Lost in You

book notes

title: Lost In You:
author: Laramie Keiler
series: Southern Maryland Songs #5
published: 5.13.2025
publisher: self-published
Source: client
genre(s): romance
pages: 493
format: manuscript
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the blurb

Tyson Cooper, youngest son of the Cooper family in Upton, Maryland, has been labeled the ultimate fun guy and is very popular with the female population. It's been noted that he never takes anything seriously -- unless it's finding his pleasure. He's never had to be responsible. After all, he has three older brothers to remind him of his place, and that place is always at the bottom of the Cooper family hierarchy.

Cassidy Dixon, eldest daughter of a blended family, is focused on her budding law career and fiercely protective of her younger sisters. Their dad calls them his Powerpuff Girls, as they too, are very loyal to one another, and a little bit scary.

When she receives an SOS text from her youngest sister, Cass abruptly abandons a rare date to run to Kennedy's rescue, and in a literal case of picking the wrong door, walks in on Tyson in a fantastically titillating moment.

He's interested in the woman who breaks down a locked door to save her sister. But she writes him off as a vapid pleasure seeker with no obligations or ambitions.

Now, of course, they keep bumping into each other, and instead of brushing off the occurrences, they begin to share pieces of themselves. Would a simple date prove they're all wrong for each other? Or maybe that they're meant to be?

a few notes

POV: 1st person; dual
setting: Upton, Maryland
keywords/phrases: lawyer, family, grief
spice: 5/5 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
language: 5/5 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

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my review

This book was such an emotional ride! I loved that Tyler and Cassidy both had their own stories, above and beyond the one they shared. That made for a much deeper investment in the characters and in their happily ever after. Tyler’s character had a depth that made him highly relatable, especially in his role as the baby of the family and the way that can shape the way you see yourself. On the flip side is Cassidy, the eldest child with a completely different, yet equally life-informing, dynamic. A deep, fully engrossing read.

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