Runaway Bride (Harlequin Intrigue, No 479) [Paperback]

Adrianne Lee (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1998

She came out of his past…

And claimed someone wanted to kill her. All professional bodyguard Jake Wilder knew for certain was he wanted Laura Whittaker out of his life. A year ago she'd left him at the altar. Since then, Jake had become what he was meant to be—a lone wolf.

Now he had to protect the woman who'd broken his heart. Even though her nearness made his body ache. Even though, against his will, Jake began to believe that she'd never wanted to leave him.

If Laura wasn't lying, could Jake keep her alive—and claim her as his bride?

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 250 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (July 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373224796
• ISBN-13: 978-0373224791
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,228,403 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I've been married to my high school sweetheart since those good old rock and roll days when Elvis was The King and The Beatles were galloping over the horizon.

We live on the beautiful Olympic Peninsula; the Olympic mountains range is the eye candy out my office window. My adopted cat, Spooky, is always curled up near me as I create my stories these days.

My career as a writer started in junior high school in the form of poetic rhymes and continued to my senior year, when I contemplated writing a book, dreaming up characters disturbingly reminiscent of my classmates. But other than a few notes, the book never left the planning stage. I had a discouraging experience in a creative writing course I was taking at the time and being a sensitive teenage girl. . . I didn't attempt writing stories again for twenty years.

I restarted my writing career by taking a community college writing 101 course. The teacher was wonderfully encouraging and luckily for me, I met my first critique group in that class. At the time, I was writing Mysteries and the others in my new critique group were all writing Romance. Since I've always been a romantic at heart, I ended up adding romance to my mysteries. Lots of romance.

I call my stories Sexy Whodunits.

Or as one of the characters in my new mystery series would say, "Sex and Murder!"

visit my website @ www.adriannelee.com

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hard to put down, suspenseful, beautifully crafted., October 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Runaway Bride (Harlequin Intrigue, No 479) (Paperback)

When someone sets out to kill Laura Whittaker, bodyguard Jake Wilder finds he must set aside his distrust and bitterness to protect the woman he secretly loves--the woman who only a short year ago left him at the alter. With a keen sensitivity to the tension that results from a lack of trust, the story paints the portrait of a man and woman caught between the painful past and the dangerous present. Adrianne Lee is a born story teller, and this is one of her best.

4.0 out of 5 stars A very good read ........., December 16, 2007

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KayLovesToRead (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Runaway Bride (Harlequin Intrigue, No 479) (Paperback)

The Runaway Bride by Adrianne Lee
Harlequin Intrigue # 479 - August 1998

Laura needs Jake to believe her. A year ago she left him at the altar for a very good reason. But Jake didn't get the message she sent him; instead he got a 'Dear Jake' letter saying she was eloping with another man. Now she's tired of running and she needs Jake to help retrieve the proof that her aunt and uncle were murdered.

Right from the very first page, Ms. Lee had me involved in this story ... a very good read

5.0 out of 5 stars A highly entertaining read!, December 20, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Runaway Bride (Harlequin Intrigue, No 479) (Paperback)

I really enjoyed this story of two people who have to learn to trust again. Jake is a wonderful hero, and I have a confessed weakness for bodyguard stories. This one is right up there with the best! Don't miss it!