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Synopsis:
This unlikely getaway driver never expected to help the mayor escape…
After a six-year absence, Addison Potts is back in Charleston to stir things up. And what better place to make her villainous return than her estranged cousin’s wedding? Only, the nuptials hit a snag when the bride doesn’t show, leaving Addison to play getaway driver for the jilted groom. A groom whose heartbreaking smile and deep, southern drawl she should not be noticing…
Elijah Montgomery Du Pont is the future mayor of Charleston. From his military career to city hall, every detail of his life has been meticulously planned. Until now. His only respite from life’s sudden upheaval is Addison, his new, improbable best friend. She makes him happy. Grounds him. And public disapproval be damned, he’s not willing to give her up. But with an election on the line and public pressure rising, Addison—and the cruel hand of fate—might not give him a choice.
My Review:
Getaway Girl is the newest work from Tessa Bailey, one of my all-time fave authors. From the cover alone I was totally intrigued and when I finally got my hands on this bad boy you can bet I read it in one sitting. It was everything I had hoped it would be a more *dreamy sigh* oh, how I loved this book.
If you know me, you know there is nothing Tessa writes that I haven’t loved. Every book has dynamic characters you can’t help but fall in love with and a storyline you can’t help but be caught up in from start to finish. So it was safe to say I would enjoy this book and now that I’ve finished reading I have to say the word “enjoy” is not nearly strong enough a word for how I felt about this book. Hands down, this is the best book she’s ever written and one of the best books I’ve read of 2018 thus far.
From the opening scene where Addison is watching the decimation of a relationship in front of a church full of people at the wedding of the couple whose bond is crumbling, I knew this was going to be one helluva ride. After that moment, Addison and Elijah’s journey begins and it’s filled with emotion, heat, humor, and some scandal. I ate up every word on every page.
Addison is a spit-fire with a past that’s molded her into a gal with a tough exterior hiding the biggest heart. She’s resilient and strong, always putting on a brave face no matter how difficult it may be at times. Elijah is a sweet and honorable Southern gentleman whose panty melting good looks add to a bona fide swoon worthy package. Addison turns out to be just the fresh breath of air he needs in a life he’s spent doing what’s always been expected of him. In a life of tradition and expected roles, she’s the one thing he could have never seen coming and he knows immediately she’s something special he needs to hold on to….only catch? They decided to be friends. Nothing more than friends. And that’s where the real fun begins. The sexual tension they are both trying to deny builds to an undeniable level and when they take their friendship to the next level it is so damn perfect. You can practically feel their frenzied feelings jump off the page. But feelings and emotions and traditions and families and life are all messy and Addison and Elijah have their work cut out for them. It’s not an easy road but it’s a road so worth taking and when they realize what they’ve found neither one of them will let any outside factor tear them apart. I won’t ruin anything for you but I will tell you that the ending of this book is movie-worthy and had me laughing and crying as if I were standing in Addison’s shoes. It was magical!
Tessa really flexed her writing muscles with this book. She gave us what we already love from her writing but added layer of something more. I can’t put my finger on what exactly that more was, but it was there making every moment of this book sing. Truly, this read was an experience I won’t soon forget.
Thank you, Tessa, for our sassy Addison and our sexy sweet Elijah.
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About the author:
Tessa Bailey is originally from Carlsbad, California. The day after high school graduation, she packed her yearbook, ripped jeans and laptop, driving cross-country to New York City in under four days.
Her most valuable life experiences were learned thereafter while waitressing at K-Dees, a Manhattan pub owned by her uncle. Inside those four walls, she met her husband, best friend and discovered the magic of classic rock, managing to put herself through Kingsborough Community College and the English program at Pace University at the same time. Several stunted attempts to enter the work force as a journalist followed, but romance writing continued to demand her attention.
She now lives in Long Island, New York with her husband of ten years and six-year-old daughter. Although she is severely sleep-deprived, she is incredibly happy to be living her dream of writing about people falling in love.
Find out more on her website
Fabulous review jillian!! Can’t wait to read!! Shared on all my socials!!