I LOVE THIS BOOK. I've re-read and re-listened to it more times than I've actually counted on here. Jason and Naomi are my trope-tonite and I give them my whole heart.

I tweeted about why here

Runaway Girl was one of my favorite books of 2018, and listening to it again on audio was such a treat. I realized I never gave this the full review treatment and I need to rectify that!

Basically this book destroyed me in the best possible way. May be one of my favorite Tessa Bailey's, which is saying a lot. A full review to come closer to the publication date, but make sure to get this one on your TBR immediately.

Southern Belle beauty queen on the run from a loveless marriage finds refuge and a calling at the home of a grumpy, bearded Special Forces hero and his spectacular teen-aged sister. Loved it.

Also, my ovaries are now exploded, so thank you for that Bailey!

According to Goodreads this is my fourth re-read but I don't think that's accurate, but hey I'm going to roll with it.

I'm learning about myself as a reader that I adore intensely character focused romance novels. I love it when 90% of the story is the main characters subsumed with their feelings and emotions about each other. This is a perfect example of this.

Also, the "we only have this xx amount of time" is a favorite trope of mine. That slightly forbidden, I'm free now but now always just hits me in my EMOTIONS.

CW: gender essentialist language, smoking, heroine is 'on a break' from her fiancee, scary scuba diving incident RE a shark, unprotected sex, pregnancy.