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On the Wild Side
She was just too much!
What did he, A. Barclay Carstairs, up-and-coming lawyer and responsible citizen, want with a zany, playful sprite like Silky Phelan, rock deejay? He needed a dependable woman to go with that refined life-style he'd long aspired to.
But Silky had insinuated herself into his every thought. Her spirit and exuberantly sensual nature thrilled him...and he knew his careful plans were in danger. He had to escape before the sheer joy of her undid him completely!
What did he, A. Barclay Carstairs, up-and-coming lawyer and responsible citizen, want with a zany, playful sprite like Silky Phelan, rock deejay? He needed a dependable woman to go with that refined life-style he'd long aspired to.
But Silky had insinuated herself into his every thought. Her spirit and exuberantly sensual nature thrilled him...and he knew his careful plans were in danger. He had to escape before the sheer joy of her undid him completely!
- GenresRomance
224 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 1987
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March 23, 2017
A light, fun read about a zany, outrageous radio DJ and a straitlaced, neat-freak lawyer. The hook is that both of them are the way they are because of their backgrounds.
Silky comes from an affluent family where everything is very polished and organized; therefore, she's determined to be kooky and crazy and not bow to other people's expectations. Clay is the only child of artistic, eccentric bohemians; therefore, he's the one who's been instituting order in their unstructured household from a very young age, and to this day he can't stand clutter and chaos. In fact, he's become pretty stiff, stuffy, and perfect.
Obviously, the two are attracted to each other on sight, but they've each been running away from the very thing that the other represents. Also, Silky's actually a very studious law student, but she hides this fact because she wants to be accepted without that "qualification".
Clay has a harder time accepting their relationship than she does. Silky falls hard and comes out with her love confession pretty early. Clay struggles with his fear of ending up with someone who seems just as disorganized and kooky as his mother was, and he pushes her away and rejects her in his efforts to escape.
The book was well-written, fun, and felt modern despite being from 30 years ago. It's not my favorite thing to read about a Hero rejecting the heroine's open confession of love, and his internal feelings of suffocation from her untidiness and bright scarves (and moldy half-petrified Twinkies, lol). I prefer Heroes who chase, stalk, and obsess! Not run away, avoid, and dump... and yet, I dunno, somehow this book did it and I still kinda liked him. He's a stuffy emotional wimp, that's for sure, and yet...
The story went on longer than expected. There's a certain spot where you're sure the story's done, there's nothing else to be said, but actually there's a good few chapters left and you're like, What's left? That's too much book left to be just an epilogue. I was kind of impatient for it to be over already... but the ending act was worth it!
Clay makes an Epic Gesture which was definitely unique. And what do you know, I was glad she took him back. I'm a vengeful reader, I hold serious grudges over fictional wrongs, and plenty of my reviews curse out the heroines for not making the heroes grovel more, but in this one I didn't even care. Sure he was a stupid idiot coward and she should've maybe at least gone on a date with someone else to show him what a moron he was, but after Epic Gesture happened, I was all smiling and pushing her into his arms. Very cute and sweet and he better not do any dumb shit ever again.
Epic Gesture Spoiler:
Silky comes from an affluent family where everything is very polished and organized; therefore, she's determined to be kooky and crazy and not bow to other people's expectations. Clay is the only child of artistic, eccentric bohemians; therefore, he's the one who's been instituting order in their unstructured household from a very young age, and to this day he can't stand clutter and chaos. In fact, he's become pretty stiff, stuffy, and perfect.
Obviously, the two are attracted to each other on sight, but they've each been running away from the very thing that the other represents. Also, Silky's actually a very studious law student, but she hides this fact because she wants to be accepted without that "qualification".
Clay has a harder time accepting their relationship than she does. Silky falls hard and comes out with her love confession pretty early. Clay struggles with his fear of ending up with someone who seems just as disorganized and kooky as his mother was, and he pushes her away and rejects her in his efforts to escape.
The book was well-written, fun, and felt modern despite being from 30 years ago. It's not my favorite thing to read about a Hero rejecting the heroine's open confession of love, and his internal feelings of suffocation from her untidiness and bright scarves (and moldy half-petrified Twinkies, lol). I prefer Heroes who chase, stalk, and obsess! Not run away, avoid, and dump... and yet, I dunno, somehow this book did it and I still kinda liked him. He's a stuffy emotional wimp, that's for sure, and yet...
The story went on longer than expected. There's a certain spot where you're sure the story's done, there's nothing else to be said, but actually there's a good few chapters left and you're like, What's left? That's too much book left to be just an epilogue. I was kind of impatient for it to be over already... but the ending act was worth it!
Clay makes an Epic Gesture which was definitely unique. And what do you know, I was glad she took him back. I'm a vengeful reader, I hold serious grudges over fictional wrongs, and plenty of my reviews curse out the heroines for not making the heroes grovel more, but in this one I didn't even care. Sure he was a stupid idiot coward and she should've maybe at least gone on a date with someone else to show him what a moron he was, but after Epic Gesture happened, I was all smiling and pushing her into his arms. Very cute and sweet and he better not do any dumb shit ever again.
Epic Gesture Spoiler:
January 11, 2019
3.5 stars
This was a tale of opposite attracts. Our heroine is a RJ but also a lawyer in training (which is a secret because of her impossible to please wealthy family and her wanting to seem frivolous). Hero is a lawyer that had too much of the loud, uncontrolled life as a child. Hero contacts heroine on behalf of his client and things start from there. The heroine wanted to be loved for herself and not what she did. The hero could be a bit stick in the mud but heroine filled his life with colour. Honestly, I liked this one even though I felt the heroine should have confided in the hero sooner.
This was a tale of opposite attracts. Our heroine is a RJ but also a lawyer in training (which is a secret because of her impossible to please wealthy family and her wanting to seem frivolous). Hero is a lawyer that had too much of the loud, uncontrolled life as a child. Hero contacts heroine on behalf of his client and things start from there. The heroine wanted to be loved for herself and not what she did. The hero could be a bit stick in the mud but heroine filled his life with colour. Honestly, I liked this one even though I felt the heroine should have confided in the hero sooner.
June 19, 2021
3.5 stars
January 21, 2012
This is one of my all times favourites and I just found it again after not being able to remember the title or author! Wonder if Kate Jenkins wrote anything else under another name?
April 13, 2016
Really enjoyed this book which reinforces my view that many of the older HQs are just so much better written than today's romances.
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