Accidental Runaway Groom (Clover Lake 2) Carrie Ann Ryan

 

Accidental Runaway Groom (Clover Lake #2)

By: Carrie Ann Ryan

Recommendation: 🌕🌕🌕🌕 - (Out of 5 🌕)

Genre: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Small Town Romance

Length: 234 Pages

Pace: Fast

Moods: Romantic, Page Turner, HEA, Wonderful Characters, Easy to Read, Cowboy

Release Date: January 6, 2026

    

    Accidental Runaway is a fast paced, cozy small-town romance, with one very feisty mother, a ton of sexy, well-built ranchers and it contains enough slow burn romance to keep you on the very edge of your seat. I devoured this book and easily finished it in one sitting.

Synopsis:

    Sharp McBride was supposed to be getting married. The morning of his wedding he woke up in one of his work trucks, on the side of the road, with no idea how he got there. When Jamie Montgomery was on her way to visit her cousin in Clover Lake Wyoming she never imagined she would come across a stranded stranger on the side of the road. Something that started out as an innocent meet-up became a long distance friendship. When Jamie returns to Clover Lake months later to visit her cousin she is also excited to see Sharp. She had no idea that she had become a part of the small town fallout from a cancelled wedding.

What I Loved:

• The Setting: I am always going to love a working ranch. It's quite a show of dedication and love for your job to make a ranch as successful as the McBride family has made theirs. In the middle of the story there was mention of the amount of work Sharp's parents had to put in to the ranch to make it what it currently was.
• The Pace: The book was fast paced but the romance was slow burn. What a great combination. There was a lot going on in the storyline that kept me engaged. Sharp and Jamie's desire to keep their romance secret helped to gradually build up the romantic tension.
• Small Town Atmosphere: This story is everything small town living is - the drama, everyone being in everyone else's business, the family rivalries. 
• The Main Characters: Sharp is a very likable, stand up guy with hero tendencies. Jamie is dedicated to her close knit family. Plus, she has an organizational skillset to rival my own.  

Wrap Up:

    Accidental Runaway Groom is a fun, afternoon read. The characters and the situations they find themselves in are relatable. If you like a good cowboy romance with a sexy rancher and an independent, big city female lead, this story is well worth the pick-up.

 I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.                                            

Available for purchase February 9th, 2026: 

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