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Wild Woman
An expert in pleasing everyone around her, except for herself, Emily Loughlin decides to seek a new life for herself in Dallas, where she encounters Jake Wolf, the owner of a successful motorcycle shop and her brother's best friend, who has been assigned the task of looking after Emily until she realizes that the wild life is not for her. Original.
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First published September 1, 2000
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Carol Rose
44 books224 followersCarol Rose is an award-winning author of contemporary romances. She has written twenty-six books, including Always and the Blue Collar Boys series. Her books have won numerous awards, including a final in the prestigious Romance Writers of America Golden Heart Award.
Carol is an active member of the North Texas Romance Writers. A frequent speaker at writers’ groups and conferences, she has taught workshops on characterization and, creating and resolving conflict. She works full time as a therapist.
Her husband and she married when she was only nineteen and he was barely twenty-one, proving that early marriage can make it, but only if you’re really lucky and persistent. They went through college and grad school together. She not only loves him still, all these years later, she still likes him—which she says is sometimes harder. They have two funny, intelligent and highly accomplished daughters. Carol loves writing and hopes you enjoy reading her work.
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Carol is an active member of the North Texas Romance Writers. A frequent speaker at writers’ groups and conferences, she has taught workshops on characterization and, creating and resolving conflict. She works full time as a therapist.
Her husband and she married when she was only nineteen and he was barely twenty-one, proving that early marriage can make it, but only if you’re really lucky and persistent. They went through college and grad school together. She not only loves him still, all these years later, she still likes him—which she says is sometimes harder. They have two funny, intelligent and highly accomplished daughters. Carol loves writing and hopes you enjoy reading her work.
www.carolrosebooks.com
www.twitter.com - carolrose@carolrosebooks
https://www.facebook.com/carol.rose.9...
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December 11, 2024
Brother’s Best Friend
Emily is stifled by her family and small town, in a job she dislikes and when three negative things happen in one day, she up sticks and moves to Dallas. Determined to do all the things she has been unable to do in her hometown, she finds her brother has foisted a minder on her in the shape of former bad boy Jake Wolf. Jake has his work cut out in looking out for Emily and it doesn’t help that he is attracted to her which goes against the bro’ code. A good read.
Emily is stifled by her family and small town, in a job she dislikes and when three negative things happen in one day, she up sticks and moves to Dallas. Determined to do all the things she has been unable to do in her hometown, she finds her brother has foisted a minder on her in the shape of former bad boy Jake Wolf. Jake has his work cut out in looking out for Emily and it doesn’t help that he is attracted to her which goes against the bro’ code. A good read.
February 28, 2015
Emily is the daughter of the mayor in a small town in Texas. She feels confined and constrained by expectations from the entire town. She has a job she hates and when her boss tells her either they have sex or she is fired, she leaves that job with a smile.
She decides to move to Dallas and find herself. It is the big wicked city and she feels sure that is just the kind of place where things will actually happen to her.
Jake came from the same small town as Emily. He was her brother's best friend and considered wild. When Jake shows up at the dismal and dangerous motel on Emily's first night in town, she knows her brother David must have sent him to be her watch dog.
There is an instant attraction between the two of them. Jake wants to be a protector but soon realizes she may need to be protected from him.
Emily is not certain what she wants and it seemed she acted very confused at times. Jake owns his own business and is successful but he still considers himself the bad boy from their small town. He is not sure he is “good enough” for Emily.
The strong physical attraction between the two of them drives the story through the ups and downs of a growing love.
After misunderstandings and lost opportunities there is eventually a happily ever after ending.
This is the first book I have read by Ms Rose. Her plot seems down to earth and follows many of the real world problems that need to be faced by people starting out into the world.
The characters of Emily and Jake at times were annoying for their lack of the ability to speak up. But, they are both people with past issues which hold them back from moving forward in their lives. That too seems to be something that is true of human nature, the ability of past hurts to color the present.
I received a copy of this book from the author in the hope that I would write a fair and honest review. All opinions are my own.
She decides to move to Dallas and find herself. It is the big wicked city and she feels sure that is just the kind of place where things will actually happen to her.
Jake came from the same small town as Emily. He was her brother's best friend and considered wild. When Jake shows up at the dismal and dangerous motel on Emily's first night in town, she knows her brother David must have sent him to be her watch dog.
There is an instant attraction between the two of them. Jake wants to be a protector but soon realizes she may need to be protected from him.
Emily is not certain what she wants and it seemed she acted very confused at times. Jake owns his own business and is successful but he still considers himself the bad boy from their small town. He is not sure he is “good enough” for Emily.
The strong physical attraction between the two of them drives the story through the ups and downs of a growing love.
After misunderstandings and lost opportunities there is eventually a happily ever after ending.
This is the first book I have read by Ms Rose. Her plot seems down to earth and follows many of the real world problems that need to be faced by people starting out into the world.
The characters of Emily and Jake at times were annoying for their lack of the ability to speak up. But, they are both people with past issues which hold them back from moving forward in their lives. That too seems to be something that is true of human nature, the ability of past hurts to color the present.
I received a copy of this book from the author in the hope that I would write a fair and honest review. All opinions are my own.
September 14, 2015
Emily Loughlin, Is the Mayor's daughter in small-town Middleton, TX. Emily is thought as sweet and innocent and expected to obey her parents every whim but she is ready to exert her own independence and make-over her life. So, she leaves her small-town after being fired at a job she despised and heads to Dallas.
Jake Wolf, bad-boy best friend of Emily's brother is called upon to look after Emily and convince her to come back home. He finds her in a crime infested, run down motel and drags her home with him.
Emily changes her clothes and hair and shows up at Jake's cycle shop and when he spots her astride one of the Harley's his interest is then stirred.
Jake believes that Emily has gone over the edge and needs to head back home and so tries to keep his hands to himself and guard his heart. Emily realizes that she is in love with Jake but he can't and won't understand why she will not go back home.
Can these two move forward and convince each other they are what's best for each other....
Jake Wolf, bad-boy best friend of Emily's brother is called upon to look after Emily and convince her to come back home. He finds her in a crime infested, run down motel and drags her home with him.
Emily changes her clothes and hair and shows up at Jake's cycle shop and when he spots her astride one of the Harley's his interest is then stirred.
Jake believes that Emily has gone over the edge and needs to head back home and so tries to keep his hands to himself and guard his heart. Emily realizes that she is in love with Jake but he can't and won't understand why she will not go back home.
Can these two move forward and convince each other they are what's best for each other....
March 27, 2016
Emily Loughlin, 26, daughter of a small town mayor, and feed up with her going nowhere life, impulsively flees to Dallas to find herself. Her brother calls out his best friend Jake Wolf, who lives in Dallas to talk her into coming home. Jake rescues her from a sleazy motel where a murder just occurs and takes her back to his apartment for safety, intending to sending her home the next day. She will have none of that. She continues to act irrationally and impulsively, putting both of them in danger. While she has fled from a pampered life not being able to do what she wants to with her life, Jake also has ghosts from his past. While these two are drawn to each other, their hometown issues keeping them apart until they finally listen and understand each other.
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