Title: The Wild Ones #2
Author: M. Leighton
Published: March 4, 2014
Publisher: Berkley Romance
Mature Content: 18 & Up
Synopsis
How far will a good girl go for the bad boy she loves?
Laney Holt is a preacher’s daughter. A good girl. Her only goal was to get married, have babies, and live happily ever after, just like her parents. Only that didn’t happen. The two people closest to her betrayed her, and Laney’s dreams came crashing down. Now she’s left with an empty space she doesn’t know how to fill. Until she meets Jake Theopolis, a daredevil with a death wish who has heartbreaker written all over him.
Jake has no interest in thinking beyond the here and now. All he wants out of life is the next rush, the next “feel-good” thing to keep his mind off the pain of his past. His latest rush? Showing Laney there’s more to life than being a good girl—and that going bad can be so much fun. Her only concern now is how she can ever hope to satisfy the wild side of a boy like Jake. She’s looking forward to trying. And so is Jake.
Review:
Although this book is Book 2 in the Wild Ones series, it can be read as a standalone. Laney is a preacher’s daughter, raised in a strict and prim-and-proper household and is the quintessential “good girl.” What I liked about her character and her family and friends is that there were no caricatures and no “black and white” personalities; everyone was very human, and certainly made mistakes along the way.
Laney has a chance meeting with the sexy, gorgeous and irresistible Jake Theopolis. She doesn’t think she’ll ever see him again, but their paths cross again. Although Jake is labeled as a “bad boy”, it’s really just a label, and there is a lot more to him than meets the eye.
No one writes a dirrrrrty scene quite like Ms. Leighton and Some Like It Wild is no exception! But there is actually a very interesting (and bittersweet) back story behind both of the main characters, and this book took somewhat of a surprising turn when Jake’s story is revealed. I love Jake!
“She needed me in order to see who she really was, to see how beautiful and perfect she was deep down, past all the onward appearances and polite ways. What she never knew was that I saw it all along She was always perfect to me, inside and out.” ~ Jake
Some Like It Wild is hot, sweet and passionate story and filled with the Southern setting and characters I have grown to love from this author. If you are looking for a sexy, swoony story that you can read in one sitting, this book is for you. But be prepared to fall in love with Jake! I am looking forward to reading the next book in this series, “There’s Wild, Then There’s You”, which releases June 3rd.
(Book provided by the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.)
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About the Author:
I was born and raised in the United States, and I’ve lived in several of the fabulous fifty. Though I currently live in the deep South, I spent much of my childhood up North and hope to return there one day. A few other things about me: I believe that sometimes you have to look really, REALLY hard to find the good in people, but it’s there. I believe that I’m shrinking (I swear five years ago I was two inches taller). I believe my husband is quite possibly one of the most amazing men in the entire world (I can’t be sure because I haven’t met all of them). I believe coffee and chocolate, when combined, could be the basis for world peace. I believe that Jesus rocks and communism doesn’t. I believe that white makes me look fat and black collects lint. I believe summer’s too hot, winter’s too cold and fall was made for football. I like dogs better than cats and the first movie in a trilogy is invariably the best. But most of all, I believe that love conquers all.