THE WILDE ONE is the second novel in the spicy contemporary romance series about four sexy brothers, their small-town bar and their local country band. Each novel in the OLD TOWN COUNTRY ROMANCE series can be read as a STAND ALONE NOVEL or as part of the SERIES.
FOUR WILDE BROTHERS...ONE WILDE COUNTRY BAND
Tucker Wilde joined the United States Army right out of high school and was injured in Iraq. But more than just his leg was shattered in the Middle East. The war also crushed his spirit and damaged his soul. When a strange couple arrives at his family’s bar, Haymakers, Tucker can see signs of mental and emotional abuse and is immediately drawn to the lovely but fragile girl seated at his bar.
Gracie Parker has been a victim of abuse her entire life. When her boyfriend, Dex, beats her in the parking lot of Haymakers and abandons her, it’s almost too much for the nineteen-year-old to bear. That is until Tucker appears like a warrior knight from the darkness to save her.
Tucker and Gracie are two broken people who are immediately drawn together. But their relationship and even their very lives are threatened by Dex who will stop at nothing to get Gracie back.
If you like your trucks loud, your beer cold and your men hot...you'll love THE WILDE ONE.
Excerpt:
“You look different,” Savage says, then
downs the last of his pint of ale.
“Different how?” I prod even though I have
an idea what he’s going to say. I look more normal. Like I fit into society
rather than looking like an outcast.
Savage shrugs. He’s never been a person of
many words. We’re like two peas in a pod that way. Even though he rarely says
very much, with just one sideways glance Savage can have the biggest and
meanest guys on the planet shaking in their cowboy boots.
People say that about me too.
“Do you want another?” I ask, even though I
can guess his response. Savage always orders two pints and drinks them at the
far corner of the bar. There are worse ways of coping with the past than
drinking a few beers every night before he goes home to an empty apartment. I
should know. I’m a master of poor coping skills.
“Hit me,” Savage says.
I pour him another pint and take away the
empty.
“You look good.”
I’m surprised by the compliment. I’d never
use the word good to describe
anything about me. But I do look better than I have since I got back from Iraq.
“Drink your beer,” I tell him because I’m
not in the mood to explain what’s been going on in my life.
Savage was in Iraq about the same time I
was and he’s the closest thing I’ve got to a friend. I’m not one for
relationships. Life is too short and relationships are too painful. When you
get close to someone, you usually just end up getting hurt.
But like me, Savage isn’t the type of guy
who gets too close to people. The most obvious reason is the way he looks: he’s
big and scary. Also just like me.
Savage and I lift weights together, and in
a fight it would be a close match. Not that either of us would ever start a
fight but we would definitely end one if we had to.
It’s a weeknight and the bar is almost deserted except for a few of the
regulars. That’s why I’m surprised when I see a couple I don’t recognize walk
in and look around. The guy’s wearing all leather and carrying two helmets, so
he’s obviously a biker. He looks about my height, six feet two inches and he’s
big. The girl looks tiny standing next to him. She’s the definition of the word
waif. She looks like a strong wind
could pick her up and blow her away. Not a good thing in Old Town where it’s
windy most of the time.
The most interesting thing about her,
though, is her coloring. I’ve never seen someone so fair in my life. I’m the
only blond in my family but I’m not even close to this girl. Her long hair is
so light it’s practically white. And her skin is the color of milk. She looks
like a princess who just stepped out of a fairytale, as corny as that sounds.
I can’t help but notice that she doesn’t
look like she wants to be here. Or maybe she doesn’t want to be with the guy.
It’s hard to tell. But she doesn’t look happy. If anything, she looks
scared.
As the couple steps closer to the bar, I
can see the girl is shaking. I’m not sure whether she’s shaking because she’s
scared, or because it’s January and it’s freezing outside and she’s wearing a
tiny spring jacket that barely fits. It almost looks like a jacket for a kid
it’s so small on her. Not that she’s much bigger than a kid herself.
What kind of an asshole wears a thick
leather jacket while he lets his girl freeze? I’m really not liking this guy at
all. And when I see him grab her by the elbow, so roughly she almost comes off
the floor, I can feel every hair on my body stand at attention.
Is it possible to hate a guy I don’t even
know?
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**Nona’s Review of The
Wilde One by Savannah Young**
This is a love story about two broken people. Tucker
survived a horrible bombing while serving in Iraq—many of his friends were
killed while he came home with a badly mangled leg. Gracie grew up with an
addict mother who traded her to a biker in exchange for drugs.
But when Gracie enters the bar owned by Tucker and his
brothers, he’s immediately drawn to her. He rescues her from the mean biker
dude and invites her to his home, so he can watch out for her. She agrees, as
she has no one else to turn to. But what begins as necessity soon turns to
love.
The story is told in first person, Tucker’s point of view alternating with Gracie’s. The only problem with this was I felt that Tucker, a former soldier who’s been though a lot, would have a “rougher” sounding voice.
Besides their traumatic pasts, Tucker and Gracie have something else in common: they both see themselves as damaged and believe no one could love them. The thing is, in Tucker’s eyes, Gracie is perfect. And she feels exactly the same way about him.
I really enjoyed this story. Both characters have been
terribly hurt, but they are brave and loving. Tucker’s tough exterior hides a
gentle heart. Gracie’s shy self-consciousness doesn’t take away from her
determination to put Tucker first. Their lovemaking is touching. It’s much more
than just sex for them.
Everything not perfect with Tucker and Gracie. Tucker’s
overprotective brothers mistrust her. The couple is also threatened by the
biker’s insistence that Gracie belongs to him. Tucker makes an amazing
sacrifice that I didn’t see coming, but made him all the more lovable.
This book is second in a series about the four
brothers, and I’m looking forward to reading more about them. I highly recommend
The Wilde One for anyone looking for
a story that’s both sexy and heartwarming.
Have a wonderful weekend, all!
Nona Raines
Thank you so much for taking the time to read and review my book! I greatly appreciate it!
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