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Wild at Heart Paperback – April 1, 2002

by Patricia Gaffney (Author)
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 38 ratings
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The award-winning author of To Have and to Hold tells the story of an anthropologist's beautiful daughter, whose world is turned upside down when her father discovers an uncivilized man in the wilderness. Reprint.
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  1. Print length
    384 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    NAL Trade
  4. Publication date
    April 1, 2002
  5. Dimensions
    5.42 x 0.91 x 8.06 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    9780451205988
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0451205988
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0451205987
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ NAL Trade; Reprint edition (April 1, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780451205988
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0451205988
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.42 x 0.91 x 8.06 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 38 ratings

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Patricia Gaffney

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Patricia Gaffney began her writing career with the publication of Sweet Treason, a historical romance set in revolutionary Scotland. Eleven romance novels later, she tried something different--The Saving Graces, a story of women's friendships, that ended up spending 17 weeks on the New York Times Bestsellers List.

Circle of Three, Flight Lessons, and The Goodbye Summer followed, all bestsellers that established Gaffney as a premier mainstream fiction writer.

Her new book is Mad Dash, the story of a happy marriage in trouble. It's due out in Spring 2008.

Gaffney, who lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, is currently at work on a novel about a man who changes his life when he finds out he's dying--then finds out he isn't. Working title: On Second Thought.

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4.2 out of 5 stars
38 global ratings

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Customers enjoyed the romance in the book. They found it satisfying and passionate without being overbearing. The characters were relatable and good-hearted, especially Michael and Sydney. Overall, customers enjoyed the story and found it sweet and enjoyable.

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Customers enjoy the romance in the book. They find the romance between Michael and Sydney satisfying without distracting from the story. The heroine is relatable and good-hearted, with an intense yet sensitive side. Overall, readers describe the plot as sweet, interesting, and enjoyable.

"...The romance between Michael and Sydney was perfect. There was enough romance to be satisfying without distracting from the actual story...." Read more

"...Our heroine Sydney is relatable and good-hearted, and I liked that she was mostly a proper lady for the period, not the cliché rebellious, hair-..." Read more

"The story wasn’t bad but it was hard to overlook the typos after a while, there were just too many." Read more

"Enthralling, sexy, romantic...a book I'll keep and buy copies for friends and read again and again." Read more

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Customers enjoy the characters' development. They find Michael and Sydney in the story especially engaging.

"...I loved the characters in the story, Michael and Sydney especially...." Read more

"...I did enjoy all the secondary characters. They all had depth and were used just the right amount...." Read more

"...Patricia Gaffney has a lovely way of developing her characters over the course of the book. I would recommend." Read more

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Customers enjoy the book. They find it enjoyable, wonderful, and a sweet romance.

"...This is quite a sweet, slow-burning romance. Almost too slow, but I found it appropriate for this particular plot and its lead characters...." Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2023
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The premise behind this book intrigued me, and I was hoping it would be good. Mrs. Gaffney did not disappoint! There were typos in the book, but I’m not going to rate this based on those because the storyline, and her style of writing deserve 5 stars. I loved the characters in the story, Michael and Sydney especially. I didn’t care for the dark tour of the city that the elder brother took Michael on. It left me feeling dirty although that was the point of it to help us see it through Michael’s eyes. The author did a brilliant job conveying how someone who had grown up in the wilderness alone with the animals might experience an introduction into society. The romance between Michael and Sydney was perfect. There was enough romance to be satisfying without distracting from the actual story. I’ll definitely be reading more of her books!
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4.0 out of 5 stars A surprising treat
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2017
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I was skeptical about this book, but intrigued and amused by the premise. I guess I was expecting a bodice-ripper with a chest-beating alpha caveman of a hero, but I couldn't have been more wrong! This is quite a sweet, slow-burning romance. Almost too slow, but I found it appropriate for this particular plot and its lead characters. Our heroine Sydney is relatable and good-hearted, and I liked that she was mostly a proper lady for the period, not the cliché rebellious, hair-tossing, feisty hoyden. Michael is one of the most engaging heroes I've read in a while - he's contemplative and principled, intense but sensitive, innocent but masculine, and passionate without being aggressive.

I will say that while I'm glad he wasn't grunting and trying to drag Sydney off by her hair, I would've enjoyed a little more "wildness" from him after he's first discovered. He reverts very quickly to being "civilized" in both his manner, speech, and dress, which is not only less interesting but I found hard to believe for a man who's been lost in the wilderness since he was six.

I also thought the ending was a bit too perfect with the miraculous deus ex machina and everything tied up with a pretty bow. I'm all about my happily ever afters, but it felt a bit trite and unoriginal.

I did enjoy all the secondary characters. They all had depth and were used just the right amount. I usually hate child characters, finding them either saccharine or annoyingly precocious, but Sam is darling.
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DAWN BILINOVICH
3.0 out of 5 stars Typos Galore
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2024
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The story wasn’t bad but it was hard to overlook the typos after a while, there were just too many.
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Ron
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2018
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Enthralling, sexy, romantic...a book I'll keep and buy copies for friends and read again and again.
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bobtail
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2010
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I love Patricia Gaffney and this book was hard to put down as usual. I have given it to a friend to read and she feels the same way. We both enjoyed it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars I love the book Sweet Everlasting by this same author
Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2015
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I love the book Sweet Everlasting by this same author. I thought I would try another title and was not disappointed. The plot is sweet, interesting and enjoyable. Patricia Gaffney has a lovely way of developing her characters over the course of the book. I would recommend.
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3.0 out of 5 stars if you like too-good-to-be-true with little realism, you may enjoy this
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2018
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Maybe if I'd been familiar with this author I'd have been prepared for this too-good-to-be-true treatment of the story I'd hoped to be getting.
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Mrs. Russell
5.0 out of 5 stars Touching Story
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2014
What a touching story. Fantastic. The premise was a bit out there and I didn't think it would be believable, but I found it to be executed well. While the story was reminiscent of stories like Tarzan, I found it completely unique in the Romance genre. The writing had me glued to the pages time and again.

I absolutely loved Michael. He wasn't the usual alpha male we see in romances. And it felt so refreshing to read. He was sweet, funny, thoughtful, selfless and he didn't even understand the concept of lying. I enjoyed seeing him being introduced to new things and his excitement of them, like at the World Fair.

I wanted to cry for him when Sydney's father was doing the experiments on him. One of my favorite parts was when he catches a fish and decorates it to give it to Sydney. I wanted to laugh and cry.

Sydney was great too and the rest of the supporting cast were wonderful to the story. Especially her little brother Sam, I just loved his relationship with Michael.

I wanted more. I wanted to read more of Michael's and Sydney's story. I couldn't get enough and was so sad when it was over.

This is an incredible book that I would recommend to everyone.

Read from April 14 to 16, 2014
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 9, 2016
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Good read. Condition of book fine
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