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Catch Me Twice Kindle Edition

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I had Jake’s baby. He left to chase his dream. Now he’s back, demanding a second chance he doesn’t deserve.

A STANDALONE SECOND-CHANCE ROMANCE
If a man tells you he's no good for you, best heed the warning. I learned the hard way. I had Jake Basson's baby. He left to chase his dream. Now he's back, demanding a second chance, but why should I give him anything after four years of nothing? No correspondence, no news. I finally have my life back on track. Jake has never been uncomplicated. He never follows the rules. I should've known he'd play dirty in his fight to win me back.

He caught me once. I'm not going to let him catch me twice.

Note: This story contains cheating, an unredeemable MC, forced proximity, and lots of groveling. HEA guaranteed.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07V4FWDVC
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.9 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 372 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B0B4MBFQTR
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Charmaine loves to write dark and edgy romance that will melt both your e-reader and your heart.

She's a mom of two teenagers, an adorable dog, and a dominant cat. Her country of birth is South Africa where many of her stories play off. Her French husband whisked her away to the south of France where she currently lives with her family.

When she's not writing, you'll find her in the kitchen baking cakes or in the gym lifting weights (because ... all those cakes!).

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  • Reviewed in Canada on September 24, 2019
    Extremely entertaining, captivating and interesting sexy read. I could not put it down. Wonderfully written with strong, intriguing characters. I want to read more from this author.
  • Reviewed in Canada on September 24, 2019
    3-4 Stars - I honestly have gone back and forth so many times on what to rate this book. If I give it 3 stars then I feel like I'm taking away from the author because of my personal opinions. The book was well written, the story flowed and was engaging, there was a lot of conflict and drama that was realistic and didn't seem over-exaggerated nor forced - So I'm going to keep it at 4 stars even though I had some issues with it. More on that below.

    "It's not kidnapping if she's your wife." Jake

    I really enjoyed the plot of this standalone novel - I mean who doesn't like second chance romances? I feel like I could have LOVED it, but I'm going to settle with that I enjoyed it.

    Part 1 of Jake and Kristi's story had me on the edge of my seat, I was totally engrossed in their story and had a hard time putting it down to do some adulting kind of stuff.

    Jake comes from a wealthy family that is seriously the worst - his parent's are so self-absorbed and would never be bothered to help their only child out. My heart hurt for Jake for having to be "raised" by them. For being such a popular kid, he just came across as so lonely and I just wanted to squeeze him.

    Kristi is also an only child, but she was raised by her single un-wed mother - which is a big deal where this story takes place. Her mother was the best though, so loving and understanding - which is exactly what Jake and Kristi needed.

    After one night when their mutual attraction meets its boiling point, Kristi and Jake are faced with a positive pregnancy test. Let me just say that it's stories like this that make me really appreciate where I live and how "privileged" we are with our medical system (Canada). Some of the scenarios that these characters faced are not even something I would even have to think about if I was in their situation. I think it made me like this book just a little more with how eye-opening it was.

    Part 2 of the story had me conflicted. I think a big part of it was how the author chose to start that section of the book, like the opening scene of the 4-years later was bit much for me. I just spent the first part of the book falling in love with a character for that to be squashed in a few paragraphs and make me think he was a waste of space. My feelings just got worse when we finally caught up to Kristi in part 2 and saw how her life has played out in the 4 years of separation - it made me want to strangle the hero, to be honest, and I didn't feel like he would redeemed enough by the end of the story. My issues with the story weren't because of what the author had put the warning on - cheating. My issues have a lot to do with how the cheating was done, how the characters handled it as a conflict and how it was resolved. Unfortunately, there wasn't enough of a grovel from the hero or enough backbone from the heroine for me to be satisfied with the ending.

    I really like this author writing style though and will anxiously await her next release.
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  • Reviewed in Canada on September 24, 2019
    I am leaving my honest review for "CATCH ME TWICE" WOW!!!!! What a rollercoster ride this story takes you on so much happens you can't put this book down it has everything from betrayal, abuse, secrets, angst, passion, twists that you never saw coming.
    Kristi Pretorius and ger BF Nancy go out for drinks at Roxy's Bar to enjoy her first legal drink then the one gut she wants to take notice of her Jake Basson just walked in he's never once glanced in her direction there in Rensburg's shadiest bar he's been her secret crush since first grade.
    Kristi tells Nancy she'll be back she saw Jake with Brittany their eyes connect with one another he asks going somewhere he's going to Dubai on a scholarship at the end of the year I'll take care you promise Ginger drink up Denis has asked Kristi out many times but she refuse there's no attraction there he asks Nancy to dance.
    Kristi tells Nancy she's leaving Jakes taking her home Brittany steps infront of them she looks her up and down and glares at Jake he'd asked her to the Matric Dance I'm not your boyfriend so your dumping me before tbe dance well talk later.
    Outside the bar Kristi asks Jake to kiss her you don't want you of course I do your a good girl I'm shy not good I want you inside me I don't have a condom she says it ok but what they did that night turns into a little surprise later on neither expected.
    This story was so well written by Charmaine Pauls so much happens excellent plot and the characters are extremely well developed, captivating, interesting, entertaining they pull you right it their drama like your right there.
    I defintely recommend to get this twisted exceptionally well written story you so won't be disappointed so well worth the read.
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  • Reviewed in Canada on September 24, 2019
    I can't even express how much I loved this beautiful angsty second chance which was huge by the way full of heartache and so much pain just to be loved and find your place in a really rough situation.
    I routed for Jake and Kristi through the whole story wondering god how is he going to redeem himself, to this strong tough woman, I just loved everything about him, the feels hit you straight threw the heart and you feel their pain and anguish. This is beautifully written and just flows so easy you loose yourself in their beautiful love story.

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  • Struwele
    4.0 out of 5 stars Mal was anderes!
    Reviewed in Germany on July 18, 2021
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    Ich kenne von Fr. Pauls nur durch Loan Shark. Daher habe ich angenommen, das es wieder düster und schwer wird. Aber trotzdem eine berührende Geschichte. Außerdem spielt die Geschichte mal nicht in NY oder London sondern in Südafrika. Interessante Szenenbeschreibungen und sehr plastisch.
  • H. Ivers
    5.0 out of 5 stars A filthy, messy, beautiful masterpiece!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2019
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    In a genre whose reader base has grown increasingly obsessed with avoiding all manner of "triggers" in favor of embracing fantasy, Catch Me Twice throws up a figurative middle finger and tells a story inspired by real people by diving headfirst into the real relationship struggles a couple can sometimes face in life when one falls in love with another person before falling in love with oneself. The harsh realism in this young love gone awry tale can be quite unsettling, though, hence the trigger warning the author has placed on this title.

    In Catch Me Twice, Jake & Kristi go on a truly beautiful, filthy, angst-ridden, messy journey through a minefield of heartbreaking life events that will tie your stomach in knots and may have you shouting "Why? Why?!" at your e-reader. Jake is self-destruction personified, and I loved and pitied the hell out of his trainwreck character throughout the book. At the same time, I never felt like I fully understood Jake’s character, which added another layer of the realism brilliance to this story, in my opinion, because individuals who go out of their way to cheat themselves out of happiness in life are hard for most of us to understand and to wrap our brains around.

    Truly, I believe the “normal person” reaction is to be mystified by a character like Jake because his actions from a logical perspective make no sense. But that’s because the act of self-loathing in and of itself is the opposite of sensical. I think a pitfall in trying to understand the psychology of self-destructive behavior is to look for reason and logic behind it or to outside influences on which to lay blame. While there are always reasons and external circumstances one may point to, they’re less relevant than the underlying pathological internal condition, which is often experienced to large degree on a subconscious level.

    Jake abandons Kristi because he doesn’t love himself. He is his own nemesis. And he spends the greater part of the book’s second half groveling for forgiveness and scrambling to put the pieces of his destroyed relationship back together. It’s equal parts painful and rewarding to watch. Admittedly, I don’t fully understand how Jake ultimately manages to turn his self-destructive tendencies around. But I also don’t fully understand those tendencies and compulsions at the level a person with Jake’s predilections experiences them.

    Catch Me Twice doesn’t glorify or romanticize Jake’s hurtful behavior toward Kristi. In fact, it reveals it for all its raw, dark self-loathing ugliness and self-destruction. I loved that about this book!

    In real life, love can be messy. Not everyone gets it right the first time, and the greatest obstacle to love may ultimately be oneself. Pauls masterfully pulls off a brilliant love story surrounding a sensitive, taboo romance genre topic with great elegance through beautiful writing and gritty, soulful storytelling. 👏👏👏
  • monadh
    4.0 out of 5 stars “Something that can’t be captured in a bottle”
    Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2019
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    This is not a dark romance. This might seem like a strange observation with which to start a book review, stating what it is not. But I think it is kind of what lies at the heart of my criticism of this book. Even though I mostly know the author thru two previous “dark” works, the Loan Shark Duet (Dubious / Consent) and Beauty in the Broken, I enjoy reading a variety of romance genres, from rom-com, paranormal romance to romantic suspense and dark romance. So, my problem was not with the fact that this wasn’t a dark romance, but that in ways it skated the edge of “dark” and indeed might have worked better if it were truly dark.

    First, we have the hero, or as it were, the anti-hero, Jake. A pre-requisite for any credible anti-hero is usually a terrible childhood or some other awful trauma. And though the first part of his life hasn’t been exactly a walk in the park it also isn’t as bad a life as for many other children. And then he sort of gets to go off to pursue his dreams, only he screws up badly, and not because of any outside forces or unlucky circumstances, but because of his own cockiness and afterwards he is too much of a coward to own up to his faults, instead trying to drown his sorrows in alcohol, drugs and meaningless sex. And this after he left his childhood sweetheart pregnant and to fend for herself, but not before he extracted her promise to wait for him. In the end it’s one of his remaining good friends (though we never learn what their friendship is based on) that makes him man up and return home to face the mistakes of his pasts.

    Second, I really liked Kristi, the heroine. Her problem is that she wants to be overwhelmed and conquered (at least sexually), but after the way she has been betrayed, she is trying to hold back emotionally and all the while sending out mixed signals to Jake, that almost made me feel sorry for him, although he is the jerk in their story. So, while Jake tries to force the issue, the decision to give their relationship another chance ultimately lies with her.

    Still, Charmaine Pauls manages to weave a beautifully emotional story about the power of redemption, forgiveness and love. Also, this story shows that there are things more important than can be bought with money, intangible values “that can’t be captured in a bottle”.
  • Michelle
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic and compelling story
    Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2019
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    4.5 stars. I knew I'd get sucked into this book based on the synopsis and all the teasers and excerpts that I'd read. I felt compelled to learn more about Kristi and Jake because I'm sure their back story was complicated. And it was. Not because they were complicated, but because of the circumstances. Two young people who had their whole lives ahead of them and plans they made for the future. Where they belonged in each other's lives was still a bit of a question. They both had their own journeys and paths to pave. It wasn't easy for either one. I love second chance romances because there's always that history between the characters that can't be changed and the chemistry is still there, but there's new issues to address. Jake has made some really bad decisions that can't be undone. And what would it take for Kristi to forgive him so that he gets a second chance and to prove that he is trustworthy. The characters were well written that I felt their emotions all along the way and I found myself empathizing with both of them. There were some really starkly honest and raw conversations that I often find lacking in second chance stories, but not this one. I loved the angst and drama, too, and it wasn't overdone. Definitely a page turner with a storyline that I couldn't get enough of.
  • me
    3.0 out of 5 stars The sex scenes where hot but the story was full of contradictions
    Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2022
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    I liked the story I just felt there were too many contradictions for me. Kristi was strong and had the help of her mother to raise her baby. Jake offered her money to help support his kid why he was away, and Kristi sent it back. That's A dumb move it would have helped her child's life. Jake can't cook but he's written a cookbook huh again makes no sense. Jake takes Kristi on a 3-week trip from their child again no sense I understand a 3 or maybe 4-day vacation to figure things out but bring you kid if it's long than that. I didn't understand the slur of the foreigners running a corner store that sold toffee and gum in the US are corner stores sell liquor and crack pipes. What is teatime a lunch break or a set time that Europeans take a break Google said it was a 4pm snack time. I could go on there had to be a half a dozen contradictions.

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