The Great Escape (Wynette Texas, #7)

5 STARS

I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. I’ve finally reached the end of the Wynette Texas Series. And I have cherished each and every story. I heard a whisper on the wind that there may be an eighth book???!!! PLEASE YES! If not, I know I will be re-reading these books for years to come. The Great Escape is Lucy Jorik’s story. We first met Lucy as a surly but frightened fourteen year old girl in First Lady. Left orphaned by an alcoholic and neglectful mother, Lucy was forced to grow up fast, and take over the responsibilities her mother left behind like caring for her half sister, Tracy, who was only a year old at the time.

But life’s been more than good to her since. Now, as the adopted daughter of Matt Jorik and Cornelia Litchfield Case, who just happens to be the former President of the United States, Lucy has become accustomed to living her life in the spotlight. So when she decided to ditch Texas’ most eligible bachelor and golden boy, Ted Beaudine, at the alter, the whole world was there to watch. So where’s a runaway bride to go when there’s secret service on her tail? Apparently on the back of a motorcycle of some random guy with nothing but a choir robe and a pair of stilettos.

”I’ll bet you were real popular with the Secret Service.”

Tired of playing it safe, Lucy embarks on an adventure that will change the coarse of her life forever.So who is this random guy? Apparently his name is Panda. Or so he tells her. And, as it turns out, he may not be as random as she’d originally thought. And Lucy may just find that she’s escaped the frying pan, just to wind up in the fire. And this one is much hotter than she’s prepared to handle, and it’s more than likely going to leave her burned.

”Don’t look.” He looked. Not even being subtle about it but studying her in a way that made her skin hot. Long seconds passed before he spoke. “Are you sure about this?” No games. Straight to the point. Pure Panda.

“You have a college degree? You can barely talk.”

Once again, a hilariously funny and touching romance. A road trip of self discovery for both our heroine and her broken hero. I absolutely love the dialogue in these books. The verbal banter and the hate/love relationships that come out of them.

”Get real, Panda. I walked out on Ted Beaudine. Do you really think I’m going to lose sleep over you and our hot little summer fling?”

The supporting cast was fabulous, as usual. It was like a Secret Life of Bees cast on a reality show called Fat Island, where everyone finds love and happiness in the end. Well, it didn’t actually go down that way, and the journey was anything but smooth. But in the end the results were about as perfect as life can get.

“I hate to admit this, but some days hearing about other people's problems actually cheers me up.”

Again a HEA that is put through the paces, chewed up and spit out into a rock solid love of the ages. And she always ties it together with a beautiful epilogue.

Be the best at what you’re good at. Who could have known he’d be so good at this?

If there is one thing I can say about Susan Elizabeth Phillips… it’s that I know that when I pick up one of her books, I will fall in love once again with a brand new set of wonderful characters. I will definitely laugh out loud, I will be drawn in deep, I may shed a few tears, I will most definitely be aroused, and I will love every minute of it. Ok. that was more than one thing… but in short, I am guaranteed an adventure that will warm my heart, and leave me wanting more.

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