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Book Review of Runaway Mistress

Runaway Mistress
Runaway Mistress
Author: Robyn Carr
Genre: Romance
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 3


This is a surprisingly good novel about a girl who has to redefine herself only to find that she had never really known who she was. There is romance in it but mostly it's about Jennifer/Doris rediscovery through the kindness of the town's quirky inhabitants.

What I love about this book is that Jennifer is a mistress and she isn't apolegetic about it. Yes, she has fake boobs, fake lips, fake hair, fake tan, etc... Often in romance novels in an effort to make a character likeable, a "mistress" is usually something else. I thought it was rather brave of Carr to make Jennifer someone that most women who hate.

Quick, easy, entertaining read.