Runaway Vows Series
Spicy Destination Wedding Rom-Coms with Heart, Heat, and Happily Ever Afters
When the “I dos” go up in flames, the real love stories begin.
From sun-drenched Greek islands to moonlit villas in Tuscany and beachside resorts where the cake always hits the fan, the Runaway Vows Series follows runaway brides, scandal-struck grooms, and wedding-day disasters that turn into once-in-a-lifetime second chances.
Each book is a stand-alone spicy romantic comedy featuring:
swoony grumps and sunshine firecrackers
irresistible destinations dripping with vacation vibes
open-door chemistry that melts more than frosting
chaos, comedy, and happy endings worth the mess
Because sometimes it takes a ruined wedding to find the perfect match.
About
Mandy Baker writes spicy destination rom-coms that prove sometimes a ruined wedding is just the beginning of a better love story.
Her Runaway Vows series takes readers around the world—from Santorini sunsets to Amalfi cocktails, Bali jungles, Highland castles, and the rain-soaked charm of the English countryside—mixing laugh-out-loud humor, flirty tension, and heartfelt emotion in every book.
A hopeless romantic with a passport full of daydreams, Mandy believes the best stories start with a little chaos and end with a kiss.
When she’s not writing, she’s probably hunting for her next coffee, planning fictional weddings, or pretending she’s researching in Italy (strictly for accuracy, of course).
One fake date. One destination wedding. A thousand bad decisions—each hotter than the last.
Isla Hart doesn’t do weddings. Not anymore. Not since her ex traded “forever” for a yoga influencer and left her RSVP’ing “minus one” to every event on the planet. But when that same ex announces he’s bringing his new fiancée to their mutual friend’s luxe Mallorca wedding, Isla panics—and blurts out that she’s bringing someone, too.
Enter Theo Mercer. Her maddeningly confident, infuriatingly gorgeous neighbor who’s been flirting with her over morning lattes for months. He’s more tattooed temptation than safety net, but when he offers to play the role of “fake boyfriend,” she’s desperate enough to say yes.
What’s supposed to be a harmless charade turns wicked fast when the resort upgrades them to the honeymoon suite, the bride insists on couple’s salsa lessons, and one “practice kiss” feels anything but pretend. Between midnight swims, tangled sheets, and a meddling gossip blogger sniffing out secrets, Isla’s realizing this plus-one might be the biggest mistake—or best decision—of her life.
Because pretending to be in love is easy. It’s stopping that gets complicated.
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Book 3! Coming late spring 2026!
Clara Langley planned the perfect wedding—until it went perfectly wrong.
Santorini, the perfect sunset, and a thousand livestream viewers were supposed to capture her dream day. Instead, they caught her groom kissing her bridesmaid minutes before she walked down the aisle.
Armed with a phone full of betrayal footage and a handful of wedding cake, Clara loses her cool in spectacular fashion—shoving frosting in faces, tossing champagne, and storming out in her couture gown. Hours later, she’s gone viral, mortified, and stranded on a tiny neighboring island after bribing a fisherman to sail her anywhere else.
Her only refuge? A half-closed seaside inn—and Nikos Papadakis, the grumpy, broad-shouldered Greek baker who made her wedding cake…and witnessed her meltdown in high definition.
He’s determined to keep his peace and his kitchen in order. She’s determined to disappear until the scandal dies down. But when storms trap them together and gossip travels faster than the ferry, sparks fly faster than a flaming saganaki.
Now Clara’s realizing that maybe the perfect wedding wasn’t what she wanted after all—because the grumpy baker next door might just be her happily ever after.
Tropes
Runaway bride / viral scandal
Grumpy x sunshine
Forced proximity on a Greek island
Enemies to lovers
Redemption, self-discovery, found family
HEA with spice and heart
Coming March 2026!
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