Review: Caitlin and Gabe have a combustible chemistry and attraction.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 17, 2014
THE STORY:Caitlin Cooney is a 20 year old high school dropout raising her younger brothers and niece. She's working two jobs that barely put food on the table and a roof over their heads. Her father is an alcoholic spending money faster than Caitlin can make it, and her sister ran off leaving Caitlin to care for her daughter. Bills are piling up and the property tax is due. They have no money and Caitlin fears losing the house and her brothers and niece to the foster care system.On her birthday, her best friend takes her out to a club to relax and let loose for a change. While on the dance floor, she begins dancing with a man she feels an instant attraction to. But when she finally sees his face, it's none other than Gabe, a rich bad boy she went to high school with. When he offers to help Caitlin get what she needs to keep her family together, she's reluctant but desperate and takes it.ONE WILD NIGHT is the introduction to the Wild Rush series, and shows us the night that Caitlin and Gabe met and the wild night that ensued. And let's just say that Gabe helps Caitlin get what she needs in multiple ways. The story continues in This Wicked Rush, the first book in the series.THE CAST:Caitlin: She has a strong sense of responsibility and loves her family a lot. She's wearing holes in her stomach with the worry that her family will be taken from her and she'll be homeless. Dancing is one of the only things that makes Caitlin feel burden-free. She doesn't particularly like Gabe, especially with what she remembers of him from high school, but she does feel a strong attraction to him. In her desperation to save her family, she accepts Gabe's version of helping her get what she needs to make it happen.Gabe: He doesn't want for anything, coming from a rich family, and he's tired of the good girls being thrown at him in an effort to change his bad boy ways. As the son of a lawyer, Gabe sees the injustices of the world more clearly than most. He feels a rush going against the established government and it's laws. He has his own way of righting a wrong, whether the government sees it lawful or not. When he learns of Caitlin's circumstances, and remembers her reason for dropping out of high school, he offers his help to get her the money that she needs.THE ROMANCE:There isn't much in the romance department in this prequel, but there are some smoking hot moments on the dance floor and in a car. Caitlin and Gabe have a combustible chemistry and attraction. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens between them when I read This Wicked Rush.