Runaway Groomsman by Meghan Quinn Published by Montlake on October 11, 2022
Pages: 463
Genres: Romance, Women's Fiction
Amazon
From USA Today and Amazon Charts bestselling author Meghan Quinn comes a heartfelt romantic comedy about new beginnings and finding the romanticized happily ever after in the most unlikely of places.
Hollywood screenwriter Sawyer Castle knows a good love story when he sees it. But when it comes to real life romance, he’s a mess. That’s how he finds himself standing at the altar…as his ex-girlfriend ties the knot with his very famous best friend. The pressure, the resentment, the media coverage—it’s all too much—and before he knows exactly what he’s doing, he’s making a run for it, leaving a shocked congregation and flashing cameras in his wake.
Needing to lie low amid the media fallout, Sawyer lands in the charming town of Canoodle, California, where he crosses paths with Fallon Long, who runs the Canoodle Cove Cabins, a family-owned business and Sawyer’s new short-term residence. Overwhelmed with renovations and her long list of responsibilities, Fallon is struggling to make ends meet while attempting to bring the cabins back to their original glory. So when Sawyer arrives, she is grateful for the income, but immediately writes him off as just another vapid Hollywood hack, until he begins to prove her wrong at every turn.
As Fallon comes closer to saving the family business, an undeniable bond forms between her and the handsome screenwriter. But the pressures of her family obligations and Sawyer’s notoriety might prove to be too much for anyone to handle. Could Canoodle be the setting for a new romance—or is true love just a Hollywood cliché?
There’s something wonderful about small town romances. I’m always comforted by a supportive community where everyone knows each other and pitches in to help those in need, and I look forward to meeting the quirky residents. Runaway Groomsman has all that, plus heartfelt vibes and a slow build, wholesome love story.
Sawyer was a construction worker before making it big as a romance screenwriter. When he causes a scandal at his ex-girlfriend and best friend’s wedding, he escapes the spotlight and winds up in Canoodle. There, Sawyer meets Fallon, an overwhelmed, exhausted, and broke caregiver who runs her family’s dilapidated rental cabins. Despite getting off on the wrong foot and having to overcome some big obstacles, they begin a simmering friendship that is destined to be more.
You know what’s sexy? A man who is good with his hands. I’m talking about someone who really knows his way around a tool belt. Seriously. Perhaps it’s the long-time married woman in me speaking, but a man who is handy and fixes things without being asked to do so is h-o-t. It’s sad when real life crosses into my romantic fantasies, but I digress.
I was moved by Sawyer’s close relationship with Fallon’s grandfather and by how much Sawyer respects Fallon. I loved the two of them together. I didn’t care for Fallon’s best friend. She’s too much of a one-note caricature. I liked Sawyer’s brother, though. He’s a hoot.
If you think you’re going to get Meghan Quinn’s usual spicy fare, think again. I kept waiting for the juicy stuff, but it never came. Ultimately, I found that I didn’t miss it because I was so entertained by the story. The epilogue is delightful.
Recommended for fans of:
Small town romance
Hollywood
HGTV
Pastries
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About Meghan Quinn
Born in New York and raised in Southern California, Meghan has grown into a sassy, peanut butter eating, blonde haired swearing, animal hoarding lady. She is known to bust out and dance if “It’s Raining Men” starts beating through the air and heaven forbid you get a margarita in her, protect your legs because they may be humped.
Once she started commuting for an hour and twenty minutes every day to work for three years, she began to have conversations play in her head, real life, deep male voices and dainty lady coos kind of conversations. Perturbed and confused, she decided to either see a therapist about the hot and steamy voices running through her head or start writing them down. She decided to go with the cheaper option and started writing… enter her first novel, Caught Looking.
Now you can find the spicy, most definitely on the border of lunacy, kind of crazy lady residing in Colorado with the love of her life and her five, furry four legged children, hiking a trail or hiding behind shelves at grocery stores, wondering what kind of lube the nervous stranger will bring home to his wife. Oh and she loves a good boob squeeze!
I agree with you about a man who can do things around the house being sexy. I feel the same way. I’m also married to a man who can do the same.