I loved that Sawyer was a screenwriter who noted all those things in all his interactions with others and places. I loved how the little town was set up to almost perfectly be a Hallmark movie type of town. While it might be a teensy bit tamed down, it still is there and had me laughing out loud as usual. You can still expect the humor though that Quinn always brings to her stories.

This is a more traditional contemporary romance, which makes sense as it is a traditionally published title. Just a warning if you go in expecting all the steamy times to start up right away like they often do in her books. This was a much slower burn romance than most of Meghan Quinn’s self-published novel. Could Canoodle be the setting for a new romance-or is true love just a Hollywood cliché? But the pressures of her family obligations and Sawyer’s notoriety might prove to be too much for anyone to handle. So when Sawyer arrives, she is grateful for the income, but immediately writes him off as just another vapid Hollywood hack, until he begins to prove her wrong at every turn.Īs Fallon comes closer to saving the family business, an undeniable bond forms between her and the handsome screenwriter.

Overwhelmed with renovations and her long list of responsibilities, Fallon is struggling to make ends meet while attempting to bring the cabins back to their original glory. Needing to lie low amid the media fallout, Sawyer lands in the charming town of Canoodle, California, where he crosses paths with Fallon Long, who runs the Canoodle Cove Cabins, a family-owned business and Sawyer’s new short-term residence. The pressure, the resentment, the media coverage-it’s all too much-and before he knows exactly what he’s doing, he’s making a run for it, leaving a shocked congregation and flashing cameras in his wake. But when it comes to real life romance, he’s a mess. That’s how he finds himself standing at the altar…as his ex-girlfriend ties the knot with his very famous best friend. Hollywood screenwriter Sawyer Walsh knows a good love story when he sees it. Published by Montlake on October 11, 2022 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. RUNAWAY GROOMSMAN, a brand new, heartfelt romantic comedy from USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn about new beginnings and finding the romanticized happily ever after in the most unlikely of places, is Now Available in all formats! Dive into this slow burn romance with “a healthy dose of humor and heart” (Library Journal). “He runs from the altar-and finds love in the place he least expects.”

The runaway groomsman