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Caught in the Chase by Kacey Shea was an inspiring, heart wrecking and gut wrenching ride. The author took me on an emotional journey with some complex characters and their complicated feels. This is the kind of angsty romance that breaks my heart but also fill my heart with all consuming emotions.

Chase and Alicia has a more than complex history. One that is ridden with guilt, shame and reckless decisions. They have a common enemy. Addiction. Now Alicia is volunteering at a community centre for summer. And Chase has been sentenced by court to do community service after his addiction destroyed more than one lives. They have too many fights in their hands. Can two wounded souls find healing touch in each other? This is the first part of a tragically beautiful romance.

This story has two kinds of love stories. One is what romance is all about. Between a man and a woman. From physical attraction to mental connections. I would say Alicia and Chase are just realising they really have fallen in love with each other. The chemistry is explosive and too hot to handle. Their hearts are connected through a twisted and deep bond that's hard to ignore.

But the second kind of love story is the speciality of this novel. Addiction is a monster. Chase and Alicia both had to embrace their issues and tackle them. And it's a long battle. Alicia may be at a better place. But she still has scars. Fear of relapse. Desperately and irrationally trying to please everyone except herself. And Chase is a mess of anger, frustration and self loathing. Alicia removed the negativity a lot but it's not enough. They had some beautiful and swoonworthy moments and those moments made me happy. But they have a long way ahead and my heart is wrecked. The writing was just so brilliant.


Kacey Shea made me feel all the aching, explosive and angsty feels in Caught in the Chase. It hooked me from the beginning and I lost myself in this all consuming romance.

I reviewed an early copy voluntarily