Summer escapism? I was ready for some light reading, and Laura Jane Williams romance The Lucky Escape (#1,070) did the trick. Annie Wiig's Big Day has finally arrived, but unfortunately, her groom is a no-show at the church. Alex Mackenzie has done a runner, much to the chagrin of his parents. Annie is emotionally devastated, so her would-have-been in-laws try to make it up to her by sending her on the very posh delayed honeymoon they had arranged for the couple to Australia.
Annie is trying to pull herself out of her grand funk when she meets an old friend from a summer theater camp at her Boot Camp gym. Maybe it's the adrenaline rush from all that exercise, but Annie finds herself inviting Peter along on her solo honeymoon. Everything is booked for two, after all, and the Mackensies are fine with her taking a friend.
Is it any surprise that as Annie and Peter travel across Australia in the most romantic settings possible that one thing leads to another? But, oh, those complications!
A fun read, and it reminded me of one of the culinary delights we encountered on our own trip to Australia: burgers with "the lot" which included beets (and a fried egg, which I removed!). Did you know that McDonalds wound up making their country-specific burgers in Australia available with beets to satisfy the Australians' cravings? Anyway, put The Lucky Escape on your escapist reading list! It can't be "beet".
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