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The Runaway Princess

By: Hester Browne
Narrated by: Rachael Louise Miller
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Amy Wilde is tired of the idiots her glamorous flatmate Jo keeps foisting upon her - she'd much rather be digging in the garden with her dog Badger at her side than trying to find the man of her dreams. That is, until she meets Leo Wolfsburg.

Handsome, polite and funny, Leo is everything Amy could want in a boyfriend. Best of all, the attraction seems mutual. But Leo's lifestyle is a world away from her own. Private planes, charity balls, exclusive members' clubs - Amy begins to realise that her simple existence is being turned upside down. Is that what she wants?

And just where is Leo's home country of Nirona, anyway? Is there something he isn't telling her?

©2013 Hester Browne (P)2013 WF Howes Ltd Romance Funny Feel-Good
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Critic reviews

" The Runaway Princess has an adorable heroine, divine hero and gorgeous writing - basically, it's just perfect. You'll love this book, I promise!" (Jill Mansell)
"Deliciously addictive." ( Cosmopolitan)
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Now I need to find a book that gets me engaged to the same level. Had one to follow.

Well written, loved the suspense

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if you can stop the grating twinge every time you hear the word Leominster pronounced Leo-minster instead of Lemster this is a really enjoyable book
The story meanders quite predictably but nicely and you can invest in the characters.

repeat after me Lemster not leo-minster!!!

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Loved it hope there is a follow up but it couldn't be as good as this one. Characters which are both relatable and wildly not.

Loved it!

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After about 3h into this book I had my finger over the ‘return to audible’ button at least twice but I forced myself to finish it because ‘it’s got to get better than this’. And to be fair, it did... somewhat.

My biggest issues in this are the two main characters are highly unlikeable and neither appear to own a spine? Amy is a drip and Leo is... well, I’m not sure how he’s managed to maintain a high flying banking career. The highlights generally revolves around the two lesser characters; Jo and Rolf who provided some much needed comedy to the proceedings as well as Jo providing somewhat of a ‘you’re being an idiot open your goddamn mouth’ sounding board.

The frustration I felt multiple times while listening to Amy tell someone that something she disagreed with was fine, or that she let her dad insult her intelligence without speaking up for herself or she let the royal family of Narona walk all over her like a doormat for the second half of the book had me wanting to return it all over again... but I finished it! And... at best it was ok. I would like the last 10h if my life back as well as my credit though.

Apologies to the author, I don’t like writing negative reviews but I always try to be fair. I’d definitely give another of your books a chance :)

Spineless characters don’t make for engaging story

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What did you like best about this story?

It gave a glimpse of a life that most of us never could imagine

What about Rachael Louise Miller’s performance did you like?

The accent was very fitting for the main character

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Dreams really can come true

Any additional comments?

Fun book with some lovely details that bring the story to life. Wonderful descriptions of the main character's profession and character that make you laugh out loud and smile a lot.

Heart-warming, fun and hopelessly romantic

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