Tangled Up in You

March 1, 2019
A single mother falls for a wounded policeman with a reputation as a player, but their path to coupledom is blocked by a full spectrum of reasons to say no.Teagan Shaughnessy feels like everything is falling into place. The single mother has finished her graduate degree and landed a school counselor position in the same Carolina beach town where her large family of Shaughnessy cousins lives. The only child of a military family, Teagan swore she'd never lead that migrant life, but then she fell in love with Logan, a career-minded soldier who died in battle before they were married, and before he knew she was pregnant. Teagan's life is devoted to her 5-year-old son, Lucas, and she's never even contemplated starting a relationship. But then, at a family barbecue, she meets her cousin Quinn's brother-in-law, Bobby, a Myrtle Beach police officer who was shot during a holdup. Bobby and Teagan are drawn to each other but begin a roller-coaster relationship of will-we, won't-we, holding up one thing after another to convince themselves they need to stay apart, including Lucas; Bobby's reputation; family disapproval, especially from Quinn; Bobby's dangerous career; and Teagan's lack of confidence around Bobby's myriad exes in his hometown. Chase (Suddenly Mine, 2019, etc.) is a crowd-pleaser, and the Shaughnessys crew a popular romance series, but the continuous back and forth between Bobby and Teagan, both to each other and in their own heads, sometimes from one page to the next, becomes tiresome and paints the characters as annoying and emotionally immature.A rare disappointment from Chase.

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April 15, 2019
Police officer Bobby Hannigan was off-duty the night he was shot, but the effects on his career could still be devastating. He returns to his childhood home to recuperate. Teagan Shaughnessy is looking forward to spending the summer settling into her new home at the beach with her five-year-old son, Logan. Her fianc� was killed overseas in Afghanistan before he even knew she was pregnant, and she hasn't dated anyone since. Growing up in the military and moving around a lot, Teagan is excited to be close to her large extended family and looking forward to starting her dream job as a guidance counselor. When the two meet at a family barbecue, the sparks are instant, but they have a lot to overcome?Bobby's reputation for dating every unattached woman in town, family disapproval, and Teagan's fears about his dangerous career. Fans of Chase' Shaughnessy Brothers series will be delighted to see cameos of couples from previous titles, and all contemporary-romance readers will enjoy this perfect beach read.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2019, American Library Association.)