REVIEW: Wild Thing by Robyn Kaye

 

Author: Robyn Kaye

Pages: 384

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca

AMAZON: Wild Thing

Release Date: 1st December 2011

Wild Thing was kindly provided to me by Netgalley for Sourcebooks Casablanca

Synopsis. (Goodreads)

Whitewater-rafting guide Hunter Kincaid lands his dream job–guiding sportswear models through Idaho's rugged wilderness for a photo shoot. When he meets Toni Russo, the goth New York manager of Action Models, there are enough sparks to set the forest ablaze.

When Hunter finds Toni's book on how to marry the man of your choice, he studies it as a joke. Before long Hunter realizes he's never cared enough for a woman to bother working this hard to get her. But the last man in the world this city girl wants is a Survivor Man wannabe...

REVIEW: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Toni Russo is a goth girl from New York city and the Manager of Action Models. As a last minute replacement she has been sent to Idaho’s rugged mountains to watch over the latest photo shoot and the models, something she dreads due to phobia she has of the outdoors/woods.

Hunter Kincaid is the owner and tour guide for River Runners Camp, he is a dominant alpha male who isn’t scared of going after what he wants and as soon as he spots Toni – she’s it! When he sights her current read, provided by her mother on “How to find your perfect man and marry him”, he requests a copy through his sister and studies it at first as a joke and then to try and win her over.

Hunter and Toni couldn’t be more different, she has a fear of the outdoors since being trapped alone for three days in the woods as a 6 year-old and he lives for the outdoors and wilderness, I liked seeing him ease her slowly out of her comfort zone; I also liked there shared passion of helping kids who are in need.

There were a number of misunderstandings and disagreements between Hunter and Toni but the chemistry and attraction between them was also off the charts. I just wish their relationship could have progressed at a more natural pace rather than declarations of love when they barely knew one another; I did enjoy seeing Toni make him work for her heart but things between them just happened all too quickly.

I absolutely loved the Kincaid family; they have a great family dynamic and adopted Toni into their fold immediately. I am really hoping there will be more books which will feature Hunter’s siblings, Trapper, Fisher and Karma.

I didn’t realize Wild Things was a part of Robyn Kaye’s Domestic Gods series but it certainly reads well on its own.

I enjoyed Ms Kaye’s writing style, it is entertaining and fun and her attention to detail of the scenery, characters, emotions etc. were explained perfectly.

All in all, a light entertaining and enjoyable read.

    

Obtained: Netgalley