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Chasing the Runaway Bride

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I give this book 4,5 stars!

I loved “Chasing the runaway bride”! It was funny, sweet, heartwarming and I just rutted for Piper and Cade all the way through.

Cade was supposed to marry Piper’s best friend Lonnie ten years earlier but left her standing at the alter and enlisted in the Marine. Now a former Marine and current rancher Cade returns to his hometown for his brothers wedding and to hear the reading of his grandfathers will.
Piper is known as the “Runaway bride” in town since she left two fiancés at the altar with the explanation of feeling no zing with either of them.

In his will Cade’s grandfather leaves him half the towns grocery store and Piper gets the other half. The reason for this is to bring the town together again since it was split in two after the grandfather won the store in a poker game from Pipers father. One half of the town believes that Cade’s grandfather cheated and the other half believes in his honesty. Now they have to work together to bring the town back to what it was before and how do they do that when they are enemies with a strong attraction to each other?

Cade and Piper are so great together and even though they won’t admit it to themselves their chemistry is of the charts and their encounters are so very steamy when they finally give in to temptation.

I will say that there are triggers for physical abuse on Cade’s family’s side and it can be a bit hard to read but it also explains why Cade is so hard on himself and has become a loner.

I can definitely recommend this book.

I got this book from Entangled Publishing and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

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This was such a fun and quick read. The chemistry between Cade and Piper was electric. Enemies to lovers is one of my favorite tropes and this book did not disappoint.

I personally loved Runaway Bride, so this book was definitely up my alley. Piper has left the alter twice and everyone in her small-town knows it. Cade moved away, but is called back to town to deal with his grandfather's passing. Part of his will stipulates that Cade and Piper must run the drug store together for one year (Cade's family one it from Piper's in a poker match). Well you can guess what happened next.

I enjoyed their progression from enemies, to friends, to lovers. they were a great couple to cheer for. Definitely recommend this book.

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This book was a fun read kind of original in a round about way. The storyline is really good keeps your attention and draws you in. Piper at first seems to be this wallflower who is trying to stay behind the scenes because she has had enough gossip about her. However you almost see her grow with in the pages which was refreshing in away, she lets her stubborn side show in the beginning and that is something that's through out. Cade, he is just plain cocky I wasn't sure about him at first but he really does grow on you as you read the story. I loved the small town, the crazy characters and the gossip just sums up about every small town there ever is. I loved how close the brothers are an how they will not stop at anything to protect those they love. This book has sex scenes in it so it may not be suitable for all. Overall I felt this was a fun quick read and well worth it.

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Ahhhhhh this book was just so good. I just couldn't get enough of it. I'm so excited to see what's next from this author.

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I received a complimentary copy of this book from Entangled Publishing via NetGalley and I am voluntarily reviewing it.

This was adorable. I just love the Donovan brothers and the mother LuAnne. This story involves the middle son Cade. After the passing of their grandfather, (and after Finn and Ellie's wedding, the couple from the first book in this series) the will is read. The Donovans are now rich. Billionaires to be exact. Now they really have to get their father to sign the divorce papers and not reveal the amount of wealth that they are inheriting. In order to keep this a secret, Cade had to co-own the grocery story with the family nemesis, Piper O'Riley! He has to stay in Harmony Springs for a year or forfeit the store to Piper.

The web of history is rich in this story. Cade is believed to have left his pregnant girl-friend at the alter just minutes before getting married!!! Fortunately the local doctor breaks protocol and shows Cade that he is not the father. Piper is best friends with the jilted bride (Lonnie) and believes the worst of Cade. Not once has he seen "his son, Hunter" or paid child support. How low can one man be! He has lived in Montana for 12 years. Now Cade comes back for Finn's wedding and meets Piper. Piper is the manager at the pharmacy store where he stops to purchase a card for the wedding. Both are immediately attracted to each. Oh horror of horrors until Piper realizes who she is flirting with. She can't flirt with Cade as he is the enemy. His grandfather won the grocery from her father in a game of cards. She also can't flirt with him as she is the talk of the town as the runaway bride. She herself has literally ran away from two grooms!!! SAY WHAT?!?!?!

This story is just hilarious! I so enjoyed reading this second story of the series. I just adored the first one and this was a very close second. There were some moments that where a heart-twister but fortunately for my sinus, no tears. The road to Cade and Piper's HEA was one that is a must read. I thoroughly enjoyed the complexities that the author put these two through. Their road to a happy ending was so full of bumps that I wondered how everything would come together in the end.

The author wrote this story in a dual POV format. That is a favorite of mine. It helps me to identify with the characters and really humanize them to me. I was so sorry to see the book come to an end. I look forward to reading the third book in this series.

This book has some scenes that should be only read by someone over 18. I otherwise highly recommend this book.

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This reminded me of Runaway Bride wayyyy back in the 90's and it was cute then and it's cute now. I would definitely do a reread. I honestly think the author took the female character from Julia Roberts character in that movie. It was a really great book.

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This story was at times sweet, at other’s funny and sexy but also touching and heartwarming too. What a perfect romantic story that really shows you how amazing this author really is and how she catches her readers attention with her beautiful written stories. Happy reading!! 4 1/2 stars ⭐️

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Chasing the Runaway Bride by Susan Meier is the story about Cade and Piper. They both have there own story family history. The biggest family history the feud between Hyatt and O'Riley in which Piper's father loss the family grocery store to Cade grandfather.

Piper has her problem of leaving two grooms at the altar. It seems you not sure what she want but it sure it was the grooms she was going marry. I love how watch Pipe changes throught out the book. The time spent with Cade and her inheritance of the part the grocery store she see she become a strong and find herself. Cade comes off as strong character from the beginning. It only as he falls in love Piper that he start to doubt himself. It is the love Piper that make him see how wonderful he is

It truly loved this book! I really the story and how it played out. Five star romance!

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This is the second book in the series and I was pretty sure that I read it years ago after I started to read, I had not realized when I requested that it that it was a book written years ago, but nevertheless I continued. This is the second brother who was about to fall in love and would fight it. So Cade and Piper start flirting with each other not realizing that their families are enemies due to Piper's family thinking that Cade's grandfather cheating Piper's father in a game of poker and stole his store. The grandfather dies and requests that both Cade and Piper work the store for a year or if one of the them relinquishes the other gets, if they both relinquish it it becomes a parking lot. They are attracted to each other but there are so many secrets, Piper thinks that Cade walked out on her best friend and abandoned his baby, and let me tell you that her friend is disgusting there are no excuses for what she did it was plain wrong. Cade has to find the evidence that will exonerate his grandfather and he has to fight his demons..Back and forth, I liked Cade but was not really crazy about Piper, all in all we get out HEA.

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This was such a sweet fun romance to read.. It takes place in a small town and this is the second book in the series. I have not read the first book and I found that I could easily follow along. The story line is an enemy to lovers romance. Cade and Piper's families have been feuding for years. Cade has returned home to run his grandfather's grocery store. When he returns he finds out he has to run the store with Piper. The chemistry was there between the two of them from the beginning. It was fun to read and watch them both fight this attraction they had. From the moment I picked up this book it entertained me. I could not get enough of this small town. Thanks Net Galley. I voluntarily reviewed this book in exchange for an honest review.

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A romance with a touch of innocence...in the form of Piper...with a bit of second chance thrown in. The plot is original, the characters are relatable, and the dialog is fresh and carries you through the story seamlessly. Having missed out on reading Finn’s story, the first book in the series, did not hamper the flow of this one. There really wasn’t even a need for a backstory to keep the flow moving smoothly.

This ARC book was complimentary, provided by the Publisher and NetGalley. I am voluntarily providing my honest review.

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Chasing the Runaway Bride is a solid enemies to lovers story. It is the second book in the Donavan Brothers series. I enjoyed it.

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Pipe has left two fiances at the altar, and Cade left his fiance at the altar. Both had their reasons, and now they are thrown together to run the local shop, thanks to a long running feud between their two families.

She knows he is not staying in town, but surely they can have some fun while he is town?

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