Swept Away
by Robyn Carr
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The emotional story of a young woman's journey as she leaves behind all the things she thought she wanted only to discover who she really is. #1 New York Times bestselling author ROBYN CARR explores the challenges facing women today as they are valued for what's on the outside rather than the inside. Jennifer Chaise is proud of her life. Coming from nothing, she's used her beauty to her advantage and is swept up in a glamorous world of wealth and privilege as the mistress of a high-flying show more businessman. But when she walks in on a violent scene in their Las Vegas hotel room, Jennifer knows she can no longer ignore the truth about her boyfriend and she flees. Desperate to escape the men searching for her, she invents a whole new persona-with a new look and a new name-as she hides out in a small Nevada town. Working as a waitress in the local diner, she finds a mentor in Louise, a retired professor who takes her in. As Jennifer begins to embrace a new life, she realizes how much was missing from her old one: a sense of community and purpose. But it's not easy to simply disappear. Her neighbor Alex is a cop, and while he's friendly enough, he may also suspect that Jennifer is not what she seems. Although she is under constant threat of being discovered, Jennifer is surprised to realize that, for the first time, she's genuinely happy. Suddenly this real world is all she wants. But will it be enough when her past catches up with her?. show less
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I got this for free from Amazon Prime. At first I thought the central character was a boring trophy girlfriend. Then she had a very interesting journey.
Nice bit of "fluffy" reading after a previous book that was rather heavy going, this is a standard romance novel. Wasnt sure I liked the whole "heroine as mistress" set up (I'm a bit more traditional in my romance novels!) but I supposed you have to go with the flow.
I found this to be a nice book to relax with. This is a good serving of "fluff". I am glad this book caught my eye while shopping at my local bookstore.
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Robyn Carr is a best-selling author of romance novels. She studied nursing in college, but because she married her high school sweetheart who then joined the US Navy, Carr never had time to stay in one place and practice nursing. Instead, she became a reader of romance novels and then decided to write her own. Since that time she has written many show more historical and contemporary-based romance novels. Robyn's titles include the Virgin River, Thunder Point, and Grace Valley series as well as a number of stand-alone novels. Robyn's titles, A New Hope and Wildest Dreams, made the New York Times bestseller list in 2015. Robyn's titles, Backward Glance, What We Find, The House on Olive Street and The Life She Wants, made the New York Times bestseller list in 2016. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Common Knowledge
- Original title
- Runaway Mistress
- Alternate titles
- Swept Away
- Original publication date
- 2005-05-01
- People/Characters
- Jennifer Chaise; Alex Nichols; Nick Noble
- Important places
- Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Boulder City, Nevada, USA
- Disambiguation notice
- Runaway Mistress reissued as Swept Away in 2016.
Swept Away is a reissue of Runaway Mistress, which was originally published in May 2005.
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- 360
- Popularity
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- Reviews
- 4
- Rating
- (3.78)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 14
- UPCs
- 1
- ASINs
- 5
