Review- Ready to Run by Lauren Layne

Summary-

The Bachelor meets The Runaway Bride in this addictive romance novel about a reality TV producer falling for her would-be star: a Montana heartthrob who wants nothing to do with the show.

Jordan Carpenter thinks she’s finally found the perfect candidate for Jilted, a new dating show about runaway grooms: Luke Elliott, a playboy firefighter who’s left not one but three brides at the altar. The only problem? Luke refuses to answer Jordan’s emails or return her calls. Which is how she ends up on a flight to Montana to recruit him in person. It’s not Manhattan but at least the locals in Lucky Hollow seem friendly . . . except for Luke, who’s more intense—and way hotter—than the slick womanizer Jordan expected.

Eager to put the past behind him, Luke has zero intention of following this gorgeous, fast-talking city girl back to New York. But before he can send her packing, Jordan’s everywhere: at his favorite bar, the county fair, even his exes’ book club. Annoyingly, everyone in Lucky Hollow seems to like her—and deep down, she’s starting to grow on him too. But the more he fights her constant pestering, the more Luke finds himself wishing that Jordan would kick off her high heels and make herself comfortable in his arms. 

Release date: August 22nd, 2017

Published by: Loveswept

Page numbers: 175

Review-

I read a lot of Lauren Layne books. Her books are quick reads and usually I can easily devour them in one sitting itself. Lauren Layne's writing has its own charm but with some of her recent reads I'm finding a few things repetitive. I guess that is bound to happen because I'm sure she has like 30+ books published till date and all if not most fall in the contemporary romance genre. Ready to Run starts off a new series by Lauren Layne called the I Do, I Don't series which is about runaway grooms.

The whole runaway groom idea intrigued me so I was happy to read Ready to Run when I got an opportunity. Let's start with Jordan. Jordan is our city girl and she thinks she's found the perfect candidate for their new reality show Jilted. But the candidate is not responding. So she decides to go to him to convince him. I liked Jordan. She was driven and focused on her career. She usually kept her distance from people but Lucky Hollow's small town charm and people get to her. Soon she's rediscovering herself all the while falling for the candidate himself.

Luke is the runaway groom. With three brides left at the altar he has a bit of a reputation but Lucky Hollow's people are always there for him. He has friends and family here and he will not let Jordan ruin it. Luke came off as a bit of an asshole in the beginning. But it was easy to see why because Jordan was hounding him for something he didn't want to do. Luke does have commitment issues but there is a very good reason behind it, one he is not willing to share.

Jordan ad Luke definitely had chemistry. Whenever they were in the same room together sparks seemed to be flying everywhere. Both Jordan and Luke were stubborn in their own way but when they finally got together their chemistry was off the charts. Luke does mess up in the end but he does make up for it. I would have liked a little more groveling though.

All in all Lauren Layne's writing is smooth and fast paced. I actually would have liked the book to be a bit longer so that we got a more resolved ending with an epilogue thrown in. But I like the premise of the series and I can't wait to see which direction it goes in next. This was a quick and cute read.

*Note: A copy of this book was provided by the author/publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. We thank them.