Bride on the Run (Runaway Brides #4)
by Catherine Mann and Joanne Rock
Blurb:
Valerie Dimitri is on the run from her former fiancé who’d only wanted to marry her for her family’s questionable criminal ties. She also has the perfect cover with an assumed name and a thriving call-in advice show, “Sex Talk with Serena”, until one messy call blows up in her face. When she counselled “Anna J” to break up her with her boyfriend, she had no idea that she was telling a local celebrity to dump the hometown hero ballplayer, Boone Sullivan.Boone has discovered Valerie’s real identity and he’s determined to expose her secrets… and maybe more. What he didn’t expect was to be blindsided by a crazy attraction to the buttoned-up lady with the sultry voice and a hidden past. He had carefully plotted his revenge, but soon all he can think about is how much he’d like to take Valerie as very own his stand-in bride…
My Review:
I received a copy in exchange for an honest review
Having enjoyed the first three book in this series so far I was happy to get accepted to review the fourth book as well. This book is exactly what I’ve come to expect from this series, funny and light with some hot scenes thrown in and a sweet romance. I am a bit sad that this is the last book in this series as I really enjoyed this series. What I liked most about this book is that both main characters are character we already heard of in the second book and we see or hear about most of the main characters from the previous books and they make a cameo appearance.
This book follows Boone who’s marriage is ruined thanks to advice Sex talk with Serena gave to his ex fiancé. He is determined to find her and make her publicly announce her advice was a mistake. Then he finds Serena, who is actually Valerie and who’s trying to lead a life while hiding from her her mob family. There is some danger involved and Boone is doing his best to protect Valerie, which was fun to see. And then they slowly fall in love and get closer. There was one misunderstanding towards the end, but luckily it was quickly solved. I didn’t like how Boone was focussed on having Valerie admit her mistake, but it was solved nicely and it did bring them together. There is also some focus on baseball and we see the main characters of the first book during a few scenes, which was fun as it connects the books.
I like Valerie, she was a down to earth women. She loves her dad, both they don’t see each other a lot for safety purposed. They both try to stay far away from the mob side of their family, building their own life away from the rest of their family and trying to avoid any ties with them. I really liked how they dealt with this. Boone is a very successful baseball layer and he didn’t plan to fall in love, but soon he can’t deny how he feels. I liked how protective he was of Valerie and how he adjust his opinions of her once he get’s to know her. It was fun to see their romance and while they start of in an unconventional way, it worked. The ending and epilogue was lovely and it made me happy how this series ends.
To conclude: This was another great book in this series. I am sad this series is over now, but I really enjoyed it. These books are short, but they are a lot of fun and long enough to grow fond of the characters. I really liked Valerie and Boone and their romance was well done, they had a few small misunderstandings, but they were solved pretty quick, so I didn’t mind them too much. The ending was done well and I liked seeing the main characters of earlier books make an appearance. All in all this was a great and fun series and I hope these authors decide to write more books together eventually as I will certainly read it if they do!
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Other books I read and reviewed by these authors:
– Catherine Mann and Joanne Rock – How to Lose a Groom in Ten Days (Runaway Brides #1) – 4 stars
– Catherine Mann and Joanne Rock – The Wedding Audition (Runaway Brides #2) – 4 stars
– Catherine Mann and Joanne Rock – There Goes the Bride (Runaway Brides #3) – 4 stars
– Catherine Mann – One Good Cowboy (Diamonds in the Rough #1) – 4 stars
– Catherine Mann – Pursued by the Rich Rancher (Diamonds in the Rough #2) – 4 stars
– Joanne Rock – Promises Under the Peach Tree (Heartache #1) – 5 stars
– Joanne Rock – Nights Under the Tennessee Stars (Heartache #2) – 4 stars
Glad it lived up to your expectations! It’s really nice to have a series where every book is just as good and just what you want from it. I’ll check out your review of the first one!
Also, I’ve tagged you for the Secret Life of a Book Blogger Tag!
Danni Mae recently posted…The (not so) Secret Life of a Book Blogger Tag
The third book was the only one I liked less, the rest of this series is a solid 4 star read for me and I really enjoyed. After the first book you know what to expect and every book delivers with a fun romance.
Thanks for the tag, I am not sure if I have time to do it, but I really appreciate the gesture!
Lola recently posted…Review: Bride on the Run by Catherine Mann and Joanne Rock
That’s fine! It’s good sometimes to just know what to expect while reading. Sometimes readers get into certain moods and they just need what they want if the review on it is going to be any good at all.
Danni Mae recently posted…Top Ten Tuesday- Ten Hyped Books I’ve Never Read
While each book has a different story and plot, after the first book you get a good feel of what to expect of these books and sometimes it’s nice knowing what to expect beforehand :). I often get into moods for certain types of books or genres and then when a book isn’t like I expected it can be disapointing.
Exactly how I feel. For a writer to market their book incorrectly is really only hurting themselves, because readers who aren’t in the mood for it will be the ones reading and rating it.
Danni Mae recently posted…Top Ten Tuesday- Ten Hyped Books I’ve Never Read
I guess it can be hard to give an adequate feel of what the book is like exactly, but good marketing can certainly help readers knowing what to expect.
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Awesome review missy^^ I like the fact that he tries to make things work with Valerie, even though shes got a lot on her plate and wanted.
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Thanks! They both really try to make it work. They both have a lot goign on and it was beautifull to see them grow closer and work everything out.
I love when baseball players are involved. That’s an interesting intro between them with the messy advice thing causing his break up. The mob tie in would make things exciting.
I already have this series on my wish list after your first review.
Sorry a good series is over for you.
Sophia Rose recently posted…The Collar by Tara Sue Me #Review
The baseball player inclusion was fun and they even go to a few games in this book. It was an interesting intro indeed, it was quite fun how he finally finds her and gos to comfront her and then he has to protect her. It was an unique start. I hope you’ll enjoy it when you get the chance to read this series. I think the first book How to Loose a Groom in Ten Days is free, it’s the shortest of the four books, but really good.
Lola recently posted…Review: Bride on the Run by Catherine Mann and Joanne Rock
It’s great that this series is consistent. I love a runaway bride story and didn’t even know until now about this series full of them. Thanks for your review.
Suzi Q, The Book Dame recently posted…Why We Hide That We Read YA: Kill Me Softly by Sarah Cross
How all the books had the same theme with runaway brides was really well done and I liked how in every book the run was because of a different reason and a different situation each time. It’s a great consistent series. I hope you give it a try, the first book is free if I remember correctly.
This sounds crazy… in a good way. Sounds entertaining enough 🙂
Braine Talk Supe recently posted…Loved It: Swerve by Vicki Pettersson
Crazy in a good way is a good way to describe it. It was a fun and weird plot, but it really worked. It’s a great series 🙂
Lola recently posted…Review: Pregnant by the Cowboy CEO by Catherine Mann
Oh the premise sounds hilarious Lola, I am glad to see you enjoyed this, and the series overall sounds quite good!
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It’s a great series if you are in the mood for a fun and romantic series with some hot scenes thrown in. I had a lot of fun reading these books and am sad the series has ended. I think the first book in the series is/ was free on amazon.
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