How to Lose a Groom in 10 Days
& The Wedding Audition
Runaway Brides Series (#0.5 & #1.0)
By: Joanne Rock and Catherine Mann
Releasing April 7th, 2015
He thought their love was a grand slam, until his
bride calls foul…
After an impulsive courthouse wedding with one of
baseball’s rising stars, 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. 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
persuade her to come along for the ride, he’ll convince her that their forever
can be something special… with a love every bit as fiery as the passion.
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THE WEDDING AUDITION
Runaway Brides #1.0
Catherine Mann & Joanne Rock
Releasing April 7th, 2015
The
tabloids call her the Hit and Run Bride after reality show star Annamae Jessup
walked out on Atlanta's favorite baseball player on cable television. Eager to
escape her notoriety, Annamae takes a road trip to find the grandmother she’s
never met and winds up discovering a whole lot more than a band of back woods
relatives. There's no escape from reality TV, even in Beulah, Alabama,
population 3000.
The
last thing Wynn Rafferty needs in his new life is a spoiled television princess
who can’t even know his real name. He’s in temporary witness protection as an
apple farmer after his undercover work put his life in danger. He needs to lay
low until the heat dies down from his last case— even if he sucks at growing
apples as badly as he sucks at relationships. But Annamae turns his new town
into a media circus, unwittingly threatening the lives of him, her and most of
Beulah. Wynn is an expert at keeping the world at arm’s length, but when it
comes to Annamae, the only way he can keep her safe is too keep her very, very
close.
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Have
a fling, Annamae.
She
didn’t want her grandmother’s voice in her head right now. Not when Wynn looked
at her like she was even more appealing than the strawberry pie she’d made. Yet
she kept remembering Hazel Mae’s matter-of-fact prescription for getting over a
bad breakup. Have a fling!
“What
are we doing?” she heard herself ask, then winced since she sounded incredibly
clueless. “I mean—I know where this is going. But—”
“I
know what I want.” Wynn’s hands moved to her shoulders. “I’m one hundred
percent clear on that. But I should make a run around the perimeter of the
fences. Scan the camera feeds just to be safe. That’ll give you enough time to
decide if we want the same thing.”
She
opened her mouth then realized she had no idea what to say to that. She closed
it again.
“But
would you consider giving me five minutes to persuade the outcome of your
decision before I go?” His palm shifted so he cupped her chin, his thumb
running along her lower lip in a way that inspired wicked, carnal thoughts.
Her
eyes fluttered for a moment before she realized how easily she played into his
hands. Instead, she gave his thumb a bite.
His
dark laugh didn’t sound at all deterred. “That works, too.”
Her
cheeks burned. “I have no idea what you mean.”
“I
hope you’re here when I get back, Annamae. I can’t wait to find out what a lie
you’ve been living with this whole good girl thing.”
He
strode away before she’d even caught her breath, the taste of his thumb still
salty on her tongue.
Bagel
barked at him as left, as if asking him to come back. If Annamae weren’t
careful, she’d be panting after him soon too.
Oh
wait, she already was.
USA Today
bestseller and RITA Award winning author Catherine Mann writes contemporary
romance for Berkley, Harlequin, Sourcebooks and Tule. With over sixty books
released in more than twenty countries, she has also celebrated six RITA
finals, an RT Reviewer’s Award finalist, three Maggie Award of Excellence
finals and a Bookseller’s Best win. Catherine and her flyboy husband live on
the Florida coast where they brought up their 4 children – and still have 5
four-legged, furry “children” (aka pets).
Catherine is an active volunteer with an animal rescue, serving on their Board of Directors and fostering over 200 puppies, ill dogs, and dogs with service/working potential.
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