This was such a sweet and funny slow burn romance. The beginning definitely draws you in and even though it’s a longer book, it’s enjoyable the entire time with a crazy best friend, banter, sarcasm, grumpy grandpa and the works.

I loved how Fallon and Sawyers friendship grew and then expanded. They were perfect for each other. Sawyer had me swooning at parts with how amazing he was.

Even though this one was cute, it still had the depth and struggle that make it a great read!

Meghan has done it again! Another hilarious, swoony, rom-com in the books. This book literally had me cracking up from start to finish! Sawyer && Fallon were just perfect for each other. THE SIDE CHARACTERS! There’s not a single one I didn’t love. Meghan came full circle in the epilogue && I absolutely loved it!

Sawyer, LORDY what a character. He’s the best man in every kind of way. All the small things he does without Fallon knowing has us all falling for him throughout the book. Fallon is a strong female character. Everything she takes on throughout the book is amazing! Even though both of the leads are amazing characters, my favorites have to be Jaz && Sully. Jaz is the best friend I think all of us secretly want && maybe wish we could be! Sully is Fallon’s grandpa && I firmly believe that everyone will love him in the book. Everything in this book is for him🖤

If you’re looking for a cute romance that will also have you laughing your a** off, this is the book for you!!

Meghan Quinn does it again!

RUNAWAY GROOMSMAN is funny, smart, sweet, and just a little steamy. So...ALL THE GOOD THINGS! But, you know, I wanted more sexy-times! When the author is Meghan Quinn I expect some serious steam!

Sawyer starts the book as a jilted, burnt out, mostly grumpy Hollywood screenwriter. Reading his slow transformation was seriously a joy. I loved his character arc!

And Fallon was such a great heroine! Hard working and loving and doing all she can to care for het grandfather and his legacy!

There is a past love story within this story that is so sweet and funny! And I love Fallon's grandfather. His character felt real and a vital part of the story, not just a writing prop.

RUNAWAY GROOMSMAN was a little slow in parts, but it's well worth adding to your TBR! You will love these characters and the their swoony HEA!

𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟: Rated PG-13 / Only 1 descriptive sex scene, may have harsh language.
𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗚𝗘𝗥𝗦: Alzheimer's, cheating ex
𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗟𝗦: 2/5 - A bit of drama, but still a pretty light read.

I completely devoured Runaway Groomsman in a day because it reads like a picture perfect rom com movie complete with swoon-worthy and tender moments filled with an amazing cast of characters set in a small town with the main characters overcoming life changing events to find their happily ever afters.

I really enjoyed the friendship that Fallon and Sawyer built before anything happened with them. It really solidified the foundation of their relationship and proved it was one equipped to go the distance. While I really liked Fallon and Sawyer’s relationship, I absolutely loved Sawyer’s relationship with Sully, Fallon’s grandfather. It was the prefect heartwarming friendship and hearing how Sully and his late wife fell in love was just the sweetest. And how can I forget Fallon’s best friend Jaz; I chuckled every time she called Sawyer by the nickname she bestowed upon him.

Rating 4.5 stars

Thank you @montlake and @netgalley for this gifted copy in exchange for my honest feedback.

⭐⭐⭐⭐.5/5

• renovation romance
• dual POV
• charming small town setting

This was my first Meghan Quinn book and I loved it! The love triangle, the cute banter, all of the awesome characters... This is a pretty long book but the pacing is great. I enjoyed all of the other relationships like the Fallon/Jaz friendship, the Sawyer/Roarick brotherly love, and Sully is so grumpy and sweet 🥹. I'm also a sucker for a great epilogue! 🥰

🗣️ Thank you to @netgalley and Montlake/Amazon Publishing for the opportunity to read and review this book via gifted eARC! All opinions are honest and my own.

I enjoyed this book pretty well….the writing was good enough to get mostly sucked into the story. I liked the two main characters and their chemistry, but did end up getting a little annoyed by the last minute miscommunication/makeup. At least it was resolved pretty quickly at the end. I also didn’t love that she was pregnant in the end, but at least it was saved for the epilogue.
Thank you to NetGalley and Montlake for providing me access to this eARC for my honest opinion!

I liked this slow burn, second chance romance. I really wish we had more time spent with Fallon and Sawyer on their relationship though. It just took too long to get to that point.

Meghan knows how to write her romance, like the characters have a lot on their plate but still feels warm and lovely, which make it quick to read and i definitely would keep reading her.
Sawyer and Fallon are definitely on my list of forever together list.

Runaway Groomsman by Meghan Quinn follows Sawyer Castle, a Hollywood screenwriter who writes romance for a living. While he knows what a good on-screen romance looks like, his own love life is a disaster, so much so that when the story opens, we meet him while he’s standing at the altar watching his ex-girlfriend marry his ex-best friend. Not only did they have an affair behind his back, but they also had the nerve to ask him to be a groomsman at their wedding. Struck by the ridiculousness of the whole situation, Sawyer abruptly tells off the bride and groom and runs out of the church. Unfortunately for him, many media outlets were there to cover the big event and they all caught his escape act on camera. Needing a place to hide out for a while, Sawyer decides to stay in the tiny town of Canoodle, California, not knowing his life is about to change forever.

Fallon Long owns and runs Canoodle Cove Cabins, family-owned business, that she took over from her dad, Sully, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease. When Sawyer checks in for a long-term stay, Fallon is struggling to make ends meet and is overwhelmed with the responsibilities of running the business, performing desperately needed renovations on the cabins and grounds, and with caring for her dad. She is grateful to have the income that Sawyer’s stay will provide, but beyond that, she assumes he’s just another shallow, ego driven celebrity, as does her hilarious best friend, Jazlyn, who teases him and calls him Julia (a nod to Julia Roberts and her film Runaway Bride) for the entire book. That is, until he makes it his mission to prove both Fallon and Jazlyn wrong.

I can’t even express how much I adored Fallon and Sawyer together. I loved their easy banter and their obvious attraction to one another, but I appreciated the slow burn nature of the story because Sawyer has his work cut out for him, trying to prove he’s not the crazy, jealous guy the media has portrayed him to be. I thought it was so sweet how Sawyer would sneak around, secretly renovating small parts of the property to help Fallon out. The renovations not only gave him a much needed sense of purpose, but he also just really enjoyed doing his part to alleviate some of Fallon’s worries so that she could focus on her dad.

As sweet as the blossoming romance between Fallon and Sawyer was, my absolute favorite part of this book was Sawyer’s relationship with Sully. It was heartbreaking to watch Sully when he would have bad days because of the Alzheimer’s but the way Sawyer went out of his way to treat Sully with respect and dignity and gently help him through some of his worst moments was just so touching and heartwarming.

Runaway Groomsman was such a fantastic read for me! It’s both heartwarming and hilarious, and it’s filled with a wonderful cast of characters that you will fall completely in love with.

Copy received via Netgalley for an honest review

Oh man how do I say this?

I knew there was a reason why I didn't read more of Meghan Quinn's books, but I forgot that when I got this one

Like, I like the story, but boy is it slow. So, so slow. I like a slow burn, but this was just.. ugh too much.

To me, at least 1/4 of this book could have been cut and it would have been a better flowing read. There was just too much repetitive, same ol same ol stuff going on.

And I am sure this is my problem and so many others are going to just love this book.

But I guess Ms Quinn's books and I just aren't a good fit.

I'm booking a trip to Canoodle today!

Oh boy there is wedding mayhem, two birds that fly and one lost shoe that make for the perfect opening chapter to the Runaway Groomsman. Sawyer was tired of doing whats right, and goes off the deep end at his ex's wedding.

His meltdown lands him in a bar in Canoodle. Then he wakes in a old cabin, minus a shoe and nursing a severe hangover. But wait the women who is currently operating the resort, is a women he basically ghosted while actually on a date with him.

This romance is a page-turner, and Sawyer is a completely misunderstood man that grows on the reader. This slow burn romance is a second chance at righting their first date. Overall, I enjoyed this read and its cast of characters. We ALL need a friend like Jaz!!!

Thank you Montlake for the advance reader copy to read and review.

If anyone can do RomCom is is Meghan Quinn. She always makes me laugh and is honestly one of my go to authors for this type of story. The way this all started and in the long run played out for Sawyer was fun and witty. Enter Fallon and things get topsyturvey. I was living for the connection and the banter!

Thanks to NetGalley and Montlake for the e-ARC.

This book is simply one of the best small-town romance books ever existed and I LOOOOVE IT A LOT!

The characters are adorable, both the main characters are sweetheart and worth rooting for. I always loves the dual POVs, on this one I could really getting to know Sawyer and Fallon better, from their thoughts, history, concerns, dreams, and their feelings. They had amazing development and growth., especially growing from a friendship to lovers. How they understand each other, the chemistry, and their cute little moments especially when they working on the cabins renovation. All the side characters in Canoodle feels like real people who really exists and alive, with they perky behaviour and how all of them had their own parts and involvement to the story is endearing.

I think this book telling two love stories in parallel. I love how Sully and Joan relationship started and grew, with the Cabins as the prove/solidified their relationship. It's a cute story from the past and how almost similar the love story between Sawyer and Fallon is, althought it's based and solidified on fixing the cabins together.. Two different yet similar love stories from different generations, that's so beautiful. It shows me how love and relationship is earned and challenging, yet rewarding in the end.

TW: alzheimer patient. I love how nurturing and caring Fallon and Sawyer is when they;re taking care of Sully. It's very heartwarming.

This book is about a man who is forced to be a groomsman for his exbest friend and his exgirlfriend. They both betrayed him and he finally breaks at the wedding. He ends up in a small quirky town and starts to get his life back together. I loved the main characters, but the romance was too slow for me.

Hilarious and heartfelt, Runaway Groomsman kept me reading into the small hours of the morning. Compared to other Meghan Quinn books I've read, there was less angst and spice, but there was plenty of substance to this light rom-com.

In addition to the adorable main couple, Fallon and Sawyer, the book shines with a brilliant cast of secondary characters, in particular Sully, Fallon's grandfather, who is suffering from dementia, and Jaz, Fallon's fiercely protective, at times over the top and uncompromising best friend. Everyone deserves a Jaz fighting in their corner; her interactions with and treatment of Sawyer made me laugh out loud repeatedly.

I loved the many references, from the parallels to the nineties film Runaway Bride with Julia Roberts to the references to some of Quinn's own works, which were tied in nicely through Sawyer's occupation as a famous Hollywood screenwriter. Definitely a rom-com to pick up if you like a light, sweet slow-burn.

I love the Cinderella beginning that this story started with. That plus the small town quirkiness and banter between all the characters made this such an enjoyable read. I also loved all the “Easter eggs” from the authors other books as well. I did enjoy both Fallon and Sawyers perspectives on all the parts, how both of them had to grow in certain ways and had to grow with each other. I also loved Sully and his grumpiness.

Well Runaway Groomsman says it all. The synopsis is pretty accurate. Sawyer finds himself in a very peculiar situation in Canoodle, California. He hides out and tries to pick up the pieces.

I liked the story well enough but not a big favorite for me. The writing was great and the characters were well thought out. I wanted a bit more from the storyline. The best part for me was the first chapter when Sawyer left the altar and did a run, the rest was a little flat. Jaz's character was over the top. She comes across as mean and bossy and just left a sour taste to it.

Thank you Netgalley and Montlake for this ARC.

Thank you to Netgalley and Montlake for the ARC.

🌟🌟🌟🌟 4/5 stars

Runaway Groomsman was another cute, steamy read from Meghan Quinn. This slowburn romance follows Sawyer, a famous screenwriter who gets asked to be a groomsman at his ex and best friend’s wedding. For obvious reasons, he runs away from the wedding and needs to find a place to lay low from the media. That place ends up being Canoodle, California, where he meets Fallon and sparks fly.

This was a very slow-burn, but it was filled with hilarious dialogue and lovable characters. There’s plenty of drama and miscommunication along with the adorable-ness as well. Overall, this was a fun romp and another great romance from Quinn!

ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I don't know what it is about the way Meghan Quinn tells a story, but every time I pick up one of her books, I get completely lost in the story and don't stop reading until I'm at the end. Runaway Groomsman is no exception to that rule, and it has got to be one of my all-time favorites from Meghan - and Sawyer is seriously a contender for my absolute most favorite MQ book boyfriend ever! Yes, he's pretty darn close to perfect. Minus that one miscommunication towards the end, I can't think of anything that I did love about Sawyer. And I loved Fallon just as much. She has one of the purest hearts, as she gave up her dreams to help her grandfather, Sully, fulfill his dreams for his rental cabins.

The slow burn between them......ooh man, it was delicious. I love me a good slow burn.....it just makes the payoff so much more satisfying! There are going to be those who say that Fallon had a boyfriend for most of the book and how could she move on to Sawyer so quickly (which I really don't think she did) - but really, she had checked out of that relationship way before Sawyer even entered the picture. Not saying it's right, but she was never emotionally connected to him in the same way she was Sawyer. He truly understood her and what was truly important to her.

And all the little connections to other Meghan Quinn books - seriously, I picked up on every single one of them and they made my heart so very happy!

I can't forget a mention of the side characters - oh man, did they provide such an entertaining supporting cast! From Jazz (every time she said Julia - I couldn't help but smile!) to Roarick to Sully to everyone in between, they just made this story even more special.

I can't say enough wonderful things about Runaway Groomsman. It was just so wonderful from start to finish, and I hope everyone that picks this one up falls in love with the town and residents of Canoodle as I did!

When telling my friend about this book, my review was “it’s good, but nothing you’d spank to”. She understood and so do you. It’s good, but steam is low. There’s a lot of knuckle and forehead kissing. Maybe that’s your kink. I will never kink shame. But that’s a lame kink.

Sawyer is a Hollywood romance screenwriter. His actress GF cheats on him w his best bud and he’s forced to be the best man. He snaps at the wedding, flips everyone off, and ghosts to a mountain town called Canoodle where he meets Fallon a quaint motel owner caring for her grandfather w Alzheimer’s. Fallon has a boyfriend who is a dry vagina if it were a human- not offensive, just nothing you would want.

Sawyer falls for Fallon fast and starts fixing up her dilapidated motel on the sly. He has no qualms flirting w the taken Fallon, but as soon as she quits her human vagina and tells Sawyer she’s into him, he can’t close the deal. She’s a consenting, horny woman asking for it. Put your thing in hers. This is how it works. Stop kissing her forehead.

I really enjoyed the first half of this one, but I lost interest a little when the main characters finally got together. Overall it was a sweet romance and well written. I liked the winks to romance books and movies the author scattered throughout. I would have loved more steam, less demented grandfathers (old people kill my book boners), and more of Sawyer’s sassy hottie brother. I’ll def check out more @meghanquinnbooks!

Smut- 2 stars
Romance- 4.4 stars
Story- 4 stars
Knuckle kissing- 1 star