Yes, Sarah has a longtime fantasy of being on the lam, but let's be honest, she'd be caught reading a book in the nearest diner as soon as anyone got serious about looking for her. This week, we're talking about books in which characters are much more serious about being on the run! We break the category into people on the move and people in hiding, but also talk about secrets, about lies, and about how love really is about telling something all the truths you've got.

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Our next read along is Rachel Reid's Heated Rivalry, which you can get in print, ebook, audiobook or with your monthly subscription to Kindle Unlimited. Find it at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books or wherever you get your books.

The Books

• The Master by Kresley Cole
• Run Posy Run by Cate Wells
• Claiming the Courtesan by Anna Campbell
• Burn Down the Night by M. O’Keefe
• Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison
• Tycoon by Joanna Shupe
• Something Wilder by Christina Lauren
• If I Told You, I’d Have to Kiss You by Mae Marvel
• Hunter by Emmy Chandler
• Stranded by Jennifer D. Bokal
• The Harpy and the Dragon by Marie Liscomb
• Wyoming Double Jeopardy by Juno Rushdan
• Bourbon and Lies by Victoria Wilder
• Hunted Through Italy by Delaney Diamond
• Dalliances & Devotion by Felicia Grossman
• Kiss the Girl by Zoraida Cordova
• Under Her Skin by Adriana Anders
• Whiteout by Adriana Anders
• Kink Camp: Hunted by Adriana Anders

The Notes

• Fill out the survey, check out our quests on Pagebound, and the Fated Mates Collections Department.
• Thanks @kimonlyreadsromance from Threads for coming up with the name “discoverabilitybuddies” -- and for submitting a Collection for Books with Secret Tattoos!
• We’ve done deep dives of The Master and Dragon Bound. Run Posy Run and Whiteout have both appeared on one of our year end “Best of” Lists.
• Mr. and Mrs Smith is a great movie and a great tv show. 
• Just make some time to read The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell.

The Sponsors

• Michelle McCraw, author of Conspiracies and Chemistry, available in print or ebook from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Kobo or wherever you get your books.
• SE McPherson, author of A King's Trust, available in print or ebook from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Kobo or wherever you get your books.
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The Rest

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