The beautiful Katie Holmes has been in the news for the past few weeks because she secretly filed for divorce from hubby Tom Cruise.

Her stealth is impressive – especially the disposable cell phone step. I’ll refrain from commenting about marriage & divorce and instead embrace her chutzpah to inspire a story starter.

Today’s Story Starter

Your heroine is in a bad marriage and is desperate to get out of it alive. She is on the run.

Your hero has been hired by the bad husband to find his wife and bring her back. He finds her and decides she needs his protection. What happens?

Why is she on the run from her husband and how does your hero protect her and why?

Have fun and happy writing!