Review: The prequel to the Wilde Series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 8, 2014
This is the prequel  to  Sandra Marton’s spectacular Wilde series, that  sequence of romance novels featuring members of the high achieving Wilde family, of El Sueno  Ranch in Texas.  Ms  Marton is one hell of a storyteller, who gives us the story of  Johnny Wilde, the family patriarch, the daddy of all the Wildes.As one would expect, it’s an out-of-the-ordinary tale.  Well, the story of a man who sired a family of ten children with three different mothers would have to be.  It gives us a unique glimpse into the mind of a man who should not be remembered just as a bigamist.  Johnny Wilde, the US army general and West Point graduate, is a man who has lived hard and loved passionately – sometimes too much so.  But the story is a readable one and allows us to get a glimpse of a man we’ve only ever seen as a gruff and somewhat inscrutable patriarch.  The man who sired Jacob, Caleb and Travis Wilde, not to mention Luca and Matteo,  could not but be a man among men!  And let’s not forget those beautiful, gutsy women, his daughters,  Emily, Jaimie and Lissa, plus the two girls borne to him by his Italian wife.  That’s quite a family he has there, so naturally, the story of the charismatic Johnny Wilde, in his motorcycle leathers, is a must read for fans of this series.  And who knows if it won’t  pick up some new fans for the series along the way.The life and times of a man who married bigamously – that story has equally repelled and fascinated me, especially ever  since I learned, on my last trip to Ireland, about an elderly relative who once maintained two separate families, each unaware of the other’s existence, on either side of the Irish sea.  Into what  category could you slot such a man?  Is he a liar and a cad?  Or as Shakespeare might put it, a man more sinned against than sinning?  There’s something unique and amazing about a guy who can pull a stunt like that, not to mention get away with it for years.A wonderful, five star read from a top-class romance author.  Grab your copy.I received a review copy of this book in exchange  for an honest review.