Second Shot of Whiskey
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3.8 • 15 Ratings
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- $4.99
Publisher Description
Sam Wylde is ready to prove he's more than just the privileged son of a wealthy Southern dynasty.
Wyldefire Whiskey is poised to take Nashville by storm—and with any luck, overshadow the scandal of his cheating ex-girlfriend marrying his brother. The only problem? This gruff country boy has no idea how to throw a launch party that will get people talking.
The answer to everything might just be Holly Glen.
A party wrapped up in one tiny woman, Holly is tattooed, tempting, and exactly the event planner Sam needs to liven up his brand—and his life. He can give her what she needs, too.
All it will take is a ring on her finger.
Falling in real love with his fake wife was not part of the plan—but one shot of Holly isn't going to be enough.
(Formerly titled Wylde Fire and published in 2019. It has since received intense edits, scene additions, and a brand new cover and title!)
Customer Reviews
Delivers on its promise
As a long time fan of the fake relationship theme, I can happily say that this book delivers on its promise. Even though you know right from the beginning that Sam and Holly will be unable to fight the attraction drawing them together, you still want to know what it will take to finally tip them over the edge into the committed relationship they’re resisting. Most of this book I found to be fun and funny. But like all good roller coaster rides, there are some loops and a few sudden drops. Take that as my warning that you may want to keep the tissues handy for this book’s ending. It's emotionally fraught and I, personally, had a great deal of difficulty reading through the tears. Though it's marketed as a standalone now, I hope the author does return to the Wylde family to tell us more of their stories. I haven't gotten nearly enough out of these characters yet.
I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley.
A cute and steamy romance.
Holly has been in love with Sam since high school, but he had a girlfriend. Sam loved Jane all through high school, college and after ... that is until he caught her with his brother red handed. All he wanted was to not get “poor Sam” from everyone. So when he runs into Holly he convinces her to become his fake wife. He’ll stop getting the sorry looks and show Grady and Jane he’s over it ... and Holly will get the medical insurance she needs for her sick sister. But how fake will their marriage be?
This is a quick steamy read that will keep your heart warm. I loved how Holly didn’t let Sam get away with anything. And Sam ... who wouldn’t love a hunk with a heart of gold? And all the crazy Wylde family ... I just know there’s gonna be lots of stories there!
I received an early copy courtesy of Author Collective 20 through NetGalley in exchange for a honest review.
3.75 stars-feisty and sassy characters
3.75 stars--WYLDE FIRE is the first instalment in Sarah Robinson’s contemporary, adult 100 PROOF erotic, romance series focusing on the Wylde family. This is eldest son and Wyldefire Whiskey partner Sam Wylde, and events planner Holly Glen’s story line.
Told from dual first person perspectives (Sam and Holly) WYLDE FIRE focuses on the building relationship between Wyldefire Whiskey partner Sam Wylde, and events planner Holly Glen. With the launch of Wyldefire Whiskey just around the corner, and the events planner bailing at the last minute Sam finds himself desperate enough to ask a complete stranger for help but a stranger who is widely respected in the world of events planning. Enter Holly Glen, and the woman with whom Sam would fall in love. Needing a plus-one for his brother’s wedding, a wedding to Sam’s ex-fiance, Sam makes Holly an offer she cannot refuse: an engagement and marriage of convenience that will take the pressure of the wedding off our story line hero. What ensues is the quick building relationship between Sam and Holly, and the potential fall-out as Holly finds herself the victim of a set up by Sam’s cheating brother.
Holly Glen has been in love with Sam Wylde since she first saw him in high school years before but Sam never knew Holly existed. Having fallen in love with his high school sweetheart, Sam’s life would be destroyed when his younger brother took from Sam his happily ever after.
The relationship between Sam and Holly is one of immediate attraction; an insta-lust/love romance that turns into something more when Sam offers marriage and forever to the woman with whom he will fall in love. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.
We are introduced to the large and colorful extended Wylde family: brothers Caleb, Sterling, and Grady, and their sister Bethany ; parents Earl and Grace Wylde: uncle Duke Wylde; cousins Noah and Ruby; Nana Willie Lou Wylde and husband Caesar; Wyldefire business partner Caleb Daughtry; Sam’s ex fiancé Jane, and Holly’s friend and partner Amelia Eldridge. The camaraderie between family members is flirty and fun, but at times strained and reluctant.
WYLDE FIRE is a $ex filled and imaginative story of family, betrayal and vengeance; lust and love; impulsive, amusing and happily ever after. The premise is entertaining and captivating; the characters are feisty and sassy; the romance is steamy and hot.