How to Lose a Groom in 10 Days

Catherine Manne · Joanne Rock

Apr 2015 · Runaway Brides Book 1 · Tule Publishing

About this eBook

He thought their love was a grand slam, until his bride called foul…

After an impulsive courthouse wedding with one of baseball’s rising stars, landscaper Melanie Webb wonders if she’s fallen victim to lust at first sight. She hardly knows Grady Hollis, the Atlanta outfielder who swooped into her Florida hometown and charmed the socks—and more!—right off her. She couldn’t resist when he proposed under the stars right on the outfield she’d worked so hard to maintain. But when the aftermath means moving to Atlanta and following him around the country for his eight-month a year travel schedule, she gets cold feet.

But Grady has never been a man to give up on a dream and Melanie is everything he ever hoped for in a woman. He knows if only he can convince her to come along for the ride, he’ll convince her that their forever can be something special… and sizzling too. The road trip brings them both deeper understanding, surprise revelations and a love every bit as fiery as the passion.

Ratings and reviews

I remember loving this when I first read it, but I’d forgotten just how much. Melanie and Grady are adorable together, even though she’s trying so very hard to prove they aren’t compatible in the least. I loved watching Grady show her that he’s paid attention in the time they’ve been together; that he knows her better than she realizes.

Couldn't get into this book at all, the first in the Runaway Brides series. Much too short at only 69 pages/6 chapters. The rest of the series is pretty good and I'm glad I didn't let this one turn me off them. Although this is the first in the series, it almost seems like an afterthought or that it should be part of one of the other books and not a standalone story.

Cute novella with a groom determined to keep his bride after she gets cold feet! Grady is the perfect hero - patient, understanding, sexy and completely in love with his wife. Melanie takes a bit to warm up to after she ditches the groom, but she won me over by the end. ARC received in exchange for an honest review.