Totally awesome story. The heroine was a rich 17 year old on the run from evil relatives. The hero is the private investigator hired to bring the "runaway" home. She was a super smart girl. The type who went to college at 16. So she totally made him work to catch up with her. And once he did she never gave up just kept escaping and he kept running her down and catching her again. Of course during all this they were falling in love.

There were some unexpected bits that totally took me by surprise. And there were some pleasant surprises in the writing too. Even though this was written back when 17 year old heroines were matched up quite often with much older men, (the hero was 29) here the situation was addressed and stressed over. All the love scenes, and there were some, were fade to black. Which considering the time it was written and the age of the heroine was probably just as well.

Strong plotting, good dialog, great characterization although the word choices were sometimes dated. I kept wanting him to call her 'babe' instead of 'dear girl'. Doesn't that last one just make you cringe?

If you're looking for something different you should really give this a try. But you'll have to find your own copy because I'm definitely keeping m9ne.
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Harlequin novels used to follow a standard pattern.
This one is different.

For one, it actually has a strong heroine. Second, there seems to develop a feeling of mutual respect between hero and heroine from the first pages, making their HEA believable. The story line describes the heroine fleeing from her foster parents and consequently fleeing from the private investigator hero that they sent out to retrieve her. He rescues her from some potentially life-threatening situations. They fall in love with each other.

I loved it. It was an very good read. She is so sweet and caring for him after she drugs him to sleep and lets the air out of his tires. He is so protective and selfdeprecating. I guess this novel would not be able to get published nowadays, as the heroine is 17 when first sexually active. It didn't bother me; she initiates it and in the story it seemed natural. ( )