Review: Another great Whispering Falls installment
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 11, 2012
4.5 StarsSo Wicked wraps up the first three books in the Whispering Cove saga and I just have to say I love it when a wandering playboy falls hard and doesn't have a clue what to do about it. I know that probably sound cruel, but you gotta get your kicks where you can!Braydon Mitchell travels the world on his sailboat writing articles for various magazines on sailing, traveling and a variety of topics. He's come home to Whispering Cove for his 10th high school reunion and to visit with his grandparents who raised him. He's not prepared when he realizes his grandfather's doctor is the geeky girl who had a huge crush on him and that she's now a bombshell that he can't help but have naughty thoughts about.Danica (Dani) Kent can't believe she's still crushing after ten years. She'd hoped time, distance and a make over would give her the upper hand when Braydon arrived back in town. Unfortunately, she still has trouble walking and talking when he's around and it ticks her off.When these two meet up after ten years the sparks fly. Dani figures it's because she's been in love/lust with Braydon since she was nine years old. Braydon appreciates how Dani is changed and he's all for a good time while he's in town. Despite how smart Dani is she can't help but give in and have a fling with Braydon, she figures one time and at least she'll have the memory when he's gone. Trouble is, it turns in to more than one time and for her that spells heart break. Their time together is deliciously sexy and does the title Wicked justice. These two are combustible and Nikki paints a really great visual with her words!When Dani finally gets the courage to say no more and basically puts Brayden in his place, he retreats but he can't help but remember all he now knows about Dani. I really enjoyed watching Braydon work through his growing feelings for Dani and figuring out what to do about them. He has some issues of his own to sort through which drove me to care about him. Dani was such a likeable character and you feel for the geeky teenage girl she once was and how that carries over as an adult. I've enjoyed all three couples in this series so far, but Dani and Braydon my two favorite. Despite seeming so different they are both pretty vulnerable.Wicked run simultaneously with Wild and Wet (books 1 & 2), so we are treated with glimpses of the other stories throughout all three books. I really must applaud these three authors (Mackenzie McKade, Cathryn Fox, and Nikki Duncan) for tying their stories together seamlessly and for painting such a great picture of the people and town of Whispering Cove. Throughout this series, we get to see and learn more about the people and the town itself which just makes me love Whispering Cove that much more. Thanks ladies!ARC provided by the publisher for an honest review.