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Caught Up
Windy City Book 3
496 pages
A sun-drenched, banter-filled summer romance that wraps you in the cozy, chaotic warmth of found family and unexpected love.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping into a sunlit, chaotic kitchen where the smell of baking sugar mixes with the easy warmth of found family. It balances the playful, crackling friction of forced proximity with a deeply tender emotional core, moving at a brisk, engaging pace that makes its substantial page count fly by. The narrative voice is effortlessly charming, alternating between sharp, witty banter and earnest, vulnerable confessions. It is a story steeped in the cozy domesticity of single parenthood and the terrifying thrill of letting someone past your walls. Perfect for readers who crave high-swoon, low-angst contemporary romances where fiercely protective heroes and fiercely independent heroines slowly realize that running away is no match for coming home.
- Mood
- summery
- heartwarming
- cozy
- domestic
- Tone
- playful
- earnest
- tender
- swoony
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- found family · healing from abandonment · balancing ambition and love · vulnerability of single parenthood · finding home in a person
- The writing
- Accessible, dialogue-heavy, and emotionally direct, balancing sharp banter with tender internal monologues.
- The arc
- Moves from guarded reluctance and playful friction to deep, vulnerable attachment and the terrifying leap of choosing love over flight.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love high-swoon, low-angst sports romances with fiercely loving single dads and vibrant, independent heroines.
Content notes
- parental abandonment
- anxiety
- childhood trauma
About the book
I’m a single dad and starting pitcher for Chicago’s MLB team. I’m stretched too thin, but I don’t want help raising my son.
Each of his previous nannies only lasted a few weeks before I let them go. Now, my coach is putting his foot down by hiring the one person I can’t fire—his daughter.
Miller Montgomery is the last woman I should fall for. Too wild, too young, and too unattached.
Chicago is just a quick stop for her. I thought I’d be counting down the days until she left, but summer feels too short when I start thinking about forever.
As a high-end pastry chef who recently won the most prestigious award in my industry, I’m desperate to prove I deserve it. But with a new title comes new pressure, and I can’t create a fresh and inspiring dessert to save my life.
With only two months to get back on track, I should be focusing in the kitchen, but instead, I let my dad talk me into using my time off to nanny for his star player’s kid.
Kai Rhodes forgot how to have fun, and I’m eager to jog his memory. But when he and his son start to feel like home, I have to remind us both that my time in Chicago ends with the summer.
Besides, I’ve always been a runner, and the last thing I want is to get caught.
Description from Open Library.
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