Author: Sadira Stone
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Release Date: June 24, 2019
Purchase Link: Amazon
My Rating: 3.5 Runaway Hearts
*Many thanks to the author & publisher for a copy of this book.
Synopsis:
She hates average...he's as average as they come.
High school history teacher Doug Garvey is trying to enjoy his last few weeks of summer vacation, but receiving his final divorce decree hits him harder than expected. After a brief fling fizzles, he fears love just isn't in the cards for him. If only he could find someone who's real, someone interested in something beyond herself…maybe a new running partner who can keep up with his more carnal appetite. When sexy, straight-talking Laurel runs across his path, he dares to hope again.
He's done with social-climbing posers...she's ambitious and has big dreams.
Fired from an art gallery, Laurel Jepsen shelves her pursuit of an art career in San Francisco to help her beloved great aunt Maxie move into assisted living. While out on a morning run, she's harassed by a group of teens until a tall, broad-shouldered hottie steps in, pretending to be her boyfriend with a kiss that makes her wish it were true. But she's only passing through, not looking for a relationship.
Their fierce chemistry burns up the sheets—and the couch, the shower, the forest—but falling in love would ruin everything. Laurel can't stay in Eugene, and he can't leave. Doug's only hope is to convince her the glittery life she's after could blind her to the opportunities already in her path.
Review:
I can't resist a sweet, low-angst romance - especially one with sizzling chemistry and a healthy side of humor! That's what you get with Stone's Runaway Love Story. Laurel Jepsen is a flighty, free-spirited wannabe artist with a plan to travel to San Francisco and pursue her art career . . . just as soon as she finishes helping her great-aunt move into an assisted living facility. She's not looking for a steady relationship and most certainly not love. Doug Garvey is a history teacher and running coach at the local high school, a down-to-earth man whose feet are solidly planted on the ground. He's been burned by love before and has resigned himself to going it alone. So what will happen when these two polar opposites cross paths?
Runaway Love Story is a low angst romance that dips below the surface and explores some weighty issues. Stone's descriptive style of writing brings the relatively simple plot and small town setting to life with authenticity. Support characters include Maxie, the flamboyant 90-year-old great aunt who is nothing less than delightful. Like Laurel, she's a free spirited artist who helps lighten the mood as she makes the transition into an assisted living facility. The chemistry between Laurel and Doug simmers and sizzles as they dance around one another. So can a free-spirited woman with a tendency to run away find happiness with a down-home man with deeply planted roots? I think you'll enjoy finding out! A fun beach read!
My Rating: 3.5 Runaway Hearts
Cross My Heart . . . xxx
♥Sandra♥
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