Wilde Flame
Love is a Cowboy #3
by Kelly Elliott
Blurb:
From New York Times and USA Today best selling author, Kelly Elliott, comes a new small town romance series that brings her back to her roots.
LILIBETH
When I moved to River Falls, Colorado, falling for the town’s broody, tight-lipped cowboy was not part of the plan. Yet somehow, every run-in with Caden Wilde turns into a battle of sharp words and stolen glances. We argue like we’re at war, but my pulse never gets the memo.
He’s stubborn. Infuriating. Impossible.
And the most breathtaking man I’ve ever seen.
When a twist of fate forces us to spend a few days alone together, the line between enemies and something far more dangerous begins to blur. Beneath the scowls and sarcasm, I see pieces of the man he tries so hard to hide.
There’s just one problem. Caden doesn’t believe in relationships.
So, I agree to his rules. A few days. No promises. No expectations. We’ll walk away as friends when it’s over.
Simple.
Until my heart refuses to play by those rules.
CADEN
Two years ago, the woman I planned to marry shattered my future with a single word. Since then, I’ve kept my life simple, my ranch, my routine, and no room for anything that could wreck me again.
Then Lilibeth Asher blows into town like a Colorado storm.
She’s sunshine where I’m shadows. Hope where I’m hesitant. Too kind, too bright, too tempting for a man who swore he was done believing in forever. From the moment we met, she’s challenged me, pushing my buttons, breaking through my silence, and making me feel things I buried long ago.
When a snowstorm traps us together, I convince myself I can handle it. A temporary truce. A few nights in my bed. No strings attached.
I’ve survived heartbreak before. I can survive this.
But Lilibeth isn’t temporary. She slips past my defenses, tearing down the walls I built piece by piece. And when life throws us a curveball neither of us sees coming, walking away is no longer an option.
Now I have a choice to make. Smother this spark before it roars out of control.
Or surrender to the wild flame she’s ignited inside me—a fire fierce enough to burn away my past and powerful enough to light the rest of my life.
Wilde Flame is book three in the Love is a Cowboy series. Each book is a stand alone book, but the author highly suggests you read the books in order for a better reading experience.
Trope: Surprise Pregnancy, Dual POV, Cowboy, Enemies-to-Lovers, Family Saga, Friends-to-Lovers, Ranch Life, Small Town, Western Romance
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Review:
Oh, do I love these Wildes! Wilde Flame is not quite as angsty as Wilde Ride but Caden is definitely going thru some things and he’s not shy about it. While he may be a grump tho, he’s a sexy, hardworking, caring, honest grump. And who can blame him for being more than a bit hurt. We knew that Rachel did him wrong but seeing it play out – ugh! That woman is a piece of work and unbelievably brazen in her self-centeredness. No surprise that Lilibeth in all her peppy, happy, positivity is going to get a … certain reaction from him.
And I have to give it to Lilibeth, she doesn’t put up with much from Caden. She knows something happened in his past, recognizes that he’s running on hurt, but she also seems to elicit a bigger reaction from the man. And once the universe seems to keep throwing them together she does a good job of figuring out her boundaries, what’s needed to protect her heart, and keeps to them. Caden is pretty hard to resist so it isn’t easy but she does it. Luckily it doesn’t take too long for him to figure things out 🙂
Elliott once again gives us a delightful mix of emotion, want, and steam. The Wildes are wonderfully close and they support each other, providing wisdom and comfort when it’s needed most. And Caden needs a lot! I love that conflicted cowboy but he’s stubborn too and isn’t going to make things easy for himself. But I was enthusiastically there for every single moment of it! And when he lets himself love again …. oh boy, is Lilibeth a lucky, lucky woman.
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