Accidental Runaway Groom (Clover Lake #2)
Carrie Ann Ryan
Blurb:
I picked up a groom on the side of the road on the way to a wedding.
One problem: I
wasn’t the bride.
And he didn’t
mean to run away.
Sometimes things
happen for a reason and six months later, I’m back in Clover Lake and Sharp
McBride is single, not-so-heartbroken, and my new best friend.
Only neither one
of us wants to be ju
st friends.
I don’t know
where his heart belongs, and I don’t want to be the person to break what’s
left. Yet I’m only in town for a short time and I’m not sure I’m made for small
time life.
And if we’re not
careful, this time I might have to be the one who runs away.
Themes: Contemporary
Rating: 3.75 stars
Heat Rating:
Review:
I
have to say I am really enjoying the short interlude novellas that we are
getting as we wait for the next full length stories in the world of the
Montgomery clan. Clover Lake being so
far away makes it sad to see the couple of Montgomerys being separated from
their CO family but in the end it seems they will at least have their own
little family group close by. Carrie Ann Ryan usually has so much depth and
trauma that she is working through in her writing, but these stories are just
fun and romantic to enjoy. Each of the McBride family has had their little disaster
and a Montgomery has ridden in to save the day in one way or another and then
stolen their hearts. In this story a mistake/plot leads Sharp McBride to the
best thing in his life when Jamie Montgomery comes to his rescue and then gives
her his heart as their friendship quickly becomes a deeper love than either of
them ever realize they needed in their lives.
I loved getting to know Sharp and seeing him finally come to terms with
the fact that his first engagement was a terrible mistake that he was lucky to
escape and he deserved the love he had finally discovered with Jamie. Jamie
never wanted to leave her family beyond a visit to her cousin’s new home in
Wyoming, but her feelings for Sharp are complicated and the more she falls for
him the more she wants to stay so its not surprising when she comes to the conclusion
that where isn’t home, but home is who is taken space in your heart. I loved every moment of this light-hearted
but sensual novella and I am looking forward to the conclusion in book three
(His Practically Fake Proposal). Carrie Ann never lets us down so I know
that the last McBride is going to blow us away with their shenanigans and the person
they fall in love with (another Montgomery perhaps?) will be just as awesome. Party
on!
*eARC provided by author for the
purpose of an honest and unbiased review.
No compensation was provided.
