The Runaway Wives by Karen King

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The Runaway Wives by Karen King- women’s fiction

Dee is married to husband Nigel, a solicitor and thinks having seen an email, he is about to whisk her off for a surprise weekend away to celebrate her sixtieth birthday the following day. Her close friend Babs is thrilled for her, but not so thrilled when she arrives home to find her husband Geoff has put the house on the market as he wants to move to Spain- something she has already said she doesn't want to do. When Dee’s weekend turns out not to be for her but for her husband and his golfing friends, the two ladies decide to take themselves off to Cornwall for a few days to sort out their heads from their errant husbands who both appear to be having mid life crises. Can the ladies keep their marriages whilst keeping their sanity and what they want rather than just that of their husbands?

I quickly got into this and really enjoyed it. Both Babs and Dee are relatable characters with a sense of purpose as well as a sense of fun. A down to earth approach to life with a sense of fun makes the ladies story very engaging. I liked both of them and could relate in part to what was happening. A wonderful easy read I most thoroughly enjoyed

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The Runaway Wives 

‘We’re leaving. And there’s nothing either of you can do about it!’ 

When the surprise holiday Dee thinks her husband has booked for her sixtieth birthday weekend  turns out to be yet another solo golfing break – it’s the last straw. 

Meanwhile her best friend Babs’s other half has decided to move to Spain and is acting like he  doesn’t need to consult anyone. Not even Babs! 

Well, if their husbands think they can do what they want, so can their wives. So, with that thought,  the two best friends leap into Dee’s trusty car and head for the seaside, and an adventure they’ll  never forget. 

Back home their furious husbands want them to return immediately. But – as they begin to enjoy  their newfound freedom – will either of the runaway wives ever want to come back home again? 

An absolutely hilarious, uplifting, escapist story, perfect for fans of Maddie Please, Judy Leigh and  Dawn French. 

Purchase Link - https://mybook.to/RunawayWives 

Author Bio – 

Karen King is an Amazon international bestselling author currently writing psychological suspense for  Bookouture and women's fiction for Boldwood. Her sixth psychological suspense, Girl Next Door, was  published on 9 July 2024 and her first 'golden years' novel for Boldwood will be published in March  2025.  

Karen has also had 120 children’s books, two young adult novels, and several short stories for  women’s magazines published. Her early writing career was spent working on various teenage and  children's magazines. Her suspense novels The Mother In Law, The Perfect Stepmother and The  Stranger in my Bed and her romantic novel The Cornish Hotel by the Sea all became International  Amazon bestsellers.  

Karen is a member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association, the Society of Authors, the Crime Writers’  Association and the Society of Women Writers and Journalists. She now lives in Spain where she 

loves to spend her non-writing time exploring the quaint local towns with her husband, Dave, when  she isn’t sunbathing or swimming in the pool, that is. 

Social Media Links – 

Facebook: @KarenKingAuthor 

Twitter: @karen_king 

Instagram: @karenkingauthor 

Bookbub profile: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/karen-king 

Comments

  1. Anonymous26 March 2025 at 11:49

    Thank you! I'm so pleased you enjoyed reading my book. xx

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