Walking in on her boyfriend with another woman set into motion a turn of life changing events for Liv Davis. Having been burned more than once with choosing the wrong men who either are happy with where they are at or untrustworthy, Liv decided the next man in her life is going to be the one who can give her stability and the family she so desperately wants.

Marc Chase has been friends with Liv for years, but lately he can't seem to keep his mind from wondering what if? When a scorching kiss knocks him off kilter he decides he wants more than a sampling, Liv though has no interest in a repeat performance since she sees Marc as a player and his younger age has her rebuffing his efforts to give their relationship a try. What else can Marc do, he decides he is going to woo her in Chase fashion, but Liv has to let go of her hangups before they can take the next step.

This was a fun one, I did get a bit tired of Liv though she had this wall that she just was not letting go of and I felt sorry for Marc while she was this way because he couldn't get through to her. Otherwise the story was entertaining, Shane's story is still my favorite.

Audiobook 11/2018: I remember really loving the entire Chase series, though books 1 and 4 were always my favorites. While I liked aspects of this book this time around, I admit Liv got on my nerves. I loved her relationship with her best friends and I adored how quick she was to stand up for herself and not take any crap. It drove me crazy how quick she was to jump to conclusions and always assume the worst. The drama toward the end of the novel made me want to punch her in the head.

Still, I loved how Marc called her out for her nonsense, and the end was very satisfying. So I guess all is not lost. I'd probably downgrade it from my original 4/5 to 3.5/5.

I did really like the narrator. She did the Southern accents perfectly and really pulled me into the story.

Original Note 3/2009: I enjoyed both main characters and visiting the others in Petal. The story was well done and believable. Had a few flaws, but overall enjoyable.

Olivia "Liv" Davis has been around the Chase family for awhile. She knows them from town, her best friend is married to a Chase, and she dated Matt Chase for awhile. But their relationship never progressed to love. At thirty-five, she is ready for love and for a family. So she keeps looking. Even though Marc Chase (Matt's younger brother) is hot and seems to be interested, Liv can't believe that he's really interested in forever after.
Marc Chase has slept with a lot of women. He enjoys them. But Olivia Chase is something special and he's going to work hard to make sure that she knows it too.
Lauren Dane can be divisive. I think regular readers will certainly enjoy this book.

Chased is the 3rd book in the Chase Bros. series, and I enjoyed it even more than the last one, Taking Chase. Marc is confident and super sexy and Liv is a firecracker (although her insecurties did become tiresome after awhile). This books was steamy and Marc and Liv made a great couple. It was also nice to follow what is going on with the other characters from Petal, GA as well. I'm looking so forward to reading Matt's story that I might have to pick it up in ebook. I'm enjoying this series quite a bit more more than the Brown Bros series--the characters are more vibrant and intense, the romance is steamier and the alphas are WoW!

This book was disappointing for me. It went slow...really really slow. So slow I thought about not finishing it. I also found the dialogue to be rather stilted. Just a bleh for me.

Chased begins with Marc Chase realizing that Olivia Davis may be the one for him. He wants to be with her, but she's not letting him get close because she's afraid. Now Marc is willing to do just about anything to prove to her that he's changed, and wants a chance.

These two go back and forth throughout the whole book, and it got a little bit annoying at times. I was really frustrated with Olivia. I hated how she kept making stupid excuses, and pushing Marc away. I thought Marc did a very good job of showing her he really wanted a relationship with her. It really felt like the relationship was mostly one sided because Olivia didn't try very hard since she was so busy pushing Marc away.

I still think the first book in the series was the best so far, but this one was okay. I was super frustrated with Olivia, and that made the book less enjoyable. But I do look forward to the next book as well.

This one is pretty internal, with characters we've seen before they've fully matured. Still love the themes of family, both bio and of the heart.