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| Caught Running | 
 enlarge | Authors: Abigail Roux, Madeleine Urban
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 13405
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 236
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 0.6
ISBN: 0980101883
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780980101881
ASIN: 0980101883
Publication Date: December 1, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
One of the best gay romance novels I've ever read! August 7, 2008
I really enjoyed this book. I read it in one day, I couldn't put it down. I thought that it was really well written. Although there was hot sex, it wasn't on ever other page. There was actually a story to follow and a really good one at that. I actually hope that there is a sequel to this story, although it didn't leave you hanging. I just really enjoyed these two characters. I would definitely read these authors again.
The Best Part of Running is Getting Caught. July 30, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
We all know how high school is: the jocks, the nerds, the cheerleaders; the "in crowd" and the "outcasts", the former would never be caught dead associating with the latter. But everyone grows up and sooner or later, High School is supposed to be over and done with.
Brandon a.k.a The Nerd is now teaching Biology and is an all around Science teacher in his former high school. At the beginning, everything is looking the same it did back then for Brandon even though they aren't kids anymore, its painfully obvious that somethings don't change. The teachers in the loundge are still separated between the brains (academic teachers) and the brawns (P.E. and sports coach). Brandon also isnt the only one who ended up back at his old high school, Jake a.k.a The Jock, former varsity star ended up being Parkview's Head Coach. Even though they were in school together they never talked and barely acknowledged each other's presence. Brandon's life was pretty simple and filled with his passion for teaching. He came to school early in the morning to tutor, stay up late at night to grade and work on his doctorate. Living pretty far from school also meant for even shorter nights but he still managed to find time everyday to run. One day, his old geometry teacher now turned principal, Tom, announces that he needs someone to fill in for a few blocks of Health class and help coach the baseball team. It's going to be the turning point in Brandon's life considering Jake is the head coach. After spending some time together, they both start getting attracted to the other. They dance around quite a lot both thinking the other isn't interested and it builts pretty much the whole mood for the story. They discover things that they didn't know and realize there's a lot more then the image they project. Naturally with the attraction between them comes a rising tension that's not going to go away that easy.
When they finally come together, it's absolutely perfect, and everytime after that too, it's intense and deep, it pulls you in and leaves you breathless. Afterwards, it's the struggle and worries of not knowing how to act when they see each other at work and Brandon's lack of confidence to initiate anything faced with the clearly more dominant Jake. I'm still amazed at when Jake told him to be more confident and not be afraid to take the lead when he wanted to. There's always something that doesn't look comfortable or natural when it comes to role reversal in most books I read but in this one it was just effortless, natural and beautiful.
Althought it doesn't have a lot of pages I'm surprised at how absolutely not rushed it was. It seems impossible, I read a lot of books much longer than this that felt it all happened in one day. I was sad when I reached the end because I could have kept reading more and more, and there was plenty left to explore in their new relationship. But, all good things do have to come to an end. I wouldn't be against seeing a sequel in the future though!
A GOOD NOVEL...AND MORE July 25, 2008
Caught Running is a good novel on any level. The characters are complete, interesting and endearing. This book goes beyond its genre. I would buy any similar book from its authors. We don't need a sequel - just more great books.
Great Love Story! June 26, 2008
This is a wonderful story of two men who went to school together and now are teachers at the same school. Then, 1 was the star athlete and the other was an outsider. Now, 1 is a science teacher and the other is a PE teacher/coach. Brandon gets volunteered to help Jake coach. Caught Running is a great tale of 2 men becoming friends and then lovers. It had some very humorous moments as well as a few sad ones. I hope there is a sequel sometime.
Terrific story -- one of my favorites! June 24, 2008
Just loved the story between Jake and Brandon, and have read it multiple times. Entertaining, amusing, and a great read.
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