Review: Finding love while Bungie Jumping
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 12, 2011
I thought The Runaway Bride with Julia Roberts was a cute movie especially with the quirky friends and the beauty salon called Roll Up and Die - Amusing.  This book does not have the quirky friends, but it is a fun afternoon diversion.Louisa is being forced to marry a man she doesn't love in order for their family's businesses to merge.  She runs away at the altar and into Sam's life.  Sam organizes high action and risky adventures for clients seeking a thrill.  He decides to help Louisa with her adventure request, despite his better judgment and his strong attraction to her, and immediately regrets it.  While watching the news that night in Florida, Sam realizes who Louisa is and what she has done and that her overprotective, extremely wealthy father believes she has been kidnapped.Louisa wants to enjoy her freedom from her father's demands and has a list of things she wants to accomplish while she is "missing": get drunk, smoke a cigarette, and lose her virginity.  Sam has seen the list and does not want to be the one to sleep with her in order for her to cross it off her list.  He wants it to be real, but he knows he has no chance with this rich, beautiful girl.The story is predictable, but fun.  Some issues I had while reading were 1) the dichotomy of Louisa's father being overprotective yet forcing her into an unwanted marriage, 2) Sam being a fine physical specimen and yet eating so many snack cakes.  No guy who takes care of his body eats like that and 3) the ending where Louisa is the risk taker and not Sam - incredible.Overall, I enjoyed the story enough to recommend it as a light predictable diversion.  If you are looking for something more, this book is not for you.Would I/Did I buy it? Free DownloadWould I read it again? NoWould I recommend it to friends? Yes