Runaway Girl : a small-town romance overflowing with heart, heat and angst

❤️‍The second in a sexy, fun wedding-themed rom-com duology from Tessa Bailey, #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Happened One Summer - now with a beautiful new package!It''s Naomi Clemons''s big day. Her dream wedding. And she''s outta here. One moment. A fleeting gaze through the church window with someone familiar, dripping in intrigue. And just like that, Naomi realizes . . . she''s boring. A blonde, cookie cutter, well-mannered trophy wife-to-be. How can she expect to lead a fulfilling married life when she''s never lived?Special Forces diver Jason Bristow needs a beauty pageant coach. Not for himself - although the tattooed bruiser could definitely use some charm - but for his little sister who he has returned to St. Augustine, Florida to raise. When a beautiful southern debutante lands on his doorstep, she awakens a hunger that won''t be ignored. If only she wasn''t planning on winning back the ex-fiancé she left at the altar . . .Despite the potential for ruin, heat continues to build between Naomi and Jason beneath the sultry Florida sunshine, consuming them both. But they''re on borrowed time . . . and it''s about to run out.Why readers LOVE Tessa Bailey . . . ''One of my all-time favourite authors!'' SALLY THORNE ''Tessa Bailey is the queen of rom-coms. Long may she reign!'' JULIE MURPHY''Nothing makes my heart catch fire like a Tessa Bailey book. She is all things magic and dirty talk'' ELENA ARMAS