Run, Run, Runaway Bride

Book excerpt: The bride is on the run! Samantha Avery yielded to impulse when she walked down the aisle. Bad move: when the groom hands her a ring she recognizes as stolen, she has to run and keep running until his trial. Answering an ad for brides, she flees to a remote resort town under construction. The brawny boss, Kieran French, needs a temporary wife for legal reasons. But has Samantha jumped out of the lace-trimmed frying pan into the fire? Readers will welcome this laugh-out-loud romantic comedy, revised and updated, from the bestselling author of The Bride Wore Gym Shoes and Assignment: Groom! “Jacqueline Diamond writes marvelous romantic comedy.”--Leena Hyat, The Best Reviews Jacqueline Diamond’s more than 100 novels include romantic comedies, Regencies and medical romances. A former Associated Press reporter and TV columnist, Jackie received a Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times magazine and has twice finaled for the prestigious Rita © Award. She currently writes the Safe Harbor Medical Mystery series, a spin-off from her 17-book Safe Harbor Medical Romance series.