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The Two Oaks #2
CAUGHT IN THE ACT
Running for his life after a cruel betrayal, rugged agent Trace Youngblood is offered a hiding place by feisty Lillian Roberts and realizes that trusting her might mean an even greater risk to his heart. Original.
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1995
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Janis Reams Hudson
84 books39 followersRomance novelist Janis Reams Hudson was born in California, grew up in Colorado, lived in Texas, but has called central Oklahoma home for most of her adult life. What little time she does not spend writing and researching her next book Janis spends helping other writers and volunteering her time to various writers' organizations. Janis lives in Choctaw, Oklahoma, with her husband Ron, and various cats, ducks, and sheep.
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March 5, 2013
Entertaining. Fun enjoyable romantic suspense.
Wounded cop is framed and on the run. He uses a gun to force Lillian to let him into her home. She is a 3rd grade school teacher and writes popular detective novels.
One part was contrived which bothered me. They both assumed the other did not like them, so they avoided each other. The assumptions were wrong. But other than that the story was good.
I loved the following idea about HOPE (edited for brevity). Lil is talking to Trace (the cop) about popular fiction (mysteries, romance, sci fi, westerns) vs literary fiction. Lil says “If you want a reality check in your novels, read literary fiction. Some of the most depressing books in the world, if you ask me. Good is never rewarded, evil is never punished, and by the end of the book, there's no hope left for anybody, especially the reader. People read popular genre fiction for enjoyment, and because subconsciously it reinforces the need to believe that truth and right and honor will prevail in the end. People know there's no guarantee of a happy ending for themselves. But if we don't believe it's possible, if we don't believe that out there somewhere, everything does turn out right, then what hope do we have left? Why bother getting out of bed in the morning if we can't believe in something? Look at what you do for a living. You know you're not going to solve every case assigned to you, but you try, don't you? You try because you believe. You know that sometimes things work out right. If you didn't believe that, you'd never be able to do the job you do. But you do do your job, day in and day out. Like it or not - and believe me, it pains me to say it - but that makes you and every man like you a larger-than-life hero. All my books do is reinforce that belief you have, leave the reader with a little hope that things can go right.”
DATA:
Narrative mode: 3rd person. Kindle count length: 3,566 (433 KB). Swearing language: mild, including religious swear words. Sexual language: mild. Number of sex scenes: 4. Setting: current day mostly Oklahoma. Copyright: 1995. Genre: romantic suspense.
SIMILAR STORY BY A DIFFERENT AUTHOR:
This book has the same plot as “Divorced, Desperate and Delicious” published in 2007 by Christie Craig. Police detective is on the run and hides out in a lady’s home. I gave 5 stars to DD and D because I laughed a lot.
Wounded cop is framed and on the run. He uses a gun to force Lillian to let him into her home. She is a 3rd grade school teacher and writes popular detective novels.
One part was contrived which bothered me. They both assumed the other did not like them, so they avoided each other. The assumptions were wrong. But other than that the story was good.
I loved the following idea about HOPE (edited for brevity). Lil is talking to Trace (the cop) about popular fiction (mysteries, romance, sci fi, westerns) vs literary fiction. Lil says “If you want a reality check in your novels, read literary fiction. Some of the most depressing books in the world, if you ask me. Good is never rewarded, evil is never punished, and by the end of the book, there's no hope left for anybody, especially the reader. People read popular genre fiction for enjoyment, and because subconsciously it reinforces the need to believe that truth and right and honor will prevail in the end. People know there's no guarantee of a happy ending for themselves. But if we don't believe it's possible, if we don't believe that out there somewhere, everything does turn out right, then what hope do we have left? Why bother getting out of bed in the morning if we can't believe in something? Look at what you do for a living. You know you're not going to solve every case assigned to you, but you try, don't you? You try because you believe. You know that sometimes things work out right. If you didn't believe that, you'd never be able to do the job you do. But you do do your job, day in and day out. Like it or not - and believe me, it pains me to say it - but that makes you and every man like you a larger-than-life hero. All my books do is reinforce that belief you have, leave the reader with a little hope that things can go right.”
DATA:
Narrative mode: 3rd person. Kindle count length: 3,566 (433 KB). Swearing language: mild, including religious swear words. Sexual language: mild. Number of sex scenes: 4. Setting: current day mostly Oklahoma. Copyright: 1995. Genre: romantic suspense.
SIMILAR STORY BY A DIFFERENT AUTHOR:
This book has the same plot as “Divorced, Desperate and Delicious” published in 2007 by Christie Craig. Police detective is on the run and hides out in a lady’s home. I gave 5 stars to DD and D because I laughed a lot.
January 31, 2013
I had a lot of fun reading this story. The hero is too cute for words and the heroine's saucy mouth was the perfect combo to make this a nice light fun read about a cop hiding out and a tough as nails schoolteacher who helps him.
I'm glad I gave it a chance because I usually shy away from hostage/captive story lines because it makes me think "Stockholm syndrome" but here the heroine actually behaves normal and so it never felt to creepy. It stayed a light read all through the book- even with the ridiculousness of her saving his butt all the time lol. I'd definitely recommend this on a rainy day read.
I'm glad I gave it a chance because I usually shy away from hostage/captive story lines because it makes me think "Stockholm syndrome" but here the heroine actually behaves normal and so it never felt to creepy. It stayed a light read all through the book- even with the ridiculousness of her saving his butt all the time lol. I'd definitely recommend this on a rainy day read.
July 3, 2025
Good read, thoroughly enjoyed this book. He is a cop accused of murder. She is the innocent victim who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. He manages to escape from those that are chasing him by hiding in her truck. She ends up with him at her home and at the end helps by hiding him. HEA ending.
February 20, 2015
Not as good as the 1st.
September 5, 2013
estuvo bien para pasar el rato
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