Beautiful Wild
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3.5 • 2 Ratings
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
You are invited to set sail on the maiden voyage of the SS Princess of the Pacific in this indulgent historical romance from Anna Godbersen, the New York Times bestselling author of The Luxe series.
High society intrigue and deliciously shocking scandals meet a gripping fight for survival in this sweeping romance, sure to thrill fans of Kiera Cass and Katie McGee.
Vida Hazzard can see her future: aboard the heralded “Millionaire’s Ship of the West,” she’ll charm the young scion Fitzhugh Farrar, resulting in a proposal of marriage.
But Vida didn’t plan on Fitz’s best friend Sal, a rough-around-the-edges boy with a talent for getting under her skin. Nor did she anticipate a hurricane dashing their ship to pieces, along with her dreams.
Stranded on an island with both Fitz and Sal, Vida is torn between the life she’s always planned for, and a future she’s never dared to want. As they desperately plot a course for home, Vida will discover just which boy can capture her wild heart—and where her future truly lies.
Praise for The Luxe series:
“Mystery, romance, jealousy, betrayal, humor, and gorgeous, historically accurate details. I couldn’t put The Luxe down!” —Cecily von Ziegesar, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Gossip Girl series
Survival Romance: After the celebrated SS Princess of the Pacific sinks, Vida must trade ballgowns and scandals for a desperate fight for survival on an uncharted island.Forced Proximity: Stranded with the wealthy suitor she was meant to charm and the best friend who drives her crazy, Vida finds there’s no escape from her own heart.Enemies to Lovers: She can’t stand Fitz’s brooding friend Sal. He sees right through her. So why is he the only one who makes her feel truly seen?Desert Island Romance: Torn between the safe future she's always wanted with Fitz and a wild new passion with Sal, Vida must decide which man holds the key to her survival—and her happiness.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Godbersen's (When We Caught Fire) latest seems set on chronicling an engagingly frothy shipboard romance until an abrupt plot twist forces a change of course to something far more thought-provoking. Anxious to flee an impending society scandal generated by their daughter's flirtations, the parents of headstrong San Francisco socialite Vidalia Marin Hazzard, 17, hastily book passage to Hawaii for themselves and their daughter on a grand new ocean liner, the Princess of the Pacific, said to be unsinkable. Vida's plan and her parents' intention is that she will secure a marriage proposal from Fitzhugh Farrar, dashing explorer and scion of the family that owns the Princess. When a collision at sea sinks the ship, Vida ends up on a remote island with Fitz, his servant Sal, and a small group of other passengers. As she learns to survive in this new environment, Vida begins to shed society's expectations and discover new capabilities and modes of living. While her romance with Fitz seems to flourish, Vida also finds herself drawn to the enigmatic Sal, whom she initially scorns as a "nobody." Lush language manages to convey the mores of a Titanic-tinged world while moving the story at a brisk pace that will keep contemporary readers engaged. Ages 14 up.
