Making Chase by Lauren Dane

Published By: Samhain Publishing
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: 1 June 2008
Provided By: Myself
Series: Chase Brothers

Tate Murphy is a girl from the wrong side of the tracks. She grew up a million miles away from the easy life Matt Chase has had. She's spent her life pulling herself and her siblings up and out of that trailer by the railroad tracks and she hasn't looked back.

Matt Chase is a dream of a guy and she's certainly not going to turn down a short fling with one of the most handsome men she's ever seen! Matt Chase has watched each one of his brothers find love and he knows he's ready for that too. It's all a matter of finding the woman who captures his heart. He's certainly sampled his fair share of them but none has moved him the way Tate Murphy does when he goes to her shop to thank her for some cookies and a thank you note.

But as Matt gets to know Tate and appreciate her strength and unique beauty, he also realizes she's got some big self esteem issues about her past. To build a future, he's got to find a way past some big road blocks.

- My Review -

*** Possible Spoilers ***

Matt Chase lost his chance with Liv, when he didn't want to commit, and now she's his sister-in-law. But being the last of the Chases without a wife is a little boring, and Matt now thinks he's ready to find his own women—one that perhaps his brothers haven't dated before. In the fourth and finale book in the Chase Brothers series by Lauren Dane, Matt finally gets his chance to show readers his true nature in Making Chase.

Being an EMT Matt's used to saving lives, but when Tate Murphy is hit by a car, and falls into his path, Matt might not be able to save his own heart. Tate, the oldest girl  of the Murphy clan, has had a rough life, but she and her siblings have moved on to bigger and better things than their trailer park heritage. She has seen success in a her professional life, but is now looking for it in her personal life. And Matt might just be the answer. Plus, owning a successful hair salon with her sisters across from the EMT station might be the best thing in Tate's life. With a constant view of Matt Chase going to and from work, what girl wouldn't want to swoon. But, when Tate actually gets the chance to meet Matt in person it goes all wrong. One thank you later, and Tate is possibly the cook and women Matt's been looking for. Yet, with a past that haunts her Tate, thinks she's not the girl for him. Matt thinks otherwise and sets out to show Tate the truth.

As the conclusion to the series, Making Chase leaves a impression on readers letting them see all of the characters from books one through three come together. The story of Matt and Tate is excellent, and leaves you wondering who's cooking Matt possibly likes better,  Tate's, Maggie's, or his mother's. I highly suggest reading the whole series, because Lauren Dane knows what she is doing when she writes about these swoon worthy Chase men. And when you get to Making Chase you'll just be falling head over heals for Matt and Tate.

Making Chase is preceded by Giving Chase (Kyle and Maggie), Taking Chase (Shane and Cassie), and Chased (Marc and Liv). A spin off series called Petal, Georgia continues to follow the characters from the Chase series, and more specifically the Murphy family from Making Chase. This series currently includes Once and Again (Nathan Murphy) and Lost in You (Beth Murphy).

See my reviews of: Giving Chase, Taking Chase, and Chased.

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Goodreads | Lauren Dane