Wild and Willing (Blaze) [Import] [Paperback]

Joanne Rock (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Harlequin Mills & Boon (November 7, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0263836185
• ISBN-13: 978-0263836189
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars okay, but a little boring, March 30, 2003

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shelly (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wild And Willing (Harlequin Blaze) (Mass Market Paperback)

I found this book to be a little too predictable and the hero and heroine still seemed unfamiliar by the end of the book. Also the sexual scenes seem stilted and forced like the author was rushing to get to the end of the story, an unusual characteristic for a Blaze novel. All in all a decent read if you are hours away from the bookstore with no means of transportation.

2.0 out of 5 stars More than a little boring., August 5, 2011

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S. Brown (Sunrise, Fl United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wild and Willing (Kindle Edition)

There are some books that are just so good you never want it to end. There are other books where you keep frantically reading because you want to see how it's going to end. And then there are some books where you read to the end because you've already invested the time and money.

This book fell in option three.

I kept reading, hoping it would get better and by the time I figured there would be little hope in that happening, I'd already invested the time and opted to see it through. I have to say, this is one of the more boring books I'd read in a long time. After the first chapter, it was a snoozefest.

I have to admit that the first chapter did draw me in, but nothing, and I mean nothing, happened after that.

Mia is an artist working in her grandparent's failing tourist shop trying to get it in the black. Seth is a billionaire CEO and owner of the bank the tourist shop owes money to. Mia goes to Tampa to talk to the bank about extending payments, but decides for once in her life she's going to embark on a wild adventure aka a fling. Seth is the man she's chosen to have the fling with, but due to circumstances of how they meet and his own personal convictions, he opts to resist her overtures.

She later finds out who he really is and he sets about wooing her into a relationship against her will.

It was a nice meet cute, but that's about all this book had going for it. I found Seth to be both annoying and weak, and for whatever reason, I never connected with Mia's character. There was a sub-story in that Seth's uncle started a relationship with Mia's mother and that romance was actually a better story than what was going on with the main characters of this book. By the half way point, I was so bored that I just didn't care how Mia and Seth worked out their differences and by the end of the book I was just glad it was over.

Trudgingly boring. Two stars for the interesting beginning.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simmering energy, relentlessly daring, September 10, 2002

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C. Penn "WordWeaving" (Greenville, SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wild And Willing (Harlequin Blaze) (Mass Market Paperback)

Mia Quentin will put herself in the path of the first pirate she spies. With a red hibiscus behind her ear, her skirt torn daringly high, and a red lace bikini beneath, Mia plans a hot afternoon in the arms of a stranger. With a bit of persistence, she puts herself in the arms of corporate shark Seth Chandler, pirate for a day, making it clear that she is wild and willing.

Seth does not think much of participating the publicity stunt. He intends to capture a grandmotherly type who would revel in the adventure and provide terrific p.r. for Chandler Enterprises. With an actor quitting at the last minute, however, Seth cannot afford for anything to go wrong, and becomes a sexy pirate complete with an eye patch and bare chest.

Mia got more than she bargained for with the pirate who refuses to take advantage of her offer of a brief fling. She must return to a life of overwhelming responsibility that leaves no time for romance. He must convince her otherwise. Indeed, it may take weeks of sensual promises and erotic possibilities to convince Mia of the value of commitment.

Author Joanne Rock has a gift for penning wickedly delicious romance with fabulously erotic escapades, which WILD AND WILLING delivers with flair! Mia's desire for a quick fling before she returns to responsibility will echo the fantasies of most readers, but Seth's attitudes are certainly unexpected. Of course, a guy who believes that commitment means living together still has a lot to learn. The subplot is equally delightful with Mia's unorthodox mother finding love as well. Further, quirky humor, including grandparents who really want to sell bad t-shirts and squeaky toys from their gift shop, will keep readers wildly entertained. WILD AND WILLING comes very highly recommended.