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Run Run Runaway
Destiny Bay Romances: Sweet Editions
by Helen Conrad
Run Run Runaway
Destiny Bay Romances: Sweet Editions
by Helen Conrad
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Intro to Run Run Runaway
From Author Helen Conrad
Run Run Runaway is the Sweet Edition of My Little Runaway, the story of Reid Carrington and Jennifer Thornton.
They say you can’t go home again—but Jennifer’s going to try.
It’s not her idea. In fact, she fights it—but she’s always been in love with Reid Carrington and she knows how much he wants her to make the attempt—so she takes the leap, risking her own happiness. Meanwhile, Reid thinks he’s going to make her come back to face her responsibilities, but he ends up learning a few things about himself—and about Jennifer—that change his life for the better.
This sort of story always appealed to me. It’s actually a story of self-sacrifice. We all have times when people we love don’t understand why we do things we feel we have to do. Jennifer leaves home so she won’t have to tell her parents a truth they don’t want to know about her brother. They see it as selfish willfulness. She knows it’s really just the opposite. But her sacrifice is worth it to preserve their peace of mind. And once Reid fully understands her motives, he loves her more than ever. Still, it isn’t easy getting there!
They say you can’t go home again—but Jennifer’s going to try.
It’s not her idea. In fact, she fights it—but she’s always been in love with Reid Carrington and she knows how much he wants her to make the attempt—so she takes the leap, risking her own happiness. Meanwhile, Reid thinks he’s going to make her come back to face her responsibilities, but he ends up learning a few things about himself—and about Jennifer—that change his life for the better.
This sort of story always appealed to me. It’s actually a story of self-sacrifice. We all have times when people we love don’t understand why we do things we feel we have to do. Jennifer leaves home so she won’t have to tell her parents a truth they don’t want to know about her brother. They see it as selfish willfulness. She knows it’s really just the opposite. But her sacrifice is worth it to preserve their peace of mind. And once Reid fully understands her motives, he loves her more than ever. Still, it isn’t easy getting there!
Run Run Runaway
Destiny Bay Romances - Forever Yours
(Sweet Edition #1)
by Helen Conrad
Adult Romance
Paperback & Ebook, 169 pages
March 28th 2014 by Doorknock Publishing
It seemed like a good idea at the time.
Adult Romance
Paperback & Ebook, 169 pages
March 28th 2014 by Doorknock Publishing
It seemed like a good idea at the time.
The trouble is, when you run from your problems, you often find out your biggest obstacle is along for the trip–it's you! Reid Carrington realizes that when he finds Jennifer and recognizes the quiet desperation in her eyes. Can he save someone who doesn't want to be saved? Or like a lifeguard rescuing a swimmer, will she pull him down into the undertow in the end?
Recipes for Jennifer's Mango Salsa and Tilly's Bruschetta included.
Excerpt
But he wasn’t really planning a sneak attack. His gaze was traveling around the room, looking for evidence of the Jennifer he’d grown up with, looking for anything that might help to explain the enigma she’d become.
“Why no pictures?” he asked her. “No pictures of your family. No pictures of Tony.”
She licked her dry lips, thinking of excuses, thinking of lies. But he would know that was what they were. Maybe the truth would be better after all. “Reid,” she began, stumbling over his name. “There are certain things I really don’t want to be reminded of…”
He gazed at her in bewilderment. “You don’t want to be reminded of your childhood? You don’t want to remember all those gorgeous, sunny days, the picnics, the swimming sessions, the boats in the harbor…?”
It was impossible. She couldn’t tell him without saying too much. She just shook her head and looked away, avoiding his eyes and he stared at her, a million questions racing through his mind. It was funny, really. Her parents were almost more important to him than his own were. His father had been gone on business more than he was home and his mother was too busy creating a role as the town’s legendary society hostess to have any time for her own children. But the Thorntons had always been there, ready to help.
Jennifer’s mother had been the one to take him to the emergency room when he broke his arm falling out of a tree and Jennifer’s father had been the one who taught him how to throw a fastball when he was trying out for the baseball team. They’d always been there for him and it was frustrating that he couldn’t find a way to pay them back now that the tables had turned and they were the ones who needed someone.
He turned and looked at her. “No pictures of boyfriends?” he asked softly.
“No one special in your life?”
Her back went up again. There was just the thread of mockery in his tone.
“You know what, Reid? You have a completely wrong idea of what my life is like. I’ve just realized that. You think I’m some sort of free love hippy child or something. Don’t you?”
His face was impassive.
“Well, you’re wrong. I’m not. Never have been. Never will be.
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Recipes for Jennifer's Mango Salsa and Tilly's Bruschetta included.
Excerpt
But he wasn’t really planning a sneak attack. His gaze was traveling around the room, looking for evidence of the Jennifer he’d grown up with, looking for anything that might help to explain the enigma she’d become.
“Why no pictures?” he asked her. “No pictures of your family. No pictures of Tony.”
She licked her dry lips, thinking of excuses, thinking of lies. But he would know that was what they were. Maybe the truth would be better after all. “Reid,” she began, stumbling over his name. “There are certain things I really don’t want to be reminded of…”
He gazed at her in bewilderment. “You don’t want to be reminded of your childhood? You don’t want to remember all those gorgeous, sunny days, the picnics, the swimming sessions, the boats in the harbor…?”
It was impossible. She couldn’t tell him without saying too much. She just shook her head and looked away, avoiding his eyes and he stared at her, a million questions racing through his mind. It was funny, really. Her parents were almost more important to him than his own were. His father had been gone on business more than he was home and his mother was too busy creating a role as the town’s legendary society hostess to have any time for her own children. But the Thorntons had always been there, ready to help.
Jennifer’s mother had been the one to take him to the emergency room when he broke his arm falling out of a tree and Jennifer’s father had been the one who taught him how to throw a fastball when he was trying out for the baseball team. They’d always been there for him and it was frustrating that he couldn’t find a way to pay them back now that the tables had turned and they were the ones who needed someone.
He turned and looked at her. “No pictures of boyfriends?” he asked softly.
“No one special in your life?”
Her back went up again. There was just the thread of mockery in his tone.
“You know what, Reid? You have a completely wrong idea of what my life is like. I’ve just realized that. You think I’m some sort of free love hippy child or something. Don’t you?”
His face was impassive.
“Well, you’re wrong. I’m not. Never have been. Never will be.
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Helen Conrad is an award-winning, bestselling author of more than 90 romances (over 15 million copies sold) published under various pseudonyms with Harlequin, Silhouette, Loveswept, and others. She is currently revamping and rewriting much of her backlist—mainly into the Destiny Bay Romances Series. The first six, the Forever Yours Series, are being rewritten as Sweet Editions.
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A Little About the Destiny Bay Romances: Sweet Editions
From Author Helen Conrad
"The Destiny Bay Romances take place in the sort of beach town I've always loved--and now I live in one! But writing about beach towns came first and this series is centered on the rich, influential Carrington family living along the California Coast, and in Hawaii. These are good-looking, fast-driving, hard-hitting men and women whose impulses lead them into trouble every time--and inevitably to fall in love.
The original series includes language and love scenes that aren't, for the most part, especially harsh and explicit--but some of my readers from my years writing sweets for Harlequin as Raye Morgan have asked if we couldn't have sweet and clean versions--and I thought--what a good idea!
These are basically the same stories...but with the conflicts softened a bit, the language cleaned up, and no explicit love scenes. There are still a few adult situations, but they're muted. Consider these the PG versions.
I hope you enjoy them!"
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A Little Blackmail
May 19 - Book Intro
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Moving Too Fast
May 26 - Book Intro
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June 2 - Grand Finale
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