The matchless Munro makes art out of everyday lives in this dazzling new collection. At its centre are three stories connected into one marvellously rich narrative about Juliet - who escapes from teaching at a girls' school and throws herself into a wild and passionate love match. Here are men and women of wildly different times and circumstances, their lives made vividly palpable by the nuance and empathy of Munro's writing. Runaway is about the power and betrayals of love, about lost children, lost chances. There is pain and desolation beneath the surface, like a needle in the heart, which makes these stories more powerful and compelling than anything she has written.
He leaves her no choice but to run—again. Or is it already too late? While investigating his sister’s disappearance, Detective Mitch Saunders uncovers a disturbing link to one of his old, and very cold, cases: a young woman who walked out her backdoor and simply vanished. When Mitch discovers she’s been in hiding all these years and living under an assumed identity, he also realizes Laura Macnamara—now Charlie Hart—holds the key to his sister’s safety. Despite the fact that he’s law enforcement and promising protection, Charlie refuses to help him. Between her carefully buried secrets and well-founded fears, her life—and others—will always be in peril. Despite their growing attraction, she knows that to bring his sister home, he’d willingly risk exposing Charlie to danger. When their loved ones become caught in a predator’s twisted trap and they lose faith in each other, Mitch and Charlie must face their worst fears head on. This is a gripping, stand-alone, romantic suspense in which a cold case and a missing persons investigation collide. Buried secrets mean past threats are very much alive and danger lurks at every twist in this on-the-run, woman-in-danger thrill ride! Awards for Runaway: 2016 National Reader's Choice Awards Winner for Best First Book 2016 National Reader's Choice Awards Finalist in Romantic Suspense 2016 International Digital Awards Fifth place in Romantic Suspense 2012 Put Your Heart in a Book Winner in Romantic Suspense For more Romantic Suspense from JB Schroeder: Check out UNHINGED: Book 1 in the Unlikely Series, where Evil lurks in the most unlikely places… ……… Reviews: “A spine-tingling, gritty, edgy, THRILLING Romantic Suspense novel that pulled me in and rattled my bones without the slightest chance of allowing me to put it down!...It's heart-breaking, heart-pounding, haunting, steamy~ an edge of your seat marvel that never misses a beat!” ~Denise Birt, Wild Sage Book Blog "Cleverly written, with a creep factor turned up to eleven, RUNAWAY is unlike anything I've ever read. You will fall in love with Mitch and Charlie in this twisted tale of facing down your worst fears. This book is not to be missed!" ~Joanna Shupe, Award-winning Author “This is a winner! It’s the up all night, edge of your seat, just one more chapter kind of romantic suspense you love. With buried secrets, hidden agendas, and cunning villains, Schroeder deftly creates peril that our smart heroine and protective hero can only escape together. Runaway careens from a cold case to a nail-biter kidnapping as you invest in a determined detective’s investigation to solve this gritty, missing persons drama." ~Savannah Kade, Maggie Award-winning Author of Dark Falls Romantic Suspense “A riveting story that will keep you on the edge of your seat and anxious for more! [Runaway] has a unique plot and strong characters that sucked me in and kept me turning the page… There was a shocking twist I hadn't expected that gave me chills as I read it…” ~Maria K. Alexander, Award-winning Author “JB Schroeder doesn't pull any punches with this gritty novel that explores the darker side of human nature. There is one shocking, distressing, unbelievably eerie scene with such devastating consequences that I had to reread the scene to make sure what I thought was happening really was happening. It isn't often that a scene in a book gives me the shivers, but this one did. RUNAWAY is fast-paced and compelling; Schroeder's masterful writing sucks you in and keeps you there. This is the kind of book that stays with you long after you've read the final page.” ~D.M. Quincy, Bestselling Author “Gritty, gripping, and full of suspense! This intense thriller…will keep you on the edge of your seat! The romance developed in a very realistic way - these characters have some major issues and inner conflicts to match their external obstacles. Taking a journey into the mind of a sick and twisted predator upped the stakes and adrenaline rush for me as a reader. Themes of addiction, life on the streets, and abuse are handled with dignity without diminishing their impact.” ~D.B. 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Forced to flee her abusive fiancé, Cassandra Shay’s disappearance into Montana territory is delayed when she discovers her fiancé and uncle’s plot to murder her illegitimate brother and another innocent cowboy. Ty Bishop hates the Shays, but accompanies Jake Curtis to meet Jake’s newfound uncle, Derrick Shay. Ty’s suspicions are confirmed when he and Jake are imprisoned and left to drown. After Cassie frees them, the men travel with her for her own protection. When they arrive in Montana, the locals are horrified to discover a Shay in their midst, but Ty is drawn to Cassie like no other and is determined to win her heart. Despite her strong attraction to Ty, Cassie knows she must keep her distance to protect him from the hired guns the Shays send to retrieve her. But their love will not be denied, and they must fight for justice before forging their future together.
"I woke up this morning and I had lost my smile and it wasn't my fault and I looked everywhere and it was gone. Then I met a workman and a king and the best salesman in the world and a clown and no-one wanted to give me theirs. At school, I asked Miss to give me hers, but she gave us a pop quiz instead, and then no-one was smiling and..." A little boy wakes up in the morning and realizes he has lost his smile. After spending the entire day trying to find it, he learns the truth behind smiles: the only real smiles are the shared ones.
Hagar finds herself being forced to leave her home, hated by the woman she serves, cast out of the camp, and pregnant. Who will help her in the desert? Who can see her? The story of Hagar is retold by historian and minister, Charles Millson, in an exciting new fictional account based on the Bible story found in the book of Genesis. Follow Hagar's journey from Egypt to the Holy Land as she encounters Abraham's God and finds that, even in a desert, there is a God Who sees me and a God Who cares.
Running away never felt so good… When overworked supermodel Pandora Sebastian flees a taxing photoshoot and takes refuge in Bunya Junction’s only pub—all while dressed as a bride—the locals are unexpectedly welcoming. Pandora may not be a runaway bride, but she does need a break from her high-powered career. Why not stay in this idyllic little country town and consider her options? Jonas Carruthers thinks he’s seen it all—until Pandora bursts into his pub and his life. She’s everything he doesn’t expect her to be: kind, compassionate, hardworking, and interested in him. And despite wanting to help her, she’s also the only one who can own her mistakes, fix the PR mess she’s in, and rescue her career. As much as she wants to stay hidden in Bunya Junction, Pandora needs to face the press and wear the consequences. Jonas has been great, but there's no way he'll step up to support her choices. Or will he?
In with the wrong crowd at school, Luke Brownlow is falling behind in his work. His parents take drastic action: banning him from seeing his friends making him change schools. Luke falls out with his family completely and escapes from them by forming a friendship with their neighbour, Ned Kelly.Luke's plans to get expelled from his new school have to be reassessed when he discovers that his new headmaster is the neighbour he has been getting to know over the summer. The actions of an antagonistic fellow student and the arrival of a runaway teenage girl make it harder to avoid confrontations with Ned than Luke had hoped. By the end of the school year he is in imminent danger of expulsion and is sure that he has lost the respect of the man he most admires.
