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Caught Up in Love

by Lauren Blakely

The Caught Up in Love series by Lauren Blakely has 4 known books (4 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with The Second Chance Plan (2020).

Books
4 known books (4 novels)
Published
4
First published
2019
Status
completed
Shelved under
Romance
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Start here: The Second Chance Plan (2020) — then read straight through in publication order.

Book one

Cover of The Second Chance Plan

The Second Chance Plan (2020)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. The Second Chance Plan

    Novel

    The Second Chance Plan (246 pages) originally released in 2013 as Caught Up in Us before Lauren Blakely revised and re-released it under its current title in 2020, part of a broader wave of backlist rebranding she carried out across several early series.

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  2. The Pretending Plot

    Novel

    The Pretending Plot (200 pages), originally published in 2013 as Pretending He's Mine, sits between The Second Chance Plan and The Private Rehearsal, one of Blakely's earliest explorations of the fake-relationship trope she returned to often across her later catalog.

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  3. The Private Rehearsal

    Novel

    The Private Rehearsal (350 pages), the longest entry in Caught Up in Love, originally appeared in 2013 as Playing with Her Heart before its 2020 retitling completed the original trio alongside The Second Chance Plan and The Pretending Plot.

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  4. The Dating Proposal

    Novel

    The Dating Proposal (2019, 285 pages) joined Caught Up in Love later with a new couple, following the original trio's 2020 retitling and continuing the friends-to-lovers, fake-relationship tropes that define the series.

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About the Caught Up in Love series

Caught Up in Love is an early Lauren Blakely contemporary romance series following a circle of friends whose fake-dating and second-chance schemes keep tangling into real relationships. The Second Chance Plan, The Pretending Plot and The Private Rehearsal originally released in 2013 under the titles Caught Up in Us, Pretending He's Mine and Playing with Her Heart, before Blakely revised and re-released all three under their current titles in 2020. The Dating Proposal (2019) later joined the series with a new couple.

As one of Blakely's earlier series, Caught Up in Love established the fake-relationship and friends-to-lovers tropes she returned to often across her later catalog, and its 2020 retitling reflects a broader wave of backlist rebranding she carried out across several early series around that time.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in the Caught Up in Love series?

Four: The Second Chance Plan, The Pretending Plot and The Private Rehearsal (all originally 2013, re-released under these titles in 2020), plus The Dating Proposal (2019).

Why do these books have different original titles?

The Second Chance Plan, The Pretending Plot and The Private Rehearsal were originally published in 2013 as Caught Up in Us, Pretending He's Mine and Playing with Her Heart; Lauren Blakely revised and re-released all three under their current titles in 2020.

Do I need to read Caught Up in Love in order?

No -- each book follows a different couple within the same friend group with a self-contained romance.

Is Caught Up in Love connected to Blakely's other series?

No -- it's a standalone series, though the Stars in Their Eyes duet (My Charming Rival, My Sexy Rival) grew out of the same original Caught Up in Love continuity and is tracked separately.

Is a fifth Caught Up in Love book planned?

None has been announced as of August 2026.

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