Front cover of Runaway Girl by Tessa Bailey, paperback

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

Tessa Bailey

£9.99
  • Pages · 272 pages
  • Publication Date · 12/06/2025
  • Genre · Adult & contemporary romance
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???🔥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-fianc� 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

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