Run Away Bride
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Last published Sun, Oct 19, 2025
When Chloe Adams runs out on her high-school sweetheart minutes before she was supposed to walk down the aisle, she ends up in a small bar in Beacon, a small town just outside New York, with only her wedding dress, fifty bucks and a broken down car. Not ready to go back to New York City and face her family, she accepts good - looking Finn's offer to stay at his place.
But sharing such close quarters is driving them BOTH crazy with desire.
Sebastian Radmore thinks he's seen it all - until the beautiful Chloe walks into his bar wearing the biggest wedding dress he has EVER seen. Though the gorgeous knockout seems as tough as nails, he also senses her susceptibility. But with a problematic and troubled past of his own, Finn has no interest in forming any ties - yet he can't help falling in love with her. Now he'll just have to convince her to stop running and take a chance on him and love.
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