It's no secret that Elsie Silver is the queen of cowboy romance books. Her Chestnut Springs series made it onto many romance readers favorites list over the last few years, so you can guess my excitement (along with everyone else's) when she announced her spin off Rose Hill series. This series not only begins with a book featuring Ford, who is Willa's brother from Chestnut Springs, but also is marketed as being a series where four single dads find love. That's right ladies. Four books all promised to be single-dad romances, taking place in a cozy little mountain side small town. Did I mention they all are on a bowling team for single dads? Here are my thoughts on the first book in her new series, Wild Love.
Synopsis
When Rosie Belmont finds herself suddenly back in her childhood town of Rose Hill, her brother's best friend Ford will do everything in his power from crossing a line with her. Things get more complicated when Rosie needs a job, and who better to offer her one then Ford who happens to be Forbes World's hottest billionaire, and is in the process of opening his own recording studio. He needs all the help he can get, especially when a 12 year old girl named Cora shows up on his porch, claiming to be his biological daughter. But with close proximity, Rosie and Ford's relationship quickly becomes more, even as he tries his hardest to resist her.
Strengths
This book was easily one of the funnest romance books I've had the pleasure of reading this year. If you want a fun and lighthearted romance, Wild Love certainly delivers. As far as tropes go, if you are a fan of billionaire, single-dad, or brother's best friend romances, then you more than likely will be absolutely obsessed with Rosie and Ford's story. Not to mention, Ford is the ultimate book boyfriend. There's a certain scene that lives rent free in my mind where Ford just casually flies in on his jet bags of Rosie's favorite chips...just because they didn't have them in town. Also if you like steamy scenes, especially those taking place in a work setting, you will be obsessed with Wild Love. Last, but definitely not least, the characters were believable, and had a lot of depth to them. Even side characters, such as Ford's mom the crazy sex therapist (similar to that of the mom in Meet the Fockers), and Cora, Ford's daughter, had me laughing the whole time, and I really enjoyed what they brought to the story.
Weaknesses
If you are looking for a serious romance, covering a lot of deep and heavy topics, this is not that kind of book. It won't make you cry, or think super deeply, but sometimes that's okay. Something else I think some readers might have an issue with is Rosie's maturity level. At times she would act bratty, even at one point purposely smearing paint on the floor, in order to get a reaction from Ford. Although her behavior didn't really bother me, I can see how some readers could find her character coming off as naive, or immature.
Would I recommend it?
I would 100% recommend giving this book a try. If you are a fan of past Elsie Silver books I think you'd love this one. It was a fun read, and I'm excited to see where the rest of this series goes. Not sure if any of the other guys will be able to compete with Ford though. But a girl can only hope.
My Ratings
Overall Rating: 4.25/5
Spice Rating: 4/5
Content Warnings
sexual harassment, grief, loss of a parent to ALS mentioned (not on page)
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