Unfortunately, since said would-be husband perished before he could marry her and left her with a babe born out of wedlock, she's forced to throw herself upon the mercies of the cold and icy duke, who doesn't really see her as a person so much as an opportunity to force Gareth to behave. The heroine, Juliet, is shocked when her rescuer is none other than the brother of her late, would-be husband. He meets the heroine when he acts rather out of character, and takes charge to stop a group of highwaymen from attacking a carriage. And he's the one nobody expected: the rakehell and the wastrel, who would rather get drunk and paint the peens of statues with purple paint with his buddies (true story) than do anything approaching real work.

Unfortunately, when Charles dies in the Revolutionary War, Gareth becomes the heir. Gareth was the third Montforte brother, with his older brother, Charles, standing to inherit the dukedom if anything should happen to their older brother, Lucien (God forbid). THE WILD ONE's hero, Gareth de Montforte, is cast in the same mold. With a title like that, I wasn't expecting much, but the story was a well-researched romp on the high seas set during the Revolutionary War, featuring a spitfire heroine and one of those charming, gallant alpha-heroes, who is both gentlemanly and protective, but not an a-hole. Last year, Heather and I buddy-read one of her pirate romances, called CAPTAIN OF MY HEART. This is actually my second experience with Danelle Harmon. 💙ĭammit, 90s bodice rippers - how can I keep making fun of you if you keep being so.good? Earlier this year, I read a 90s Western romance about two ranchers called WILD TEXAS FLAME that I fully expected to dislike, and now this book, THE WILD ONE! Maybe only 90s bodice rippers with the word 'wild' in the title are exempt from this rule.but clearly, I have to do some reevaluating of my stance when it comes to 90s bodice rippers some are good! For more info on this challenge, click here. 💙 I read this for the Unapologetic Romance Readers' New Years 2018 Reading Challenge, for the category of: Historical Romance (Any).

The wild one by danelle harmon