A runaway bride gets more than she bargained for when she finds herself stranded at the beach working for the town hermit. Never Let Them See You Cry.Rose Collier refused to let them see her crumble as she sprinted across the lobby, the big white dress billowing out of the convertible as she fled. In a daze, she left the city behind, only stopping for necessities, until she found herself staring … herself staring at the ocean, inhaling deep lungfuls of clean salty sea air. The vintage car sputtered and died as she coasted into Magnolia Beach.
Alex Parrish had it all. Money, women, model looks, and fast cars. Until the accident. Then his uncle stole his trust fund. Now this billionaire is broke, disfigured, and ill-tempered, not to mention he doesn’t have a single employable skill.
Sparks Fly.
Certain she’s in no danger of falling for another entitled rich guy, Rose takes a position cleaning for the town hermit. She needs time to heal, to figure out what comes next. Alex doesn’t know who he is without his money and his looks, but going by the new housekeeper’s reaction, he’ll never set foot in public again. He’s fired every other housekeeper in three towns so he’s stuck with the beguiling Rose.
Love Blooms.
As Alex spends more and more time with Rose, he falls head over heels in love for the first time in his miserable life. Too bad she’s made it clear there could never be anything between them other than friendship.
This book is a full-length contemporary beach romance along the lines of your favorite Hallmark movie.
Run away to Magnolia Beach and curl up with these light-hearted romances that will leave you with a smile. Each book in the series can be read as a standalone complete with a swoon worthy happily-ever-after ending!
Book 1: Runaway Bride
Book 2: Married by Monday – coming soon
Book 3: You and Me Forever – coming soon
Book 4: Second Chances – coming soon
Book 5: Marry Me – coming soon
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I picked up this book and couldn’t put it down. “Runaway Bride (Magnolia Beach #1)” by Cynthia Snow is the authors book 1 in a 2 book series. It is also my first read by this author and I enjoyed it very much. Rose Collier finds out on her wedding day that her best friend is pregnant and the baby Daddy is none other than her groom. So she takes off in her new vintage convertible and finds herself in Magnolia Beach after her car died. Alex Parrish is the known weirdo hermit who lives in Magnolia Beach, but looks may be deceiving. He is hiding out after an incident leaves his body covered in scars. These two come together, and each of them need to learn to heal from their past. Love comes as an unexpected surprise for both of them.
Enjoyable storyline to sit back, relax and pass an afternoon away. Both Rose and Alex have suffered loss, humiliation and pain. But sometimes losses suffered are a blessing in disguise. It won’t be easy but the journey Rose and Alex must travel can prove to be the best thing that ever happened to them…. IF they allow it.
OBSERVATIONS AND WISHES:
… Loved how the author didn’t need to fill the pages with bedroom antics to make the book longer. She gets the point across without frivolous bedroom scenes.
… I wanted more. We got to see Alex deal with his past but not so much Rose. Loved seeing Alex tell Allisen to get lost. Also loved how he and Chase worked out the ‘elephant in the room’.
… I do wish I could have seen Rose’s ex fiancé and ex best friend get their own comeuppance. Really wanted both of them to reap what they sowed, wanted them to come face to face with their betrayal and see them have true remorse. I wanted both of them to SEE that Rose has it all now…. everything they desired but gave up, Rose has it in abundance. Too bad, we saw none of that, not even a hint.
… Did Rose’s ex ever truly care for her? What is his backstory? How could he be so callous? Why would he go ahead with the wedding, knowing he was betraying her? When was he going to tell her about the baby?????
… Same for Kim, the ex-best friend. Why all the happy Facebook pics of her and Jude (the ex fiancé)? Please, please, please authors, don’t allow people like that to thrive with their wrongdoing. Let them SEE what they did, what they caused and how their actions impacted their future.
Beautiful
It’s starts off as another bride finding her ex fiancee had been cheating I her wedding day, but then it gets so much better. Alex goes to help a woman and gets injured and has a few scars but finds out his uncle stole all his inheritance. But he has a house from his mom his uncle knew nothing about & he hides there. Rose gets hired on after running on her wedding day. But something clicks between them.