Ryan Blakesly respected Katie Hamilton’s wishes when she pushed him away. She always characterized their relationship as ‘just a booty call’ and he didn’t think he was good enough for her anyway. His Katie deserved the best; and the best wasn’t a 40-something-year-old divorced dad of teenagers. But Ryan’s spent the last 9 months regretting ever walking away. When he learns she’s engaged to marry … marry another man, Ryan needs to make a decision: go after her and ruin his friendship with her older brother, or turn a blind eye and let her go forever.
Katie is engaged to a successful surgeon, but something doesn’t quite feel right. When her former booty call barrels his way back into her life, her doubts only grow stronger. When Ryan left, it was for good reason: he’s eighteen years her senior and a coworker and friend of her older brother. As if that wasn’t enough, Ryan never wants to marry or have children again. Katie knew if she didn’t cut him loose she’d fall in love and end up with a broken heart. But now that he’s back…
Will Katie walk away from her fiancé and into Ryan’s arms? Will Ryan get over his insecurities and be the man that Katie needs? Can they compromise in spite of their age difference? When decisions must be made, will love be enough?
WARNING: 18+ this book contains adult themes, explicit sex, and a lot of swearing.
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SUCH a fun read and a fantastic continuation of The Bounty County Series! I loved Ryan & Katie’s story. As with the rest of the series, Maren Lee brought the humor and had me laughing loudly! There was steam & drama as well, but there was definitely more humor. I absolutely recommend this book!
What a way to start off my reading for 2018!! Lee has hit it out of the park again, with her broke-the-mold characters, her creative storytelling, and her scintillating sexy-times. She’s really pushed the boundaries with Katie and Ryan – they are smoking hot!!
And now that I’ve had my hit of U-Turn, I’m totally fiending for Smitty’s story. Gimme, gimme, gimme!!
In U-Turn we head back to Bounty County, and the surrounding areas, to follow the up and down forbidden love story of Katie and Ryan. These two start off with a bang, and a deal to keep their hook-up only relationship hush hush. When both of them start getting feelings they break it off, but things that are meant to be aren’t that easy to let go. Ryan is older, and doesn’t want more kids or another marriage. Katie is young and not quite sure yet WHAT she needs for her happily ever after. Will they figure it out together or apart? Read U-Turn and see.
I really enjoyed U-Turn. I can’t lie and say that age gap is my favorite trope, but Maren Lee wrote it well and I honestly think the characters fit together well despite their age. Honestly their age doesn’t even feel like an issue, until it’s an issue. If that makes any sense. Katie and Ryan are hot and heavy, and super emotional at points. I love Katie and that she’s a strong woman with opinions. That even if things in this book get her down at times, she comes out stronger in the end. I also love that Ryan is alpha without being OVERLY so. He knows Katie is strong, and loves that about her. Sadly that is rare in fiction hero’s at times.
We get visits from other Bounty County favorites, and some new-ish people as well. All in all a good read. If you like of legal age, age-gap mixed with secret romance, then I highly recommend U-Turn!
Reall Enjoyed this book. New to the author but realty loved the characters and storyline.
Surely it isn’t just me that when you know you are heading back into Bounty County where you will be surrounded by seriously hot guys in uniforms that you start to feel like you are having a continuous hot flush. Ryan and Katie’s story will seduce you into packing your bags and staying permanently in Imminence. As these two battle their way back to each other with age, past insecurities and judgement hanging over them, their second chance at love might just resemble a bumpy country road. U-Turn is flirty, sexy and passionate with just the right amount of kink so I strongly recommend that you stay indoors with the aircon set to high or heat stroke just might be on the cards for you. Their story is action packed and full of drama with some side teasers ensuring we are here to stay in Bounty County for at least a little longer. P.S. if you are a fan of this series you will not be disappointed as there are plenty of Wessonisms to keep you entertained and smiling for days.
Ryan + Katie = Hot, hot, hot
Well after I fell in love with the Bounty County cops in Gridlocked, I was keen to read Maren Lee’s latest release U-Turn and find out more about older, single dad Ryan and the younger woman he wants to call his own, Katie. These two had off the charts chemistry, with some of the steamiest sex scenes I’ve read in a while. There sure ain’t any vanilla sex happening with these two and they both know exactly how they other likes it.
But before they can get back to that, there’s the issue of Katie being engaged (and the proposal as described in the prologue is absolutely epic!!!!). Ryan is devasted when he finds out and encoded to win Katie back. The problem is, can Katie go back to a man who once told her that marriage and kids is off the cards as he had been there and done that? U-Turn tackles the issues and stigma of an older man-younger woman relationship with respect but also illustrates that in the end, it’s love that matters most of all.
I loved seeing the rest of the Bounty County crew. Wesson still cracks me up with his Wessonisms and I adore Molly and her ability to keep seeds under co tell. Add Jake and Lane, Sierra and Brendan plus Justin and Chloe and it was fabulous to have a few little updates on all the crew. And knowing which Bounty County cop is up next – I’m super excited for the next book in this series. Maren writes fun, romantic stories with plenty of heat and any future books are definitely on my books one-click list!
Where do I begin? I have been hooked on Bounty County from the beginning and as we get to share in each personal story I’m falling more and more in love with each and every one of them. I didn’t think it was possible but as each book comes out I’m falling harder and deeper, I always enjoy a good second chance romance story and U-Turn did not disappoint me for a single second. Having such a large age difference in a story is not one you see that often but Katie and Ryan show you that age is just a number and nothing more. Brian seriously needs a full on ThunderCat ass kicking, I seriously loathe that man and everything he does. To feel such strong feelings towards these characters and to have them feel so real you know the author has poured their heart and soul into their work. The passion and sexual chemistry shared between Ryan and Katie is unbelievable, what I wouldn’t give to live out some of those of not all of their scenes. What makes this series even better is that the whole gang is intertwined throughout, whether through the PD or family we get to share in everyone’s lives still. I must say that Wes is still off the charts hilarious and I love how we are still hearing more Wessonisms. I can’t wait to hear Smitty’s story in the future this man is so damn sweet and I hope he finds someone that will make him happy. These are all standalone’s but I’m telling you that you need to grab this entire series you will not regret it. This is my unbiased and voluntary review.
Oh. My. God! This book was so hot, so sexy, so dirty. Damn was I laughing too! Maren girl… out. of. the. park!
Holy Cow! Ok, so that was not what I was really thinking of saying but since I need to keep my reviews PG rated……..
This Book! Oh wow! First let me say I am not at all surprised at how much I loved this book. U-Turn is book four in Maren Lee’s Bounty County series. Hot cops people! I fall more and more in love with this series after each book. Maren is a very talented author when it comes to storytelling. She weaves a complex story with complex characters. We have romance, suspense, angst, heartache, some violence and so much humor. One minute I’m anxious and in the next, I’m laughing. All in all a very well written, well balance novel. U-Turn has it all.
Ryan and Katie…….
Ryan was introduced to us in the early books of the series. As well as a sexy cop, Ryan is a divorcee, a father of two teenagers and he is 42 years old. Mature and very experienced, 😉 Oh, let me not forget to mention how incredibly hot he is. One look at him in the buff and you will be squeezing your thighs! This Book was hot and erotic. A blush worthy read!
Katie, who we also met briefly, earlier in the series is Jake’s much younger sister. However, Katie is very mature for her 24 years when you compare her to Ryan’s 42. She is also independent, loyal, personable and not afraid to be herself with Ryan. She has no hang-ups about their age difference.
If you read book three, Gridlocked which is Wesson and Molly’s story, than you know that Ryan and Katie have already “met.” Ok, so maybe they did a bit more than just meet. Regardless, they are not together when U-Turn begins months after the last book left of. In fact, Ryan will soon realize, if he wants his HEA, he’ll have to step up his game. Ryan’s devotion and persistence in getting Katie back was intense and best of all, believable. I won’t give you details because this book is basically the slow build of their new relationship.
Ryan and Katie have great chemistry. You can feel the tension crackle in the air every time they’re together. Every. Time! Maren Lee did such an amazing job with this second chance story. And those steamy scenes? Oh my!
As I mentioned earlier there is some suspense that continues with the Bounty County series and this adds even more depth to the story. From page one I was completely engaged. In addition to loving Ryan and Katie’s story, I absolutely loved that I got to visit with my favorite characters from previous books in the series. I do admit that while Ryan is one heck of a sexy beast, Wesson will always have a big chunk of my heart. There is no hero like him. At least I have never read a hero that comes even close to Wesson. His personality is just as unique as he is swoon-worthy.
All the books in the Bounty County series can be read as standalones. However I do recommend you read them all in order. I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Add Bounty County by Maren Lee to your TBRs.
In order:
Ride Along (Justin and Chloe)
Changing Lanes (Jake and Lane)
Gridlocked (Wesson and Molly)
U-Turn (Ryan and Katie)
Detour (Smitty and Anne)
This is my honest and unbiased review. Thank you for taking the time to read it. 🙂
To say that I have been anxiously waiting for this book is an understatement! Maren Lee has easily become a one-click author for me in the last few months. Although I enjoyed the book immensely, I feel that by about halfway through I lost interested, but of no one’s fault but my own.
The Bounty County Series for me is about good laughs, great characters, and a bunch of high jinx which is exactly what Lee delivered in U-turn. She gave us the perfect tease at the end of the last Bounty County book, and without giving any spoilers, set up the storyline for this book perfectly. Katie and Ryan belonged together, we all knew it, secretly they both knew it. However, it took a swift kick in the rear for Ryan to get off his but and do something about it. However, once these two found their way back to one another the story lost something.
I feel that I have built this story up so much for myself that I ruined it. Not to say that Lee wrote a bad story, or that something was missing, but I built the idea of this epic story and chase between these two characters that maybe I disappointed myself in a way. Either way, I would read this story, hell this entire series until the cows come home! You run every gambit of the emotional wheel from the beginning to the end of each book, sometimes twice. I would not have it any other way!
This book is the hottest and steamiest of this series !!!!! I’ve loved all these books …… Ryan and Katie bring out the best in each other in all ways. Even with all the obstacles in their way