This review is also available on my blog: Wine Cellar Library

First, I would like to thank the author and Valentine PR for providing me with an advanced reader copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

“Between the sincerity in Emmett’s eyes, the words he’s choosing to use, and the kiss I can still feel, I’m more confused than fall in the South. Is it hot? Is it cold? That’s exactly Emmett.” (p. 265)

Tropes:
romantic comedy
age gap
brother’s best friend
secret relationship
workplace romance
vacation fling
city girl/country boy

Witty, sexy, and downright hilarious

After being gaslit so much that she even gaslights herself, Stella finally reaches her limit when she walks in on her groom-to-be in a particularly compromising position. Rather than face her family or her 400 guests, she runs–straight to a dive bar in the most hideous wedding dress ever made. Emmett can’t help but be drawn to the beautiful disaster sitting across the bar. And when he is sent to check in on a rental property for his boss, the last thing he expects is to run into her, armed with a stiletto, spending her honeymoon alone. Stella knows rebounds aren’t healthy, and Emmett has never done relationships, so what happens when they can’t seem to avoid bumping into each other?

Chelle Sloan’s romantic comedy Runaway Bride’s Guide to Love is not only witty and hilarious, but it is passionate, both in spice and in relearning how to love oneself. Emmett falters at times, but he is a supportive, caring, and thoughtful partner, even when they agree not to make any commitments beyond the “honeymoon” period. This is the kind of story that needs a film adaptation. I am really excited to read the next book in the series about Stella’s sister Maeve! I’m on board with this series for the long haul.