Katie in Love

by Chloe Thurlow

Katie Boyd has nothing in common with Tom Bridge, the volunteer doctor she meets at a party – except in bed she finds a passion to match her own. Tom is intense, puzzling, a man who cares about others and compels Katie to question her own life drifting through the hip clubs and London party scene.

When Tom returns to his post in a Sri Lanka orphanage, Katie isn’t sure if their passion was lit by its brevity, or if love, unexpected and not entirely wanted, has edged its way into her life. Should she go back to being who she always was? Or follow Tom into the unknown?

Katie in Love is a compelling erotic-romance that will grip readers as they follow Katie’s journey to an ending they may have expected – but not in the way they expected it.

Brilliantly written and coolly self-aware, Chloe Thurlow was described by KM Dylan on Amazon as “…the Anaïs Nin of our times.” With Katie in Love – her sixth novel – Thurlow reveals a writer at the height of her powers.

Genres: Erotica, Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Amazon, Contemporary Romance, Adult

254 pages, Paperback

First published January 13, 2015

About the author

After uni, I started working in PR and got bored to tears. It was more fun being a waitress and writing in the dark silent hours from 2am to 6. I managed to complete a novel I called "Being A Girl" and fell over in the street after Nexus published it and the editor gave me a bottle of champagne I drank too quickly. Now, here we are, penning away night and day, five novels and three naughty-shorties on the shelf with a study of EL James called "The Fifty Shades of Grey Phenomena" just out.

Reviews

[Jason Hodges · Rating 5 out of 5]

I recently bought and read “Katie In Love” by Chloe Thurlow. It’s truly mind-blowing how beautifully written this book is. Thurlow takes you on a journey through the eyes of the protagonist, Katie Boyd. You see the world she is walking through so perfectly at times you feel you are walking the same streets, hearing the same sounds, feeling the same things. Her senses become your senses. Her thoughts become your thoughts. Thurlow creates a perfect refection of Boyd’s life as a writer navigating through today’s world.


This book is labeled erotica but it so much more than that. Yes, it has sex scenes but not to the frequency that one would think reading the label erotica. This is one of the many reasons I’m not fond of labels. The sex in this book is timed perfectly. It’s passionate, strong, and dripping with desire but not overdone. It’s honest in the sense that Katie Boyd knows what she wants and is not afraid to acknowledge her needs. In this life most are feeding their conscience lies to make them feel better about not going after what they really want. I admire Thurlow for creating a character like Boyd, and for being just as fearless in her on life as a writer.


What is the mark of a true artist?


“Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground” is a song so hauntingly real when heard it stirs every human emotion locked within the listener. Yet, it’s a song that has no words. It was also written and performed by a man who could not see. A man blinded by his stepmother who threw lye in his eyes when he was seven years old. “Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground” is comprised of nothing more than his sorrowful moans and the sounds of his slide guitar. But when played it cries out and holds you with an undeniable truth. This is the mark of a true artist. Someone who pulls you in with their expression and moves you so deeply you never want their art to end. You wish there was one more verse in their song or one more chapter in their book. Chloe Thurlow is one of these artists.


Chloe Thurlow, has been compared to Anais Nin. I’ve read a great deal of Nin’s work and I would have to agree. I don’t say this lightly. To say Anais Nin was a huge influence on me as a writer would be an understatement. When I read “Katie In Love”, I looked at it through a microscope. Thurlow’s work is as close to Nin’s as one could get. Like Nin, Thurlow’s words are insightful and moving. “Katie In Love” is compelling and spot on with the life of a writer. Her descriptions are poetic and creative. When reading her work it feels like she has blown some unseen magic into the pages of her book making the storyline alive and real. As a writer, I know this is not magic, this is hard work. This is sleepless nights worrying over what will be written next. This is rough drafts, rewrites, backspacing, and rewriting again. From the first few pages to the last you will see Thurlow poured everything into this book and shied away from nothing.


Chloe Thurlow, along with Elizabeth Woodham, are two of my favorite writers today. Both are out of London and write erotic romance, but their writing goes far beyond this label. They have studied their craft and it shows in their quality of work. Look them up and you will see for yourself.


If you’re an adult and can handle mature subject matter, can handle writing not hidden by curtains, “Katie In Love” is the book for you.

[Charity Parkerson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Katie goes to a Scottish-themed New Year's party with a friend. Since two women together feels too depressing on a night such as New Year's, Katie's friend soon ditches her. Ignoring the knobby, hairy-kneed, and badly costumed gentlemen, Katie finds her interest piqued by a too-honest man. Stiff drinks and a midnight kiss leads to what's supposed to be a one-night stand. But when the sexy doctor leaves his phone at Katie's apartment, one night turns into more. Can Katie move out of her head to accept what her heart desires? Of course, Tom working overseas doesn't help the situation.

My favorite quote came close to the beginning:

"We kiss to say I love you. We kiss the rings of the self-important. The feet of conquerors. The rich dark earth when we reach the promised land. We kiss our hands and wave as loved one begin a journey. We kiss strangers before dawn in the first hours of a New Year because our wintry lips are incomplete until they are oiled by a kiss."

My thoughts:
I liked that Katie was a real person with true-to-life thoughts and feelings. I chuckled a little over her regular-woman thoughts about her body, and clothing choices she's made when she didn't intend to bring home a man. If you're looking for an erotic/romantic story beautifully painted, try this one.

[ItaPixie · Rating 5 out of 5]

"The hardest thing in the world is to be original. It seems like our heads are filled with banalities and clichés. You have to keep digging deeper and deeper to try and find a fresh new seam that hasn't been explored."

This is the first Chloe Thurlow's book I read and I've really enjoyed it.Her writing skills has really surprised me I think I've never read an erotica book like this one.I appreciate so much when a story picks my curiousity like this one ,I've looked for some of the authors and books mentioned in it.I've accepted to read an ARC of this book because I was intrigued by the synopsis but there is so much more of a love story between a writer and a doctor,there is the discovery of yourself and the trust to let drop all our masks to finally live and love at the fullest.

" Love is possession, a sort of vanity"

I love Katie and her final choice to love and pursue her happiness.Tom is a beautiful lover and a great man and you cannot not to fall in love with him.
I wish I can read this author other books soon.

"I fell in love at thirteen with Heathcliff, the archetypal romantic hero, beast and schoolgirl fantasy."

Did I have written this?Heathcliff is my first book boyfriend ever.

[Bella Swann · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a deeply intellectual and philosophical erotic novel in the vein of Anais Nin and chronicles the emotional growth of Katie Boyd. Katie moves towards a deeper understanding of who she is and what she wants to be in her life after a chance meeting of Tom Bridge, a doctor who works for Doctors Without Borders in Sri Lanka, causes her to undergo a metamorphosis as she falls in love with him. Thurlow's prose is deliciously lyrical as she seamlessly weaves past memories together with the present as the reader learns what forces challenged and shaped Katie's growth and development in this kunstlerroman. This is not a story that should be devoured in one setting for the delightfully descriptive and provocative vignettes of the past and present must be savoured slowly and thoughtfully. Thurlow creates intensely sensual images throughout this story as the reader voyeuristically follows Katie's erotic odyssey of awakening from its very beginnings to the final choice she makes at the end of the story. Much like the character of Katie, this sensual novel will challenge and seduce the reader all at the same time.

[Leona Bryant · Rating 5 out of 5]

Katie Boyd is a woman of contradictions. She's flirtatious. She enjoys being admired by men. She takes risks, not only with her well-being, but her very being. The other side of Katie is a woman with depths and intellect that only surface when Tom Bridge enters her life, and she begins to examine who she is and, more importantly, where she is going.
Chloe Thurlow is known as an erotic author, but Katie in Love is much more than that. It is a contemporary novel with the subtext of contemporary fears, feelings and attitudes, dangerous times in which even falling in love presents certain dangerous.

Tom is the catalyst of change, a man certain in his own beliefs who appears to love Katie for what she is and, through him, sets out on a journey of self-discovery that makes a compelling read that held me enthralled right through to the surprise and pleasing ending.

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very beautiful read. Detailed and enthralling, and real. Very much like a personal diary, hearing Katie's thoughts knowing her feelings. A couple, an instant attraction, a whisky, a countdown that leads to a kiss......and that's how it starts. A romance and much more. The blatant passion Katie and Tom have for each other is a real page turner and you'll want to know where this leads.

It's witty, poetic and erotic.

Katie and that naughty little kilt..........

Definitely worth reading. I really enjoyed it.

[Terrance Shaw · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Katie in Love” is Chloe Thurlow’s sixth erotic novel, albeit her first (and I would have to say quite auspicious) venture in the realm of independent publishing. It is also a masterpiece on many levels; a romance that transcends the surly bonds of genre convention; a trenchant novel of ideas that skillfully entertains; an acutely-observed comedy of manners in which even the shallow characters are imbued with a certain sympathetic depth; a classic novel of education with clever nods to Herman Hesse, Anais Nin, Vladimir Nabokov, Albert Camus, Georges Bataile and George du Maurier, the creator of Svengali. Thurlow seems to have taken Mahler’s notion of the symphony to heart, ingeniously applying it to a work of literature that is “like the world, containing everything.” If this is “erotic romance”, it is erotic romance with an awe-inspiring intelligence.

At first glance, a basic description of the plot is not especially promising: A handsome physician with a clouded romantic past hooks up on New Year’s Eve with an attractive, if slightly self-absorbed writer of erotic fiction. The doctor is a dedicated do-gooder, working in the Third World with the poorest of the poor, and he must shortly return to his frontier practice after a short holiday in London. The sex is better than good, and there is clearly a spark between these two—or, at least, the heroine thinks there might be. But, of course, there are obstacles, both real and imagined, trivial and serious, to that proverbial happily-ever-after, and therein lies the tale.

This could easily serve as the framework for almost any potboiler romance—I sometimes suspect that certain authors keep a template on their computers in lieu of an outline, making it fast and easy to fill in a set of blanks, different names and slightly altered details here and there to suit. It’s the way such basic plot-skeletons are fleshed out that, in the end, makes the difference between the merely amusing and the genuinely enlightening, the disposable and the indispensable, the generic remainder and the future classic; ultimately separates the hackish has-been from the undisputed mistress of her craft.

And—wowzer!—is Chloe Thurlow ever the latter! This is highly original storytelling of breathtaking assurance and awesome craft. Especially impressive is the way the author integrates essential backstory into a highly-elaborate, almost symphonic structure, gradually revealing her character’s pasts in a kind of grand, sweeping arc —wholly visible only at the end—expertly overlaying and bridging the narrative of the here-and-now. And yet again, as in any well-conceived symphony, the intimate phrases, the solo passages and moments for small ensemble are as deliciously memorable and moving as the mightiest tutti.

There is no forced conflict here, no contrived melodrama. Katie’s self-doubt may be de rigueur in the genre, but this is not the shallow, formulaic wool-gathering of the typical romantic heroine fresh out of central-stereotype casting. For once, we are treated to genuine introspection. This author respects her characters—and herself— too much to treat them like mere ex machina plot facilitators or pawns—and she gives her supporting players a chance to shine as well, portraying them as real people with real passions and real things to say, rather than convenient constructs, employed to inject odious or disagreeable alternate points of view into the story, thus eschewing preachiness and propaganda—the conjoined-twin buzzkills of otherwise-intelligent storytelling

Thurlow’s writing is very much like her main character; moody—by turns melancholy and reflective—beautiful, sensuous and cerebral. This is “writer-ly” writing to be sure, the sort that stirs serious critical buzz and garners shelffuls of prestigious literary awards—or would if life were fair. Not that there isn’t a good deal of authorial absolute certainty here—the sort of “let me dazzle you, dear reader” assertions brooking no contradiction that judges for those awards seem so thoroughly to adore. One sometimes gets the sense that Katie is as much the author’s thinly veiled personal avatar as her creature. And yet, there is a depth to all her characters—a feat in itself—but, even more impressively, a sophistication—a real, complex dimensionality—to the world they inhabit, a compelling richness that transcends the banal mechanics of genre scene-setting.

And what a world it is! There’s grit as well as glamour here; a hefty dose of moral complexity to go with the simple thrills of lust, a certain seriousness to balance these lovers’ candy-floss flirtations with all their delightfully glib sweet nothings. They are not so blinded by love as to be willfully ignorant of the turmoil that surrounds them. They delve the issues of the day, discuss geo-politics and macro-economics, lament the cancerous inequality in a society grown so rich that it can no longer see the poor; the clueless high-rise-dwelling haves and the hustling ant-like have-nots below, so far apart that one can never truly comprehend the life of the other. The author does not blink at the painful contradictions in her own heroine’s heart, feeling guilty about her own privilege, but also helpless in the face of need she has never been encouraged to consider.

Things come, more or less, to a conventional head; the characters arrive at a cusp and must decide what to do with the rest of their lives. At first glance, the leisurely leave-taking of the penultimate chapters feels like a let-down after what has gone before, the tying up of all the loose strands of the narrative in a bow that seems overly elaborate. Yet, without this dream-like bridge the ending itself might have seemed too abrupt, too pat. In retrospect, it is just right. Along the way the author seems to play a set of elaborate variations—something like one of J.S. Bach’s mind-bending masterpieces for the harpsichord—her deft fingers gently pressing the keys of our imagination until we can only groan with delight.

As the stunning—and stunningly clever—heroine of “Katie in Love” reminds us, the great twentieth-century English literary critic Cyril Connolly once said “whenever you start writing a book, you must set out to write a masterpiece . . .”

In this, Chloe Thurlow has succeeded magnificently.

Enthusiastically recommended!

[Doris Dawn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Truthfulness: Katie in Love

Reading "Katie in Love" by Chloë Thurlow was like finding myself in the substance of this or that context, like contemplating fragments of life from a mirror that has sunk deep in the lake of the past, never to be seen again. Nostalgia quivers and captivates you. The reading is provocative. Where Katie goes, her simple presence delivers a lively scent of Erotica. She needs not to undress or get explicit. No! She is the doe in the forest.

"Girls are butterflies and at fourteen they feel the air below their wings and fly through the glass walls that imprison them." See what I mean? Chloë's allegories grant access of the written words to another dimension, to a variety of heavens where gravity cannot be gauged. Katie is a living metaphor. Katie is the girl who learns and the woman who listens. There is no greater spiritual achievement, other than understanding the sense of your journey which, à propos, commences with learning and listening.

"When you add love to sex it feels as if your soul is being drawn from the chains of gravity into the core of the infinite. New feelings come to life, emotions without explanations that we try to name with that perplexing little word we avoid using as if the word is sacred or sacrilegious." The sacred and the profane - two halves that we know best to neglect. How could you understand the sacred when you've been ordered to unspeak the profane, to deny and condemn it? Thus Chloë shows us the obvious: that we are more than our two halves. Love makes us more than us. Not spontaneously! Finding your truthful self requires an ageless wisdom and Katie walks you throughout the initiatic maze of a world that does not care. Never did.

"It was Søren Kierkegaard who proposed, fifty years before Sartre's birth, that it is not society or religion, but the individual who is responsible to give meaning to his own life." Indeed, the young individual who chooses to cheat at tests when in school, to ignore the reality underneath, and (seeing this as an advantage) will continue with a superficial approach all the way through his mature life. This becomes the tiny cog in the vast system of society and religion. Seems easier to stay empty than learn and listen.

The true courage is to love!, and Katie is here, roaming the pages of Chloë's book, to show you how Love is made.

You go read the book while I'm about to read it again - the way I do with books of reference.

[Jeff Dawson · Rating 4 out of 5]

First and foremost, this isn’t a book I would normally read. It is definitely a wonderful tale for women.
Before I start the review I would like to acknowledge, Chloe Thurlow as one of the most read authors I’ve had the privilege of reviewing. It’s obvious, she is much more learned and schooled than I. Her knowledge is well chronicled in “Katie’s in Love.” I tip my hat to Chloe.
Okay, let’s get to the review.
Katie, like the author, is an accomplished writer but you can tell something is missing from her being. She’s tried many ways to allow herself to feel more feminine, but hasn’t been successful. This is well described with her daunting wardrobe and continual selections of what to wear when going out for a drink, a date, or just to go.
On New Year’s Eve, after meticulously dressing herself, she ventures out alone and finds herself in the company of a one, Doctor Tom Bridge.
The encounter will ignite the passion and feelings she has craved for so long.
Her one night stand with Tom launches Katie into chronicling many of her past sexual experiences. The most notable, Mr. Devlin. The who has her chomping at the bit to discover her own sexuality and gain a bit of revenge over the nuns she endured in her school years. This chapter alone is worth the price of purchase. I found the narrative and action to be superb!
Like many romances written by women, this one is packed with descriptions that most men find boring. We want to get at the action and move on. Women, not so much. They want to relish and enjoy the moment. They want it to last and last and last, ie: Fifty Shades of Grey. And that is where the story struck home for me. The sexual scenes appeared to be lacking something. But what? The all elusive—emotional connection.
As the story progresses, Tom makes it clear he will be returning to India to continue with his lifelong work of helping others not as fortunate. Katie is a bit miffed with his coming departure but never lets on how her time with Tom has and is filling the emptiness she knew existed, but for whatever reason, wasn’t able to embrace. That is about to change.
Ladies, if you’re looking for a work that will have you experiencing the wonders of falling in love, this work is for you!
Four stars.

[Rebekkah Ford · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chloe Thurlow has a unique writing style that I find refreshing. While reading Katie in Love, I was pleasantly surprised at the under layer of psychological wit only born from those who observe and contemplate human behavior. Chloe is one of them. She’s not only an author who can spin descriptions in a prism of colors all her own, but she’s also insightful and uninhibited in the way of the human experience through the eyes of Katie Boyd.

Katie Boyd is a writer who meets Tom Bridge at a New Year’s Eve party. He’s a kind-hearted doctor who is selfless outside and in bed. Katie quickly discovers those qualities about Tom when she brings him to her flat. What follows is a journey of philosophical, self-discovery for Katie. She looks back on parts of her life from the way she grew up, to her first sexual experience, to now, in an attempt to extrapolate parts of her experiences that has made her who she is today. She’s lost and struggles to find a foothold in life. You can’t help but look back on your own life, alongside Katie and contemplate with her. It’s brilliant really, how Chloe was able to create a story without prejudice or stick it in a slot to a certain cast, meaning the messages within the tale applies to all of us. Just like death, there is no escaping it. What Katie Boyd struggles with, we all have and still are. It’s part of being human.

I recommend this book to anyone who is searching for an intelligent, sexy read that is also meaningful and comical at times.

[Kay Jaybee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Katie in Love shows the writing of is Chloe Thurlow in a new light. This novel is not the full on masculine sexual fantasy of The Secret Life of Girls, this is a romance with erotic scenes, not erotica with a hint of romance- and the story is all the stronger for that fact.
Questioning the reality of love, the surprises romance can throw at you at the moments when you least expect it, and the price and pleasure of passion, Katie in Love takes us with Katie herself on a journey of personal discovery.
After meeting Tom Bridge at a party, and then facing the fact that he has to return to his work as a doctor in Sri Lanka, Katie has to ask herself a lot of questions about the nature of lust and love. Are they the same thing in different guises, or poles a part?
Although it took me a while to warm to Tom himself, once I realised that his over positiveness was because we were seeing him through Katie's own rose-tinted glasses, I quickly settled to the story- and I'm glad I did.
The erotic scenes are engrossing and detailed without being overplayed, and the romantic hook of the story keeps you going throughout he entire book.
My favourite line? 'Beauty has to be interesting; interesting without being intimidating....'- so very true xxx

[Katie Devoe · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fantastic read and not at all your usual erotica. It follows the story of Katie and Tom and their burgeoning relationship after a chance encounter at a New Years party in London. Katie writes erotica; Tom is a doctor for Médecins Sans Frontières only in town for a few weeks. What I liked most was the way the novel moved between past and present, allowing us to watch Katie grow into the woman she is when she meets Tom, from her first time with a photographer to her relationship with her Cambridge tutor.

The book is lush and sensual, more romantic than erotic, and it’s easy to lose yourself in the descriptive prose. Katie’s privileged upbringing is exotic, but the narrative is self-aware enough that even Katie questions that privilege. If you’re looking for erotica with zero plot that simply strings sex scenes together, this won’t be the book for you. But if you’re looking for a novel that is steeped in the sensual, where every action and encounter takes on that glowing newness of a first sexual act, then this may just be the perfect read. Lose yourself in Katie’s world. You’ll be thankful you did.

[Lauren :) (Romance Novel Giveaways) · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very unique story and a VERY interesting read!Katie in Love is unlike any romance novel I have ever read. It is written almost like an interior monologue, like I was placed inside of Katie's brain and could hear her thoughts and see her memories. It reminded me very much of the way we all think, I suppose, but to actually CAPTURE that and put it into a coherent story REALLY takes talent!I enjoyed Chloe's insertion of random facts on an array of topics from human behavior to, well, romance novel writing, and everything in between.I also really enjoyed the relationship between Katie in Tom, especially in the beginning. Their first encounter was a little unorthodox, but what developed from that made for a great story. A great, smoking hot, erotic story, that is :)Although this story takes place in England and some of the vernacular differs from that which I am used to, I found this book to be a refreshing variation from the norm in this genre, and I think you will too!***I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review***

[Elodie Parkes · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought this paperback for a trip I was taking and from the first page I was drawn into this deliciously sensual journey.
Chloe Thurlow writes exceptionally well and has mastered the art of allowing readers into a character's thoughts and past experiences. I've read a few of her books and always fall into them, into the world she so fabulously creates. Katie in Love reads as such a real story I was left wondering if some of the author's real life was the inspiration for the story. Katie and Tom are such likeable characters, despite Katie initially seeming shallow, she is not. They are so different and yet fit together so well. The eloquence in the writing is evocative and almost dreamlike at times. The quote about why we kiss is deliciously knowledgeable. This is a book that encompasses so much. It's romantic, fun, deep, intense, reflective, and addictive. I could hardly put it down. A complex story about love and sensual sex, this is a satisfying read, with gorgeous love scenes between Tom and Katie. An erotic romance, a love story, with soul and highly recommended.

[Joelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

In the way of great literary erotica, the story was done before I was ready for it to be. Written in first person, I imagined Katie as someone I'd like to spend time with, an author who would keep up with my tangents and preoccupations. Of course, the difference between American and British English charmed me and kept me turning pages. I adored the way Katie manipulated time in her narrative as she imparted the story of how she had come to be an erotica author who didn't believe in love, until she met the perfect man... for her. Goodness, how refreshing that was. Tom, the perfect man for Katie, but not some stereotype of a romance novel. The poetic depth, word choice, metaphor within the story enriched the story for me. The end surprised and delighted me, more than worth taking the time to read the lovely 240 pages of the book and you have to read it too if you want to know what Katie does for her love of Tom.

[King Samuel Benson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Katie in Love is an important book that sets a new gold standard for erotic romance. Witty, thoughtful, philosophical, this is classy literature written in a way that we feel as if we are inside the head of Katie Boyd, her lead character, as she tussles with the unexpected problem of falling in love with Tom Bridge, the young doctor who looks after orphans and is in almost every way her opposite.

After meeting Bridge at a New Year’s Eve Party, Katie begins to reflect on her past and the fast-moving present that drives the plot; Bridge leaves to return to his post in 3 weeks. What Katie discovers both surprises her and drives her to make a decision that is life-changing and will leave readers analysing their own lives, choices and decisions. This is my second Chloe Thurlow novel and this young author has grown wings.

[L. Sommers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Uniquely written erotic novel at its best. Ms. Chloe Thurlow has a wildly imaginative and creative mind set. The level of detail into writing this novel was extraordinary. Katie Boyd experiences life to its fullest and in the midst of her self-proclaiming image, she meets Tom Bridge at a New Years Eve party. Tom, the selfless doctor whose qualities give Katie a run for her money, throws her in the realms on self-confusion. Past experiences and self-discovery leads Katie on a journey through life to find its sole purpose. I would recommend this book to anyone searching for a read with the intensity of love and the uninhibited boundary-pushing realm of sexual exploration. Very well done Ms. Chloe Thurlow.

[Erzabet Bishop · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was dreamlike and full of evocative imagery. I fell into it from the first page and couldn't put it down. It is erotic with the full on tilt of literary genius. I love Chloe's work but this book was one that really, really grabbed me. The sex scenes and the way she delves into the inner life of the characters made it so real it breathed off the page.

More...I want more...

[Wayne Barrett · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful tale of passion and sensuality spiced to perfection with wit expertly penned by the author. Great work Chloe!

[Lance Greenfield · Rating 5 out of 5]

Katie in Love?

I am in love with Katie!

I am also in love with Chloe Thurlow as a writer of erotica. She is the best. She really is good! I have read a few of her books now, and I have to admit that Girl Trade and Being a Girl stick in my mind the most.

It is obvious that Thurlow writes from a combination of her personal experience and fantasy, and her ability to expand on that by using her amazing creativity. As a regular reader, I find great fun in challenging myself to wrap my mind around where the boundaries between experience, fantasy and creativity lie. And I don't think that she's about to tell us.

Katie is a tale of how a New Year party encounter between author Katie and volunteer doctor Tom leads to an unlikely romance between these two mis-matched characters. The intrusion of Tom's previous girlfriend into the storyline adds a bit of tasty spice.

There are many reflections of Chloe's other writing in Katie in Love, so those are parts that I believe to be drawn from her true experiences. There is also mention of a little red kilt and then, of Katie's best friend, Lizzy, Elizabeth Elmwood. It doesn't take much detective work to make the obvious connections. See The Little Red Kilt

There is lots of very well described, very arousing sex throughout the story, especially early on. I love the way that Katie changes along the way. Eventually she has to make big, life-changing decisions.

There were times that I thought that there was too much reminiscence, too much description of Katie's feelings and memories, especially when I had read very similar sub-plots in the past, but I think this is a matter of personal taste. Some readers may like the extended narrative. I Just wanted to move on to the next scene. I may be a a bit too impatient.

The one disappointment for me was that Katie and Lizzie never got it on together, or in a threesome. But that is just my own fantasies taking me to a place that the author did not want to take us in this book. Maybe something for the future, Miss Thurlow?

[Judy Lewis · Rating 5 out of 5]

SMART, ROMANTIC AND WONDERFULLY ENTERTAINING !!!
Wow! Katie in Love is the sixth and newest release by Chloe Thurlow and it is awesome! This is my very first experience reading Ms Thurlow's work and I must say, I am very impressed! Thurlow's incredible talent, unique writing style, amazing skill and passion shine brightly in her latest release. She is a true wordsmith and master of her trade. Move over Bronte sisters, there's a new talent in town! This story is compelling, powerful, riveting, addictive, mesmerizing, intense, witty, romantic, arousing and sensual. The dialog is smart, snappy, crisp, eloquent and extremely well written. The characters are captivating, intriguing, relatable and sexy. Thurlow combines all these elements into a wonderfully entertaining and brilliant read! Katie Boyd loves to write and loves to party and until now, has led a fairly shallow and somewhat selfish life. But change is always on the horizon. And for Katie that horizon comes when she meets a handsome stranger, Dr Tom Bridge, at a New Year's Eve party and Katie is suddenly plummeted into a journey of self discovery, hope and love. Her handsome stranger is intelligent, sensitive with a quick wit and unselfish to a fault, especially so when making love. And now it seems her handsome stranger wants much more than a one night stand and strangely enough, Katie is in complete agreement. Now all she has to do is convince her head to agree with her heart! I absolutely loved it! Fantastic entertainment and an awesome read!

[Jonny Cox · Rating 5 out of 5]

My first girlfriend was called Katie but I never got to love her, least not as I much as I wanted. Maybe that was why I wanted to read this book so much.

Once I opened it, I was not sure if I was reading a novel, Chloe’s diary or erotic poetry that emanated from ancient India. The narrative is so eloquent, so illustrative that I felt like I was in the room with Katie and her lover; a voyeur or even a participant, I was not sure which, but I dare not make a sound in case I disturbed them.

Like several other male reviewers, I confess that this is not my usual sort of book. I’m not sure why it evoked my interest, but it did and gladly so; it’s a very good read. As you read it, you become intimate with the characters, as if you are watching a French film; portraits of people being developed in such depth that you become acutely interested in their actions.

With such emotional intensity, this book can be quite demanding but it is worth it, your commitment will be rewarded. Its complexities are quite subtle and so it has to be read with more thought than many books. It’s a bit like loving a very sensitive but highly sexed girl; if you’re not considerate to her needs and responses, you’ll not enjoy the experience as much as you might.

Strongly recommended.

Jonny Cox. Author of The Trouble With Girls:
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[Alan Hardy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Katie in Love is banquet of a book, literary, sensual, intelligent, a novel that draws you in and holds you close to the surprise and agreeable ending.

Katie Boyd is one of those to-die-for girls who enjoys hip clubs, handsome actors and sex. She has depths she keeps hidden until she meets on New Year's Eve a big-hearted young doctor who runs an orphanage in Sri Lanka. Tom Bridge is intense, passionate, a man who believes in equitability and common human decency – qualities Katie only comes to recognise in her own father after she has met Tom.

It is the start of a three-week whirlwind romance with some erogenous passages that evolve through the narration and serve to further the plot. There is nothing worse in a book than badly-written sex, but good sex written in the lyrical style Chloe Thurlow brings to Katie in Love defines the difference between vulgar porn and literary erotica.

During those three weeks Katie hears the siren song of love, something she resists, but the call makes her look back at her life and look forward to her hopes and dreams of the future. To quote from the book: "Love is like the universe, not more mysterious than we understand, but more mysterious than we can understand." When Tom leaves to return to his post, Katie Boyd must wrestle with this universal dilemma.

[Ingrid Druslan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Delicious! Scrumptious! Impossibly great writing. Chloe Thurlow is the greatest literary writer of our generation. Her honest portrayal of a love story is erotic and existential and lonely and moody and beautiful. The story is sweet, but the writing stands out as timeless. Check this passage:

"Marionettes with palms and soles connected to strings and we danced to tunes we could almost but not quite hear. All that I was and all that I did was charted and tainted by the inevitable, an inescapable connection to providence. We are free to choose, but choice is hidden within the cage of luck and happenstance."

The love story is not the fantasy type, the man who only exists only in fiction. Theirs is a genderless, earthly love written with so much passion you can smell their combined scent and feel their post-coital cuddle. Reading Ms. Thurlow's story made me long for my distant lover.

To call this an erotic romance is to underscore the salacious and ignore the breadth of this moving tale. It's more than love and death. It's life.

Xoxoxo
Ingrid

[Christoph Fischer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Katie in Love is an important book that vividly dissects contemporary love, romance, relationships and the erotic. Where Thurlow's earlier books have been coming-of-age tales of girls just discovering their sexuality, her new novel reveals a young writer who has herself come of age as an author.
Spoiled, beautiful, self-possessed, Katie Boyd meets a volunteer doctor. After their first night of passion, she begins to examine her own life, a journey that takes the reader back to her time at boarding school, studying at university, where she was seduced by her tutor, and the disappointments of her previous loves. With Tom Bridge, the doctor, Katie sees the prospect of a life change so complete and radical, she is unsure whether she has the courage to take it.
The writing is first class, the characters come to life off the page and the twists and set backs are totally believable. This is a rather special book that lingers in the mind long after you have closed the last page. I thoroughly recommend it.

[Bengt Wendel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Katie meets Tom at a New Year's Eve party. Their first meeting leads to much more, life changes for both of them. The book tells the story of their romance and gives glimpses into Katie´s past. At first glance Katie and Tom have nothing in common, during the book they find a shared passion not only for each other. It's a great story about how love makes unexpected people connect and dare to ride on the current love creates, even when the future is unknown.

Chloe Thurlow is marvelous with words. Sometimes she paints detailed pictures, you really feel as if you're there (a fly on the wall). At other times she paints in broader strokes to carry the story forward. I love the way the book is written.

To me the hallmark of a really great book is that it awakens something in me, that it makes me think and feel. Katie in love did that.

Don't let the label erotic scare you off, it's a great romantic novel including some erotic scenes.

[Johanna Sawyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thanks to the author for a free book to read and review. This book was more of a journey than erotica. Katie meets a volunteer doctor at a New Year's Eve party, and finds herself going home with him in tow. After a decadent night something more blossoms from the event, and we are also gifted with snippets of Katie's past. With those things tied together Katie seems to spiral into finding out what she wants to do ....to go on in her life. Well written, and a passionate read. Overall entertainment was four stars.

Review format

Could I put this book down? Yes
Characters have chemistry? Yes
Religious? Some religion is mentioned but that is all.
Erotic? Some scenes are erotic.
Specific genre? Contemporary romance with a philosophical theme.
Main characters?Kate Boyd, and Tom Bridge
Define main characters?Kate is a writer, and Tom is a doctor who volunteers in Sri Lanka.
Who would I recommend this book to? Anyone who loves books about life lessons.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was the first book I've ever read by an English author and I loved how descriptive she was in this book. Although I plan on going back and figuring out what a few things she said were none of them distracted me enough to stop me from enjoying this read. I actually feel like I was in London and silent witness to the story. This story is one that is erotic but not so much that if you are not a huge fan of erotic reads you wouldn't enjoy this book. I feel like I learned a lot from this book plus it was an enjoyable read.

I was gifted this book by the author in exchange for an honest review

[A.S. Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nicely written novel with a plot, storyline, and likable characters that pulls you in quickly and keeps you reading. The author allows you to really feel a connection with Kate. I'd best describe this as an erotic-romantic journey. Highly recommended.

[Sandy S · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars

ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 21, 2015

Katie Boyd has nothing in common with Tom Bridge, the volunteer doctor she meets at a party – except in bed she finds a passion to match her own. Tom is intense, puzzling, a man who cares about others and compels Katie to question her own life drifting through the hip clubs and London party scene.

When Tom returns to his post in a Sri Lanka orphanage, Katie isn’t sure if their passion was lit by its brevity, or if love, unexpected and not entirely wanted, has edged its way into her life. Should she go back to being who she always was? Or follow Tom into the unknown?

Katie in Love is a compelling erotic-romance that will grip readers as they follow Katie’s journey to an ending they may have expected – but not in the way they expected it.
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REVIEW: 4.5 stars--KATIE IN LOVE is a contemporary, adult storyline, written by Chloe Thurlow, focusing on erotic fiction author Katie Boyd and doctor Tom Bridge-a passionate and remarkable man who would turn Katie’s world upside down.

Told from first person point of view (Katie) the storyline journeys between the past and the present; memories and recollections; and flights into the fantastic. KATIE IN LOVE follows our heroine as she struggles in the here and now. We hear her thoughts and her worries as she searches for something or someone; an acknowledgement of who she is and what she has become. And in the end, it is Katie who must recognize and accede to the demands of her heart and her mind. Meeting Dr. Tom Bridge sets Katie onto a different path of self-actualization where comfort and hope are found in the arms of the man with whom she will fall in love. As Tom prepares to return to Sri Lanka where he works at an orphanage for lost and displaced children, Katie must look deep within her heart to make the choice that is right for her.

KATIE IN LOVE is awash in descriptive narration, colorful text and thought provoking ideas and concepts. The reader becomes one with the heroine; we are in her mind as she reflects on, and reminisces about past decisions, choices and opportunities that have shaped the woman, the writer and the person she has become. Discretion and opportunity do not always go hand in hand but have formed the building blocks of Katie’s lifestyle and personality. Katie’s ‘Bohemian’ friends and family wax philosophically about life, love, passion and war, but in the end, it is Katie’s acceptance of who she is, that sets into motion a journey of love.

The intensity with which Chloe Thurlow writes resonates with the reader as the heroine’s thoughts read like a poem. There are many references to authors, poets, novels and the psychology of the written word wherein our heroine makes comparisons to her own life; and yet I can’t help but wonder if some of the comparisons can be found with the author’s experiences as well.

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