Some Like It Wild (Wild Ones, #2)

by M. Leighton

EXCLUSIVE TO THIS EDITION--A NEVER-BEFORE-IN-PRINT WILD ONES NOVELLA 

First was The Wild Ones. Now, the next book in M. Leighton's Wild Ones series...

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.

If you love The Wild Ones, you'll be just as wild for M. Leighton's Bad Boys series which includes Down to You, Up to Me, and Everything for Us.

• ISBN10: 0425267814
• ISBN13: 9780425267813
• Publish Date: 4 March 2014
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Berkley
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 384
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780425267813

Reviews

[kimbacaffeinate]

3.5
I love M. Leighton and her brand of passionate romances that make me feel the characters emotions, smile and swoon and Some Like it Wild did all that. This is the second book in the Wild Ones series and can be read as a standalone. Mini review: girl meets bad-boy who’s really a good guy, steamy, heartwarming, fun and romantic.

Acrostic Poem review of Some Like It Wild

Steamy, sexy, satisfying

Oh I love when a bad-boy like Jake, is really a good guy underneath all those troubles. He is adventurous, takes risks but also cares deeply as we soon discover

My oh my, I giggled, swooned, got angry and fell in love

Embracing life, quiet tender moments, sweet kisses

Love. Laney has been burned, and Jake deep down doesn’t think he is lovable

I wanted Laney to open up more, especially with her parents; I rooted for Jake and his family’s farm

Kissing led to heat and I swooned, Leighton knows how to write passionate scenes

Enough family meddling already! Controlling parents, flawed father’s who set their sons up to fail, greedy no good aunties..Gah!

I really liked both Jake and Laney and loved watching them interact and grow as individuals. They made each other better

Twists and turns kept me on edge

Wild, fun, laughter

I loved how the romance progressed slowly and the heat burned and curled the pages

Love, laughter, lessons

Drama, we get a little and some angst in the form of Laney’s ex-boyfriend Shane, and from family members but it wasn’t over done and kept me flipping the pages for my happily ever-after.

Some Like It Wild was a slow-building, hot and steamy romance that kept me engaged. The ending felt a little abrupt, and I wish there had been an epilogue or something. There’s Wild, Then There’s You is the third book in the series and will release in June of 2014. All of the books in the Wild Ones series can be read as standalone.

Copy received from publisher in exchange for unbiased review that originally published @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer

[Cocktails and Books]

Laney Holt is a preacher’s daughter. She followed the rules, behaved her whole life and was engaged to her long time boyfriend Shane. Then the dream ended. The long time boyfriend cheated with her best friend and turned her world upside down. Her parents want her to forgive him and move forward. But Laney can't forgive and forget and her world crashes down around her. She isn't real sure how to move forward until she meets Jake Theopolis, a true bad boy who also happens to be a bit of a daredevil.

Jake is only interested in right now and how to make himself feel good in the moment. When Laney comes around his farm to handle business for her law firm, he knows she is more than the prim and proper girl next door. Jake is determined to show her that you can break some rules and that being bad can be good.

I love M. Leighton's style. She makes you fall in love with her characters and her books just fly by. It never takes me long to finish one of her books. This would be a perfect vacation read. It's an easy, super quick read but it delivers everything that we have come to expect of Ms. Leighton.

Reviewed by Candace for Cocktails and Books