Something Wilder
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4.0 • 72 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
The “reigning romance queens” (PopSugar) and New York Times bestselling authors of The Soulmate Equation and The Unhoneymooners present a charming and laugh-out-loud funny novel filled with adventure, treasure, and, of course, love.
Growing up the daughter of notorious treasure hunter and absentee father Duke Wilder left Lily without much patience for the profession…or much money in the bank. But Lily is resourceful, and now uses Duke’s coveted hand-drawn maps to guide tourists on fake treasure hunts through the red rock canyons of Utah. It pays the bills but doesn’t leave enough to fulfill her dream of buying back the beloved ranch her father sold years ago, and definitely not enough to deal with the sight of the man she once loved walking back into her life with a motley crew of friends ready to hit the trails. Frankly, Lily would like to take him out into the wilderness and leave him there.
Leo Grady knew mirages were a thing in the desert, but they’d barely left civilization when the silhouette of his greatest regret comes into focus in the flickering light of the campfire. Ready to leave the past behind him, Leo wants nothing more than to reconnect with his first and only love. Unfortunately, Lily Wilder is all business, drawing a clear line in the sand: it’s never going to happen.
But when the trip goes horribly and hilariously wrong, the group wonders if maybe the legend of the hidden treasure wasn’t a gimmick after all. There’s a chance to right the wrongs—of Duke’s past and their own—but only if Leo and Lily can confront their history and work together. Alone under the stars in the isolated and dangerous mazes of the Canyonlands, Leo and Lily must decide whether they’ll risk their lives and hearts on the treasure hunt of a lifetime.
This page-turning adventure full of second chances, complicated relationships, and the breathtaking beauty of the American Southwest will take you on one wild ride.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
A woman ready to give up on her dreams gets an unexpected second chance in this thrilling western romance from Christina Lauren. Lily Wilder, the headstrong, independent daughter of famed treasure hunter Duke Wilder, never expected to see city slicker Leo, her first love, ever again. But when he shows up on one of her adventure tours, it doesn’t take long for tantalizing old feelings—and unexpected enemies—to catch up with them as they embark on an electrifying quest through the unforgiving Utah desert, searching for her father’s greatest haul. We adored the danger and excitement injected into this fun romance. It’s a fast-paced adventure full of humour, suspense, and swoon-worthy dialogue that made our breath catch in our chest. Fun and surprising from start to finish, Something Wilder reminded us true love can be a journey worth risking it all for.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The bestselling author duo of Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, writing as Lauren (The Unhoneymooners), returns with an unexpectedly dramatic contemporary romance. Lily Wilder was just 19 when she fell for Leo Grady, a college boy working on her father's Wyoming ranch for the summer. Then came the terrible week when Leo abandoned her and her notorious treasure hunter father abruptly sold the ranch that Lily loved. Ten years later, Lily has rebuilt her life, using her late father's notes and reputation to create a tourist expedition company leading city slickers on fake treasure hunts through the Utah wilderness. The business is barely breaking even when Leo turns up with three friends for a guys' weekend, shocking them both. Despite long-held feeling of betrayal on both sides, their old chemistry is strong as ever, and when the treasure hunt they're on turns out to be all too real, it will take Leo's puzzle solving skills and Lily's knowledge of the terrain to find the booty—but they're not the only ones searching. The tone veers from lighthearted rom-com to high octane romantic suspense as the danger ramps up and Lauren packs the plot with quirky characters, vivid scenery, and sizzling sexual tension. This tense, poignant romance is another sure hit for Lauren.
Customer Reviews
Well done
This book was so well done! The characters are deep. The adventure is complex and exciting. The romance is sweet and realistic. This novel felt different that Lauren’s usual story’s as it had much more action and adventure than normal, but it still maintained her dynamic voice. I will say I found it to be a little slow and heavy on the details. Some would absolutely love this book and others would be bored.
Loveeeeed it
Loved it, best book I read this summer no doubt
Way too far fetched DNF @41%
I usually love these authors, but this went beyond my ability to suspend disbelief for the sake of the story. I’ve been waiting so long for this to come out. Sadly it’s a DNF, I wish I could get my $ back…and these are authors I have purchased both book and audiobook versions for everything in their catalogue.