Caught Up (Indigo Vibe) [Mass Market Paperback]

Deatri King-Bey (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 262 pages
• Publisher: Genesis Press (January 25, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585711780
• ISBN-13: 978-1585711789
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,671,168 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Deatri King-Bey began in the publishing industry in 2001 as an editor for Third World Press Inc., the oldest African-American owned publishing company in the country. Though she supported the non-fiction and literary mission of Third World Press Inc., she found commercial fiction more to her liking. On the fiction side of developmental editing, she freelanced for several publishing houses 0ver the years and has edited for authors such as L. A. Banks, Beverly Jenkins and a host of others. Deatri is also a women's fiction and romance author. In 2008, her title Whisper Something Sweet won the Emma Award for Best Steamy Romance of the Year. Deatri also writes dangerously sexy suspense with Curtis L. Alcutt under the pseudonym L. L. Reaper. Their first installment of the Black Widow and the Sandman series is available.

Deatri is currently the Chair of the Romance Slam Jam Organization, the place for readers and authors of Black romance to meet, is writing, editing, conducting workshops and whatever else she can get into.

On a personal note, Deatri fell in love with and married her hero while they were in the military together. She also graduated Magna Cum Laude from Chicago State University and raised three fantastic daughters who have given her three fantastic grandchildren. Currently, she lives in Phoenix, Arizona with her husband of twenty-four years.

Customer Reviews

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a Tangled Web, February 1, 2006

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The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers (RAWSISTAZ.com and BlackBookReviews.net) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Caught Up (Indigo Vibe) (Mass Market Paperback)

CAUGHT UP is a fresh and captivating novel by first time author Deatri King-Bey. Rosa Bolivar is the only child of powerful CEO of Bolivar International, Ernesto Bolivar and she is definitely a daddy's girl. Ernesto divorced her mother, who is an alcoholic, years before and raised Rosa without her. As the story opens, Rosa is graduating from school and has just broken the news to her father that she does not plan to immediately go to work for him at Bolivar International. Later, when she overhears an argument between her parents, Rosa discovers some shocking truths that cause her to question everything she has ever known. As she looks for answers, she suddenly finds herself in the midst of a DEA investigation. As a result of this involvement she meets Samson Quartermine, a lawyer turned DEA agent who is investigating Rosa's family. Samson is any woman's dream -- handsome, thoughtful, intelligent, and protective, and Rosa is immediately drawn to him. Soon they accept their mutual attraction, but how can a romance work between Rosa and the agent who is investigating her and her family? Add to the mix all the drama associated with a drug cartel, a host of secrets that Ernesto has spent a good portion of his life trying to hide, the bitterness and need for revenge that has consumed Rosa's mother for years, and a reality that is never quite the way it seems, and you have the makings of a whirlwind of a story.

It is not often I read a book that makes me want to ignore my chores just to sneak in a few more pages but CAUGHT UP definitely did that. It is the perfect blend of romance, drama and suspense. The author's use of flashbacks was superb, it was almost as if she was telling two stories at once. As soon as I would get caught up in the events occurring in the present, she would take me back into the past and before I knew it, she was carrying me into the future again. Along the way, she develops a solid set of characters. I understood how their past pains influenced their behavior, I appreciated their flaws and I felt compassion for all of them. This book is all about balance; balancing past and present events, balancing character development with a fast-moving and unpredictable plot, and balancing romance, suspense and drama, and boy did Deatri King-Bey accomplish this. The result is a page-turner you won't want to put down -- so as a word of warning, cook your dinner before you pick up CAUGHT UP.

Reviewed by Stacey Seay
of The RAWSISTAZ™ Reviewers

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great read, March 23, 2006

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Minnie E. Miller "Author & avid reader" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Caught Up (Indigo Vibe) (Mass Market Paperback)

Caught Up is a contemporary novel. A hard and fast fiction/mystery. The characters are well flushed out and fascinating. Rosa is Caught Up but strong and holds her own-- the death-cell scene proves that. The drug cartel depiction is deadly, yet the story has its endearing moments between daughter and fathers as well. Yes I said fathers. Deatri knows how to smooth the hard angles and not lose the power of the scene. If you like intriguing mysteries this is the book to read, not doubt. It really is a page-turner! I'm most interested in knowing her next project.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Caught up in "Caught Up", February 20, 2006

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Barbara Joe Williams "Barbara Joe-Williams" (Tallahassee, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Caught Up (Indigo Vibe) (Mass Market Paperback)

I have to admit that it's been a long time since I've read an entire book in one day. But after reading the first chapter of this novel, I knew that I wouldn't be able to rest tonight until the last page was turned. I give this book five stars because it surpassed all genres. It was a 1) mystery, 2) romance, 3)suspense, 4)thriller, and 5) everything else rolled into one. I loved all of the characters in this book (even the bad ones had their redeeming qualities). I appreciate the storytelling skills of Deatri King-Bey. She has a distinctive style of writing that pulls you into the story and keeps you on the edge of your seat until the last page. I'm adding her to my list of "new" favorite authors, and I look forward to reading her future novels. I understand that she has several books waiting to be released, and I'm waiting to read them. Thanks for the great read!