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Runaway Princess Bride

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"Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the advance copy of this book, in exchange for an honest review."

Loved this book very much. It had just enough comedy & sweet romance and the storyline was great! I highly recommend!

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Awesome summer read. This is book three in “The Castles of Dallas Series”. It was a book about a runaway bride who ran away from a conman, fell in love with a man who assisted her in catching the conman. She escaped from his clutches with the help of “her killer shoes”.

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This installment of the Dallas Castles series is just as good as the other two. It had beautiful people, heartfelt love and added a little intrigue as well. Throw in a couple twists and turns and you have good entertainment with a HEA. I'd like the series to continue to see what the next generation has to offer but I guess that would have to cross into the fantasy genre.

I was gifted this book by the publisher and the author in return for an honest review.

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I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I started to read this and realized the backstory from the prior 2 books sounded so intriguing that I set it down and purchased the other 2 books. I’m so glad I did. This book can be a standalone but the prior 2 books make this a series not to be missed. In this book, we learn more about Cara Lamon and Aidan Castle. Cara had just ended her secret engagement after she discovered the groom Trey was only in it for her money. Cara was in charge of the philanthropic arm of the House of Lamon and as such had given some money to a charity he had gotten her to invest in. She turns up at the Lamon estate heartbroken and worried. Aiden Castle is staying there as he is installing a security system. They start talking and she shares some of her tale of woe and he realizes the need to protect her in social media, the press, her bank, etc. This is all breaking on the eve of her brother and Aiden’s step sister’s wedding. We learn that she isn’t totally forthcoming and keeps some secrets even though Aiden is trying to help her. This book has quite a bit of suspense, romance and family sagas in it. I give it 5 wonderful stars!

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Runaway Princess Bride by Lenora Worth is book 3 in the "Castles of Dallas" series. Love this series. It´s such a modern fairy tale story. It´s about a department store and it´s owners, but´s it also so much more. You will fall in love with it´s characters, the setting and the story line of this series and I for one can´t get enough. Great story.

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What I liked:
Part of a series: The Castles of Dallas
Standalone 
HEA

I had a hard time staying interested in this book.

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I received this e-arc from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

So Cara decides to leave her fiancé at the alter with her lawyer to explain. She goes home to Texas where she finds an old family friend. Calamity ensues.

So I found this to be quite obvious in storyline and it's fairly obvious that it's the end or middle of a series with all the other characters and plots that intersect in this one or are at least mentioned by the main character.

Trust issues! Man do they have them in spades and yet with those trust issues they fall madly in love within days... Not sure how plausible it is since they literally barely knew each other before hand other than a handful of drunk kisses...

The ending was another on is plot point. As was Trey everything about him was obvious including his demands... And of course Aidan turns up just at the right moment to save the day, just coz why not.

As obvious as this was I couldn't put it down and read it in a couple of hours. Not sure if I'd like to read any more of the series... I'll have to have a think about that

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Aiden Castle and Cara Lamon were stranded together at Double L Ranch, during a freak Texas snow storm. The last time Aiden and Cara were together was the night of Lone Star Castle store party. They got drunk and made out before Cara told him she was secretly engaged and then fled the building. They haven’t seen each other since then.

On Cara’s wedding day, she found out her fiancé, Trey, was a con artist and only after her money. She left him at the alter and headed back to Texas. Her mother always told Cara and her brother that if they ever get in trouble, go home to Texas. Texas heals all wounds. Cara was still in her wedding gown, laying on the couch in her depressed state, when Aiden found her. Aiden didn’t expect anyone to be at the ranch while he was working on the security system, so he was surprised to see Cara there.

When Aiden found out what happened to Cara and learned of her concern for a possible scandal right before her brother’s wedding, he used his computer skills to hide and change things online that might be used against Cara and her family. Aiden and Cara worked together to trap Trey the betrayer and it helps them realize the feelings they both have for each other.

I completely enjoyed this book and series. I hate to see it come to an end. The writing, characters, setting, romance and drama all worked together to keep my eyes glued to the pages.

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Runaway Princess Bride is well written with a good plot. Enjoyed the author’s writing and look forward to reading more of her books. I received an arc from the publisher via Netgalley and this is my unbiased review..

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The Runaway Princess Bride is Cara and Aiden’s story and the last in the Castle Department Store series. Cara and Aiden first met because her brother is marrying Aiden’s step-sister. While they had chemistry, Cara was secretly engaged to another man. That man turned out to be a con man who is trying to steal from Cara’s family’s charitable foundation. Cara confided in Aiden, who with a little help from his friends, comes to the rescue. This story was a sweet and satisfying conclusion to the series.

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This was a fun and quick read. It was enjoyable but I did feel like like all the threads hung together. For example, the suggestion that law enforcement wouldn’t be interested in catching Trey and the not well described use of social media to try to lure him out. I also felt there hadn’t been enough of Cara and Aiden at odds with one another to make their coming together such a shock. Similarly it mentioned Aiden takng the ATC instead of ACT and where he went to school but not the degrees or areas he studied. I was also surprised that as a former police officer Johnny went along with some of the plan Aiden hatched.

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The Runaway Princess Bride is the third sweet romance in the Castles of Dallas series written by author Lenora Worth. Thanks to NetGalley and Tule Publishing for the advance copy.

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Latest in this series, which centres on Aiden Castle and Cara Lamon. Opposites, as he shuns the limelight and she seems to love it. But now both of them are hiding out in the Lamon ranch and can't ignore the attraction between them. But do they trust each other enough to act on it?

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