"Never give up on your dreams." It's an easy mantra to recite, a hard phrase to forget-but not as easy to live up to. Life throws us all curve balls that sets us on a different course and pretty soon we miss out on our plans. In Getting Wound Up that's what happened to Eli. He'd given up and forged a new path filled with adult responsibilities but persuasive friends gave him the courage to take a second look and make his dream a reality. I am not a sports fan. I am a romance fan. Getting Wound Up mixes both to create a story that has more heart, charm and fun then one story should. This story takes the best of both authors Erin Nicholas and Jennifer Bernard and creates a story about the bonds of friendship, determination and love with a central theme that hits home. Seductive, entertaining and enjoyable. Was hard not to fall in love. ( )

I love this book! The combo of Erin Nicholas & Jennifer Bernard is brilliant. You can't tell who is writing which part. Part 2 takes up immediately after Part 1. Eli received the call up to the Catfish & is learning his way. Caitlyn, Bryan & Ty make the trip up to see him for his birthday & it ends up also being the first time Eli is the starting pitcher. The chemistry between Caitlyn & Eli is still the same and they begin to make plans to be together more when tragedy strikes (and not I'm not going to post a spoiler).

I was pulled back into the story immediately! My only complaint is that it was too short & we have to wait for Part 3! This is a tremendous story of friendship, family & traditional values. I love the way they have all of the characters lives intertwined and how they support each other. Whether you buy these installments or wait for the complete book to be published, you won't regret it ( )

Part two picks up where part one left off. Each part doesn't end with a cliffhanger and is a natural place for a "break" away from the story. This is a great continuation of the story. It is well written and an easy, quick read. Ms. Bernard and Ms. Nicholas have done a wonderful job collaborating on this story.

ARC received in exchange for an honest review. ( )