Secrets of a Runaway Bride (Secret Brides Book 2)

In this "too delightful to miss" Regency romance, a woman with a secret plan to elope is abducted by a nobleman who might just be her true love match (Lisa Kleypas, New York Times–bestselling author).Miss Annie Andrews is finally free to marry the man she loves. With her overprotective sister out of the country on her honeymoon, nothing can prevent her flight to Gretna Green—nothing, that is, but an abduction by the wrong gentleman.When Jordan Holloway, the Earl of Ashbourne, promised to look after his best friend's sister-in-law, he didn't realize she would prove so difficult. But when he spirits her away to his country house to prevent her elopement, he discovers that the tempting beauty knows how to put up a fight. To make matters worse, he's stuck playing the role of honorable protector . . . when what he really wants is to run away with her himself."Stellar. . . .[Bowman's] flair for mixing red-hot passion and captivating characters makes her an excellent suggestion for fans of Sabrina Jeffries' and Nicole Jordan's historical romances." —Booklist, starred review Read more