4 stars! 
 Review, Excerpt and Giveaway at Of Pens and Pages. 
 Ready to Run is a cute and fun small town romantic comedy that will make you grin and laugh at the witty and effortless banter, swoon at the sexual tension, and maybe even tear up at certain events in the story. It had a wonderful pace and a slow burn I enjoyed immensely. 
 Jordan Carpenter, a New Yorker with more small town in her than she cares to admit, flies with her friend and company lawyer Simon to Lucky Hollow, Montana to try to convince firefighter and three-time runaway groom Luke Elliott to star in their network's newest reality show, Jilted, an a la The Bachelor with a twist. 
 Convincing Luke is harder than she thought and Jordan ends up staying longer in town than she planned. Luke wants the Jordan gone, but it seems everyone, including his sister and friends, has embraced the city girl into their circle. He will never say yes to the absurd offer to make a spectacle of himself and his past, but he can't really stay away or stop looking at the woman who was too distracting for his own sanity. 
 The attraction is obviously there, but will they act on it when Luke knows Jordan has something she wants, and Jordan knows she can't have an affair with the same man she plans to marry off to some stranger on a reality show? 
 I had a lot of fun reading this book! All of the characters, Luke, Jordan and basically everyone from Lucky Hollow, were likable (with the exception of Eva, bride #3), and it was such a hoot to see them interact with each other. The town was such a tight-knit group, and it's obvious they care about each other. Jordan is a strong, independent woman who does not shrink easy, and Luke is a hot and charming man when he's not being worried about spilling his secrets to someone who doesn't deserve to know it. 
 The chemistry between Jordan and Luke was sizzling! There's a strong hate to love going on here, more on Luke's side since Jordan kept pursuing him to star in a show he knows he'll despise, but his attraction to her was seeping off the pages. 
 I also loved reading about the mystery behind Luke's runaway groom status. What made him abandon not one, not two, but three brides in the altar? By the time I found out the back story, I could understand his firm decision to have nothing to do with the show. And I felt bad for him, too. 
 There was also the mystery behind Jordan's past. Her initial dislike/reluctance to stay in Lucky Hollow had more to it than the lack of Starbucks, and we get to see that as the story progresses. 
 And that epilogue. What a perfect way to end this story! It made me so happy. 
 After reading Ready to Run, I'm looking forward to the rest of the standalone books and especially excited to meet Gage Barret, the star of Jilted, in Runaway Groom! 
 Tropes: Small Town, Hate to Love 
 POV: Third Person, Dual POV 
 Standalone: Yes 
 *ARC received in exchange for an honest review. 
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