I ran from a high society wedding straight into the arms of a grumpy, small-town protector.

I was supposed to be the perfect society wife, traded to a ruthless billionaire to save my family from financial ruin. Instead, I climbed out a window in my fifty-thousand-dollar Italian silk gown, stole a catering van, and drove until I hit the sleepy coastal town of Blue Bay.

Posing as "Sarah," the world’s worst diner waitress, I’m just trying to survive. But I didn't count on Jake Morrison.

Jake is the town’s brooding harbor master and an ex-Navy SEAL carrying his own deep scars. He sees right through my fake name and terrible coffee-pouring skills. Yet, when he realizes I’m terrified and running on empty, this gorgeous grump does the unthinkable: he offers me his guest room.

Sharing a house—and a makeshift pillow wall—with a fiercely protective, dangerously attractive man chips away at my defenses. Jake teaches me how to trust, how to breathe, and how to feel safe.

But my powerful ex-fiancé doesn't lose, and he's hunting me down. When my past, dressed in tailored suits, finally crashes into Blue Bay, I’ll have to decide: do I run again to protect the man I love, or do I finally stand my ground?

Runaway Bride and Her Grumpy Rescuer is a sweet, opposites-attract, forced-proximity small-town romance featuring a swoon-worthy ex-military hero and the runaway heiress who steals his heart.