title: The Runaway Ex
author: Struthers, Shani
description: The Runaways are back...   For Layla Lewis, life is finally back on track. After her "runaway year" in Cornwall, another year has passedan idyllic year spent with sexy new love, Joseph Scott, in the sultry heat of Florence. For best friend Penny, life has also changed. Having recently given birth to a baby girl, she's busy embracing motherhood.    But, for The Runaways, life is never that easy...   A chance encounter with Joseph's ex-girlfriend, Tara, has explosive consequences for the new lovers, and all three are forced back to Cornish shores. There's a secret between Joseph and Tara, and Layla can't help but fear that they're rekindling their past. Meanwhile, motherhood is not the joy Penny thought it would beshe's heading for a breakdown, and fast!