Susan Elizabeth Phillips fans have long awaited Lucy Jorik's story since she appeared as a teen in First Lady and as a runaway bride in Call Me Irresistible. Now, finally, we get the story of what Lucy was doing after she left Ted at the alter and while he got busy falling in love with Lucy's best friend Meg. Turns out Lucy, wearing a wedding dress and a choir robe, hopped on the back of motorcycle being driven by hot guy named Panda. Thus begins her adventure into self-discovery, late-onset rebellion, and unexpected passion.
I don't want to say too much about THE GREAT ESCAPE because there is great pleasure and surprise in how Ms. Phillips unfolds this charming story of finding love in the process of uncovering your true-self. Lucy has spent her adult life striving to be the perfect presidential daughter. Apparently, marrying the prefect man was where she drew the line. Lucy is guilt ridden over disappointing Ted and her family, yet the situation forced her to realize she needs to figure out what makes her happy. The process she has to go through to figure that out is humorous and heartwarming. I must say I was a little jealous, what fun it would be to throw caution to the wind and play with the facets your personality that you rarely, if ever, give free reign.
Joining Lucy on her adventure is Patrick "Panda" Shade a man who has spent his adult life atoning for the sins of his youth. The last thing he wants is to be attracted to Lucy but he can't help himself. The efforts he made to push Lucy away at times made me laugh and shake my head knowing it was only a matter of time. There are a number of supporting characters, each with their own identity issues, who add color and feeling to the story. Once you start reading you won't be able to put it down, so give yourself plenty of time.
The Great Escape
Where do you run to when your life has fallen apart?
Lucy Jorik is a champ at never embarrassing the family she
adoresβnot surprising since her mother is one of the most
famous women in the world. But now Lucy has done just that.
And on her wedding day, no less, to the most perfect man
she's ever known.
Instead of saying "I do" to Mr. Irresistible, Lucy flees
the
church in an ill-fitting blue choir robe and hitches a ride
on the back of a beat-up motorcycle plastered with offensive
bumper stickers. She's flying into the unknown with a
rough-looking, bad-tempered stranger who couldn't be more
foreign to her privileged existence.
While the world searches for her, Lucy must search for
herself, and she quickly realizes that her customary good
manners are no defense against a man who's raised rudeness
to an art form. Lucy needs to toughen upβand fast.
Her great escape takes her to his rambling beach house on a
Great Lakes island. Here, she hopes to find a new direction
. . . and unlock the secrets of this man who knows so much
about her but reveals nothing about himself. As the hot
summer days unfold amid scented breezes and sudden storms,
she'll also encounter a beautiful, troubled beekeeper; a
frightened young boy; a modern-day evil queen; and a passion
that could change her life forever.
In this dazzling follow-up to her New York Times bestseller
Call Me Irresistible, Susan Elizabeth Phillips tells the
funny, touching, enchanting story of a young woman searching
for her destiny . . . and of a damaged man who doesn't
believe in second chances.
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