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The Wolf and the Wildflower
USA Today bestselling author Stacy Reid’s addictive tale of two lost people who are found…by each other.
London is buzzing with the news that James Winters, the Duke of Wulverton—thought lost at sea a decade ago—survived in the harsh wilderness of the Yukon. Now he’s been returned to his family, his responsibilities, and a nightmarish world of artifice and noise. He has three weeks to become a refined, elegant duke for the Queen…or doom the entire family to ruin and scandal.
Promising psychologist Jules Southby knows a lot about disguises. She’s secretly been living as a boy since birth, enjoying the freedoms of men and knowing little about how to behave like a woman. When she meets the alluring duke, she’s unprepared for his raw, masculine beauty and icy intelligence…or that he can see through her darkest secret.
Jules has very little time to transform the duke into a true semblance of an English gentleman. Yet his very presence seems to unravel her in every way. Their attraction is stark and achingly real—and forbidden. But loving the lost duke would mean losing every sacrifice she’s made to earn her freedom…
London is buzzing with the news that James Winters, the Duke of Wulverton—thought lost at sea a decade ago—survived in the harsh wilderness of the Yukon. Now he’s been returned to his family, his responsibilities, and a nightmarish world of artifice and noise. He has three weeks to become a refined, elegant duke for the Queen…or doom the entire family to ruin and scandal.
Promising psychologist Jules Southby knows a lot about disguises. She’s secretly been living as a boy since birth, enjoying the freedoms of men and knowing little about how to behave like a woman. When she meets the alluring duke, she’s unprepared for his raw, masculine beauty and icy intelligence…or that he can see through her darkest secret.
Jules has very little time to transform the duke into a true semblance of an English gentleman. Yet his very presence seems to unravel her in every way. Their attraction is stark and achingly real—and forbidden. But loving the lost duke would mean losing every sacrifice she’s made to earn her freedom…
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First published February 27, 2023
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91 books3,425 followersI am an unapologetic romance lover. I read it. I write it. Enough said. Well..I also have a warrior way "Never give up on my dreams." I spend a copious amount of time drooling over Rick Grimes from Walking Dead, watching Japanese anime and playing video games with my love, Dusean.
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February 12, 2023
6 stars
This was absolute and utter perfection.
Deeply romantic with a bonkers plot reminiscent of old-school historical romance. I both devoured this book and wanted to savor every single page.
One of the rare books that as soon as I finished, I wanted to go back to page one and read it all over again.
Historical romance, no just romance novel perfection.
I received an ARC for review.
This was absolute and utter perfection.
Deeply romantic with a bonkers plot reminiscent of old-school historical romance. I both devoured this book and wanted to savor every single page.
One of the rare books that as soon as I finished, I wanted to go back to page one and read it all over again.
Historical romance, no just romance novel perfection.
I received an ARC for review.
January 5, 2024
✨A duke lives with wolves in a dark cave in Alaska for 10 years but now he’s returned and can scent his psychologist’s arousal and mood changes through DOORS????✨
Oh and the heroine has been living as a man for 23 years because her father wanted an heir so badly her mother had to lie in order to not risk another near-fatal pregnancy. Thank god psychology runs in the family because they’ve all got some ISSUES to unpack.
Listen…I oscillated between three stars at times but feel confident with my four stars bc I’m frankly just so impressed plus the end was my favorite kind of drama. I was mainly frustrated with their respective families but I found that they made the right decisions and fought for their love.
The end has sacrifices on both ends and while I was worried how it would all shake out, I shouldn’t have been. There was also a trope I didn’t think was a favorite but when it happened I was like YES! Now That’s What I Call DRAMA.
This book felt like Stacy really wanted to dabble in shifter romance. This man was scenting her arousal, running naked in the woods, and growling all over this book. While I was initially thrown by the absurdity of the setup, I really ended up loving this one. Stacy is a master of pulling on my heartstrings. She’s probably one of the only authors I’ve read that could make this book work!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 🌶️🌶️🌶️*/5
*There was a lot of from behind action and I have to assume it’s bc he was partially raised with wild animals 🫶
I received an eARC via NetGalley. All opinions are honest and my own.
Oh and the heroine has been living as a man for 23 years because her father wanted an heir so badly her mother had to lie in order to not risk another near-fatal pregnancy. Thank god psychology runs in the family because they’ve all got some ISSUES to unpack.
Listen…I oscillated between three stars at times but feel confident with my four stars bc I’m frankly just so impressed plus the end was my favorite kind of drama. I was mainly frustrated with their respective families but I found that they made the right decisions and fought for their love.
The end has sacrifices on both ends and while I was worried how it would all shake out, I shouldn’t have been. There was also a trope I didn’t think was a favorite but when it happened I was like YES! Now That’s What I Call DRAMA.
This book felt like Stacy really wanted to dabble in shifter romance. This man was scenting her arousal, running naked in the woods, and growling all over this book. While I was initially thrown by the absurdity of the setup, I really ended up loving this one. Stacy is a master of pulling on my heartstrings. She’s probably one of the only authors I’ve read that could make this book work!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 🌶️🌶️🌶️*/5
*There was a lot of from behind action and I have to assume it’s bc he was partially raised with wild animals 🫶
I received an eARC via NetGalley. All opinions are honest and my own.
February 12, 2023
Another beautiful romance from one of my favorite authors!
I had no idea what to expect from Jules and James, but I was swept away by their connection and the way their souls just seemed to call out to one another. I loved this uncivilized hero and I felt such compassion for how he must have lived for all those years alone. It reminded me a little of a Tarzan situation, even if he was a little older when he was lost in the wilderness.
Stacy Reid is just able to make me feel so much for her characters and even with a plot that is off the wall and parents that I want to slap a few times, I can't help but be enamored with the story. I read this all in one sitting and I immediately want another one. I'm so happy Stacy Reid has a whole line up coming for us this year!
Let your logical brain go and just be swept away with this beautiful romance!
5 stars
2.5 on the spice scale
CW: gaslighting by parent
I had no idea what to expect from Jules and James, but I was swept away by their connection and the way their souls just seemed to call out to one another. I loved this uncivilized hero and I felt such compassion for how he must have lived for all those years alone. It reminded me a little of a Tarzan situation, even if he was a little older when he was lost in the wilderness.
Stacy Reid is just able to make me feel so much for her characters and even with a plot that is off the wall and parents that I want to slap a few times, I can't help but be enamored with the story. I read this all in one sitting and I immediately want another one. I'm so happy Stacy Reid has a whole line up coming for us this year!
Let your logical brain go and just be swept away with this beautiful romance!
5 stars
2.5 on the spice scale
CW: gaslighting by parent
November 29, 2023
*4.5* This is got to be the most original plot for a historical romance I have ever read.
The fmc is born female, raised as a male because her mother fears dying if she has to give birth again. In fact, the fmc doesn’t realize she is a girl until her menstrual cycle begins and her mother has to explain everything to her. Begging her daughter to keep her secret, this selfish mother promises she only needs a “little more time” before she tells her husband the truth. As a young man, the fmc attends higher levels of education, and has graduated as a psychologist and mind doctor.
The mmc is lost in the wildness of the Yukon at 18. Surviving alone for over ten years, he is used to the wild and solitude. Rescued and needing to face society as a proper gentleman in three weeks time, his mother hires the young psychologist and her father to make sure her son can pass as “normal.”
I loved the idea of the story, and these two characters are written very well. However, I would’ve liked a deeper dive into the mind of this young woman. How did she hide having a period every month surrounded by young men at school? How did it make her feel that her father thought she was a man?
I wish the author had gotten a little deeper into both of these characters and the psychology behind their survival, but overall, I simply loved this beautiful story.
“You must be careful that when you peer at the past, you do not look too long,” Jules said softly. “Those ghostly echoes will be with you for a lifetime, but the present is also here. A life that should once again become familiar if you allow it, Your Grace.”
Her fake mustache still on during some of those romantic scenes made me chuckle.
Ends with a self-sacrifice (again), and an HEA.
The fmc is born female, raised as a male because her mother fears dying if she has to give birth again. In fact, the fmc doesn’t realize she is a girl until her menstrual cycle begins and her mother has to explain everything to her. Begging her daughter to keep her secret, this selfish mother promises she only needs a “little more time” before she tells her husband the truth. As a young man, the fmc attends higher levels of education, and has graduated as a psychologist and mind doctor.
The mmc is lost in the wildness of the Yukon at 18. Surviving alone for over ten years, he is used to the wild and solitude. Rescued and needing to face society as a proper gentleman in three weeks time, his mother hires the young psychologist and her father to make sure her son can pass as “normal.”
I loved the idea of the story, and these two characters are written very well. However, I would’ve liked a deeper dive into the mind of this young woman. How did she hide having a period every month surrounded by young men at school? How did it make her feel that her father thought she was a man?
I wish the author had gotten a little deeper into both of these characters and the psychology behind their survival, but overall, I simply loved this beautiful story.
“You must be careful that when you peer at the past, you do not look too long,” Jules said softly. “Those ghostly echoes will be with you for a lifetime, but the present is also here. A life that should once again become familiar if you allow it, Your Grace.”
Her fake mustache still on during some of those romantic scenes made me chuckle.
Ends with a self-sacrifice (again), and an HEA.
February 3, 2023
The Wolf and the Wildflower is a new book from Stacy Reid and I jumped in knowing nothing about the premise, just that I love this author’s storytelling. Once I did start the story, the premise definitely surprised me and was such a unique setup! The heroine has lived her life as a man and is now a psychology graduate tasked with helping a long-lost Duke return to civilization after 10 years isolated in the Yukon wilds.
“Two lost people who are found…by each other.”
Jules is a recent psychology graduate who knows a lot about disguises…considering she’s been secretly living life as a boy since birth! In the prologue we see Jules’ mother struggle with childbirth after being advised not to have any more children. When she does give birth to Jules she and her husband wrongly assume it’s the son they’ve both desperately wanted and it isn’t until after her husband rushes off to celebrate that the midwife informs her Jules is actually a daughter. The midwife advises her to keep it a secret, give her body and her mind a little bit of time before informing her husband they have another daughter and not a son. While her husband is the second son of a viscount and he loves her dearly, his want and need for an heir and continuing on his legacy clouds any of his other judgement, including his wife’s health. So thus begins Jules being raised as a son and this temporary solution ends up lasting for all 23 years of Jules life!
James Winters, Duke of Wulverton, was thought lost at sea over a decade ago but turns up alive after having survived in the harsh wilderness of the Yukon. Now returned to his family, his mother is concerned about the changes in her son and wants to ensure he is capable of being the refined, elegant Duke everyone expects. But James finds his responsibilities, his family, the noisy world around him too much after being alone for a decade. To ensure he doesn’t lead his family to doom and scandal, his mother hires Jules and her father to come and make sure James is capable of being the Duke the Queen expects in just three weeks.
This premise was so unique and I found it so interesting right from the start! I do think the romance and the immediate attraction, and willingness to act on that attraction, came about suddenly and I wanted a bit more time for it to develop between them. James instantly is aware of Jules and realizes her disguise, he wants her to help him in disguising himself (or presenting himself) as the Duke his mother, family, and the ton expect. Without really making changes to the man he is now, his perspective of the world definitely changed while he was on his own. James lived with a wolf pack for a time while he was in the Yukon and I found myself wanting to know more about his situation and also wondering why he didn’t ask more about Jules’ life. While he figures out her deception the moment he meets her, it isn’t until 77% into the story that he even asks questions about why she’s living life as a man and how it came about. I did like his nickname for her, “Wildflower”, and the amounts of times he smells her was…interesting. While I did really like the premise and the connection James and Jules have, I just wanted more time for things to be fleshed out.
Thank you to the publisher (Entangled) for an e-ARC via NetGalley, all thoughts in this review are my own. This is out February 27, 2023!
“Two lost people who are found…by each other.”
Jules is a recent psychology graduate who knows a lot about disguises…considering she’s been secretly living life as a boy since birth! In the prologue we see Jules’ mother struggle with childbirth after being advised not to have any more children. When she does give birth to Jules she and her husband wrongly assume it’s the son they’ve both desperately wanted and it isn’t until after her husband rushes off to celebrate that the midwife informs her Jules is actually a daughter. The midwife advises her to keep it a secret, give her body and her mind a little bit of time before informing her husband they have another daughter and not a son. While her husband is the second son of a viscount and he loves her dearly, his want and need for an heir and continuing on his legacy clouds any of his other judgement, including his wife’s health. So thus begins Jules being raised as a son and this temporary solution ends up lasting for all 23 years of Jules life!
James Winters, Duke of Wulverton, was thought lost at sea over a decade ago but turns up alive after having survived in the harsh wilderness of the Yukon. Now returned to his family, his mother is concerned about the changes in her son and wants to ensure he is capable of being the refined, elegant Duke everyone expects. But James finds his responsibilities, his family, the noisy world around him too much after being alone for a decade. To ensure he doesn’t lead his family to doom and scandal, his mother hires Jules and her father to come and make sure James is capable of being the Duke the Queen expects in just three weeks.
This premise was so unique and I found it so interesting right from the start! I do think the romance and the immediate attraction, and willingness to act on that attraction, came about suddenly and I wanted a bit more time for it to develop between them. James instantly is aware of Jules and realizes her disguise, he wants her to help him in disguising himself (or presenting himself) as the Duke his mother, family, and the ton expect. Without really making changes to the man he is now, his perspective of the world definitely changed while he was on his own. James lived with a wolf pack for a time while he was in the Yukon and I found myself wanting to know more about his situation and also wondering why he didn’t ask more about Jules’ life. While he figures out her deception the moment he meets her, it isn’t until 77% into the story that he even asks questions about why she’s living life as a man and how it came about. I did like his nickname for her, “Wildflower”, and the amounts of times he smells her was…interesting. While I did really like the premise and the connection James and Jules have, I just wanted more time for things to be fleshed out.
Thank you to the publisher (Entangled) for an e-ARC via NetGalley, all thoughts in this review are my own. This is out February 27, 2023!
February 18, 2023
Their connection and passion- fire 🔥🔥! The deception- strange stuff.
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I have to admit I think the author really went out on a limb in many aspects of the story. I also have to admit I did have some eye rolls a few times while reading this one.
The good thing is that the positives have definitely overcome the questionable aspects. This book is written with a deep connection and passion between the two characters. Moving through the questionable parts and the fact she’s taking a risk with a character who is a woman masquerading as a man her entire life, falling for a man, and trying to figure out how to be a woman is tough to write I’m sure.
It’s also a little tough for the reader to envision a happy ending. It’s a little difficult for the reader to envision a scenario like that actually happening in those times.
But Reid supported her choice admirably, and as the story evolved, and the crescendo was building, we knew she had to have an ace up her sleeve. And she did.
Reid’s characterization is amazing. I love the way she connected these two characters. Two complete opposites who are trying to be free to be who they are and to hell with what others think and believe.
The first bit of the book is a little interesting and difficult to get through in terms of the vision of the ending but I promise you it’s a great ending and a great love. And as always Reid does not shy away from the heat and the passion. Jules and James are combustible!
*Copy received for review consideration
*Full review: https://amidlifewife.com/the-wolf-and...
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I have to admit I think the author really went out on a limb in many aspects of the story. I also have to admit I did have some eye rolls a few times while reading this one.
The good thing is that the positives have definitely overcome the questionable aspects. This book is written with a deep connection and passion between the two characters. Moving through the questionable parts and the fact she’s taking a risk with a character who is a woman masquerading as a man her entire life, falling for a man, and trying to figure out how to be a woman is tough to write I’m sure.
It’s also a little tough for the reader to envision a happy ending. It’s a little difficult for the reader to envision a scenario like that actually happening in those times.
But Reid supported her choice admirably, and as the story evolved, and the crescendo was building, we knew she had to have an ace up her sleeve. And she did.
Reid’s characterization is amazing. I love the way she connected these two characters. Two complete opposites who are trying to be free to be who they are and to hell with what others think and believe.
The first bit of the book is a little interesting and difficult to get through in terms of the vision of the ending but I promise you it’s a great ending and a great love. And as always Reid does not shy away from the heat and the passion. Jules and James are combustible!
*Copy received for review consideration
*Full review: https://amidlifewife.com/the-wolf-and...
April 12, 2024
4.75***** stars
I absolutely adored this book, so so much, I couldn't put it down. It’s my first time reading this author but it will def not be my last.
I have no idea if what this unique plot offered was accurate or even possible but I just took it as the fiction it is and rolled with it. I loved so much how they connected. How they understood each other like no one, really no one else ever did or could —with him having been lost in the icy Canadian wilderness and surviving for ten years and therefore being irrevocably changed and her living a life in disguise to be free but never being able to truly be herself, a woman.
But when inevitable longing for each other burns into soul-crushing love there is only so much they can do for them being together is impossible without risking to lose everything.
This romance was so freaking intense and passionate. You see them sharing moments that you haven’t in other books in this genre, moments that would’ve not even been possible at all if Jules was not seen as a man. IT WAS MARVELOUS! This whole book was. My only niggle is that maybe the end wrapped up a bit too quick but it was a good one nonetheless.
*swoon ♡
This book is definitely making it onto my favorites list this year. Highly recommended.
⇢ And this cover is just perfection!
I absolutely adored this book, so so much, I couldn't put it down. It’s my first time reading this author but it will def not be my last.
I have no idea if what this unique plot offered was accurate or even possible but I just took it as the fiction it is and rolled with it. I loved so much how they connected. How they understood each other like no one, really no one else ever did or could —with him having been lost in the icy Canadian wilderness and surviving for ten years and therefore being irrevocably changed and her living a life in disguise to be free but never being able to truly be herself, a woman.
But when inevitable longing for each other burns into soul-crushing love there is only so much they can do for them being together is impossible without risking to lose everything.
“I am a woman pretending to be a man in this world.” […] “Are you asking me to give up on my dreams[…]?”
“I am asking you to love me as I love you.”
“Surely you know as your wife… your duchess, I would not be able to breathe and the person you know would no longer exist, James!”
“Marrying you would mean giving up… everything, James.”
This romance was so freaking intense and passionate. You see them sharing moments that you haven’t in other books in this genre, moments that would’ve not even been possible at all if Jules was not seen as a man. IT WAS MARVELOUS! This whole book was. My only niggle is that maybe the end wrapped up a bit too quick but it was a good one nonetheless.
P.S. I will give you three days to read this letter, cry your denial and rage and laugh, then I am coming for you.
*swoon ♡
This book is definitely making it onto my favorites list this year. Highly recommended.
⇢ And this cover is just perfection!
March 6, 2023
What an amazingly interesting premise.
James was 18 when he became lost in the wilderness of Canada. Ten years later, he returns to England and his Dukedom, but everyone fears that his experiences have made him insane.
Jules was raised as a boy from birth and the only people that know of her secret are her mother and her childhood nurse. Now at 23, Jules is just beginning her career in the new field of psychology. When her father, also a psychologist, is asked to help the Duke, Jules joins him as his assistant.
I really liked this book. Jules and James are incredible characters and they are great together.
James was 18 when he became lost in the wilderness of Canada. Ten years later, he returns to England and his Dukedom, but everyone fears that his experiences have made him insane.
Jules was raised as a boy from birth and the only people that know of her secret are her mother and her childhood nurse. Now at 23, Jules is just beginning her career in the new field of psychology. When her father, also a psychologist, is asked to help the Duke, Jules joins him as his assistant.
I really liked this book. Jules and James are incredible characters and they are great together.
January 7, 2024
Note: Some of my goodreads shelves can be spoilers
Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Readability: 📖📖📖
Feels: 🦋🦋🦋
Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔💔
Sexual Tension: ⚡⚡⚡
Romance: 💞💞💞💞
Sensuality: 💋💋💋💋
Sex Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑
Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Humor: A bit
Perspective: Third person from both hero and heroine
More character focused or plot focused? Probably more character focused
When mains are first on page together: It felt like forever before they were on page together. 18% or chapter 3.
Cliffhanger: No, this ends on a happily ever after
Epilogue: Not labeled as such, but there’s a few paragraphs in the last chapter a year and a few months after the story
Format: listened to audiobook from the library (Hoopla)
(Descriptions found at end of my review)
The Duke must learn to not smell people in public, or even in private. He must absolutely learn this.”
Should I read in order?
I think this is a stand alone?
Basic plot:
When the Duke of Wulverton returns to society after living in the wild for a decade, psychologist Jules Southby gets an opportunity to help acclimate him.
Give this a try if you want:
- Victorian time period (1884)
- Tarzan vibes
- Duke hero
- psychologist heroine
- heroine dressed as a lad
- hero has a sensitivity to touch and avoids it
- house party
- secret identity
- hero needs a wife
- medium steam – 4 scenes but I felt like they were on the shorter side?
First line:
The heat in the bedroom was stifling, the pain twisting through Mrs. Miranda Southby’s more brutal than the last few times she’d in the childbed.
My thoughts:
I think this is my 4th book by Reid and 3 just haven’t worked for me. I am so sad this one didn’t work for me. Tarzan is one of my favorite stories and I really thought I’d like this! What is wrong with me??? I enjoyed a novella I tried by Reid but since then the other ones I’ve tried have fallen flat for me and not given me romantic feelings of good tension.
I did struggle with how the mains weren’t on page together for the first 1/5th of the book – but I felt like I was still into both of their plot lines so it was okay. It’s totally bonkers in a way I loved – the hero has been missing for a decade and is found after living in the wilderness in the Yukon. The heroine has been pretending to be a man her entire life to protect her mother from having to birth another child. Some really strong characters coming together and thank goodness our heroine dressed up as a lad and got her psychology degree because obviously everyone in this story needs some therapy.
I thought maybe I was having a narrator disconnect. Unfortunately I wasn’t a fan of this narrator’s male voices. But even when I switched to kindle version, it just did not grab me. There was quite a bit of focus on the characters internally and they each had their own sets of family issues I think they were working on. I wanted the mains alone together a lot more than they were. The steam just didn’t make me feel things – the acts themselves were great but for me it was missing the emotion I needed to connect to them. I felt like I understood the hero’s desire to not be touched after what he had gone through, but the fact that it’s just fine for the heroine to touch him kind of bothered me. I guess I wanted to feel how wrecked he was by her touch. Both of them needed it – our heroine after hiding as a man her whole life and keeping people at a distance and our hero for living in the woods...It should have absolutely wrecked both of them. But I didn’t feel that.
Maybe my expectations got to high in this one when I picked up Tarzan vibes. I will keep trying Reid, I know I will really love one of her books! I did like the way the ending turned out overall, though I’m still a bit mad at both of her parents...
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Content warnings: These should be taken as a minimum of what to expect. It’s very possible I have missed some.
Locations of kisses/intimate scenes:
Extra stuff like what my review breakdown means, where to find me, and book clubs
Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Readability: 📖📖📖
Feels: 🦋🦋🦋
Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔💔
Sexual Tension: ⚡⚡⚡
Romance: 💞💞💞💞
Sensuality: 💋💋💋💋
Sex Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑
Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Humor: A bit
Perspective: Third person from both hero and heroine
More character focused or plot focused? Probably more character focused
When mains are first on page together: It felt like forever before they were on page together. 18% or chapter 3.
Cliffhanger: No, this ends on a happily ever after
Epilogue: Not labeled as such, but there’s a few paragraphs in the last chapter a year and a few months after the story
Format: listened to audiobook from the library (Hoopla)
(Descriptions found at end of my review)
The Duke must learn to not smell people in public, or even in private. He must absolutely learn this.”
Should I read in order?
I think this is a stand alone?
Basic plot:
When the Duke of Wulverton returns to society after living in the wild for a decade, psychologist Jules Southby gets an opportunity to help acclimate him.
Give this a try if you want:
- Victorian time period (1884)
- Tarzan vibes
- Duke hero
- psychologist heroine
- heroine dressed as a lad
- hero has a sensitivity to touch and avoids it
- house party
- secret identity
- hero needs a wife
- medium steam – 4 scenes but I felt like they were on the shorter side?
First line:
The heat in the bedroom was stifling, the pain twisting through Mrs. Miranda Southby’s more brutal than the last few times she’d in the childbed.
My thoughts:
I think this is my 4th book by Reid and 3 just haven’t worked for me. I am so sad this one didn’t work for me. Tarzan is one of my favorite stories and I really thought I’d like this! What is wrong with me??? I enjoyed a novella I tried by Reid but since then the other ones I’ve tried have fallen flat for me and not given me romantic feelings of good tension.
I did struggle with how the mains weren’t on page together for the first 1/5th of the book – but I felt like I was still into both of their plot lines so it was okay. It’s totally bonkers in a way I loved – the hero has been missing for a decade and is found after living in the wilderness in the Yukon. The heroine has been pretending to be a man her entire life to protect her mother from having to birth another child. Some really strong characters coming together and thank goodness our heroine dressed up as a lad and got her psychology degree because obviously everyone in this story needs some therapy.
I thought maybe I was having a narrator disconnect. Unfortunately I wasn’t a fan of this narrator’s male voices. But even when I switched to kindle version, it just did not grab me. There was quite a bit of focus on the characters internally and they each had their own sets of family issues I think they were working on. I wanted the mains alone together a lot more than they were. The steam just didn’t make me feel things – the acts themselves were great but for me it was missing the emotion I needed to connect to them. I felt like I understood the hero’s desire to not be touched after what he had gone through, but the fact that it’s just fine for the heroine to touch him kind of bothered me. I guess I wanted to feel how wrecked he was by her touch. Both of them needed it – our heroine after hiding as a man her whole life and keeping people at a distance and our hero for living in the woods...It should have absolutely wrecked both of them. But I didn’t feel that.
Maybe my expectations got to high in this one when I picked up Tarzan vibes. I will keep trying Reid, I know I will really love one of her books! I did like the way the ending turned out overall, though I’m still a bit mad at both of her parents...
Endearments
Content warnings: These should be taken as a minimum of what to expect. It’s very possible I have missed some.
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November 8, 2024
5+ wolf stars ✨
This book was my total undoing!! It exceeded my wildest expectations! I’m a goner for a wolf like man that’s dominated by scent and smells. Especially when that scent reveals who Jules Southby really is. This book had everything. This was so well written I just want to weep. The passion, unbridled lust..James being allowed to give in to his “baser” instincts. You have to read and find out my meaning and learn more concerning James’ background. I will always choose the wolf, no matter the story…except Twilight 🤣
“I will lay the world at your feet. He vowed. I only want the piece you stand upon, James.”
This book was my total undoing!! It exceeded my wildest expectations! I’m a goner for a wolf like man that’s dominated by scent and smells. Especially when that scent reveals who Jules Southby really is. This book had everything. This was so well written I just want to weep. The passion, unbridled lust..James being allowed to give in to his “baser” instincts. You have to read and find out my meaning and learn more concerning James’ background. I will always choose the wolf, no matter the story…except Twilight 🤣
“I will lay the world at your feet. He vowed. I only want the piece you stand upon, James.”
November 30, 2024
This is one of those absurd books where you just close your mind to all logic and enjoy the ride. The romance between a man who lived alone in the wilderness with wolves for 10 years, and the young woman posing as a man helping him as psychologist. It's exactly as bonkers as it sounds. And yet I really liked Stacy Reid's writing style and was happy to read along. For one thing, it's a historical romance with a not typical premise.
This is the one time where I wish a book was longer, because a lot of issues were glossed over or unresolved by the ending. Plus, if you are going to make a book with high stakes, maybe you should use them!
This is the one time where I wish a book was longer, because a lot of issues were glossed over or unresolved by the ending. Plus, if you are going to make a book with high stakes, maybe you should use them!
February 13, 2023
I never saw it happening this way!!! Yes, there were all those wonderful, twisty incidents and decisions that led our hero and heroine to become who they are, but once they met this story veers far away from the expected. This doesn’t rely on all the tricks that tropes of mistaken identity have fallen on through the years. Instead, this is fresh and original.
My heart hurt for Jules, although I suspect her character was not created to cause the ache I felt on her behalf. I couldn’t help but feel she had been forced to live life in a manner that went against how she was born. Yet, she was fiercely independent and loved the freedom her charade provided her.
James captured my attention immediately! I wanted to know more about living in the wild with wolves. I mean, I totally understood that it was that way of life that made him into the man he was, quiet, finding food distasteful and people annoying. However, once he interacted with Jules, he found peace and I loved how he was able to sense her secret.
Jules and James are fire together! From the beginning there is an attraction that they can’t deny and they act on it pretty quickly. What a steamy lesson for Jules who has lived her life as a man! I did have to sustain belief a bit through the story and the reason for that also hindered the authenticity of the time period. Nevertheless, this was a multi-layered story that kept me enthralled from the beginning.
Dual POV
Safe
Triggers
Steam
My heart hurt for Jules, although I suspect her character was not created to cause the ache I felt on her behalf. I couldn’t help but feel she had been forced to live life in a manner that went against how she was born. Yet, she was fiercely independent and loved the freedom her charade provided her.
James captured my attention immediately! I wanted to know more about living in the wild with wolves. I mean, I totally understood that it was that way of life that made him into the man he was, quiet, finding food distasteful and people annoying. However, once he interacted with Jules, he found peace and I loved how he was able to sense her secret.
Jules and James are fire together! From the beginning there is an attraction that they can’t deny and they act on it pretty quickly. What a steamy lesson for Jules who has lived her life as a man! I did have to sustain belief a bit through the story and the reason for that also hindered the authenticity of the time period. Nevertheless, this was a multi-layered story that kept me enthralled from the beginning.
Dual POV
Safe
Triggers
Steam
February 5, 2023
James Winters, Duke of Wulverton, was thought lost at sea but now he's back in London and has three weeks to become a refined duke for presentation to the Queen. Psychologist Jules Southby has been secretly living as a boy since birth. She's been hired to help the duke, but their forbidden attraction makes everything more complicated.
This book had a unique premise with two characters that stand apart from others, albeit for different reasons. At 18, James was presumed dead only to be discovered by a trapping team in Alaska a decade later. The time in solitude - surviving by his determination to live - has made him into a man unrecognizable to his family. They expect him to step back into society and marry, but he is overwhelmed by their touch, their noise, their rich foods. Jules and her father are hired by James's mother to determine his mental fitness and prepare him to reenter society. But James rejects Jules's father and quickly sniffs out her secret.
Jules has been living as a male since birth, which is an interesting twist on the disguised character trope. Generally, female characters in disguise stories tend to start with the heroine hiding her gender around puberty, for safety; but here, Jules's mother begins the charade at her birth. (Please see content warning below). She keeps her hair short and uses a fake moustache and stage makeup, managing to keep the appearance up from everyone but James. His heightened senses detect that she is not as she seems.
I really liked how these characters bonded and their chemistry developed through a relationship that was forbidden. The story was beautifully layered with themes of independence, belonging, and identity. The only thing that really stopped this from being a five star book for me was that there was so much build up and I didn't feel like I got to witness enough fallout from Jules's revelation. However, the conflict and resolution to the main couple was solid, and I thoroughly enjoyed them. (4.5 stars)
Tropes: Presumed Dead, Lessons, Disguised Character, Working Heroine, Forbidden Love
Steam: 4
Content Warning: The book begins with Jules' birth. Her mother has been warned that she cannot survive another childbirth, but her husband is determined to have a son. It does not happen on page, but there is a feeling of forced consent, and some might even consider it marital rape.
* I received an ARC and this is my honest review. #TheWolfandtheWildflower #NetGalley
This book had a unique premise with two characters that stand apart from others, albeit for different reasons. At 18, James was presumed dead only to be discovered by a trapping team in Alaska a decade later. The time in solitude - surviving by his determination to live - has made him into a man unrecognizable to his family. They expect him to step back into society and marry, but he is overwhelmed by their touch, their noise, their rich foods. Jules and her father are hired by James's mother to determine his mental fitness and prepare him to reenter society. But James rejects Jules's father and quickly sniffs out her secret.
Jules has been living as a male since birth, which is an interesting twist on the disguised character trope. Generally, female characters in disguise stories tend to start with the heroine hiding her gender around puberty, for safety; but here, Jules's mother begins the charade at her birth. (Please see content warning below). She keeps her hair short and uses a fake moustache and stage makeup, managing to keep the appearance up from everyone but James. His heightened senses detect that she is not as she seems.
I really liked how these characters bonded and their chemistry developed through a relationship that was forbidden. The story was beautifully layered with themes of independence, belonging, and identity. The only thing that really stopped this from being a five star book for me was that there was so much build up and I didn't feel like I got to witness enough fallout from Jules's revelation. However, the conflict and resolution to the main couple was solid, and I thoroughly enjoyed them. (4.5 stars)
Tropes: Presumed Dead, Lessons, Disguised Character, Working Heroine, Forbidden Love
Steam: 4
Content Warning: The book begins with Jules' birth. Her mother has been warned that she cannot survive another childbirth, but her husband is determined to have a son. It does not happen on page, but there is a feeling of forced consent, and some might even consider it marital rape.
* I received an ARC and this is my honest review. #TheWolfandtheWildflower #NetGalley
May 23, 2023
2.5 stars rounding up
This is not what I am used to from Stacy Reid. It was an instant attraction on his part based on smell and on her part based on some longing for animalistic partner?
I don’t know.
And since the initial attraction didn’t work for me after that nothing else seem to work.
I didn’t find his story believable nor the way the hero acted afterwards. After spending 10 years completely alone in wilderness he didn’t create any society faux pas the only strange thing is he would not let anyone touch him.
Heroine story as a girl pretending her whole life to be a man was much more interesting abut did not deliver at the end.
Not as exciting as I was expecting from the reviews.
This is not what I am used to from Stacy Reid. It was an instant attraction on his part based on smell and on her part based on some longing for animalistic partner?
I don’t know.
And since the initial attraction didn’t work for me after that nothing else seem to work.
I didn’t find his story believable nor the way the hero acted afterwards. After spending 10 years completely alone in wilderness he didn’t create any society faux pas the only strange thing is he would not let anyone touch him.
Heroine story as a girl pretending her whole life to be a man was much more interesting abut did not deliver at the end.
Not as exciting as I was expecting from the reviews.
February 13, 2023
6 stars! Such a unique plot with beautifully written characters. Stacy Reid always delivers, but she still blew me away with this amazing romance.
February 9, 2023
4.5 stars rounded up.
James Winters, the Duke of Wulverton, has been presumed dead for the past ten years, only to have survived the frigid Yukon wilderness and been returned to a world he hardly recognizes. After such a long time in peaceful silence, James is quickly overwhelmed by a family he’s tried to avoid thinking about and a noisy, artificial world that makes little sense to him. He has just three weeks to learn to present himself as a gentlemanly duke to the Queen or risk further scandal for his family and potential asylum for himself.
Up and coming psychologist Jules Southby is an expert at disguises, having lived as a boy since her birth. She’s taken full advantage of the freedoms offered to young men and has no idea how to be a lady, but when she meets the duke she’s thoroughly shocked by her visceral reaction to him, and by the fact that he seems to have immediately seen what she really is.
Jules doesn’t have much time to turn the duke into a proper aristocrat and it doesn’t help that his presence discomposes her. The attraction between them is undeniable but hopeless because loving the duke would mean giving up the life she’s known and the freedom it has allowed her to enjoy.
This book is nothing like anything I’ve ever read. The plot is completely bonkers, very old school, and definitely requires quite a bit of suspension of disbelief, but if you go in prepared for all that it’s totally worth it. I thoroughly enjoyed this respite from the usual ballroom formula for Regency/Victorian romance employed here. I’m sure we’ve all read a forbidden romance and one with a hidden identity, but I’ve certainly never read those elements in this combination before. Giving us this set up meant that James and Jules got much more alone time than couples usually do since Jules was believed to be a man and never needed a chaperone. The interactions between James and Jules were very well done and I loved the fact that they both saw through one another’s façade and became the safe space where they could be themselves.
Beneath the veneer of professionalism, Jules just wanted to belong and be accepted for the person she was, not who she’d been forced to pretend to be. Though she loved the freedom of life as a man, she wanted to have the chance to find love and that was being stolen from her within the confines of the life she’d been pushed into. For his outward stoicism and ferocity, James felt very deeply and was struggling mightily to cope with a return to his former life after ten years with no human contact whatsoever. Given how she’d had to limit human contact as well, this was something Jules was able to relate to on some level and once it was clear that James immediately saw exactly what she was, all bets were off. I loved that instantaneous connection and James’ devotion to Jules was like catnip to me. What I could’ve done without, however, was the brothel scene with the marquess. Yes, it served to show Jules’ and James’ devotion to one another, but it just felt creepy and the marquess came off as sleazy.
My only real complaint here is that the ending was a bit hasty. I was completely fine with how James and Jules came together and appreciative that it happened with fairly low angst. However, it did leave rather a lot implied off page when it came to their respective families and I really just wanted to see the duke put his family in their places one good time. His sister was the only one who made any sort of effort to understand him. Though it was clear that his mother loved him and wanted what she believed best for him, she wasn’t understanding at all of what he’d been through or the effect it had on him. She just expected him to go right back to the callow youth he’d been before he was lost and that just seemed crazy to me that she’d expect that. The rest of his family was even worse in their unrealistic expectations and demands on James and whilst staying, overstaying really, at his house. I just wanted him to assert himself as the duke a bit more, though I’m sure they would’ve found a way to make such behavior reflect poorly and perhaps James was aware of this and thus held his peace. Jules’ mother was just as bad. She was incredibly selfish and asked entirely too much of Jules because of her own fears, not giving any thought to the fact that it was Jules’ happiness at stake. Jules did at least stand up to her a bit, but not nearly as much as I wanted her to.
Overall, this book could’ve done with a more thorough epilogue to tidy things up, but I thoroughly enjoyed how unique and different this plot was with the Tarzan vibes, instant connection and hidden identity. It was a bit of old school craziness that I think I need more of in the future and just what I needed to read as a fun palate cleanse now.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Blog link: https://mustreadalltheromance.blogspo...
James Winters, the Duke of Wulverton, has been presumed dead for the past ten years, only to have survived the frigid Yukon wilderness and been returned to a world he hardly recognizes. After such a long time in peaceful silence, James is quickly overwhelmed by a family he’s tried to avoid thinking about and a noisy, artificial world that makes little sense to him. He has just three weeks to learn to present himself as a gentlemanly duke to the Queen or risk further scandal for his family and potential asylum for himself.
Up and coming psychologist Jules Southby is an expert at disguises, having lived as a boy since her birth. She’s taken full advantage of the freedoms offered to young men and has no idea how to be a lady, but when she meets the duke she’s thoroughly shocked by her visceral reaction to him, and by the fact that he seems to have immediately seen what she really is.
Jules doesn’t have much time to turn the duke into a proper aristocrat and it doesn’t help that his presence discomposes her. The attraction between them is undeniable but hopeless because loving the duke would mean giving up the life she’s known and the freedom it has allowed her to enjoy.
This book is nothing like anything I’ve ever read. The plot is completely bonkers, very old school, and definitely requires quite a bit of suspension of disbelief, but if you go in prepared for all that it’s totally worth it. I thoroughly enjoyed this respite from the usual ballroom formula for Regency/Victorian romance employed here. I’m sure we’ve all read a forbidden romance and one with a hidden identity, but I’ve certainly never read those elements in this combination before. Giving us this set up meant that James and Jules got much more alone time than couples usually do since Jules was believed to be a man and never needed a chaperone. The interactions between James and Jules were very well done and I loved the fact that they both saw through one another’s façade and became the safe space where they could be themselves.
Beneath the veneer of professionalism, Jules just wanted to belong and be accepted for the person she was, not who she’d been forced to pretend to be. Though she loved the freedom of life as a man, she wanted to have the chance to find love and that was being stolen from her within the confines of the life she’d been pushed into. For his outward stoicism and ferocity, James felt very deeply and was struggling mightily to cope with a return to his former life after ten years with no human contact whatsoever. Given how she’d had to limit human contact as well, this was something Jules was able to relate to on some level and once it was clear that James immediately saw exactly what she was, all bets were off. I loved that instantaneous connection and James’ devotion to Jules was like catnip to me. What I could’ve done without, however, was the brothel scene with the marquess. Yes, it served to show Jules’ and James’ devotion to one another, but it just felt creepy and the marquess came off as sleazy.
My only real complaint here is that the ending was a bit hasty. I was completely fine with how James and Jules came together and appreciative that it happened with fairly low angst. However, it did leave rather a lot implied off page when it came to their respective families and I really just wanted to see the duke put his family in their places one good time. His sister was the only one who made any sort of effort to understand him. Though it was clear that his mother loved him and wanted what she believed best for him, she wasn’t understanding at all of what he’d been through or the effect it had on him. She just expected him to go right back to the callow youth he’d been before he was lost and that just seemed crazy to me that she’d expect that. The rest of his family was even worse in their unrealistic expectations and demands on James and whilst staying, overstaying really, at his house. I just wanted him to assert himself as the duke a bit more, though I’m sure they would’ve found a way to make such behavior reflect poorly and perhaps James was aware of this and thus held his peace. Jules’ mother was just as bad. She was incredibly selfish and asked entirely too much of Jules because of her own fears, not giving any thought to the fact that it was Jules’ happiness at stake. Jules did at least stand up to her a bit, but not nearly as much as I wanted her to.
Overall, this book could’ve done with a more thorough epilogue to tidy things up, but I thoroughly enjoyed how unique and different this plot was with the Tarzan vibes, instant connection and hidden identity. It was a bit of old school craziness that I think I need more of in the future and just what I needed to read as a fun palate cleanse now.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Blog link: https://mustreadalltheromance.blogspo...
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February 14, 2023
4 ⭐️ This was both exactly what I expected, and somehow better!
Jules has spent her entire life living as a man. When her mother gave birth for the second time to yet another girl and knowing that her husband would most likely kill her in his attempt to have an heir, she lied and told everyone that the babe had been born male. For twenty-three years Jules has been able to maintain her male persona, going to university and becoming a psychologist. Now, when a long-lost Duke is rescued after ten years in the wilderness, Jules and her father are hired to assess if the duke is fit to reenter high society.
When I read this book’s blurb, I imagined how the plot would be laid out, and what would most likely be its ending. And although it very much went in the direction I had presume, it also surprised me with how funny and tender some of the scenes and the characters were. I found myself rooting for Jules and James to be together, even knowing that I didn’t truly want for either of their wishes and freedoms to be revoked. And the ending, although predictable and a tad annoying, was more fulfilling than I thought it would be.
This book is very much a work of fiction, since I don’t think for a second this story could have been possible irl -but I kind of wish it would. Still, it was interesting to read about a story like this, since I don’t think I’ve read anything quite like it before. Also, am I counting this as my favourite Tarzan fanfic ever? Yes. Yes, very much so.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
🌶️🌶️ / 5
*Thank you so much Net Galley and publisher for providing me with an eARC!*
Jules has spent her entire life living as a man. When her mother gave birth for the second time to yet another girl and knowing that her husband would most likely kill her in his attempt to have an heir, she lied and told everyone that the babe had been born male. For twenty-three years Jules has been able to maintain her male persona, going to university and becoming a psychologist. Now, when a long-lost Duke is rescued after ten years in the wilderness, Jules and her father are hired to assess if the duke is fit to reenter high society.
When I read this book’s blurb, I imagined how the plot would be laid out, and what would most likely be its ending. And although it very much went in the direction I had presume, it also surprised me with how funny and tender some of the scenes and the characters were. I found myself rooting for Jules and James to be together, even knowing that I didn’t truly want for either of their wishes and freedoms to be revoked. And the ending, although predictable and a tad annoying, was more fulfilling than I thought it would be.
This book is very much a work of fiction, since I don’t think for a second this story could have been possible irl -but I kind of wish it would. Still, it was interesting to read about a story like this, since I don’t think I’ve read anything quite like it before. Also, am I counting this as my favourite Tarzan fanfic ever? Yes. Yes, very much so.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
🌶️🌶️ / 5
*Thank you so much Net Galley and publisher for providing me with an eARC!*
September 6, 2024
2.5 rounded up. I actually really liked the general foundation of this book. However, I thought everything in this story seemed really rushed. The romance was good, and I liked their chemistry, but I feel like it escalated extremely quickly. I wanted them to connect a bit more on the emotional front and would have appreciated a bit of a slower burn rather than the immediate animalistic behavior that escalated to lots of lusty feelings. I also wanted to get more out of both of their siblings, and I feel like Jules's grand reveal to her father at the end of the book was very rushed. It was over very quickly considering this has been the premise of her life for 23 years. I wish we got to read the conversation between her parents and her father finding out. He seemed somewhat suspicious throughout the book. I also wanted to have at least one scene of Jules talking to the duchess after she becomes Julianna and the reaction to James marrying her. I think it would've been nice to have all of the parents and siblings in the epilogue/final chapter, tbh.
I did really like both main characters, but I wanted a little more out of them in general. I feel bad that both of their mothers are the true villains of this story.
It was good, but it wasn't my favorite historical romance that I've read recently. It's pretty unique though and a shorter book!
I did really like both main characters, but I wanted a little more out of them in general. I feel bad that both of their mothers are the true villains of this story.
It was good, but it wasn't my favorite historical romance that I've read recently. It's pretty unique though and a shorter book!
February 6, 2025
very rarely do i dabble in historical romance, but i feel that is all about to change
MAIN CHARACTER NAMES AND AGES
Jules Southby (23) | James Winters (28)
FEATURES
∘ historical romance
∘ secret identity (from almost everybody but him)
∘ class difference
∘ secret relationship
∘ hurt / comfort
REVIEW
James has been alone in the wilderness for ten years. Jules has lived her entire life disguised as a man. Returning from her studies in psychology, she and her father are enlisted to help acclimate James back into society.
James knew Jules’s secret immediately upon meeting her. A romance quickly develops between the two, and we witness just how much they care for each other.
I’ve only ever read one story where the fmc was disguised as man, and it had left much to be desired. It wasn’t the book’s fault. My expectations were high from my childhood love of Mulan and She’s the Man.
This one exceeded any previous expectations and delivered with a punch. I appreciated that Jules’s identity wasn’t played to be a major conflict between the couple. The author also did a fine job of avoiding the homophobia that unfortunately often accompanies this trope, especially in this time period.
James kissed Jules while she was wearing her mustache, not caring if they were caught and willing for it to be a scandal. He never wanted her to change who she was for him, and all he wanted was to be with her, even if she chose to continue living her life as a man. He genuinely didn’t care about anything but Jules.
And Jules. Jules loved James so freely. She ran with him when he felt wild, defended him when he wasn’t around, and showed so much compassion and patience as he worked through his trauma and shared his past. Jules let James be exactly who was, without any expectations.
It was just so romantic. They gave each other a safe space where they could be open and honest with the other. It was a fairytale love that could only be fiction, yet it feels so real.
OW/OM DRAMA minor OW — James’s mother is pushing him to marry (specifically, a duchess whose names I’ve forgotten) and he agrees to marry but does nothing to actively pursue the idea
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minor OW— James and Jules are brought to a brothel by a friend. Jules gets jealous, but he assures her that there is no one else for him
CHEATING none
THIRD ACT BREAKUP yes — very quickly (and romantically!) resolved
ENDING HEA — no epilogue but there is a flash forward to a few months later
POV dual / third person
SPICE LEVEL 4 / 5
RATING 5 / 5
MAIN CHARACTER NAMES AND AGES
Jules Southby (23) | James Winters (28)
FEATURES
∘ historical romance
∘ secret identity (from almost everybody but him)
∘ class difference
∘ secret relationship
∘ hurt / comfort
REVIEW
James has been alone in the wilderness for ten years. Jules has lived her entire life disguised as a man. Returning from her studies in psychology, she and her father are enlisted to help acclimate James back into society.
James knew Jules’s secret immediately upon meeting her. A romance quickly develops between the two, and we witness just how much they care for each other.
I’ve only ever read one story where the fmc was disguised as man, and it had left much to be desired. It wasn’t the book’s fault. My expectations were high from my childhood love of Mulan and She’s the Man.
This one exceeded any previous expectations and delivered with a punch. I appreciated that Jules’s identity wasn’t played to be a major conflict between the couple. The author also did a fine job of avoiding the homophobia that unfortunately often accompanies this trope, especially in this time period.
James kissed Jules while she was wearing her mustache, not caring if they were caught and willing for it to be a scandal. He never wanted her to change who she was for him, and all he wanted was to be with her, even if she chose to continue living her life as a man. He genuinely didn’t care about anything but Jules.
And Jules. Jules loved James so freely. She ran with him when he felt wild, defended him when he wasn’t around, and showed so much compassion and patience as he worked through his trauma and shared his past. Jules let James be exactly who was, without any expectations.
It was just so romantic. They gave each other a safe space where they could be open and honest with the other. It was a fairytale love that could only be fiction, yet it feels so real.
OW/OM DRAMA minor OW — James’s mother is pushing him to marry (specifically, a duchess whose names I’ve forgotten) and he agrees to marry but does nothing to actively pursue the idea
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minor OW— James and Jules are brought to a brothel by a friend. Jules gets jealous, but he assures her that there is no one else for him
CHEATING none
THIRD ACT BREAKUP yes — very quickly (and romantically!) resolved
ENDING HEA — no epilogue but there is a flash forward to a few months later
POV dual / third person
SPICE LEVEL 4 / 5
RATING 5 / 5
April 13, 2023
Jules has spent her entire life living as a man. Hiding her gender has been relatively easy until she meets James Winters, the Duke of Wulverton, who has just returned after surviving the bitterly cold Canadian wilds for over a decade. Presumed lost at sea, James’s family is thrilled to have him back, but James is not the same man they remembered, which is where Jules comes into the picture. Jules and her father, a renowned psychologist, are hired to help James reacclimate to polite society, much to James’s irritation.
I thought the premise of this book was really intriguing. Suspend your disbelief a bit, because even though the plot is not overly realistic, it’s such a good read! James and Jules are both such compelling protagonists, and I enjoyed their individual stories as much as their swoon-worthy romance. James had to survive on his own for ten years, which emotionally traumatized him. I can’t imagine facing what he faced. Between the unrelentingly difficult weather, the lack of connection, and the inability to find safety, he faced insurmountable obstacles and survived.
Though Jules doesn’t face the same obstacles, living a life pretending to be someone she’s not also caused some emotional trauma. Jules has a need to please her father and to be accepted by her parents, as her mother is the one who forced her to hide her gender, and her father wanted an heir. I can’t imagine how much she must have questioned her worth, sense of self, and lovability throughout her life.
As much as James’s mother and some other members of his family mean well, they frustrated me by not seeing what James needed. Their livelihood depends on James’s success, so their concern is understandable. However, they were so insistent on James fitting into the mold of a proper duke and member of the ton, but they didn’t really take the time to help or understand him. Give the poor guy a little time to adjust! I think that’s why James connects so deeply with Jules. She sees what he needs, why he’s struggling, and how to reach him. She’s not worried about societal or familial expectations. Her only focus is James’s well-being.
And the connection between Jules and James is amazing. They are able to spend a lot of time alone together, and they get to know each other quite intimately. Not only do they explore their feelings for each other, but they also talk about their fears, anxieties, and experiences with and without their families. They also spend a lot of time smelling each other? James’s actions (the acute sense of smell, the need to be outdoors, etc.) highlights his animalistic nature that developed when he was lost. It’s an interesting juxtaposition of character, showing his conflicting desire to ingratiate back into his family and society with his need to be surrounded by open space and nature. And, yes, I would like for James to growl at me the way he growls at Jules. Just once, and then I can die a happy woman. lol He’s the perfect mix of refinement and wildness, and I was totally here for it (as was Jules!). And the reason he calls her Wildflower? SA-WOON!!! I wasn’t sure how they would find a happy ending together and was pleasantly surprised with how it all played out.
Special thanks to Entangled Publishing for providing me with a copy of the book. All thoughts are my own.
I thought the premise of this book was really intriguing. Suspend your disbelief a bit, because even though the plot is not overly realistic, it’s such a good read! James and Jules are both such compelling protagonists, and I enjoyed their individual stories as much as their swoon-worthy romance. James had to survive on his own for ten years, which emotionally traumatized him. I can’t imagine facing what he faced. Between the unrelentingly difficult weather, the lack of connection, and the inability to find safety, he faced insurmountable obstacles and survived.
Though Jules doesn’t face the same obstacles, living a life pretending to be someone she’s not also caused some emotional trauma. Jules has a need to please her father and to be accepted by her parents, as her mother is the one who forced her to hide her gender, and her father wanted an heir. I can’t imagine how much she must have questioned her worth, sense of self, and lovability throughout her life.
As much as James’s mother and some other members of his family mean well, they frustrated me by not seeing what James needed. Their livelihood depends on James’s success, so their concern is understandable. However, they were so insistent on James fitting into the mold of a proper duke and member of the ton, but they didn’t really take the time to help or understand him. Give the poor guy a little time to adjust! I think that’s why James connects so deeply with Jules. She sees what he needs, why he’s struggling, and how to reach him. She’s not worried about societal or familial expectations. Her only focus is James’s well-being.
And the connection between Jules and James is amazing. They are able to spend a lot of time alone together, and they get to know each other quite intimately. Not only do they explore their feelings for each other, but they also talk about their fears, anxieties, and experiences with and without their families. They also spend a lot of time smelling each other? James’s actions (the acute sense of smell, the need to be outdoors, etc.) highlights his animalistic nature that developed when he was lost. It’s an interesting juxtaposition of character, showing his conflicting desire to ingratiate back into his family and society with his need to be surrounded by open space and nature. And, yes, I would like for James to growl at me the way he growls at Jules. Just once, and then I can die a happy woman. lol He’s the perfect mix of refinement and wildness, and I was totally here for it (as was Jules!). And the reason he calls her Wildflower? SA-WOON!!! I wasn’t sure how they would find a happy ending together and was pleasantly surprised with how it all played out.
Special thanks to Entangled Publishing for providing me with a copy of the book. All thoughts are my own.
February 25, 2023
I received an ARC from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
James Winters, the Duke of Wulverton, thought lost at sea over ten years ago somehow survived the harsh wilderness of the Yukon, and is now back in London. His family while ecstatic that he is home is ready for him to acclimate back to London society the way he was before, but James is forever changed by his horrific ordeal. He can no longer stand physical touch, and longs to be in nature away from all the hustle and bustle of town. His mother is so worried that he will be dragged off to Bedlam, she recruits the help of a renowned alienist and his son.
Jules Southby, was born a woman but has lived her life in disguise as a man, enjoying the freedoms that she would not have if she had been raised as a lady. She went to university and plans to follow in her father's footsteps to study Psychology and the human mind. When the chance to assist her father in treating the Duke of Wulverton, she jumps at the chance. Only the duke discovers her secret far more easily than others have, and he demands her secrets in exchange for his.
Oh man did I really enjoy this one. It's like Stacy Reid was loosely inspired by Tarzan, and someone can't tell me the cover model doesn't look like Alexander Skaarsgard. That's how I pictured James throughout this whole story. It was interesting and a unique plot, and I honestly could not figure out how Stacy was going to make it work in the end, but she did. I loved the moments between James and Jules when they both let their guards down and we got to watch the trust and friendship grow between them. Then they had insane, and I mean, insane chemistry together. James was so animalistic and hungered for Jules that it almost felt barbaric, but in an extremely hot way. I adored the end, and how Stacy put these characters through the ringer to get their happily ever after. They each had to make tough decision, but it's one of those stories where you truly do feel that love conquers all.
James Winters, the Duke of Wulverton, thought lost at sea over ten years ago somehow survived the harsh wilderness of the Yukon, and is now back in London. His family while ecstatic that he is home is ready for him to acclimate back to London society the way he was before, but James is forever changed by his horrific ordeal. He can no longer stand physical touch, and longs to be in nature away from all the hustle and bustle of town. His mother is so worried that he will be dragged off to Bedlam, she recruits the help of a renowned alienist and his son.
Jules Southby, was born a woman but has lived her life in disguise as a man, enjoying the freedoms that she would not have if she had been raised as a lady. She went to university and plans to follow in her father's footsteps to study Psychology and the human mind. When the chance to assist her father in treating the Duke of Wulverton, she jumps at the chance. Only the duke discovers her secret far more easily than others have, and he demands her secrets in exchange for his.
Oh man did I really enjoy this one. It's like Stacy Reid was loosely inspired by Tarzan, and someone can't tell me the cover model doesn't look like Alexander Skaarsgard. That's how I pictured James throughout this whole story. It was interesting and a unique plot, and I honestly could not figure out how Stacy was going to make it work in the end, but she did. I loved the moments between James and Jules when they both let their guards down and we got to watch the trust and friendship grow between them. Then they had insane, and I mean, insane chemistry together. James was so animalistic and hungered for Jules that it almost felt barbaric, but in an extremely hot way. I adored the end, and how Stacy put these characters through the ringer to get their happily ever after. They each had to make tough decision, but it's one of those stories where you truly do feel that love conquers all.
February 9, 2023
A steep learning curve for all!
All of London is agog and aghast! The return of the lost Lord from the wilds of Canada! Missing for ten years, James heir to the Duke of Wolverton has returned home. His mother wants him presented to the Queen, acceptable to his fellow Lords, and ready for marriage—Yes! We’re talking the infamous marriage mart!
A tall order for the Duke who’s been living in isolation for ten years!
I’m unsure as to whether this is a contemporary presentation of Tarzan where wolves have replaced apes or what! What we are not witnessing is a feral child, raised by wolves, but a boy/man who demonstrates the will and determination to survive being lost in the wilderness for so long, now being overwhelmed by a totally different society. The noise, the crush of humanity even pared down to family must be, was, more than he can at times cope with.
Meanwhile Jules Southby has been called in with his father to try to work out if Lord James is insane, and if not, to get him ready for presentation. If that’s not enough, Jules is hiding his own secret, a secret our Lord of the Wilds discovers with a few sniffs it seems!
Having returned from four years study in Austria, Jules is itching to see what makes the lost lord tick. He gets more than he bargained for.
A highly improbable tale that titillates and delights as the Duke goes his own arrogant way. And why not I say? Jules discovers what he really wants from life. I’m left cheering the uncompromising person the Duke’s probably always was, but has been superbly honed by his circumstances.
I’m really not sold on the whole able to smell someone through a solid door but it did add to the drama. As the end drew nigh I wondered how it would be resolved. In the end, rather simply!
An Entangled Pub. Invite via NetGalley.
Many thanks to the author and publisher.
All of London is agog and aghast! The return of the lost Lord from the wilds of Canada! Missing for ten years, James heir to the Duke of Wolverton has returned home. His mother wants him presented to the Queen, acceptable to his fellow Lords, and ready for marriage—Yes! We’re talking the infamous marriage mart!
A tall order for the Duke who’s been living in isolation for ten years!
I’m unsure as to whether this is a contemporary presentation of Tarzan where wolves have replaced apes or what! What we are not witnessing is a feral child, raised by wolves, but a boy/man who demonstrates the will and determination to survive being lost in the wilderness for so long, now being overwhelmed by a totally different society. The noise, the crush of humanity even pared down to family must be, was, more than he can at times cope with.
Meanwhile Jules Southby has been called in with his father to try to work out if Lord James is insane, and if not, to get him ready for presentation. If that’s not enough, Jules is hiding his own secret, a secret our Lord of the Wilds discovers with a few sniffs it seems!
Having returned from four years study in Austria, Jules is itching to see what makes the lost lord tick. He gets more than he bargained for.
A highly improbable tale that titillates and delights as the Duke goes his own arrogant way. And why not I say? Jules discovers what he really wants from life. I’m left cheering the uncompromising person the Duke’s probably always was, but has been superbly honed by his circumstances.
I’m really not sold on the whole able to smell someone through a solid door but it did add to the drama. As the end drew nigh I wondered how it would be resolved. In the end, rather simply!
An Entangled Pub. Invite via NetGalley.
Many thanks to the author and publisher.
February 9, 2024
It was all right. I would have enjoyed the book slightly more if it wasn't a slow-burn romance. It took them half the book to kiss. I can understand the wait but I read romance for the romance. Please don't make me wait that long. I like that he calls her his wildflower. I thought the heroine's father suspected that his son was a woman but apparently not! The ending felt rushed. The intimate scenes were steamy, which is why I continue to read Stacy Reid's books.
February 8, 2023
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book via NetGalley and Entangled Publishing, LLC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Rating: 5/5 Stars
Publishing: February 27, 2023
Series: N/A
Pages: 286
Oh, how I love Stacy Reid as an author. She always brings interesting stories that makes my heart smile. “The Wolf and the Wildflower” is nothing short of just a wonderful and romantic historical read. This is one book that I found very different from my other historical reads thus far this year and it was so interesting.
The story kicks off with a father so desperate for an heir that he is willing to emotionally and physically kill his wife to get one. But before the sex can be announced, the father assumes he has finally gotten his heir and the wife does not want to break his heart nor risk her life trying again. The midwife comes up with a plan to allow the wife to heal physically and emotionally and thus, the daughter, Jules Southby becomes heir and raised as a boy from birth. What baffles the mind is that the father is a noted psychologist and is so blind to the fact that his own child is disguised as a man…hmmm.
Then there is James Winters, the Duke of Wulverton who had gone missing for 10-years and surviving on instincts in isolation in the wild until he is found and returned back to his home in England. His mother the Duchess is so distraught into believing he has barbaric tendencies that she enlists the aid of Dr. Southby and his “son” Jules Southby to help her acclimate him back into the ton in time to meet her planned ball, get the approval of the Queen, and find him a wife in the process. The family is so aloof about the situation that they do not realize that he is already of sound mind but has chosen to disregard their idiotic thoughts of what/who he truly has become as a person.
Is some of this story far-fetched…heck yes but it makes for a wonderful read that I could not put down. A girl apprentice dressed and raised as a man and a man who does not like to be touched but has a heightened sense of the feminine smell that he guesses who Jules is from the start. Well, all I can say is a handsome and virile duke who can make sensually smelling someone an arousing turnon has my attention. Both the H/h have something to hide but I loved the slight slow burn chemistry between the two. Jules and James are characters that are strong in character and convictions. At times, my heart ached and at times became teary-eyed for them and their plight.
As with all my historical reads, I do love a bit of spicy, heat and steamy between the H/h in the story and the author did bring it to the pages. 😊 Sometimes it was a bit overboard but the hot and heavy was just enough to make my heart smile for their relationship…although sometimes I was wondering how the author was going to make it work…i.e., the society looking at a duke having and interest in a man, when Jules is indeed a woman; what the ton will think when all is exposed, etc. In any case, it all came together, and this was a well-written, nicely paced story that focused on James and Jules. I had an enjoyable time reading this story and totally recommend the read.
Rating: 5/5 Stars
Publishing: February 27, 2023
Series: N/A
Pages: 286
Oh, how I love Stacy Reid as an author. She always brings interesting stories that makes my heart smile. “The Wolf and the Wildflower” is nothing short of just a wonderful and romantic historical read. This is one book that I found very different from my other historical reads thus far this year and it was so interesting.
The story kicks off with a father so desperate for an heir that he is willing to emotionally and physically kill his wife to get one. But before the sex can be announced, the father assumes he has finally gotten his heir and the wife does not want to break his heart nor risk her life trying again. The midwife comes up with a plan to allow the wife to heal physically and emotionally and thus, the daughter, Jules Southby becomes heir and raised as a boy from birth. What baffles the mind is that the father is a noted psychologist and is so blind to the fact that his own child is disguised as a man…hmmm.
Then there is James Winters, the Duke of Wulverton who had gone missing for 10-years and surviving on instincts in isolation in the wild until he is found and returned back to his home in England. His mother the Duchess is so distraught into believing he has barbaric tendencies that she enlists the aid of Dr. Southby and his “son” Jules Southby to help her acclimate him back into the ton in time to meet her planned ball, get the approval of the Queen, and find him a wife in the process. The family is so aloof about the situation that they do not realize that he is already of sound mind but has chosen to disregard their idiotic thoughts of what/who he truly has become as a person.
Is some of this story far-fetched…heck yes but it makes for a wonderful read that I could not put down. A girl apprentice dressed and raised as a man and a man who does not like to be touched but has a heightened sense of the feminine smell that he guesses who Jules is from the start. Well, all I can say is a handsome and virile duke who can make sensually smelling someone an arousing turnon has my attention. Both the H/h have something to hide but I loved the slight slow burn chemistry between the two. Jules and James are characters that are strong in character and convictions. At times, my heart ached and at times became teary-eyed for them and their plight.
As with all my historical reads, I do love a bit of spicy, heat and steamy between the H/h in the story and the author did bring it to the pages. 😊 Sometimes it was a bit overboard but the hot and heavy was just enough to make my heart smile for their relationship…although sometimes I was wondering how the author was going to make it work…i.e., the society looking at a duke having and interest in a man, when Jules is indeed a woman; what the ton will think when all is exposed, etc. In any case, it all came together, and this was a well-written, nicely paced story that focused on James and Jules. I had an enjoyable time reading this story and totally recommend the read.
February 25, 2023
I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The concept of this book is so interesting. James was lost at sea 10 years ago and now he's been returned to his family after surviving the cold wilderness of the Yukon. Our heroine Jules has been living her entire life as a male and she studied psychology to become a psychologist like her father. They are hired by James's mother to help "heal" James.
To truly enjoy this book, you must suspend disbelief. The fact that the hero survived the cold wilderness by himself for 10 years is a hard pill to swallow. Even more incredulous, Jules got away with disguising herself as a man for her entire life; her own father and sister don't know that she's female. It's farfetched to be honest, especially her sister not once suspecting. But I suspended disbelief so I could enjoy the story and the romance.
I really liked our main couple's interactions. There were a few instances that took me aback, like the fact that it took James such a long time to ask Jules about her life and why she made the choices she did. But for the most part, I truly enjoyed them as a couple. I also really liked James's interactions with his sister. I wasn't sure if the ending would satisfy me, but the author made it work. As a reminder, please suspend disbelief and enjoy the romance for what it is.
The concept of this book is so interesting. James was lost at sea 10 years ago and now he's been returned to his family after surviving the cold wilderness of the Yukon. Our heroine Jules has been living her entire life as a male and she studied psychology to become a psychologist like her father. They are hired by James's mother to help "heal" James.
To truly enjoy this book, you must suspend disbelief. The fact that the hero survived the cold wilderness by himself for 10 years is a hard pill to swallow. Even more incredulous, Jules got away with disguising herself as a man for her entire life; her own father and sister don't know that she's female. It's farfetched to be honest, especially her sister not once suspecting. But I suspended disbelief so I could enjoy the story and the romance.
I really liked our main couple's interactions. There were a few instances that took me aback, like the fact that it took James such a long time to ask Jules about her life and why she made the choices she did. But for the most part, I truly enjoyed them as a couple. I also really liked James's interactions with his sister. I wasn't sure if the ending would satisfy me, but the author made it work. As a reminder, please suspend disbelief and enjoy the romance for what it is.
May 11, 2023
"It is only you I love, and I am willing to live with you always in your disguise."
What I liked:
❀ HIS SENSE OF SMELL.
❀ The characters; their connection, their passion, the stark contrast between them and their similarities. They are so different, yet completely the same.
❀ The author's creativity and the originality of the story.
❀ The tension between the characters is beautifully written and left me unable to put down the book.
❀ The ending was perfect. Just as I had hoped.
What I didn't like:
❀ The deception aspect of this book seemed a bit far-fetched. I found it hard to believe that a woman could pose as a man for 23 years without her own father (or anyone else for that matter) noticing.
August 5, 2024
⭐️3.0
However unrealistic and extra stretched out this book was it was still so fun to read.Zoomed through it so fast !
Don’t question anything that happens just let it be which will allow you to enjoy this book 😭🫣 Stacy Reid is a great writer,I can’t wait to read more of her books.
🌲🏕️🌲🏕️🌲🏕️🌲
However unrealistic and extra stretched out this book was it was still so fun to read.Zoomed through it so fast !
Don’t question anything that happens just let it be which will allow you to enjoy this book 😭🫣 Stacy Reid is a great writer,I can’t wait to read more of her books.
🌲🏕️🌲🏕️🌲🏕️🌲
February 10, 2023
2 🌟's
📝 tropes: fake identity, workplace rom, psychologist heroine x reclusive dukem forced proximity, forbidden rom
🌶 spice: 3/5
❌ CW: trauma, PTSD
eh, this was a miss for me. shocking bc i usually really love all of what Stacy Reid writes but this plot and fake identity did not do it for me. didn't feel any emotional connection to the MC's at all and i was just tryna to reach the end. which i only did bc stacy's writing remains superb. also, i felt like this would've worked better as a contemporary than a historical?? idk, just me 🤷🏽♀️
a bummer but 'tis ok.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you to the publisher Entangled for the e-ARC via Netgalley. Releases February 27, 2023!
📝 tropes: fake identity, workplace rom, psychologist heroine x reclusive dukem forced proximity, forbidden rom
🌶 spice: 3/5
❌ CW: trauma, PTSD
eh, this was a miss for me. shocking bc i usually really love all of what Stacy Reid writes but this plot and fake identity did not do it for me. didn't feel any emotional connection to the MC's at all and i was just tryna to reach the end. which i only did bc stacy's writing remains superb. also, i felt like this would've worked better as a contemporary than a historical?? idk, just me 🤷🏽♀️
a bummer but 'tis ok.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you to the publisher Entangled for the e-ARC via Netgalley. Releases February 27, 2023!
June 7, 2024
Me ha gustado mucho.
Es distinto y muy romanticón.
Recomendable 100%
Es distinto y muy romanticón.
Recomendable 100%
April 12, 2023
The key to enjoying this book is: Don’t question anything. Just lean in and enjoy the ride.
There’s a scene from 30 Rock that I think perfectly summarizes my experience vs others:
Liz: I'm sorry. You have a problem with the science of Hot Tub Time Machine?
Wesley: Yeah, not the time travel. It's the hot tub. You don't just turn one on and it's immediately hot. I should know, I've been in a hot tub two times.
Liz: Well, I don't question everything.
This book has a pretty bonkers premise. A duke spends 10 years in the Yukon wilderness with wolves and returns to England to fall in love with a woman who has been living as a man her entire life. It’s BONKERS. You already know it’s bonkers. Don’t go into it looking for everything to be explained and make perfect sense. There are a THOUSAND questions that you can ask yourself throughout the course of this book that could leave you bewildered:
How did the duke end up stranded? How did he really survive? How did he get back? Why is Jules STILL a dude after all these years? Does this disguise really work? What about her period? How does she hide that? Does she wear fake junk? Wait does she have a mustache on right now while they’re making out?!
I could ask myself all these things and be frustrated with not finding the answer: OR, I could just lean into this complex situation with the simplest, not overwhelming detailed and explained story, and just enjoy the really sweet and incredible love story.
I really appreciated how Stacy Reid shies away from weighing this book down with the intricate details of how Jules got away with this disguise for so long and how the duke survived in the wilderness. I honestly don’t give a F how she lived as a man, I care about how she’s cracking James’ hard shell and getting to know this really damaged and hurting man and I don’t want monologues of him killing things to survive and whatever else wilderness men do, I just want lots of making out.
This book is a great great love story and I applaud Stacy Reid for her bravery in writing such a unique story!
There’s a scene from 30 Rock that I think perfectly summarizes my experience vs others:
Liz: I'm sorry. You have a problem with the science of Hot Tub Time Machine?
Wesley: Yeah, not the time travel. It's the hot tub. You don't just turn one on and it's immediately hot. I should know, I've been in a hot tub two times.
Liz: Well, I don't question everything.
This book has a pretty bonkers premise. A duke spends 10 years in the Yukon wilderness with wolves and returns to England to fall in love with a woman who has been living as a man her entire life. It’s BONKERS. You already know it’s bonkers. Don’t go into it looking for everything to be explained and make perfect sense. There are a THOUSAND questions that you can ask yourself throughout the course of this book that could leave you bewildered:
How did the duke end up stranded? How did he really survive? How did he get back? Why is Jules STILL a dude after all these years? Does this disguise really work? What about her period? How does she hide that? Does she wear fake junk? Wait does she have a mustache on right now while they’re making out?!
I could ask myself all these things and be frustrated with not finding the answer: OR, I could just lean into this complex situation with the simplest, not overwhelming detailed and explained story, and just enjoy the really sweet and incredible love story.
I really appreciated how Stacy Reid shies away from weighing this book down with the intricate details of how Jules got away with this disguise for so long and how the duke survived in the wilderness. I honestly don’t give a F how she lived as a man, I care about how she’s cracking James’ hard shell and getting to know this really damaged and hurting man and I don’t want monologues of him killing things to survive and whatever else wilderness men do, I just want lots of making out.
This book is a great great love story and I applaud Stacy Reid for her bravery in writing such a unique story!
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