Bøger af Lauren Runow

We're just friends, is the biggest lie we've ever told ourselves. Maya Everyone assumes I'll end up with Ben Turner. That's the trouble with living in a small town. There's no such thing as privacy. No one understands that we've been in the friend zone our entire life. But what I'm having trouble understanding these days is why Ben hates my new boyfriend. It's almost like he's trying to ruin my relationship. So, what's a girl supposed to do when her best friend is standing between her and her happily ever after? Ben I promised to always protect Maya. And if that means keeping the jerks in town away from her, so be it. She deserves better anyway. But she thinks this new guy is the one. She's wrong. He's not good enough for her. Hell, I'm not good enough for her. So, when he lets her down-and I know he will-I'll be there. I'll do whatever she needs. Because I'm not about to let anyone ruin my relationship with the most important person in my life. How We Loved, book 2 in the Leighton River series, is a friends-to-lovers, new adult/sports romance with plenty of emotional and angsty moments and some spicy times. Preorder it today and get ready to fall in love with Maya and Ben.

Anyone who thinks star-crossed love is romantic has never actually experienced it. Natalie I know two things about Dalton Wick. First, he's unreasonably hot. And ... my father would disown me if I ever got involved with him. The hatred between our families runs deep. We're still suffering from what his father did to our small town decades ago. So, I'll work with Dalton on our school project because my grade depends on it. But I will not fall for him. Or so I think ... Dalton I know two things about Natalie Spencer. First, she hates my family, specifically my dad-almost as much as I do. And ... I want her so much that it hurts. But her being with me would ruin her relationship with her father. So, I should walk away. Everything would be much easier if I did. Logically, I know that. Too bad my heart doesn't seem interested in logic where Natalie is concerned ... How We Hated, book 1 in the Leighton River series, is a standalone, enemies-to-lovers, new adult, sports romance with plenty of emotional and angsty moments and some spicy times. Download it today and get ready to fall for Natalie and Dalton.

My thoughts of how I'm going to survive this indefinite amount of time alone are interrupted by a notification from my Tinder app.Yes, we're on quarantine. Yes, I reactivated my account out of pure boredom. And, yes, Drew's one profile photo is smoking hot.I hit Reply.Day by day, as the world tries to stay healthy, we find creative ways to pass the time together. #alonetogetherWe quickly find out that getting to know each other is the easy part; staying away from one another is the challenge."What I LOVED about Day One is that it is taking place RIGHT NOW. It was the first book I read that held my interest because it was so easy to relate to all they are going through trying to maintain social distancing. I read the entire story grinning ear to ear and even finished it with happy tears. In fact, I started trying to slow down at the end because I didn't want it to be over. Day One by Lauren Runow totally broke my reading slump and I look forward to reading more of her books." - Ana's Attic Book Blog

I came back to Mason Creek when my life was turned upside down, both literally and figuratively. Scared and alone, I packed my belongings and left New York where I've made a career as a writer for a national publication to stay with my parents in the town so different than the big apple they might as well be on different planets.Getting to see my friends was a big plus, but meeting someone new never crossed my mind until a ruggedly handsome man in jeans and a worn baseball cap came over to say hello. Not knowing someone in this small town is like not knowing how to breathe. The slightly older man caught my eye, just as much as I caught his. A witty and roguish personality kept me on my toes, even if falling for someone new is the last thing I need. Neither of us wants a relationship, yet we keep finding each other in this small town. Rumors fly, hearts connect, and there's more at stake than either of us are willing to share. This man has secrets everyone wants to know, but when more than he's willing to share is revealed I hope I'm strong enough to help him. I may have come back to town to save myself, but saving him might be the real reason I'm here.

I need to get out of town ... fast. Scandal, betrayal, and a tarnished name have me fleeing my Manhattan penthouse with a lone suitcase and a manila envelope holding the hardest decision I'll ever have to make. With no destination in mind, I land in a quaint beach town in South Carolina. I'm about to get lunch when my Christian Louboutin heel gets stuck in the decking. I'm desperate to rescue it when my hero appears. A very moody, very heartbroken hero named Grant Dawson. He's sensitive, protective, and absolutely gorgeous. I have to shield myself from the sun but mostly to avoid his glare. Grant doesn't take well to women from the big city ... especially ones who wear expensive shoes. Despite Grant's unwelcoming attitude, I decide to stay in town and rent a room from an elderly woman who sets me up with a job as a waitress. Imagine my surprise when I find Grant is my new boss, and he's annoyed to be working with me. Not one to bow down from a challenge, I work alongside Grant even if it kills me to do so. As I get to know him, I start to like the single father with a painful past. The more I care, the easier I find I could fall in love with him. Grant doesn't trust women in heels for a reason. When I get the courage to open the manila envelope, I might once again prove him right when I walk out the door for good.

After a devastating accident crushed my dreams, I ended up back in my hometown teaching kindergarten. I was trying to make the best of it. That is, until the world I had to leave behind, showed up in my classroom in the form of a five-year-old little girl. Her father living the exact life I almost had.Adam Jacobson is known as the bad boy of rock. While he and his band tour the world, they leave a trail of mayhem. What no one knows is behind the music is a caring, straightedge man with a secret - a daughter who the world is about to discover.When they move to my small town, their secret is blown. He needs my help to keep her out of the media, and with each exchange we grow closer. Only problem is I need to stay away from the memories he ignites, and the temptations he brings my way.Secrets I've kept and thoughts of that fatal night come crashing back into my life. I have to wonder if it was more than fate that brought his little girl into my classroom.

Last Chance is a story of love and heartache proving that life is not always fair, but it's worth the pain to get the moments you'll treasure forever. Mackenzie From the very first moment I laid eyes on him, I knew my heart was his for the taking. He was the boy who filled me with butterflies and made my palms turn clammy at the mere sight of him. There was only one problem... he was my best friend's older brother. It's been eight years since I've last seen him, and I refuse to live another day without telling him the truth. So here I stand, taking my last chance to get him to notice me, my last chance to see if he feels the same way. I need to know if he is just a fantasy, or if he could be my reality... Before my reality changes forever. Connor I never wanted a girlfriend; I was burned by love and vowed to never go down that road again. But when the beautiful girl I've known practically my entire life snuck her way into my arms there was something that changed in me. I wanted to be with her, next to her. Just simply kissing her lips made my life complete. Now I have one mission. To make hers complete, too.

I knew, someday, I'd have the life of my dreams.I just wasn't prepared to lose him in return. Growing up in small-town Mason Creek, it's hard for a girl to dream big. Since my mom was barely making ends meet, I knew moving away for college wasn't in the cards. What I didn't know was how singing a Miranda Lambert song while unpacking a box would change my life forever ... and take me away from the only boy I'd ever loved. Matthew Simms was the guy I was destined to be with. Understanding, caring, and the town's star athlete, he was my everything ... including my first heartbreak. We both left Mason Creek to chase our dreams, leaving our love behind. I never planned on coming back, but when a cruel turn of events strikes five years later, I'm shocked to come face-to-face with Matthew. Gone is the boy I left, and in his place is a man-handsome, strong, and rugged. There's no denying our attraction lingers in the air, yet the reasons that kept us apart all this time are still as strong as ever. He is the man of my dreams, but I chose the life I desired over him. In the back of my mind, I always thought we'd be together someday. Well, someday is today. Only now, just as everything I've ever wished for is coming true, I wonder if I chose to chase the wrong dream.

I've had the most amazing night of my life - with a complete stranger. Solving a riddle led me on an adventure I never could have imagined, only to be left in handcuffs next to the last person I ever expected to see. Prince Sage Stevinson. I'm considered one of the lucky ones. One of only four women who are in line to marry the Prince of Canterbury due to some antiquated law that should have been updated five hundred years ago. Every stand-up-straight, hold your chin up, place your hand in your lap while you eat, and suck in your stomach directive, was all to bring me to this moment. Even my name, Everly, represents my happily ever after. But my happily ever after does not include marrying the Prince. I want to make a difference in this world and living the fake, pretentious life of the royal family is far from my dream. If Prince Sage wants me to be his Queen, he'll have to prove he's more than just one outrageous night.

Charlie loves Allison more than life itself. But is his love strong enough to end a part of him? Allison found the man of her dreams but fate keeps slapping them in the face with new challenges making her wonder if everything really does happen for a reason. There are decisions to be made, relationships to mend and futures to be told all with one question; is their love strong enough to be rewritten? *REWRITTEN is the conclusion of the Unwritten Series.

Gravity is not your normal, sweet romance of childhood friends to lovers. Spanning over twenty years-it's raw, it's real, asking the question if soul mates really exist. Lily At eight years old, the boy next door changed my life. He was the force pulling me toward him despite our differences. It was like magic. We understood each other, supported each other and in the process became everything to each other. But in chasing Trevin's dream, I lost myself along the way. Trevin Through tremendous heartache, she was there. Through fame and fortune, she was there. Loving Lily was the one thing I got right. Eclipsing her in my shadow, I took from her until she was empty. Now I must do anything to prove I can be the man she wants, no, the man she deserves.