Runaway Bride Returns

Owen Marston could never forget the passionate Vegas weekend that ended at the altar with Isabella Cavaletti. Or the way his new bride walked out on him the morning after. The footloose librarian obviously wasn't cut out for married life. So what was she doing at the injured firefighter's bedside? Marrying a man she'd known for only three days in the Elvis Luvs U Wedding Chapel definitely rated up there with one of Izzy's wilder and crazier moments. But now her "impulse" groom needed her back at his side. Except the longer she stayed with her too-arousing temporary husband, the more permanent she wanted the arrangement to be…

Five years ago, Qi Mansu ran away from the marriage as an abandoned wife.Five years later, Qi Mansu returned as the Queen of the Press!In the past, she would always be able to fight back against all of the damage they dealt.When they met again, the man said, "Qi Mansu, do you think you can destroy me with that little trick of yours?"She smiled. "Let's wait and see!"However, he didn't expect ...One day, he would actually offer everything he had to her, willingly allowing her to destroy him.

Five years ago, Qi Mansu ran away from the marriage as an abandoned wife.Five years later, Qi Mansu returned as the Queen of the Press!In the past, she would always be able to fight back against all of the damage they dealt.When they met again, the man said, "Qi Mansu, do you think you can destroy me with that little trick of yours?"She smiled. "Let's wait and see!"However, he didn't expect ...One day, he would actually offer everything he had to her, willingly allowing her to destroy him.

"It seemed such an adventure to elope..." Lady Cassandra Witney once left behind everything she knew for love. Now widowed, disillusioned and stranded in France, all she wants is to return to England, beg forgiveness of her family and forget about men forever! But Cassie's resolve to never fall for a man again is tested when fugitive Raoul Doulevant offers to escort her on her journey. Infuriating he may be, but he's also honorable, brave and dangerously attractive! Perhaps Raoul could give this runaway the home she's been yearning for...

In the 1934 classic It Happened One Night, heiress Claudette Colbert races away from the altar and a conventional marriage and throws herself into a wisecracking rough-and-tumble affair with Clark Gable. The new brand of movies following in the wake of Capra's kooky masterpiece-and the women starring in them-are the focus of Kendall's The Runaway Bride, a look at the films that mirrored the climate of the Great Depression while at the same time helping Americans get through it. Kendall details the collaborations between the romantic comedy directors and the female stars, showing how such films as Alice Adams (with Katherine Hepburn), Swing Time (where Ginger Rogers enjoys "A Fine Romance" with Fred Astaire), The Awful Truth (with Irene Dunne), and The Lady Eve (wherein Barbara Stanwyck's shapely leg repeatedly trips naïve millionaire Henry Fonda) came to be, and what they said about the 1930s. Written with erudition and enthusiasm, The Runaway Bride is a trip through some of Hollywood's most memorable moments, and a key to the national issues of an era as revealed in its films.

A pact…a bride…a secret never to be told! When Eva MacKay learns her father has bartered her off to a warrior from a neighboring clan, she has no choice but to run away, taking her dark secrets with her. Freedom is now within her grasp! Dutiful highlander Rob Mackintosh tracks down his runaway bride, only to be stunned by the fireworks that erupt between them. For behind Eva's timid smile lies a headstrong beauty, and Rob knows, no matter what, this marriage is going to be full of surprises!

I saw this tradition in Klean and I thought it was cute," Xavier answered, still on one knee. "What tradition?" Mia asked in a curious tone, her brow raised. "Well, the to-be groom asks the bride to marry him by getting on one knee and saying will you marry me? So, Mia Ainsworth, will you marry me?" he asked her. She seemed interested to know how this ends. Yesterday he had gotten on his knee to give her the gold and green ribbons and she wanted to see how this would go. "Okay, and then what?" "Then the to-be bride says yes," he guided her. "So I say yes?" "Yes," he nodded. "That's my line," she protested with a pout. "Then say it." "Yes," she said, and he took her hand and slid the ring onto her finger. He rose to his feet and pulled her against himself before claiming her lips. They pulled away, and he placed his head against hers, his eyes fluttering. "The kiss is a part of the tradition?" "Yes," he said, beaming at her. His happiness was getting her excited, "Okay, now what?" "We get married.