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The Wilde Brothers #1
The One
You never know when you'll suddenly meet The One!
Margaret Gordon was once a prominent Seattle surgeon, until a slip of the knife leaves a young boy without a future. Margaret is fired and returns to her hometown, the perfect spot to hide out from everyone and to lick her wounds, with no one around but her horse.
Margaret never considered herself a horse person. In truth, she understands horses better than people. And when the now-widowed Joe Wilde drives in one morning with a teenage boy and a horse with a problem, Margaret turns into that klutzy teenage misfit that silently carried a torch for Joe all through school. But when smooth-talking Joe convinces Margaret into working with the temperamental horse, she grows closer to his son Ryan, and soon learns the horse’s issues have more to do with father and son, and Ryan’s anxiety over the fact his father is now dating a woman who is only interested in the sexy Joe Wilde, and not his misfit of a son.
The only problem is that Ryan wants Margaret to be his mother, so he takes matters into his own hands putting Margaret in his father’s path, every chance he gets. Even though sparks fly and sizzle between them Joe believes Margaret has despised him all his life, and decides all his rebellious son needs is a mother. But when Joe proposes marriage to the wrong woman, his son takes off with a backpack and a feisty horse, into the Backcountry.
Except to Joe’s surprise, it’s Margaret who saddles up her horse, and heads off alone with him in over a hundred of miles of wilderness in a race against time and the elements to find his son. And with his son's life in jeopardy will that be enough for Joe and Margaret to put aside their differences and realize that the other is, The One?
THE WILDE BROTHERS:
The One (Joe & Margaret)
The Honeymoon, A Wilde Brothers Short
Friendly Fire (Logan & Julia)
Not Quite Married, A Wilde Brothers Short
A Matter of Trust (Ben & Carrie)
The Reckoning, A Wilde Brothers Christmas
Traded (Jake)
Unforgiven (Samuel)
*Now Available! The Wilde Brothers The Complete Collection
Margaret Gordon was once a prominent Seattle surgeon, until a slip of the knife leaves a young boy without a future. Margaret is fired and returns to her hometown, the perfect spot to hide out from everyone and to lick her wounds, with no one around but her horse.
Margaret never considered herself a horse person. In truth, she understands horses better than people. And when the now-widowed Joe Wilde drives in one morning with a teenage boy and a horse with a problem, Margaret turns into that klutzy teenage misfit that silently carried a torch for Joe all through school. But when smooth-talking Joe convinces Margaret into working with the temperamental horse, she grows closer to his son Ryan, and soon learns the horse’s issues have more to do with father and son, and Ryan’s anxiety over the fact his father is now dating a woman who is only interested in the sexy Joe Wilde, and not his misfit of a son.
The only problem is that Ryan wants Margaret to be his mother, so he takes matters into his own hands putting Margaret in his father’s path, every chance he gets. Even though sparks fly and sizzle between them Joe believes Margaret has despised him all his life, and decides all his rebellious son needs is a mother. But when Joe proposes marriage to the wrong woman, his son takes off with a backpack and a feisty horse, into the Backcountry.
Except to Joe’s surprise, it’s Margaret who saddles up her horse, and heads off alone with him in over a hundred of miles of wilderness in a race against time and the elements to find his son. And with his son's life in jeopardy will that be enough for Joe and Margaret to put aside their differences and realize that the other is, The One?
THE WILDE BROTHERS:
The One (Joe & Margaret)
The Honeymoon, A Wilde Brothers Short
Friendly Fire (Logan & Julia)
Not Quite Married, A Wilde Brothers Short
A Matter of Trust (Ben & Carrie)
The Reckoning, A Wilde Brothers Christmas
Traded (Jake)
Unforgiven (Samuel)
*Now Available! The Wilde Brothers The Complete Collection
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First published December 23, 2013
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New York Times & USA Today bestseller Lorhainne Eckhart writes Raw Relatable Real Romance is best known for her big family romances series, where “Morals and family are running themes. Danger, romance, and a drive to do what is right will see you glued to the page.” As one fan calls her, she is the “Queen of the family saga.” (aherman) writing “the ups and downs of what goes on within a family but also with some suspense, angst and of course a bit of romance thrown in for good measure.” Follow Lorhainne on Bookbub to receive alerts on New Releases and Sales and join her mailing list at LorhainneEckhart.com for her Monday Blog, books news, giveaways and FREE reads. With over 120 books, audiobooks, and multiple series published and available at all retailers now translated into six languages. She is a multiple recipient of the Readers’ Favorite Award for Suspense and Romance, and lives in the Pacific Northwest on an island, is the mother of three, her oldest has autism and she is an advocate for never giving up on your dreams.
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August 30, 2014
Very disappointing. Margaret was hopelessly lacking in self esteem and backbone; which is difficult to believe for a brain surgeon. The "hero", Joe was a two timing bully. He was unlikeable - an arrogant jerk and terrible father who brings all kinds of women through his home in front of his young son. They went from dislike of each other to instant love which made no sense at all. Don't waste your time on this one.
July 23, 2014
While the plot was promising and the writing excellent I found it difficult to relate to either of the main characters. Margaret was ridiculously lacking in self esteem even though she had been a doctor. And yes her career was over but still that seemed unrealistic. And Joe was just a bully to Margaret and especially to his son throughout most of the book. So it was a well written story with nicely defined characters and good romantic scenes. I just didn't personally care for it.
March 1, 2014
I think this author is a fan of Diana Palmer. Why else would she think that a hero who treats the heroine (or any woman) like crap is a good thing? Joe is a jerk through the entire book, and even when he has his great epiphany, he isn't nicer. If all the Wilde brothers (and how many more authors are going to use the name "Wilde" for a set of "wild" brothers *ugh*) are like Joe, I think I'll skip this series.
December 16, 2014
The One
This book never held my attention. There were too many uncomfortable situations. The characters were not particularly likeable. The section that should have had me on the edge of my seat, just fizzled out for me.
This book never held my attention. There were too many uncomfortable situations. The characters were not particularly likeable. The section that should have had me on the edge of my seat, just fizzled out for me.
December 1, 2015
1.5stars. She had so little self esteem but the reasons made sense but were barely explored. He was a bully and a jerk to her and his son and never changes. I despised him. Wish she'd ended up with the brother. Very disappointed.
December 28, 2013
2.5*
I just couldn't find it in myself to like Joe at all, even in the end I'm still shaking my head at him :/
I just couldn't find it in myself to like Joe at all, even in the end I'm still shaking my head at him :/
February 19, 2014
This is the first entry in the Wilde Brothers series by Lorhainne Eckhart. However, it is more the story of Margaret Gordon than the story of Joe Wilde.
Margaret Gordon is back at her late grandfather’s ranch in Post Falls, Idaho, after being fired from her job in Seattle. But she is not there to lick her wounds, regain her equilibrium and find a new job. She’s there to hide, to do penance for her failure. She sees no hope for regaining her footing, let alone a job, because the child whose brain function she damaged on the operating table can never regain his.
Margaret is broken, truly and completely broken. And the operating room error was simply the last event in the proverbial Rule of Three. In the same time frame as her firing, she learns that her beloved grandfather has been found dead. And not long before that, her live-in boyfriend of two years, an intern, had secretly taken a post in Boston and left her nothing but a Dear Jane email in his wake.
But this was not the only Rule of Three that had brought Margaret to this emotional pit, feeling incompetent, unloved and unlovable. First, her parents, both high-powered executives, had divorced, neither wanting custody of Margaret. Secondly, at the age of twelve, her mother, with no warning, dropped her on the grandfather’s porch, walked away and never returned. Thirdly, as a result of her mother’s actions, Margaret, a tall, gangly, pre-teen, had to enter the school system of a small, tight, rural community. There, with abandonment issues and above average intelligence, she found herself to be a social misfit and the object of constant verbal scorn from the reigning clique led by none other than our male protagonist, Joe Wilde.
But during those few years in Post Falls, she discovered the adeptness of her hands and learned ever so much more. Her grandfather, a man who could never tell her that he cared, showed his love by teaching her how to run a ranch, how to bear the consequences of her actions, and how to raise and train horses. And it is that last skill that brings Joe Wilde to her doorstep.
Joe Wilde is also broken, but in a much different way than Margaret. He hates himself for reasons that are not revealed until the middle of the book. He hates the fact that he is a widower and he hates his financial circumstances. He hates the way his 13-year-old son has become sullen and disobedient. He hates the horse that has suddenly turned aggressive and has attacked his son repeatedly. And he hates Margaret Gordon because she never fought back when be bullied her, because she refused to notice him when he wanted her to, and because he feels she sold out her roots to become a money-grubbing surgeon.
But, on the advice of the feed store owner and because his son truly loves that horse, Joe finds himself on Margaret’s doorstep, asking for help with the horse. Well, he’s not really asking; he’s demanding. Fueled by the frustrations of the past, Joe barges into Margaret’s personal space, both literally and figuratively. He reverts to the bullying and manipulations that he used on her so long ago and uses the potential death of his son as a battering ram to badger Margaret into working with the horse.
And thus begins one of the most tightly wrapped psychological thrillers that I have encountered recently. It is not a thriller in the context of trying to stop some homicidal maniac. It is a thriller in the sense that our two protagonists are at the most significant crossroads of their lives. Neither can go back from whence they came, and each of the roads they see before them seems out of the question.
There are no fluff pages in this story, no scenes where either the main characters or the reader can relax and take a well-deserved breath. Every scene is intended to move the story forward, emotionally and psychologically, for both Margaret and Joe. There are no quick fixes and no rushed ending where all is magically forgiven.
And there is a lot to be forgiven, and not just from their teen years. Joe is a man emitting very mixed signals. One minute he is calm and understanding, the next minute he is as dense as a box of rocks. He has a lot to say and, when he does, there is no filter between his brain and his mouth. And his actions are just as erratic, one minute civilized, the next minute hurtful. But most times they are just poorly thought out in relation to their consequences.
Quite frankly, it is hard to believe, as you read along, that this novel could ever have an HEA. This is not a Cinderella tale; it is a story of personal salvation. You can actually feel the point when Joe does and says one thing too many and Margaret hits rock bottom. You can feel her begin to claw her way back up, when she can no longer turn the other cheek and starts to fight back. And you can feel her survive his ultimate betrayal, his last action where his mouth moves faster than his brain.
This is one of the few times that I have ever agreed with every step that an author takes regarding the character development of a main female protagonist. Her responses to the situations in which she finds herself are realistic, self- and other-protective and sound. Eckhart crafts, in Margaret, a character that learns the difference between running and leaving, who comes to understand the difference between childish delusions and unconditional love and who learns to love and respect herself.
However, on the negative side, I feel that Eckhart went too far with the stereotypical redneck persona given to Joe. Her presentation of his character gave me little reason to even like the man, let alone root for him to successfully resolve his relationship with Margaret.
Rest assured that there is no magical, Cinderella denouement in the final pages either. Margaret is still socially challenged, her parents are still unresponsive, and Joe still has to contend with that problematic box of rocks in his brain. But the reader is assured that they will face these issues together and that each is, to the other, the one they need to complete the family of the heart. And, of course, there are four more Wilde brothers for them to influence.
Margaret Gordon is back at her late grandfather’s ranch in Post Falls, Idaho, after being fired from her job in Seattle. But she is not there to lick her wounds, regain her equilibrium and find a new job. She’s there to hide, to do penance for her failure. She sees no hope for regaining her footing, let alone a job, because the child whose brain function she damaged on the operating table can never regain his.
Margaret is broken, truly and completely broken. And the operating room error was simply the last event in the proverbial Rule of Three. In the same time frame as her firing, she learns that her beloved grandfather has been found dead. And not long before that, her live-in boyfriend of two years, an intern, had secretly taken a post in Boston and left her nothing but a Dear Jane email in his wake.
But this was not the only Rule of Three that had brought Margaret to this emotional pit, feeling incompetent, unloved and unlovable. First, her parents, both high-powered executives, had divorced, neither wanting custody of Margaret. Secondly, at the age of twelve, her mother, with no warning, dropped her on the grandfather’s porch, walked away and never returned. Thirdly, as a result of her mother’s actions, Margaret, a tall, gangly, pre-teen, had to enter the school system of a small, tight, rural community. There, with abandonment issues and above average intelligence, she found herself to be a social misfit and the object of constant verbal scorn from the reigning clique led by none other than our male protagonist, Joe Wilde.
But during those few years in Post Falls, she discovered the adeptness of her hands and learned ever so much more. Her grandfather, a man who could never tell her that he cared, showed his love by teaching her how to run a ranch, how to bear the consequences of her actions, and how to raise and train horses. And it is that last skill that brings Joe Wilde to her doorstep.
Joe Wilde is also broken, but in a much different way than Margaret. He hates himself for reasons that are not revealed until the middle of the book. He hates the fact that he is a widower and he hates his financial circumstances. He hates the way his 13-year-old son has become sullen and disobedient. He hates the horse that has suddenly turned aggressive and has attacked his son repeatedly. And he hates Margaret Gordon because she never fought back when be bullied her, because she refused to notice him when he wanted her to, and because he feels she sold out her roots to become a money-grubbing surgeon.
But, on the advice of the feed store owner and because his son truly loves that horse, Joe finds himself on Margaret’s doorstep, asking for help with the horse. Well, he’s not really asking; he’s demanding. Fueled by the frustrations of the past, Joe barges into Margaret’s personal space, both literally and figuratively. He reverts to the bullying and manipulations that he used on her so long ago and uses the potential death of his son as a battering ram to badger Margaret into working with the horse.
And thus begins one of the most tightly wrapped psychological thrillers that I have encountered recently. It is not a thriller in the context of trying to stop some homicidal maniac. It is a thriller in the sense that our two protagonists are at the most significant crossroads of their lives. Neither can go back from whence they came, and each of the roads they see before them seems out of the question.
There are no fluff pages in this story, no scenes where either the main characters or the reader can relax and take a well-deserved breath. Every scene is intended to move the story forward, emotionally and psychologically, for both Margaret and Joe. There are no quick fixes and no rushed ending where all is magically forgiven.
And there is a lot to be forgiven, and not just from their teen years. Joe is a man emitting very mixed signals. One minute he is calm and understanding, the next minute he is as dense as a box of rocks. He has a lot to say and, when he does, there is no filter between his brain and his mouth. And his actions are just as erratic, one minute civilized, the next minute hurtful. But most times they are just poorly thought out in relation to their consequences.
Quite frankly, it is hard to believe, as you read along, that this novel could ever have an HEA. This is not a Cinderella tale; it is a story of personal salvation. You can actually feel the point when Joe does and says one thing too many and Margaret hits rock bottom. You can feel her begin to claw her way back up, when she can no longer turn the other cheek and starts to fight back. And you can feel her survive his ultimate betrayal, his last action where his mouth moves faster than his brain.
This is one of the few times that I have ever agreed with every step that an author takes regarding the character development of a main female protagonist. Her responses to the situations in which she finds herself are realistic, self- and other-protective and sound. Eckhart crafts, in Margaret, a character that learns the difference between running and leaving, who comes to understand the difference between childish delusions and unconditional love and who learns to love and respect herself.
However, on the negative side, I feel that Eckhart went too far with the stereotypical redneck persona given to Joe. Her presentation of his character gave me little reason to even like the man, let alone root for him to successfully resolve his relationship with Margaret.
Rest assured that there is no magical, Cinderella denouement in the final pages either. Margaret is still socially challenged, her parents are still unresponsive, and Joe still has to contend with that problematic box of rocks in his brain. But the reader is assured that they will face these issues together and that each is, to the other, the one they need to complete the family of the heart. And, of course, there are four more Wilde brothers for them to influence.
December 17, 2017
It was free. It had horses in it. It was....terrible. Hallmark movie does The Horse Whisperer with added equine bullshit. And then there was a weird jump from 'I don't know who this man is' to 'he's the boy I fancied all the way through highschool'. And lots and lots of unnecessary melodrama that wasn't dramatic. Why two stars? Cause there is sadly much worse out there. At least it was relatively well proofread and for all her story telling faults the author can string decent sentences together. Might do it for someone who likes brutish heroes who are actually complete dicks and doesn't get rubbed the wrong way by horse whispering twaddle the way I do.
April 6, 2014
I loved this book. It is a shorter story. Margaret was a surgeon who had a operation on a seven year old boy go bad and he ended up with a brain injury and didn't recognize his parents. She was fired. No one felt worse than her and she blamed herself. She moved to her grandfather home when he past away and left it to her. It was a small town called post falls. One day her neighbor stopped to ask her to work with his son and his horse. He had been told she had a way with horses. His name is Joe and his son is Ryan. Joe is so busy with online dating that he doesn't pay a lot of attention to Ryan. Ryan feels like a misfit and Margaret understands because thats how she felt in school. Anyway this is a great love story and like all of them it has its moments. this is a good read
February 12, 2014
Real People Facing Life
Real People Facing Life
Who is the one person every woman longs to connect with? Can a bratty childhood acquaintance ever grow up? Why life throws a curve ball,
Real People Facing Life
Who is the one person every woman longs to connect with? Can a bratty childhood acquaintance ever grow up? Why life throws a curve ball,
January 6, 2020
Just Don't
He couldn't care less about her feelings. He's a giant jerk. He tormented her when they were children, and she's still stuck on him cause he's pretty. She's a wuss who needs therapy more than anything. She may find confidence and learn to love herself, but he will never listen to her or act as if her feelings matter. They will continue their unequal relationship until they die or more likely she'll finally see how one sided the relationship is and leave him. The fact that this book is seen as a romance is disturbing to me. Should be called toxic relationships and how to know if you are in one. Does he make you do things even if he sees your visible discomfort? Does he routinely humiliate you? Does he never hear a word you say when you are speaking? Do you find you have to fight for a place at his side? Then you might be in a toxic relationship. Contrary to popular culture, relationship problems like the ones in this book don't exist in a good relationship. The right person makes room lets everyone know that you are special. And does everything in their power to show you your value to them, not humiliate you.
He couldn't care less about her feelings. He's a giant jerk. He tormented her when they were children, and she's still stuck on him cause he's pretty. She's a wuss who needs therapy more than anything. She may find confidence and learn to love herself, but he will never listen to her or act as if her feelings matter. They will continue their unequal relationship until they die or more likely she'll finally see how one sided the relationship is and leave him. The fact that this book is seen as a romance is disturbing to me. Should be called toxic relationships and how to know if you are in one. Does he make you do things even if he sees your visible discomfort? Does he routinely humiliate you? Does he never hear a word you say when you are speaking? Do you find you have to fight for a place at his side? Then you might be in a toxic relationship. Contrary to popular culture, relationship problems like the ones in this book don't exist in a good relationship. The right person makes room lets everyone know that you are special. And does everything in their power to show you your value to them, not humiliate you.
July 26, 2022
The One (The Wilde Brothers #1) was a great read by Lorhainne Eckhart. Margaret Gordon was a prominent Seattle surgeon until the day that the slip of a knife leaves a young boy without a future. She is fired and then returns to her hometown, which is the perfect place to hide out from everyone. She never considered herself a horse person but she does understand them better than people. Now widowed Joe Wilde drives in one morning with his son and a horse with a problem. Joe convinces Margaret into working with the temperamental horse, and grows closer to his son Ryan. She quickly learns the horse's issues have more to do with the father and son. Ryan has anxiety over the fact that his father is dating a woman who is only interested in Joe and not his son. Ryan wants Margaret to be his mother and takes matters into his own hands. Sparks fly and sizzle between the two. Joe decides his son needs a mother and proposes to the wrong woman, which leads his son to take off with his backpack and the temperamental horse. Margaret saddles up her horse and heads off alone with Joe to find his son. I enjoyed reading this book and cant wait to read more by the author.
December 8, 2017
Okay, I found the main characters weak and despicable, but that doesn't take away from the fact that Eckhart is a great wordsmith. While Joe is not really hero quality, his character is well developed or you wouldn't feel the dislike towards him that you do. That's the sign of a great author. Same with Margaret. For a neurosurgeon, she has little self-esteem. Of course, that is explained by her scalpel slip. Not every book has to have characters that everyone likes, but if they're real, the author has done their job. These characters are real. And for what it's worth, Logan deserves someone with more backbone than Margaret. Glad the author didn't go there.
May 22, 2019
This book had a great title and synopsis I thought was unique and refreshing. I was excited to begin reading but at chapter 1 it already went downhill. These 2 main characters were flawed, they lacked the chemistry. I found they were both stupid and did a lot of dumb things. Joe was a prick all the way till the end and Margaret had low self-esteem (kept saying misfit that I was pulling my hair in frustration). Not to mention that chapter when they already lost Ryan and they had unprotected sex. Take note that Joe's dick was inside another woman just hours before. That was simply yuck. I hate giving bad reviews but I really did not enjoy this one bit.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 19, 2019
This is a great start in The Wilde Brothers series.
The story of Margaret Gordon and Joe Wilde is at times heartbreaking . She is a doctor who still can’t forgive herself for losing a patient and has isolated herself in her grandfather’s ranch. Joe Wilde is a widower with a troubled son. A boy she helps as she works with his temperamental horse.
It’s a story about family , misunderstandings, feelings of guilt , and hope.
Will Joe and Margaret be able to overcome the obstacles they partly create, or will fears hold them back?
The plot is engaging, the characters complex , stubborn, and strong.
The narrator of the audiobook was very good.
Looking forward to more stories in this series.
The story of Margaret Gordon and Joe Wilde is at times heartbreaking . She is a doctor who still can’t forgive herself for losing a patient and has isolated herself in her grandfather’s ranch. Joe Wilde is a widower with a troubled son. A boy she helps as she works with his temperamental horse.
It’s a story about family , misunderstandings, feelings of guilt , and hope.
Will Joe and Margaret be able to overcome the obstacles they partly create, or will fears hold them back?
The plot is engaging, the characters complex , stubborn, and strong.
The narrator of the audiobook was very good.
Looking forward to more stories in this series.
March 21, 2020
I enjoyed the energy of Margaret, Joe and Ryan exhibited. Margaret was running away to forget an error she made while operating on a young boy. Joe wanted his son to be much stronger. Ryan wanted his father to be proud of him. Ryan's horse brought them altogether.The book showed what happens in a when a single parent is looking for a relationship and the child is very unhappy and wants the parent to themselves.
The author has created an energy between the lead characters.of this story and it definitely shows as the story unfolds. The introduction of the other Wilde brothers shows the relationship between all of the brothers and makes you wonder their story is.
The author has created an energy between the lead characters.of this story and it definitely shows as the story unfolds. The introduction of the other Wilde brothers shows the relationship between all of the brothers and makes you wonder their story is.
December 7, 2017
What is there to like about Joe?!?!
I’m confused — are we supposed to be rooting for Margaret & Joe?! He teased her & called her nasty names in HS, then tells his current girlfriend so she can laugh at Margaret too. He proposes to his girlfriend who he slept with one night, then has a change of heart the next day & has sex with Margaret?!?! What?!?! Where is her self esteem & dignity??
And he brings women home and has loud sex with them with his son in the next room?? Ugh!! Might change my rating back to 1*.
I’m confused — are we supposed to be rooting for Margaret & Joe?! He teased her & called her nasty names in HS, then tells his current girlfriend so she can laugh at Margaret too. He proposes to his girlfriend who he slept with one night, then has a change of heart the next day & has sex with Margaret?!?! What?!?! Where is her self esteem & dignity??
And he brings women home and has loud sex with them with his son in the next room?? Ugh!! Might change my rating back to 1*.
July 15, 2018
Margaret, a brilliant surgeon, was fired when she botched a surgery on a little boy. She decided to return to her hometown of Post Falls, Idaho to hide and lick her wounds in solitude. Joe widowed and with a teenage son ask her help in calming an unstable horse. She was like a horse whisperer so she agreed to help train the horse belonging to Ryan, Joe's son. Joe and Margaret continued to rail at each other throughout the book. First woman to ever give back to him everything he threw at her. There is humor, arguments, scary moments, and loving moments. Highly recommend.
January 27, 2020
Liked not loved...
I guess it comes down to character development. The h/h have great potential but we need to know more. Margaret has had a terrible event occur in her career as a neurosurgeon and returns to the place of her really messed up teen years. People who treated her badly - bullied her - destroyed her self esteem. And one of them, Joe, is the guy she secretly crushed on back then. Too much is unexplored in this novel. Could have been a great story.
I guess it comes down to character development. The h/h have great potential but we need to know more. Margaret has had a terrible event occur in her career as a neurosurgeon and returns to the place of her really messed up teen years. People who treated her badly - bullied her - destroyed her self esteem. And one of them, Joe, is the guy she secretly crushed on back then. Too much is unexplored in this novel. Could have been a great story.
March 28, 2020
Joe and Margaret
She was the girl who grew fast, so fast most of the boys had to look up to see her eyes. He was the one all the girls drooled over, the Wilde brother that seemed able to get he and his brothers out of any of the trouble they got into.
Another perfect, heartfelt, passion filled (the clean kind!) Story you won't soon forget, from the author whose books never disappoint. Great!
She was the girl who grew fast, so fast most of the boys had to look up to see her eyes. He was the one all the girls drooled over, the Wilde brother that seemed able to get he and his brothers out of any of the trouble they got into.
Another perfect, heartfelt, passion filled (the clean kind!) Story you won't soon forget, from the author whose books never disappoint. Great!
November 18, 2022
I enjoyed the narration of Lyssa Browne
Margaret had been a brain surgeon, a simple mistake ended her career, and a small boy was severely injured. She goes home to her granddads ranch that he left her in his will. Margaret has issues she needs to work on alone but, things change suddenly as Joe's sons has problems with his horse. Near tragic accident brings Margaret and Joe together, only to rip them apart gain.
Margaret had been a brain surgeon, a simple mistake ended her career, and a small boy was severely injured. She goes home to her granddads ranch that he left her in his will. Margaret has issues she needs to work on alone but, things change suddenly as Joe's sons has problems with his horse. Near tragic accident brings Margaret and Joe together, only to rip them apart gain.
December 1, 2017
Content note: unprotected sex,
I received The Wilde Brothers collection in a Goodreads giveaway.
The first of the stories, The One, didn't do much for me. Arrogant posturing guy, the trope of “bullying because he secretly likes her!” and then sex in the middle of an emergency? Really not my thing. Will read the others to give it a fair shake.
I received The Wilde Brothers collection in a Goodreads giveaway.
The first of the stories, The One, didn't do much for me. Arrogant posturing guy, the trope of “bullying because he secretly likes her!” and then sex in the middle of an emergency? Really not my thing. Will read the others to give it a fair shake.
June 12, 2020
Awesome
Just as with all her books she gets you at the beginning. Each page makes you want to read the next and so on. You can't help but love the smart, independent and get vulnerable heroine. Ooh and the hunk of a man, well you know. I'll be reading the series. Just can't help it.
Just as with all her books she gets you at the beginning. Each page makes you want to read the next and so on. You can't help but love the smart, independent and get vulnerable heroine. Ooh and the hunk of a man, well you know. I'll be reading the series. Just can't help it.
January 22, 2024
This is a great story of Margaret and Joe. They knew each other in high school. He was the popular guy who got everything, and she was the quiet girl he teased. Then she left town. Now she's back, and he needs her help with his son's horse.
There is action and steam in this story, as well as drama and sadness. Everything you need in a great story
There is action and steam in this story, as well as drama and sadness. Everything you need in a great story
January 27, 2024
The One (The Wilde Brothers #1) by Lorhainne Eckhart – I don’t care how long she has been carrying a torch for the boy, that was not enough groveling. I think the ending was rushed (and the MMC had laundry lists of things he should have apologized for but didn’t), but I did still enjoy the plot and the community in this one. Happy Reading!
December 8, 2017
Horse Whisperer
She inherited her grandfather's ranch, she was deciding what to since she was a surgeon. But had to come back after being fired. He is the neighbor who she grew up crushing on but he never noticed. Now he needs help with his son horse.
She inherited her grandfather's ranch, she was deciding what to since she was a surgeon. But had to come back after being fired. He is the neighbor who she grew up crushing on but he never noticed. Now he needs help with his son horse.
February 16, 2018
Entertaining love story
I really enjoyed Margaret and Joe's story. I loved how she was all alone and lonely and had low self esteem. Then she met a man that changed all of that and gave her a purpose and meaning to her life.
I really enjoyed Margaret and Joe's story. I loved how she was all alone and lonely and had low self esteem. Then she met a man that changed all of that and gave her a purpose and meaning to her life.
April 9, 2018
Horse whisperer?
Joe needs someone to work with his son's horse. He is told to go to Margaret. She ways no part of it, but finds the horse being delivered to her place the next day. Things process to get very complicated.
Joe needs someone to work with his son's horse. He is told to go to Margaret. She ways no part of it, but finds the horse being delivered to her place the next day. Things process to get very complicated.
March 23, 2020
Very entertaining and a lot of laughs with the interaction of the charters.
It's a book that will keep you mesmerized in the story line.
Not a book that will let you put it down until you are done. Be sure you are free for a complete read.
It's a book that will keep you mesmerized in the story line.
Not a book that will let you put it down until you are done. Be sure you are free for a complete read.
May 6, 2020
While I normally like Lorhainne Eckhart's books, this one was kind of stupid. While this jerk Joe treats his soon and Margaret like a bully he secretly is in love with her. She is suffering from depression over the mistake she made on a patient.
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