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Bad fanfic in book form 
I really expected to like this book, but the writing was suprisingly amateurish considering all the rave reviews. It was like reading badfic, especially when the authors referred to the main characters by descriptors other than then their names or a pronoun. For example, on page 43: "The science teacher leaned on the third baseline fence next to Jonathan as the younger man mused over the reasoning..." At this point, it's long established that a)the character's name is Brandon and b)that he is a science teacher. It's so jarring and unnecessary to refer to him as such, and this is usually something you rarely see in a real book. For good reason!
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br /Also, the character POV can change from paragraph to paragraph, and in this case it's quite clunky and confusing. The plot sounded fun, but I couldn't get past the poor writing style and had to give up midway. Glad I got this book from the library and didn't pay for it!
Delicious and Funny 
I love the witty banter between Jake and Brandon. There were a couple times I laughed right out loud. And there are really great sweet and steamy scenes too! I really enjoyed reading this book and highly recommend it!
Getting Caught
Roux, Abigail and Madeleine Urban. "Caught Running", Dreamspinner Press, 2007.
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br /Getting Caught
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br /Amos Lassen
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br /Jake Campbell is the definition of the word "jock" He and Brandon Bartlett are teaching at their old high school ten years after they graduated. They live in separate worlds. Brandon, something of a nerd, is thrown into a coaching job on Jake's baseball team and they find themselves seeing a great deal of each other. Since high school is all about image, the two men have to put aside their differences and become friends. They also discover something much deeper.
br / The two guys are appealing characters. They have known each other since they went to high school together but they paid each other no attention. Brandon is both a biology teacher and a trained physical therapist and he comes out of his nerd phase. Jake has compassion and he loves his job and is a great teacher and coach. Both men are surprised at how well Brandon coaches and the two become friends and eventually desire each other sexually. The two opposites get alone wonderfully.
br / The first half of the book deals with the guys getting to know each other better and testing their love for each other. Neither of the guts knew that the other was gay and when they discover this, sparks fly.
br / There is a great deal of hot sexual chemistry here but it does not happen right away. There is a progression through friendship to love. When the sex does happen, it is very "hot". There is a beautiful passion there.
br / The story itself is simple. It is simply about two nice guys that fall in love and come to terms as to who they are. It is first of all a romantic story and secondly it is erotica. Everything about the boo is just right.
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Caught Running
Jake and Brandon knew of each other in high school, but they weren't friends and they weren't enemies either. After graduation their lives went in different directions. Ten years later, the popular jock Jake Campbell and the school nerd Brandon Bartlett are all grown up and teaching at their old high school. Their interaction with one another although friendly is still limited, Brandon now the science teacher and tutor, Jake the physical education teacher, football and baseball coach still staying within their certain circles of jocks and nerds. Due to a staff shortage, Brandon finds himself invading Jake's world and soon the two men find there are a lot of things the two of them have in common, beginning with the strong attraction they feel for one another.
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br /Jake and Brandon's relationship in Caught Running was fantastic to read about as they went from acquaintances to friends to lovers. These two very strong men in body and in mind held a relationship that was on equal ground, and very respectful and loving. As much as I enjoyed this story and highly recommend it, I do have some faults with it. There were a few technical issues such as statements made and innuendos that were never followed up on that left me wondering why they were referred to or mention in the first place. I find when there are more than one author writing a story the consistency of the story sometimes suffer due to the different visions and direction of the authors. I also have to point out the continuous use of referring to Brandon as `the science teacher' became distracting after a while. These issues are very minor compared to the story as a whole. Caught Running is fantastic, falling in love with Jake and Brandon was so easy. These guys definitely deserve a sequel, they really want one too they told me.
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br /Ley
br /Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed
High school Daze ~ 
I haven't read anything else from these authors to compare it to but I had a hard time sympathizing with the characters. Style of writing makes it difficult to get into for any length of period.
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