Member Review
Review by
Kate G, Reviewer
Three Stars for ‘The Wild One’ (Corisi Billionaires #2) by Ruth Cardello
Many thanks to NetGalley, Montlake Romance, and Ruth Cardello for an ARC in exchange for an honest book review of The Wild One (Corisi Billionaires #2). My thoughts and opinions are 100% my own and independent of receiving an advance copy.
Synopsis: “She wants to go wild. A billionaire decides to go with her. For two Americans in Paris, love wasn’t in the plans in New York Times bestselling author Ruth Cardello’s sexy high-stakes romance.
After years of choosing safe over satisfying, a weeklong Paris fling sounds perfect to Wren Heath. And who better to have it with than Mauricio Romano, a billionaire with a reputation as a first-class heartbreaker. A few days. Fun, then done. What happens on vacation stays on vacation, right?
Paris was Mauricio’s playground, and love was never part of the game. Lust? Toujours. Then he meets a sweet woman who wants to be a sex kitten. He knows how to give her the wildest five days and nights of her life. No commitments. No strings. But the hotter it gets, the harder it is to remember his own rules.
What do you do when what happens in Paris stays in your heart and then shows up at home?
Are these two destined to clash or destined for love?”
The framing device of Dominic Corisi and his family “problems” is awkward and confusing in this otherwise fine romance. The main story involves Mauricio and Wren who meet in a kind of meet-”ick” scene that doesn’t really go with the rest of the book. They end up agreeing to a fling and spend a week in Paris which is when the book starts to really shine. In those scenes, as they walk the streets getting to know one another, and back home with their families, lie the book’s greatest strengths. Ruth Cardello does some really great character and world-building. I truly loved the Mauricio and Wren characters and their story. It’s too bad the Dominic Corisi sections take the reader out of their story and detract from the main romance. Readers of her series who know who this person is might enjoy this, but as this is billed as a “standalone”, I can’t really get on board with it. Regular Cardello readers will likely love this book. Casual readers will have more of a difficult time jumping into the story.
Many thanks to NetGalley, Montlake Romance, and Ruth Cardello for an ARC in exchange for an honest book review of The Wild One (Corisi Billionaires #2). My thoughts and opinions are 100% my own and independent of receiving an advance copy.
Synopsis: “She wants to go wild. A billionaire decides to go with her. For two Americans in Paris, love wasn’t in the plans in New York Times bestselling author Ruth Cardello’s sexy high-stakes romance.
After years of choosing safe over satisfying, a weeklong Paris fling sounds perfect to Wren Heath. And who better to have it with than Mauricio Romano, a billionaire with a reputation as a first-class heartbreaker. A few days. Fun, then done. What happens on vacation stays on vacation, right?
Paris was Mauricio’s playground, and love was never part of the game. Lust? Toujours. Then he meets a sweet woman who wants to be a sex kitten. He knows how to give her the wildest five days and nights of her life. No commitments. No strings. But the hotter it gets, the harder it is to remember his own rules.
What do you do when what happens in Paris stays in your heart and then shows up at home?
Are these two destined to clash or destined for love?”
The framing device of Dominic Corisi and his family “problems” is awkward and confusing in this otherwise fine romance. The main story involves Mauricio and Wren who meet in a kind of meet-”ick” scene that doesn’t really go with the rest of the book. They end up agreeing to a fling and spend a week in Paris which is when the book starts to really shine. In those scenes, as they walk the streets getting to know one another, and back home with their families, lie the book’s greatest strengths. Ruth Cardello does some really great character and world-building. I truly loved the Mauricio and Wren characters and their story. It’s too bad the Dominic Corisi sections take the reader out of their story and detract from the main romance. Readers of her series who know who this person is might enjoy this, but as this is billed as a “standalone”, I can’t really get on board with it. Regular Cardello readers will likely love this book. Casual readers will have more of a difficult time jumping into the story.
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