Review: "Wild  is a lighthearted, fun read with a meddlesome grandfather whose machinations were kind of funny but overall harmless"
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 9, 2013
Andrea "Andie" Adair, lost her parents ten years ago and seemed to lose herself as well.  Leaving behind her grandfather and her fiancé, the only man she has ever loved, she leaves town without ever looking back.  Ten years later and Andie is a successful attorney who doesn't seem to really live, she just exists.  Andie never plans on returning to her hometown and therefore never wants to deal with the past that has left her stagnant in her life.  However, Andie's grandfather has other plans and manipulates her acquiescence to return to Whispering Cove by having her believe that he is seriously ill!Sheriff Brody McGrath, Andie's former fiancé has never really gotten over her and her departure from his life and their plans for the future.  He had tried to reach out to her over the years but was continuously rebuffed.  Tired of being pushed away and hurt he let her be, but now she is back in Whispering Cove and he is just the tool needed to help Andie break through the impediment of the wall she has erected around her feelings of guilt.Wild  is a lighthearted, fun read with a meddlesome grandfather whose machinations were kind of funny but overall harmless to all involved.  The first confrontation between Brody and Andie was very steamy.  I found Wild  to be realistic in showing that not everything is completely wrapped up and tied with a bow when you finish the story.  I liked that it was realistic showing that one person can affect so many people in their lives and I liked that the characters had a history before the story ever began.  One of the most touching scenes in Wild  was the empty picture frames hanging on Brody's walls in the house he planned on living with Andie.  They were like a story waiting to be written with the characters' love, memories and experiences . . . a legacy for the future!Vanessa for Joyfully Reviewed