Release Day Launch and Reviews: Runaround: Jay Crownover
From New York Times bestselling author Jay Crownover comes the next standalone title in her Getaway series, RUNAROUND! Now in Kindle Unlimited, RUNAROUND is now available!
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RUNAROUND
Jay Crownover
Release Date December 14, 2018
Release Date December 14, 2018
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Can two people perpetually moving in opposite directions ever end up in the same place? Or will love just keep giving them the runaround?
Webb Bryant is intimately acquainted with every type of trouble there is. Trouble is all he’s ever known and the only constant in his life.
Webb’s a man constantly on the move. He’s a drifter. A wanderer. He bolts from one bad choice to the next, never able to put enough distance between himself and the ghosts from his past. He lives hard and fast, until everything comes to a screeching halt the moment he lays eyes on Tennyson McKenna. The stunning woman appeared out of nowhere to save the day, and Webb’s been unable to forget her. The leggy, blonde forest ranger might very well be the one person in the world important enough to finally keep him in one place. Only, Ten isn’t impressed by Webb’s knack for finding trouble. And no matter how hard he tries to shake it, he can’t escape his bad habit of falling into the deep end of questionable decisions. When his newest brush with trouble gets Webb in way over his head, Ten jumps after him into the dangerous waters. It’s possible they’re going to sink so fast they both might drown.
Tennyson McKenna makes it a point to be diligently cautious in all aspects of her life. She learned the hard way that leading with your heart instead of your head gets you nowhere.
Ten’s a woman stuck in a frustrating rut. After a string of failed relationships lands her back home, a pit stop to mend her broken heart becomes a hole she’s lost the will to dig herself out of. Coasting through her days was easy until Webb Bryant crash-landed in her path, complete with bullets, blood, and a grin far too charming for his own good. Webb is anything but safe and predictable. He’s everything Ten swore she would never gamble on again, but it’s impossible to ignore the way trouble follows him around like a shadow. And every single time Ten pushes Webb away, she finds herself chasing after him before he’s gone for good. When Webb’s past finally catches up to him, Ten has to decide if she’s brave enough to put her heart on the line for a man who might be gone tomorrow
I have been anxiously awaiting more with Webb and Ten since the end of Escape! Webb Bryant is a man who had a rough life and has made some mistakes. He is a survivor and drifter, and it seems trouble follows him. The only person that has ever been there for him is his older brother, Wyatt.
But when he ended up on the Warner Ranch in Wyoming and met Forest Ranger, Tennyson McKenna, for the first time he did not want to run even though she resisted him at every turn. He is charming and flirty, but definitely not a safe bet. She is outspoken, smart, and brave but is also cautious and guarded about relationships. They keep giving each other the runaround, and just as he is starting to settle in, trouble finds him again.
Although Ten had been fighting his charms to the best of her ability, she is not willing to see him railroaded through the system that she knows how to navigate. And as the investigation begins, it gets even more surprising and dangerous than they could have expected. Working together gives them time to develop more trust and an understanding of what makes the other tick. And the passion between them continues to grow.
But they are in a precarious and unpredictable situation that could end badly for either of them. And neither of them have had good luck with real relationships. He never found someone he wanted to be better for or to stay in one place with. She let men mold her into what they wanted and had lost some sense of herself. But the only way to survive what they are up against is to work together and trust in the other. But with two damaged people, that is easier said than done.
The burgeoning love story is surrounded by questions, suspense, danger, and threats. I was totally surprised at the twists in the story. But at the heart of it is finding your place in the world and your people, and about accepting that you matter and are worthy of love. It is also about slowing down and dealing with the past so that there is a clean slate for the future. But sometimes choices are hard and mistakes are made. It is difficult to let the heart rule the head. But sometimes the risk can be worth the reward if they are brave enough to take the chance.
This story takes us to various places from the Warner Ranch in Wyoming, New Orleans, and even Loveless, Texas where Jay Crownover's next series is set. I am looking forward to revisiting that town. I liked getting more with Cy Warner, Wyatt, and the Sheriff, Rodie. I actually want more with Wyatt and Rodie as well!
But when he ended up on the Warner Ranch in Wyoming and met Forest Ranger, Tennyson McKenna, for the first time he did not want to run even though she resisted him at every turn. He is charming and flirty, but definitely not a safe bet. She is outspoken, smart, and brave but is also cautious and guarded about relationships. They keep giving each other the runaround, and just as he is starting to settle in, trouble finds him again.
Although Ten had been fighting his charms to the best of her ability, she is not willing to see him railroaded through the system that she knows how to navigate. And as the investigation begins, it gets even more surprising and dangerous than they could have expected. Working together gives them time to develop more trust and an understanding of what makes the other tick. And the passion between them continues to grow.
But they are in a precarious and unpredictable situation that could end badly for either of them. And neither of them have had good luck with real relationships. He never found someone he wanted to be better for or to stay in one place with. She let men mold her into what they wanted and had lost some sense of herself. But the only way to survive what they are up against is to work together and trust in the other. But with two damaged people, that is easier said than done.
The burgeoning love story is surrounded by questions, suspense, danger, and threats. I was totally surprised at the twists in the story. But at the heart of it is finding your place in the world and your people, and about accepting that you matter and are worthy of love. It is also about slowing down and dealing with the past so that there is a clean slate for the future. But sometimes choices are hard and mistakes are made. It is difficult to let the heart rule the head. But sometimes the risk can be worth the reward if they are brave enough to take the chance.
This story takes us to various places from the Warner Ranch in Wyoming, New Orleans, and even Loveless, Texas where Jay Crownover's next series is set. I am looking forward to revisiting that town. I liked getting more with Cy Warner, Wyatt, and the Sheriff, Rodie. I actually want more with Wyatt and Rodie as well!
I received this book for free from the author in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Trouble has a tendency to follow Webb Bryant and find him, even if he runs from the last bit of trouble. Settling down isn’t something Webb has considered, but after he finds a place at the Warner Ranch, he considers staying -- if he can convince the pretty forest ranger to look his way. But even though he is tempted to stay in one place, a past he didn’t know to guard against threatens the first bit of peace he has found.
Tennyson “Ten” McKenna is back in Montana after some time away in law enforcement. Now that she is closer to home and working for the Forest Service, she can’t imagine living anywhere else. She doesn’t trust that Webb isn’t looking for trouble, but she also sees a side of him that no one else sees -- the side trying to shake the trouble dogging his heels.
Tennyson “Ten” McKenna is back in Montana after some time away in law enforcement. Now that she is closer to home and working for the Forest Service, she can’t imagine living anywhere else. She doesn’t trust that Webb isn’t looking for trouble, but she also sees a side of him that no one else sees -- the side trying to shake the trouble dogging his heels.
This was a wild ride. Twists I didn’t expect popped up throughout the story to keep things moving. I loved watching Ten flex her investigative muscles as she helped Webb trace his past and try to stay one step ahead of the approaching trouble.
As usual, Crownover has created a cast of characters that acts as family, adopting those who join even without blood ties. I loved seeing Cy again, especially considering his history with Ten. Watching both Webb and Ten navigate the gruff man (and his intent to push them in what he feels is the right direction) was entertaining to say the least. Though much of the action of this story didn’t take place directly on the ranch, it was comforting to return to this world, and exciting to watch Webb and Ten try to find resolution for themselves and for Webb’s troubles.
I received this book for free from the author in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.As usual, Crownover has created a cast of characters that acts as family, adopting those who join even without blood ties. I loved seeing Cy again, especially considering his history with Ten. Watching both Webb and Ten navigate the gruff man (and his intent to push them in what he feels is the right direction) was entertaining to say the least. Though much of the action of this story didn’t take place directly on the ranch, it was comforting to return to this world, and exciting to watch Webb and Ten try to find resolution for themselves and for Webb’s troubles.
~TENNYSON~
The first time I laid eyes on Webb Bryant he was frighteningly pale from blood loss and nearly delirious from a raging fever. He’d been sporting a hole in his shoulder from a bullet wound and was terrified his brother was dead somewhere in the vast Wyoming wilderness. It was my job to protect and patrol, one I focused on diligently, but Webb was admittedly distracting. I thought he was going to pass out at my feet, a city boy in way over his head. He didn’t. He never wavered or stumbled in the unfamiliar terrain and unknown situation…not once. He’d impressed me with his resilience and his determination to find out what had happened to his older brother. He’d also caught my attention with those burning blue eyes and shock of blond hair, which gave the misleading impression that the man had a single angelic quality about him. Every long, lean line of Webb Bryant oozed playful mischief and bled the promise of wicked things done in the dark…or during the bright light of day. He didn’t seem like the shy type. Even injured and out of his mind with frantic worry for his older sibling, he was the most charming, most flirtatious man I’d ever met. He sent every defense mechanism I had into overdrive, and there wasn’t a second that slid by where I didn’t remind myself he was not my type in the slightest. Besides, once the Warners and I had both the Bryant brothers straightened out, I figured I wouldn’t have to dodge Webb’s advances ever again. He would ramble on to his next adventure and be out of sight and mind.
I breathed a sigh of relief when he went away. He was too tempting. It was too enticing to give in to every single promise made by his easy smile and glinting eyes. Webb was several years younger than me, a man who was obviously lost and still trying to figure out who he wanted to be when he finally grew up. I was a woman who knew exactly who she was and who she could never be. I was never the type to chase after the bad boys, the wanderers, the reckless. No, I fell for the steadfast, the sturdy, and the solid. I gave my heart to the kind of men who held the world up and buffered everyone around them from the raging storm.
I handed my heart to the oldest Warner brother, Cyrus, when we were just kids. Coming to terms with the fact the stoic and serious cowboy would never feel about me the way I felt about him had been one of the hardest things I’d ever had to do. We shared similar dreams, knowing our lives were so much bigger than the ranches that had our family’s bloodlines entrenched in the soil. We both wanted more than Wyoming, and for a long time, I honestly believed we were on the road out of our tiny town together. It didn’t happen that way. Sure, we both got out in our own time and in our own way, but we both ended up back where we started. Cy was taking his return home in stride. He was far less resentful about his homecoming than I was. In fact, the wedding Webb was dragged out of two short days ago was Cy’s.
I thought it was going to be hard, damn near impossible, to watch the man I’d openly loved from afar for most of my life promise his forever to someone else. It wasn’t nearly as bad as I envisioned. Mostly because Cy was stupid happy with his fiery city girl. He’d never been that happy with me, before we left or when we both admitted defeat and came back home. He’d never loved anyone like he loved his Leo, so the sting of watching him put a ring on someone else’s finger was minimal.
I would gouge my eyes out with a rusty spoon before admitting to anyone, especially myself, that since the start of the wedding most of my attention had been on Webb instead of the happy couple. To my surprise, my heart didn’t feel nearly as trampled as I thought it would. It was too busy stupidly racing over the man I believed I wouldn’t see again and knew I should keep my distance from.
The blond man with a penchant for trouble hadn’t stayed gone like I predicted. Nope. He’d shown up right when Cy needed help on the ranch and offered to stick around. Webb claimed he wanted to learn a new skill, seemed he’d taken a shine to the rough way of life in the Wyoming backcountry and wanted to play cowboy for a while. Cy couldn’t say no, and as badly as I wanted to, I couldn’t stay away. I was caught in an endless game of cat and mouse, and some days I wasn’t sure if I was the predator or the prey. I tracked Webb out of the corner of my eye for months. I expected him to up his game and try to lure me to bed, knowing the wedding was going to lower my defenses. Never in a million years would I have predicted he was going to be led away from the festivities in handcuffs.
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Every once in a while, you need to get away from it all.
I was a woman on the edge, shaken and shattered after a breakup that felt like it tore my entire world apart.
My best friend, sick of watching me drown in misery and melancholy, harassed me until I agreed to go with her on a week-long wilderness retreat.
She promised days spent bonding and getting in touch with our inner bad-asses.
It was supposed to be all about the two of us roughing it and making do with the bare minimum. She assured me we were going to be pushed to our limits in ways that were unimaginable. Neither one of us could have ever guessed just how right she was.
Nowhere in the glossy brochure did it say anything about the fact I was going to have to battle the insufferable but deliciously rugged and sexy trail guide instead of the elements. The brochure also forgot to mention the part that warned when you left civilization behind, there was no place to pack your inhibitions and fears.
I was told that I would be facing a week where the only thing I should expect was the unexpected. However, no one mentioned that I was going to have to fight for my life…and my heart as soon as I ventured into the unknown.
I was a pro at hiding from my feelings but when it came time to face a real threat, one that could change everything, I learned I was more of a no surrender, no retreat kind of girl
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His life is chaos and confusion. It’s a storm of uncertainty and raging emotion.
Sutton Warner is a mess. Everything in his life feels like it’s unraveling.
He’s let a lot of people down lately, including his daughter. Sutton always promised his little girl he would never disappoint her and that he would always be there when she needed him. Until he wasn’t.
The truth is, he’s used to disappointing the women in his life. First was his mother who couldn’t find a reason to stick around when he was growing up. Then there’s his ex. The woman who takes unbridled delight in making his life incredibly complicated.
Luckily, his daughter is still young enough to believe her old man is some kind of hero. But, he knows the day is coming when she realizes the truth, that he’s just a man with some serious flaws and a list of ever-growing weaknesses.
Finally, there’s the woman he’s desperately trying to forget with every shot tossed back and each pill popped.
He more than disappointed Emrys…he almost got her killed.
Her love is steady and sure. It’s a shelter shaped by conviction and silent assurance.
Emrys Santos is lost. Everything in her life feels pointless and futile.
She’s been busy running away from her feelings and all the people who love her the most—including her best friend, the one person who knows exactly what she’s been through. They promised to always stick together and to lean on one another. It was a promise Em had to break so she could lick her wounds and figure out her next move. For once, there is no easy way out of the tangled web of emotions she’s caught up in, and right now, she recognizes that all roads lead back to Wyoming…and back to Sutton.
The man she nearly got killed.
ESCAPE
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Everything inside of him is screaming that he needs to run, he needs to go, he needs to escape.
Lane Warner is used to being overshadowed and overlooked.
After all, he’s the youngest brother and the most laid back one in the family. He’s the one known for going with the flow and not making waves, even when things seem to be at their worst.
Very few things in life have had the ability to rile Lane up and get under his skin. At the top of that list is his childhood friend Brynn Fox…no…Brynn Warner. The fact that they share a last name was the one thing that has the power to light him up and spin him out of control like no other. There was no calm, cool and collected when it comes to all the reasons why Brynn had to become part of his family.
It’s slowly killing him to keep wanting what he can’t have, so Lane sees only one way to stop himself from doing something they’ll both regret…he has to leave.
Everything inside of her is calling out to find him, to follow, to bring him home.
Brynn Warner is used to being stuck between a rock and a hard place.
After all, she’s the daughter of an unrepentant gold-digger who never once blinked at being the cause of her daughter’s pain and suffering.
Very few things in her life have ever brought happiness and a sense of security. At the very top of that list is Lane Warner. She has unwaveringly loved the youngest Warner since the first minute she laid eyes on him. He was everything Brynn ever wanted and everything she knew she could never have.
Sometimes the right choice is the one that hurts the most and Brynn’s had to make a few that felt like they might be the end of her.
When Lane takes off, one thing is clear, the only choice Brynn has is to go after him.She’s going to bring her wayward cowboy home….whatever it takes.
Jay Crownover:
Jay Crownover is the International and multiple New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Marked Men series, The Saints of Denver series, the Point and Breaking Point series. Her books can be found translated in many different languages all around the world. She is a tattooed, crazy haired Colorado native who lives at the base of the Rockies with her awesome dogs. This is where she can frequently be found enjoying a cold beer and Taco Tuesdays, as well as live music and terrible TV shows. Jay is a self-declared music snob and outspoken book lover who is always looking for her next adventure, between the pages and on the road. For more on Jay and her books, visit www.jaycrownover.com.
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