Tangled Up in You

Ok but not a patch on the first in this series

This is the 3rd book in a series about 4 author Friends. The First is Sex, Lies, and Online Dating, the second is I'm In No Mood For Love. Maddie Dupree is the true crime writer out of her author friends; she spends most of her time writing about serial killers. She has recently moved to Truly, Idaho, to write the most important book of her life. Maddie is setting out to write the story about the town's biggest scandal; a scandal that changed and shaped her life forever. Mick Hennessey the town bad boy has recently came back to Truly to run the family bars and to watch over his sister and nephew. His life was also rocked by that same scandal many years ago, and he has spent most of his life trying to forget. While uncovering the past, Maddie is keeping some pretty serious secrets in order to protect herself. Those secrets threaten to harm the one man she never expected to fall for, Mick. With the first two books of this series I was a little disappointed. They weren't bad; they just weren't up to her usual excellence. With this third book I felt I was finally reading the type of Rachel Gibson book I had previously discovered and loved. Tangled Up In You was sinfully sexy with delectable characters that steamed up the pages one minute and littered them with hilarity in the next minute. This book was a little more predictable than I would have liked, but over all a very enjoyable read.

I have read most of Rachel Gibson's books and they've all been good but this one is one of the best. There were moments when I laughed out loud. The hero was sexy and it's one of the few books where I didn't feel compelled to skip paragraphs waiting to get to the good stuff. The love scenes were hot and I genuinely cared about these 2 getting together. Highly recommend this book, along with others written by Rachel Gibson.

I have read most of Rachel Gibson's books, although I own all of them. This book was absolutely phenomenal - maybe the best in the writers series. Rachel sucks you into the lives of Maddi and Mick and their families. The book is very well-written, with a story line that is really different, as a lot of romance novels have similar plots and storylines to follow. I read this book in less than a day I was so hooked into it. By far, this may be THE best Rachel Gibson book I have read thus far, though there hasn't been one I didn't like!

True crime writer Maddie Jones is researching a story near and dear to her heart - the double murder-suicide involving her mother and her lover and the betrayed wife which left two families destroyed 17 years ago. Armed with her mother's diaries, she travels to Truly, Idaho to interview the police, townspeople, and hopefully surviving family members. She doesn't count on becoming attracted to Mick Hennessey, the son of the woman who murdered her own mom. Unknowingly, Mick pursues her then discovers her deception after falling in love with her. Will he be able to forgive the daughter of the woman who he thinks ruined his family? Adding to the mix is Mick's older sister Meg who knows a little more about what went on in their household than she has admitted and who tends to wallow in the past. He fears the publication of the book will open old wounds and cause further damage to his fragile sister. Gibson's third in the Boise writer series is a step up from her last couple novels. Maddie is a complex heroine with many scars, who hasn't really dealt with her loss. In traveling to Truly, she finally understands the mother she never had a chance to get to know. The chemistry between Mick and Maddie sizzles off the pages, with equal parts romance, confict, and bittersweet memories. Gibson deftly weaves the other Boise writers (Lucy, Adele, and Clare) into the storyline and adds a secondary romance for long suffering Meg to complete the story.

4 ½ stars. I loved this latest book by Rachel Gibson. Tangled Up In You is the story of Mick and Maddie, which takes place in Truly, Idaho, the fictional town from the book "Truly Madly Yours". (It is now seven years later, and yes, we get a sneak peak into the lives of Nick and Delany!) Maddie shows up in town to write the story of a murder / suicide that took place 29 years earlier. Mick is the owner of two bars in town and a former helicopter pilot for the military, and not the least bit happy that the desirable Maddie is un-earthing the story of his parents' death. But she is unlike any woman he has ever met, and they find themselves drawn to each other despite the obstacle of her book. Maddie is one the best heroines Rachel has penned to date. I just loved her outlook on life, her sense of humor, and even her obsession with over indulging in "hedonistic" desires such as carbs, cheesecake, scented lotions and, uhm, sex. Mick is a classic Rachel Gibson hero. He's a bit rugged, handsome as sin, and pursues his heroine in a way that just make your knees weak! Together, these two really steam up the pages. This is definitely one hot and sexy book, and the passion scenes are very well done. There was a bit of a mystery to the story, but it is not a "who did it?" story. The romance is the main focus of the story, which was great. There were a few minor parts of the story that bothered me, but they were minor. The biggest one being Meg, Mick's sister. I just didn't get her. I am just glad she wasn't in the story all that much. She remains "damaged" from her parents death, which makes you want to scream GET OVER IT!! The ending was also wrapped up a bit to neatly. Without spoiling anything, all I will say is that I would have liked to see more emotion on both their parts given what happens prior. In short, I can't help but feel that Maddie would have made Mick work much harder for the happily-ever-after. But that goes to show just how much I connected with the hero and heroine. By the end of the book, they felt real and very three-dimensional. Rachel Gibson remains my favorite contemporary romance author.