moving and unpredictable plot, that constantly kept you wonder what would happen next. I enjoyed the instant attraction between Samson and Rosa and the fact that David, her real father, even thought that it was fate that brought them together and approved of Samson taking care of his daughter when he couldn't. Definitely a novel you will enjoy getting 'Caught Up' in!
'Caught Up' was apparently one of Mrs. Deatri King-Bey earlier novels. I had to back track to some of her earlier work after reading and enjoying 'Beauty and the Beast'. I found this novel to be fresh and captivating.~~~~~~~~Rosa Bolivar is the only child of powerful CEO of Bolivar International, Ernesto Bolivar and she is definitely a daddy's girl. Ernesto divorced her mother, who is an alcoholic, years before and raised Rosa without her. As the story opens, Rosa is graduating from school and has just broken the news to her father that she does not plan to immediately go to work for him at Bolivar International. Later, when she overhears an argument between her parents, Rosa discovers some shocking truths that cause her to question everything she has ever known. As she looks for answers, she suddenly finds herself in the midst of a DEA investigation. As a result of this involvement she meets Samson Quartermine, a lawyer turned DEA agent who is investigating Rosa's family. Samson is any fantasy man -- attractive, thoughtful, intelligent, and ever the protector, and Rosa is immediately drawn to him. Soon they accept their mutual attraction, but how can a romance work between Rosa and the agent who is investigating her and her family? Add to the mix all the drama associated with a drug cartel, a host of secrets that Ernesto has spent a good portion of his life trying to hide, the bitterness and need for revenge that has consumed Rosa's mother for years, and a reality that is never quite the way it seems, and you have the makings of a whirlwind of a story.~~~~~~~~The book started off a little slow for me, and I got worried thinking I wouldn't be able to get through it. However, I was seriously mistaken, after getting to the second chapter, it definitely turned out to be well worth the read. It was a very intriguing romance, drama and suspense. I thought the way Mrs. King-Bey combined the present with flashbacks to the past flowed nicely, as if you were getting two stories for the price of one. She develops a solid set of characters. I found myself empathizing with their situations and how their pasts issues influenced many of the decisions they made, be it a right or wrong decision. This novel had a fast-moving and unpredictable plot, that constantly kept you wonder what would happen next. I enjoyed the instant attraction between Samson and Rosa and the fact that David, her real father, even thought that it was fate that brought them together and approved of Samson taking care of his daughter when he couldn't. Definitely a novel you will enjoy getting 'Caught Up' in!
July 23, 2012
In Caught Up, Deatri Bey-King takes you on a trip through a tangled web of mystery, romance, and suspense in the life of Rosa Bolivar, daughter of one of the most powerful players in the drug and technological worlds. Her life had been one lifted off the pages of a fairy tale until she overhears a spat between her mother and father where she finds out her life just isn’t what she thought it was. Through life altering decisions, Mrs. Bey-King brings her characters and us to the light. Definitely the caliber of writing Urban fiction needs.
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"Is Ernesto Bolivar guilty or innocent? His daughter's love--and life--depend on the answer. Ms. King-Bey kept me guessing until the very last page."
--Evelyn Palfrey, Author Three Perfect Men
"Deatri King-Bey’s ability to bring her characters to life is amazing! Her sense of drama, action and intrigue weave seamlessly in her brilliant novel, ‘Caught Up.’ Whatever you do, don’t sleep on this emerging literary goddess!"
--Curtis Alcutt, Author Dyme Hit List
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"Is Ernesto Bolivar guilty or innocent? His daughter's love--and life--depend on the answer. Ms. King-Bey kept me guessing until the very last page."
--Evelyn Palfrey, Author Three Perfect Men
"Deatri King-Bey’s ability to bring her characters to life is amazing! Her sense of drama, action and intrigue weave seamlessly in her brilliant novel, ‘Caught Up.’ Whatever you do, don’t sleep on this emerging literary goddess!"
--Curtis Alcutt, Author Dyme Hit List
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July 24, 2016
Even though it was a really long book, it was still a very good book.
I really didn't like the way it ended though. Is there a part two?
I really didn't like the way it ended though. Is there a part two?
February 17, 2009
to be honest, I didn't like it.
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