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Sunday, September 26, 2021

RELEASE BLITZ & REVIEW: Tagging Up (Callahan Family #5) by Carrie Aarons





All Anna Callahan wants is her independence.

Being the youngest member of her immediate family, and massive network of cousins, she’s always been sheltered. That ends now. After graduating with her masters in nursing, she’s ready to move out of her parents’ house, whether they support that decision or not. While wallowing in the guilt of that choice at the local bar, she bumps into the one guy she shouldn’t go near.

A player for her family’s team and her cousin’s best friend, Clark should come with a warning label. Not only because he’s the league’s number one playboy, but because he’s significantly older than her.

Unfortunately, they can’t seem to keep their hands off of each other. That initial night together leads to scorching glances across public parties, secret hookups in hidden places, and way more than either of their hearts bargained for.

But being with Clark means lying to those closest to them. When their secret is finally discovered, it sends the already skittish bad boy running for the hills. And although she claimed to want freedom with no strings, Anna can’t help but feel the sharp pull to be with him forever.

Clark Nyle swore a long time ago he’d never be committed to anyone.

After watching his mother ruin his father through adultery and abandonment, he knows that love is for masochists and he certainly isn’t one. Baseball and living life like every day’s a party are his only two passions.

Then his father dies, and he’s forced to question everything. It leads to a barstool, too many drinks, and into the backseat of his car with the one woman he should never have touched.

Now that he’s gotten a taste of Anna, he can’t stay away. Even if their secret affair comes with way too many consequences. Her family owns the team he plays for, not to mention his best friend would cut off his balls if he knew what they were up to. Plus, he doesn’t want anything long-term, and eventually he’s going to break her heart.

But the more time he spends with her, the more he seems to want a different future than the one he always planned on. Until they’re found out, and he’s forced to choose between his demons and the disapproval of his closest friends … or her.


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My Review

I received an advanced copy of this book with the promise of an honest review. 

I love a well written age gap romance and this is exactly what this book is! 

Anna and Clark have known each other for a while, but it isn't until they find themselves at their usual hangout, alone, nursing their current woes, that they act on any attraction they may have felt in the past. They agree that them being together is a terrible idea, but they just can't help themselves. Despite their difference in age, they enjoy each other's company and connect in a way that they've never experienced. 

I loved Clark! I know Anna is close to her family and they are (mostly) supportive, but throughout this book I saw Clark as Anna's biggest supporter. Anna finds herself at a crossroads in her life and she may not have realized it, but she was looking for someone to give her the push she needed. She is done living at her parent's house and with Clark's encouragement, she's able to do the thing she had been trying so hard to do. And as a couple these two have wonderful chemistry and they made sense. 

This book brings an end to the Callahan family series and I am sad to see it go. Just like the rest of the series, we see the various family members and their significant others/offspring throughout the book. They are there to give advice and/or help the other person get their head out of their booty or provide some much needed comic relief. 




Author of romance novels such as Fool Me Twice and Love at First Fight, Carrie Aarons writes books that are just as swoon-worthy as they are sarcastic. A former journalist, she prefers the love stories of her imagination, and the athleisure dress code, much better.

When she isn’t writing, Carrie is busy binging reality TV, having a love/hate relationship with cardio, and trying not to burn dinner. She’s a Jersey girl living in Texas with her husband, daughter, son, and Great Dane/Lab rescue.

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