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Runaway Bride (Harlequin Intrigue, No 479)

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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.

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

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!

A pretty good page-turner that's undermined by a weak love story. Basically, the characters already love each other; they just don't trust each other. So, if you're don't want a book where they're falling in love, but are falling in trust, this one's for you. The climax is really rushed, and the love story--what there is of one--is resolved in an offhand way in the last couple of pages. Lee has a way with tension and suspense, but she might as well have not bothered with a romance and made a straight mystery instead. This one just doesn't cut it.

Imagine the pain Laura and Jake would suffer had this story been real. Adrianne's clear writing style makes their love one you'll want to read about again.

Her depiction of an alzeimer's patient is top notch, and I thank her for giving us such a satisfying, believable ending with regard to it.

This book is an exciting read that leaves you full of hope and caring for for Laura and Jake, and full of satisfied smiles.

Very, very well done!