Ready to Run

I Do I Don’t, Book One

  • Explicit sex scenes. Readers 18+

  • An Apple Books Best Book of the Year

A NYC-based TV producer heads to a small town in Montana to recruit a notorious runaway groom for her reality TV show, and learns that small-town life and the man she’s after are far more compelling than she was prepared for.

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“Quintessential Lauren Layne goodness—a sassy, feel-good and entertaining love story infused with laughter, sizzling chemistry and heartfelt romance..”

—USA Today

 More Info

  • • Genre: Contemporary Romance

    • Vibe: Small-town romance with a fun cast of quirky characters, a quiet, stoic hero, and a city-girl heroine.

    •  Heat Level: Steamy, with explicit sex scenes and adult language. Intended for readers 18+

    Featured Couple: Jordan & Luke

    • POV: Alternating third person

    • Tropes: Enemies-to-Lovers, Small-Town

    • Reading Order: This is part of the I Do, I Don’t series, but the books are not connected and can be read in any order.

  • • Publisher: Penguin Random House

    • Original Publication Date: April 22, 2017

  • Jordan Carpenter thinks she’s finally found the perfect candidate for Jilted, a new dating show about runaway grooms: firefighter Luke Elliott, a known player who’s left not one but three brides at the altar. The only problem? Luke refuses to answer Jordan’s emails or return her calls. Which is how she ends up on a flight to Montana to recruit him in person. It’s not Manhattan, but at least the locals in Lucky Hollow seem friendly . . . except for Luke, who’s more intense—and way hotter—than the slick womanizer Jordan expected.

    Eager to put the past behind him, Luke has zero intention of following this gorgeous, fast-talking city girl back to New York. But before he can send her packing, Jordan’s everywhere: at his favorite bar, the county fair, even his exes’ book club. Annoyingly, everyone in Lucky Hollow seems to like her—and deep down, she’s starting to grow on him too. But the more he fights her constant pestering, the more Luke finds himself wishing that Jordan would kick off her high heels and make herself comfortable in his arms.