Wild About You

by Robin Wells

A delightfully chaotic modern romance follows Rand Adams, a stoic and traditional rancher, as he meets his match in his new next-door neighbor Celeste Landry, a free-spirited beauty who has opened a children's petting zoo filled with unwanted circus animals and unusual creatures. Original.

Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Chick Lit, Fiction

384 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Robin Wells is the USA TODAY best-selling author of nineteen critically-acclaimed novels that have been translated into nineteen languages. Her books have won RWA's Golden Heart Award, two National Readers’ Choice Awards, the Award of Excellence, the Golden Quill, and the Holt Medallion. Her next novel, She Gets That From Me, will be published by Berkley/Penguin/Random House September 22 2020.
She holds a B.A. in liberal arts from the University of Oklahoma, lived in Louisiana for 27 years and now resides in Houston, Texas. She and her husband are proud parents of two daughters and a very spoiled maltipoo. Before becoming a full-time writer, Robin worked as an advertising and public relations executive for a major hotel chain.

Reviews

[Linda (NOT RECEIVING NOTIFICATIONS) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I know Ms. Wells' older contemporary romances are not for everyone, but I like them. Usually, there is a crusty H set in his ways, insta-lust and the h drives him crazy. There is some datedness that, in 2023, those 50 years of age and up will immediately understand. Other readers? Perhaps, not so much.

From the beginning, the H is a cowboy set in his ways. He doesn't believe in love. Sex, yes. Love, no. He has plans to purchase the land next door to his and develop it. He learns it was left to someone else, while he was out-of-town.

From the first time Rand Adams and Celeste Landry meet, it is chaos. Her deep love for animals frustrates him to the point of exasperation. And, naturally, the chemistry was good. Neither one wanted to be attracted to the other, but they were.

I enjoyed the second, more serious romance between two other characters. I believe it helped push Rand's and Celeste's relationship and offset the goofy moments.

[Delfunia · Rating 3 out of 5]

La cantidad de veces que los animales de Celeste se mandan una cagada y ella lo único que hacía era tirar un "Oh no!" y disculparse me volvió locaaaaa, hubiese estado bueno que de alguna forma ella ayudará a Rand con su laburo, porque lo termino ayudando emocionalmente pero laboralmente lo estaba destruyendo 🤡

[Kasturi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cutest romance with lots of adorable animals as co-stars!

[Adriana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wild about You by Robin Wells

This was a funny story.

The description of the book I am listing below is from the back jacket of the book. I'm adding it because I believe the one on the Goodreads page does not depict this story.

Where the Wild Things Are

Rand Adams didn't have time for monkeying around. All he wanted was a ranch where he could train world-class quarter horses, and the chance to lead an orderly, logical existence. But free-spirited Celeste Landry had moved in next door and opened the Wild Things Fun Farm: a children's petting zoo stocked with cast-off circus animals and misfit critters. Rand figured there was about to be a problem.

The two couldn't have been more different. Celeste believed in fate and destiny. Rand believed in self-determination. She thought him headstrong. He thought her a head case. But, somehow, after they shared one hot kiss, she was no longer driving him crazy; she was driving him wild. Rand found himself going ape. And there was only one path to true happiness: He had to stop beating his chest and start listening to his heart.

[Gemma · Rating 2 out of 5]

The heroine ruined this book for me. I usually love off-beat characters, but Celeste was a total flake. She drove me insane! She refuses to use an ounce of common sense. She wants to open a petting zoo, okay. But she refuses to hear a word of the hero's sensible objections. For instance, that there are not very many people around, or many tourists, so where will her customers come from? Or that she needs to turn a several thousand dollar profit in only three months. Three months? Most small businesses would be lucky if they're still afloat three years later, let alone turning any kind of a profit. When the hero points this out, all she can talk about is fate, destiny, and how "things will always work out". Uhh...no, they won't. You can't walk into traffic and expect fate to protect you from getting run over.

[Kirsten · Rating 1 out of 5]

Why do romance novelists insist on using so many bad tortured similes and metaphors? Do they get paid per item on that? I wish they'd spend just half that time and effort developing decent characters and plot. This is about dumb people doing dumb things. I think I was supposed to be charmed by the female character's lack of responsibility - I really lost count of how many times she said "I'm so sorry" because her own damn carelessness and stupidity cost someone major money or something. That's not charming - it's monumentally *irritating*.

I was home sick and just wanted a trashy novel to read. Couldn't look away - it was like a train wreck. *sigh*

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was working on a ranch when I read this book. I absolutely LOVED it. Yes, it had its cheesy moments. But I really found it was a great book for many reasons. I highly recommend it.

[Marianne · Rating 4 out of 5]

loved it! Very funny.

[Sassy]

Really liked funny fun and cute. And I like how she's such a hard worker and loves animals and won't give up!

[Leeann · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you want to read a good book and have a good laugh, WILD ABOUT YOU is the perfect book.