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Runaways #3
The Winter Bride
Isla Donahue has weathered her fair share of storms. Struck by family tragedy at a young age, her future has often felt uncertain.
Until she met her two best friends and formed bonds that could never be broken. And then her beau and soulmate, Rory, who’s unwavering support helped her through the darkest of times.
With her friends and Rory by her side, life starts to improve for Isla. Until dark figures from Rory’s past reappear, threatening to destroy everything they have built together.
Will their love withstand the trials they face, or will their hopes for a happy ending be dashed this winter?
WHY READERS LOVE KATIE
'Takes you on a journey of heartbreak and joy'
'Hard to put down'
'Her characters are like old friends'
'Heartwarming romance'
Until she met her two best friends and formed bonds that could never be broken. And then her beau and soulmate, Rory, who’s unwavering support helped her through the darkest of times.
With her friends and Rory by her side, life starts to improve for Isla. Until dark figures from Rory’s past reappear, threatening to destroy everything they have built together.
Will their love withstand the trials they face, or will their hopes for a happy ending be dashed this winter?
WHY READERS LOVE KATIE
'Takes you on a journey of heartbreak and joy'
'Hard to put down'
'Her characters are like old friends'
'Heartwarming romance'
416 pages, Paperback
Published January 20, 2026
57 people are currently reading
28 people want to read
About the author
Katie Flynn
100 books219 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.
Katie Flynn was born in Norwich and attended Norwich High School, where she was extremely happy and extremely undistinguished. Published at the tender age of eight, in Enid Blyton's Sunny Stories, she joined a Writers’ Circle as an adult, publishing short stories, articles, etc; only turning to novels in 1971 because the postal strike cut off her main source of income!
At first she wrote under several different names – Judith Saxton, Judy Turner, Lydia Balmain, Judith Arden – but her Katie Flynn books were a delight to write and proved far more popular than she had dreamed. She has now published nearly ninety novels, twenty-seven of which are Flynns. Her most recent titles are: Lost Days of Summer and Christmas Wishes.
Katie Flynn was born in Norwich and attended Norwich High School, where she was extremely happy and extremely undistinguished. Published at the tender age of eight, in Enid Blyton's Sunny Stories, she joined a Writers’ Circle as an adult, publishing short stories, articles, etc; only turning to novels in 1971 because the postal strike cut off her main source of income!
At first she wrote under several different names – Judith Saxton, Judy Turner, Lydia Balmain, Judith Arden – but her Katie Flynn books were a delight to write and proved far more popular than she had dreamed. She has now published nearly ninety novels, twenty-seven of which are Flynns. Her most recent titles are: Lost Days of Summer and Christmas Wishes.
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January 20, 2026
Isla Donahue has battled her way from the Coxhill poor house along with her friends, Meg and Sophie.
Now it's time for the girls to move on in their lives, they are finding new relationships, starting lives of their own.
Isla has Rory and they are madly in love.
But still the ghosts of his past haunt Rory which in turn leads Isla to have some doubts that he has really dealt with Tammy's disappearance and supposed death.
But then just as everything is back on track, the past really does rear it's ugly head.
Now what can Rory do?
Is their love strong enough to battle this latest storm?
A wonderful and gripping conclusion to the Runaways trilogy.
Now it's time for the girls to move on in their lives, they are finding new relationships, starting lives of their own.
Isla has Rory and they are madly in love.
But still the ghosts of his past haunt Rory which in turn leads Isla to have some doubts that he has really dealt with Tammy's disappearance and supposed death.
But then just as everything is back on track, the past really does rear it's ugly head.
Now what can Rory do?
Is their love strong enough to battle this latest storm?
A wonderful and gripping conclusion to the Runaways trilogy.
December 18, 2025
Historical fiction fans will love this. This was such a lovely read. I was hooked from the very first page and I kept reading until the end as I wanted to know what happened. I highly recommend it and I look forward to reading more by the author.
November 12, 2025
Love Katie Flynn books .
January 1, 2026
Last book in the series, very predictable towards the end
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