When a woman runs from family, fortune, and secrets, love follows in New York Times bestselling author Ruth Cardello’s dazzling romance.The Boston Westerlys are reuniting for a wedding—a longtime wish for its matriarch. If only Nicolette, the youngest of the clan’s siblings, could find love. With her true parentage suddenly in question, she feels like more of an outsider than ever. It figures … than ever. It figures that the one guest of any comfort is her grandmother’s greatest enemy. Now, Nicolette’s only impulse is to run. Disappearing to a small Iowa town, she can build a future on her terms without the Westerly name or money—or the secrets that have divided the family for years.
Despite his damning history with the Westerlys, Bryant Taunton recognizes a kindred spirit in Nicolette. He is drawn to the beautiful loner. When she vanishes, he follows. But Bryant has his own secrets, and gaining Nicolette’s trust won’t be easy. It might even require the help of the family she left behind.
Now, for Nicolette and Bryant, coming to terms with the past is the only way to make both their dreams come true, and to finally find a way home.
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I won a copy of this book from Goodreads giveaways, I was not required to give a favorable review. Nicolette is the baby of 5 siblings and her parents divorced she and one brother & sister loved with their mom without the wealth of the family name. She is at her brother’s wedding at her grandmother request for it to be family, but she doesn’t know if her dad is her dad which is causing problems. Bryant is from a family that has had issues with the Westerly’s. He doesn’t stand by his dad on this. Something about Nicolette touches his soul.
Nicolette and Bryant
The matchmaking is alive and well lol, but not without some bumps, curves and bare butts. Bryant knew what he wanted and what he didn’t. He wanted Nicolette and he also wanted her to be happy, so he had to deal with her family.
This was an excellent read on the journey of these two, with all the family making appearances and needed revelations.
I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish. A fast read with all the feels, heat and family drama Ms. Cardello is so very good at penning.
I received an ARC thru NetGalley and am freely giving my honest thoughts.
This was fun!
Nicolette and Bryant’s story is full of emotions and heart. The entire series had me smiling. Lots of love and family and laughter. A great read!
I loved the story that shows family sticking with family even if it’s unpopular.
“Runaway Heir” is the fifth book in the Westerly Billionaire series, and it is the story of Nicolette and Bryant. Nicolette is confused, alone and questioning a big part of her life. So when she meets Bryant she is not in a good way, she is a tad bit sauced. Bryant has secrets of his own and her grandmother Delinda doesn’t like him or trust him. Alessandro sets up the whole meeting between the two, because he feels like they belong together and can help each other out. Sometimes it takes more than two people, it takes a little push in the right direction with help from the family.
I loved Nicolette and Bryant’s story and all the family that had a hand in either putting them together or helping them find their way. The past is the past and the sooner these two find a way to put that behind them, the sooner they will find their happily ever after.
This is the end of this series and the youngest sibling, Nicolette, is really struggling and lost. She doesn’t feel as if she belongs anywhere. Bryant is invited to Eric and Sage’s wedding and meets Nicolette and there is an instant connection. Back in the states they reconnect and, as with all good things, they have a bit of a push/pull because she really does have a lot of her grandmother’s fight in her. These two are wonderful together and watching them made this book a lot of fun.
Highly entertaining, emotional, sexy and engaging journey filled with family secrets, intriguing charters, uncertain loyalty, a strong desire to start over and undeniable slightly forbidden passion…. was a thrilling read from beginning to end and I really enjoyed every heart pounding twist and turn.
She saved the best for last! I binge read the whole series to enable myself to give an honest review. While each installment could be read individually, I feel you get the best feel for this series by reading all the books in order. The family interacts with each other in all the books and is an integral part of the series. This last installment, #5, solves the problems between all the family members, answers the question of who each person was and showed the youngest member of the family that she was worthwhile and that she was an important part of them. I so loved the fact that Bryant was able to convince her of her importance and give her the HEA she thought she’d never find.
It was a great series and I was honored that the publisher gifted the book to be in return for an honest review.
Nicolette is lost within herself debating her life while at the wedding of her brother. She does not know if she will be brave enough to run a DNA test to find out if the man she thought was her father was really her biological father. She has been running away from finding out the truth or joining in with her family since the secret was revealed of her mother’s indiscretion and reason for the divorce of her parents. Now, she feels like a stranger with her family.
At the party, she decided to drink Grappa like it was water. Never a good move! Meeting Bryant was good and bad all at once. The chemistry was there and she had on the dress to seduce him. Too bad he would not budge beyond a kiss because she was so drunk! But they are fated to meet and create trouble for each other. A family feud, a runaway heir, an immovable man, and a town in trouble all play their parts in this emotional and amazing story of family and love.
I am voluntarily reviewing this book. Thanks to the author for sharing a copy with me.
Book 5 in the series of stand-alone Westerly Billionaire stories and its Nicolette’s turn to find love.
What I love about this series is how different each of the Westerly grandchildren personalities are and how I always feel like I’m home watching this family find the love they all deserve.
Nicolette may be the youngest but that doesn’t mean she keeps her views in check in fact she is probably the most outspoken of all the grandchildren but then family secrets are revealed and she ends up losing her passion for life she ends up withdrawn and sad. A drunken Nicolette meets Bryant at Eric and Sage’s wedding and one thing leads to another, there may be an attraction but Bryant needs to break down the walls Nicolette has put up so will he be the one to get her to open her heart up and lead her to taking one more chance on life and love ……..
Families don’t always agree with who we choose as soulmates and will Bryant and Nicolette win over Delinda the grandmother who rules the roost, guess you need to read the book to find that out…
A beautifully written love story that will touch your heart, the characters are likeable and charming and I certainly recommend this to all romance lovers.
It’s just an ok read. It’s not favorite in the series.
A very addictive book written by Ruth. From the beginning to the end Bryant and Nicolette were amazing. Words can’t describe how much I enjoyed the beauty of this book. Especially once Bryant and Nicolette met up all things change. A must read for sure.
I really enjoyed Runaway Heir by Ruth Cardello, she always knows how to write a great book.
I found myself really relating to Nicolette throughout the book, feeling like she doesn’t quite fit in and trying to find her way and place in the world. Bryant is also a very loveable character, given that he is an enemy of Nicolette’s family.
These two were perfect together. I couldn’t put this book down, but am so glad there is more to come from Ruth Cardello!
An enchanting book – Nicolette Westerly has felt misplaced, lonely like she doesn’t belong for some time and Bryant Taunton as felt that way at would time and feels compelled to help Nicolette the only problem their families are mortal enemies. I loved the give and take in this using wit and emotion.
Runaway Heir was a great addition to Ruth Cardello’s Westerly Billionaire series. Nicolette Westerly questions her belonging to the family and does what she does best – runs away. The last person she expects to come after her is the sexy stranger from the night of her brother’s wedding – who happens to be a part of her family’s nemesis – Bryant Taunton.
Bryant doesn’t believe his family should continue to hold a grudge. His disagreement with his father makes it possible to help in and help the Westerly’s when they need it most – even though they don’t realize it.
I love the way Bryant handles the situation. Not wanting to give it away, but he made me laugh so hard at how he handled some of the Westerlys. It was beyond genius. Trust me – well worth the read.
Ruth created a world in this story I never wanted to leave. I can’t wait to see what she has in store for us next.
Runaway Heir is so much better than I anticipated that it would be. Ruth Cardello has written a phenomenal book. If you buy any book this year, this is the book to buy. I love this series.
Reading Westerly Billionaire series is like returning to visit old friends. Runaway Heir is filled with amazing characters we have grown to know and love and we get to meet even more friends in a new town, MacAuley, Iowa (which I’m convinced should have a series of it’s own because this place has character).
Nicolette has been kind of the misfit in the family but we get to know her much better and I think she has become my favorite family member now. Bryant is hot, sexy and rich, the perfect fit for Nicolette.
I loved this book, the quirky sense of humor and interesting characters make it stand out among the books I’ve read recently and this one will be on my re-read list.
Loved this book. Nicolette’s story was very well done. I really appreciated the take on small towns and the use of perspective. Ruth does a great job of taking wealthy characters and showing character traits we can all relate to. Definitely worth missing some sleep to finish this book.
I just love the way Alessandro sets things in motion. He knew exactly what he was doing when he got Bryant invited to Eric’s wedding. One look at her and he was entranced with Nicolette. As she was finding out, hitting rock bottom taught people a lot about both themselves and those around them. Bryant had experienced a simular situation when his mom died so he was able to somewhat guide her. Running away to Macauley turned into a compass toward home for Nicolette. With a little helpful meddling from Alessandro and Bryant she found out that family is a choice. Either everything makes you happy or nothing does, the choice is yours. Delinda is a truly unique character and the more I read about her the more I’d like to know her. She’s strong, tough, yet loving. A once broken family is finally on the mend.
“Family is a choice”
Runaway Heir by Ruth Cardello is book 5 in the Westerly Billionaire Series. This series a family series about the Westerly children and their journey finding to find and who they are.
Nicolette is the youngest of the Westerly children and she struggles find out who she truly is. The story bring to life stuggles many people go through. I love how Ruth write he inner thoughts. I really like Bryant Taunton and they way he handle himself with Westerly family!
This was a great story! I love how it bring the Westerly Series together! I love how Ruth wrote the story. It brought all sort of emotions as I read it! Highly recommended!