Warning: This book includes mature content such as: sexual content, and/or drug and/or alcohol use, and/or violence.
Found in You by Laurelin Paige Series: Fixed #2
Published by Selfpublished on August 23, 2013
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Pages: 261
Format: eBook
Source: Kindle Purchase
Alayna Withers has only had one kind of relationship: the kind that makes her obsessive and stalker-crazy. Now that Hudson Pierce has let her into his heart, she’s determined to break down the remaining walls between them so they can build a foundation that’s based on more than just amazing sex. Except Hudson’s not the only one with secrets.
With their pasts pulling them into a web of unfounded mistrust, Alayna turns to the one person who knows Hudson the best—Celia, the woman he almost married. Hoping for insight from someone who understands all sides of the story, Alayna forms a bond with Celia that goes too far—revealing things about Hudson that could end their love for good.
This is the first relationship where Alayna hasn’t spiraled out of control. And she might lose Hudson anyway…
I seriously read Found in You with my gut churning, just waiting for that “thing” I knew was going to happen to happen. And when it did…
Here’s thing though: I get a little annoyed with characters who cause themselves trouble because they don’t communicate. I understand the why behind it in this case but I still found it annoying. What I found amazing was Ms. Paige’s ability to develop these characters that seemed innocuous on the surface and yet I *KNEW* I couldn’t trust them.
Found in You is really all about trust. Hudson and Laynie are still working at building that between them and boy do they have a lot of forces against them…the biggest of those being themselves. I was just as stunned as Laynie at Hudson’s reaction to an event although his explanation was completely plausible. And his explanation also thawed me a little towards him. But I’m still not sure I trust him. Now that everything is out in the open between them, supposedly, we’ll see if they can really build something solid. I have to admit that I have my doubts.
That Ms. Paige can have me rooting for a couple when I’m still unsure of the hero is impressive. I know Laynie isn’t perfect but she’s worked hard at creating a life for herself. I like Hudson for the most part and I like the way he treats Laynie. But there’s just something about him that raises a warning flag…
As an aside, I’m not always a fan of couples trying to resolve the issues between them using sex. Ms. Paige did a clever thing with an explanation regarding the physicality of their relationship and the role it plays. Kudos, Ms. Paige.
About Brandee @ (un)Conventional Bookworms
Brandee is a mom of 3 and a soon-to-be empty nester. She is also an avid reader, a genre omnivore, and a compulsive one-clicker - but she's in recovery. Besides being a reader, she's also a writer and hopes to divide the vast quantities of spare time she'll soon have between reading and finally publishing her first book.
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Now you have me wondering about waiting for the thing to happen? Ha! And I don’t like books where the conflict is that there’s no communication either. Frustrating. But 4 stars is good.
Yes, there is just something about these characters that is compelling, Lorna. 🙂 Despite the frustrations I had and waiting for that one “thing”, I just couldn’t stop reading. Haha!
This one sounds pretty good, wifey, even if there were some aspects of the story you didn’t completely love 🙂 Think I should add the series to my TBR? 😉
Ha! Of course I think you should add it to your tbr! 😉 Denise is reading this trilogy right now. This is a series that, despite my frustrations (which weren’t as many as with Jesse and Ava) I was still compelled to read. {{{BIG HUGS}}}
Twitter: BerlsS
First off, can I just say, what a cover?!
So I’m with you on finding it frustrating when characters problems are driven my a lack of communication. However, I can also buy it, as how often is that the source of problems IRL? Quite a lot I think. And it sounds like the author is pretty good at using things you don’t necessarily love pretty well. I may have to consider book 1… you know on that endless pile! LOL!
Hope your week is off to a good start! {{HUGS}}
I know, right? The covers for this series are, um, racy. 😉
You know, I hadn’t really thought about the fact that communication causes so many problems IRL…*face palm* That’s so true. And given that, it makes Hudson and Laynie’s story that much more compelling. Paige certainly did well in making me understand the *why* behind how these two relate and deal. It impressed me, I have to admit.
You go right ahead and add it to your tbr and when you’re ready, I have the trilogy you can borrow. 😉
I can’t believe it’s mid-week! Gah! Hope you’re enjoying your week! {{{big hugs}}}
Twitter: ailynk
Laurelin! That’s the name of the character in Valerian and City of A Thousand Planets (I think there was an E on the other one…) But hey . . I had to say something other than this book is not for me =(
Ha! Well not every book can work for everyone, Ailyn. I’ll have to take a look at Valerian and City of a Thousand Planets though. 🙂
Twitter: kimbacaffeinate
Ooo yes miscommunication or lack of communication make me so crazy..especially when a conversation could resolve everything or remove the drama completely!
LOL That’s what I always think, Kimberly. But Berls just made me take a step back and think…communication, or lack thereof, does cause a lot of our problems in real life, right? So maybe I’m being too hard on Hudson and Laynie. Hmm… 🙂
Miscommunication in books, especially contemporary romances, really annoys me because I feel like usually it’s just to create more drama (I don’t know if that was the case in this book but still ugh.)
That’s the way I feel too, Stephanie. But Berls just made me re-think things considering miscommunication or lack of communication causes problems in real life. So maybe I need to re-evaluate things with Hudson and Laynie. ha! Anyway, these two characters kept me riveted to their story. 🙂
Great review, Brandee, even with the aspects you didn’t fully enjoy I am curious about this story. 🙂
Thanks, Franny. I have to admit to being impressed that Paige kept me riveted despite my frustrations. 🙂
Communication issues make me crazy but I admit I am super intrigued by this series… especially with how you describe the hero. Great review!
I think you’d like this series, Teresa, despite having frustrations with Hudson. Berls made me re-think the communication thing as I hadn’t thought of how often communication issues cause problems in real life. And even with those, Paige kept me glued to my kindle and I started book 3 directly after having finished this one. 😉 Compelling…very compelling. 🙂
Oh wow – it’s SO hard to get this kind of story right but it sounds like the author pulled it off.
Karen @ For What It’s Worth
I’m glad to hear you enjoyed it despite the frustrating communication issue. Nice review! Anne – Books of My Heart
Miscommunication as a plot device is something that bothers me too, but it sounds like it does happen here for the purpose of developing the theme of trust, even though it did have some negatives to it as well. I’m glad you could manage to enjoy the story for the most part, though 🙂