Inside Out (A Brown Family Novel) [Paperback]

Lauren Dane (Author)

Book Description

Release date: November 2, 2010 | Series: A Brown Family Novel (Book 3)

The latest "sexy, pulse-pounding adventure"* (Jaci Burton) from the national bestselling author of Coming Undone.

In the wake of an attack that left her nearly dead, Ella Tipton has spent each day putting her life back together. She doesn't have any room for romance, but that doesn't mean she has to stop admiring the scenery.

Sexy security professional Andrew Copeland is no stranger to women, but he knows Ella is something different. Determined to get her to let him in, Andy does the one thing he can think of to get close: he offers her hands-on training in self-defense-and before long, all that skin on skin contact with have them both turning inside out.

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About the Author

Lauren Dane lives in the Northwest with her husband and three very rambunctious kids. She writes everything from paranormals to erotica and develops terrible crushes on all of her heroes. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Berkley Trade (November 2, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425236889
• ISBN-13: 978-0425236888
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (55 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #245,477 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

The story goes like this - While on pregnancy bed rest, Lauren Dane had plenty of down time so her husband took her comments about "giving that writing thing a serious go" to heart and brought home a secondhand laptop. She wrote her first book on it before it gave up the ghost. Even better, she sold that book and never looked back.

Today Lauren is a New York Times bestselling author of over fifty novels and novellas across several genres.

Visit Lauren on the web at www.laurendane.com
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You can write to her at: PO BOX 45175, Seattle, WA 98145

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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Inside Out November 2, 2010

By Fiction Vixen

Format:Paperback

Ella Tipton, manager of a small café owned by Erin from the previous Brown Sibling books, has been through hell and back. She was attacked and nearly killed by her ex-husband and has spent the last several years rebuilding her life and getting back on her feet. She's a tough lady but still suffers from the fallout of the attack now and then. Although romance is not on the menu she has a crush on Andrew Copeland, longtime friend to the Brown family. He stops by the café often and aside from some light flirting their friendship is pretty casual. But that doesn't stop Ella from fantasizing now and then.

Andrew Copeland has had his share of women. They've come and gone through the years but he's had a special attraction to Ella for a long time. But the time has just never been right to make a move. Ella has been through a lot of personal trauma and so he's kept his distance romantically, only offering friendship and support when he can. He's watched her grow and he knows she's something special. When he offers to teach her some self defense techniques Ella accepts. Spending time getting physical sends their mutual attraction into overdrive and bumps their relationship up to a whole new level.

Although neither Cope (Andrew) or Ella is related to the Browns they are both are still considered family and treated with the love and care the Browns are known for. Cope is related to the family by marriage, his brother Ben is married to Erin Brown. Ella is a long-time friend to Erin and is the manager of her café. While Ella and Cope share a mutual attraction to each other they are both a little unsure of how or if their relationship should move forward. They've been friends for so long and there is a little awkwardness as they move toward a more romantic relationship. They may be unsure, but their circle of friends and family see it clear as day, these two belong to each other.

Cope has a reputation as being a ladies man but he is always quick to point out that he's not a jerk who treats women badly. Although he's never settled down and committed, he's still a decent guy and respectful of the women he's been with. But Ella moves something in him and he soon realizes he's ready to leave that lifestyle behind. With a lot of heart to heart with his buddies, Cope decides Ella is the one.

Ella is one of the cutest heroines from this series. She a tough survivor but her exterior is fun and cute and I really liked her. Even though she's has a lot to deal with from her past and still suffers from panic attacks ,she's not over dramatic or whiney. On the other hand she doesn't overdo the bravado either. She's dealing with life, family issues and is falling in love with a man she has crushed on for years. She fits in perfectly with the Brown family circle of friends and things are looking up for her.

One of the things I noticed as this series has progressed is how the gentlemen have evolved. They've always been good strong characters to love, but in this book we see them spending lots of bonding time together having deep and meaningful relationship talks. As they have one by one fallen in love and settled down, they've learned a few things about relationships and are willing to share their insight with their friends. The big, tough tattooed hotties don't mind sharing a few beers and getting mushy now and again.

What I like about this series is the constant presence of the protagonists from previous books. Lauren Dane doesn't give them a happily ever after then send them on their way. She has created a big family and keeps the characters we love present and accounted for with each book. While she gives us wonderful new romances with each installment, she also allows the reader to be a part of the relationship ups and downs after the happily ever after. Inside Out is no exception and we get a little peek into Brody and Elise's life as they plan their wedding. We also get some time with Ben, Erin and Todd as Erin nears the end of her pregnancy. There was a some turbulence in this sub-plot and I think it overshadowed Cope and Ella's story at times, but it was nice to see the Brown family do what they do best and come together as a family in hard times.

In the previous books we saw some pretty intense external conflict. However with Inside Out the story is mainly focused on the developing romantic relationship between Ella and Cope. They both have some personal issues to deal with, but the obstacles that need to be overcome are not as threatening as in the previous books. There are some familial problems for Cope and Ben, and hopefully we'll see those conflicts resolved in the future.

Inside Out is another great installment in the Brown Siblings series. Lauren Dane writes good solid characters that face life head on, love big, and put a fresh shine on the concept of friends and family in the romance genre. I enjoyed watching Cope and Ella fall in love with the support of the friends and family they love.

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars big bunch of meh December 21, 2010

By T. Wheaton TOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

Format:Kindle Edition

Eh. I liked the other two Brown siblings books so much more. This was just kinda...well boring. The book seemed to be a series of conversations between shifting characters about how great Ella and Cope would be/are together. The parts that sparked my interest the most was the disapproving family drama that still surrounded Erin/Todd and Ben's unconventional relationship.

So of course because I wasn't totally engaged, I obsessed over the fact that the three female friends all had names that began with the letter 'E' -- Ella, Erin and Elise. So it was confusing sometimes. And if I recall they all had been victims of domestic abuse. So yeah, overkill.

I dunno, I was just very disappointed. Not a keeper

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars A little disappointing... I kept waiting for something to happen... November 7, 2010

By E. Kuhn

Format:Paperback

Let me first say that I ADORE Lauren Dane. When one of her books comes out, I always run right to the bookstore to get it. When this one was released a week earlier than expected at Borders, I was ecstatic! I have loved every one of the books in this series. This one however, fell a little flat for me. I am still reading it and I bought it over 2 weeks ago. Usually I'm done with one of her books in 24 hrs or less. The characters are all wonderful; a real family, but I felt as though something was going to happen and it never did. It just kept going on and on... Am I the only one that was a tad annoyed with Ella? I really loved her before this book, but now, not so much. Cope is amazing. A real man. I don't know, I just felt something was missing... I will say that I am waiting anxiously for Adrian's story. I wonder... Adrian and Raven...?? Can't wait!