Wilde in Love audiobook

5 STARS! He would do whatever it took to convince her that he was the only man who would ever wake her with a kiss. Audio: 5 starsStory: 4.5 starsPart old-school cheese, part swoon-worthy romance, and ALL dry British historical humor - I loved it!So here's the deal, my wonderful GR friends . . . my library has a limited selection of audio books, so I'm pushed to listen to things that I normally wouldn't consider. Wilde in Love is one of those books.With a current rating of 3.81 and a whole lot of meh and/or scathing reviews, I wasn't expecting much. But HA! was I ever wrong. If, like me, you love the way British historicals about the ton allow for clever banter to be disguised as polite conversation, you'll love this one. Eloisa James writes some of the BEST hilarious small talk that I've ever read; it was intricate, well-orchestrated, and the narrator delivered it flawlessly. I laughed so hard, so many times.Perhaps I can see why so many DNF'd this one. While the first half of the story was incredibly funny (it bordered on being a farce), nothing seemed to happen. The entirety of the book takes place over two weeks at a house party in Lindow Castle, so if you're not interested in the nobility standing around, cutting each other down covertly, you'll be bored.Plus, at first, I had the impression that Alaric and Willa were a bit one-dimensional, like they were only to be taken at face value and had no hidden depths. But that was rectified as the story went on. Actually, I thought the author did a fantastic job of building up their relationship and slowly showing A) who exactly these characters were and B) why they were perfect for each other.I can't wait to start digging into this author's back list!!Here's my favorite quote: "Believe me, I had no intention of marriage when I returned to England." [...] "Now I can't imagine my life without you.""You're framing your proposal with the dispiriting news that you suffer a deficit of imagination?" LOL, like I said, dry, biting, and clever. :D

This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life in Books.This book was such a delight to read! I decided that I was going to have to read this book as soon as I got a really good look at it. The cover is great and the description is even better. When I noticed that this was the first book in a new series, I was even more excited. This book lived up to all of my expectations. I had such a good time reading it and honestly hated to put it down. The characters in this book were wonderful. Alaric is frustrated by all of the attention he is receiving. He is the kind of man that cares little of what other people think unless they are important to him. Willa knows what is expected of a proper lady and is not impressed by Alaric's fame in the least. These two fit together so well and the chemistry between them really helped to keep the pages turning. I liked these two characters on their own but they really seemed to come alive in the scenes that they shared with each other.There were a lot of secondary characters that played important roles in this story. I had a moment early in the book that I had to really concentrate to keep everyone straight but each character was so well developed that wasn't an issue for long at all. I am a huge animal lover so I am usually a fan of animals being a part of the story especially when they are important characters in the story. Sweetpea and Hannibal were such nice additions to this story. Who doesn't want an adorable pet skunk?This was a really well done romance. There is enough excitement to really keep things interesting especially as the book progressed. I found the story to have some more humorous moments and a few nail biting scenes. I loved how romantic the story really was with just enough steamy scenes to have a very nice balance.I would highly recommend this book to fans of contemporary romance. This book has that happily ever after I was looking for and things wrap up nicely for Alaric and Willa. There is a bit of an open end for Alaric's brother, North, that has me really eager to get my hands on the next book in this series. I will definitely be reading more from Eloisa James in the future.I received an advance reader edition of this book from Avon Books via Edelweiss.Initial ThoughtsI had so much fun reading this book! Willa and Alaric were simply wonderful characters and had great chemistry with each other. The secondary characters were great as well and really added to the overall story. There was even an adorable skunk and a misunderstood cat to round out the ensemble. I can't wait to read more about the Wildes!

Geweldig leuk verhaal waarin de mannelijke hoofdpersoon nu eens niet pas op de laatste pagina tot de ontdekking komt dat hij verliefd is op de vrouwelijke hoofdpersoon .

Wilde in Love by Eloise JamesHistorical romance. First of the Wildes of Lindow Castle series. Smart and passionate describes the heroine best. Also virginal and a bit snarky. The hero falls hard.Adorable if weird pets. Lots of secondary characters that you know will show in future books.Willa isn’t going to be taken in by a title, let alone one with rakish good looks. Until she is.I listened to an audio version narrated by Susan Duerden with a pleasing British accent.

Oh, I enjoyed this a lot, with the common Eloisa James caveat that I'm not sure it WORKS. For most of the book, it seems like the hero and heroine wants lives that are not compatible with each other and the epilogue kind of addresses that, but I don't think the book does the work to get there.HOWEVER. I've read books 4 and 5 in this series because those are the ones that interested me most, but it turns out this books sets up books 2 and 3 really well and I'm so excited to read them!Owned physical book 2/2 for the monthOverall owned book 3/5 for the month

Charming, hilarious, smart, witty, with a crazy stalker thrown in at the end just to keep things interesting. It's hard for a book to thrive simply on dialogue but that's exactly what this does. I will definitely be reading more from Eloisa James.

What a stellar beginning to a new series! The characters were well written (the hero utterly swoon-worthy) and the plot so intriguing I could not put this book down after picking it up. Fun and incredibly well-written, this story really showcases Eloisa James' skill as an author.Lord Alaric Wilde returns home after years abroad to discover that he has become the most famous and desirable man in England. Women flock to his side, prints of him have become collectibles and the trendiest play in town is the one depicting his time in Africa. Horrified, Alaric seeks refuge in his father's castle. There he discovers that escaping celebrity is much more difficult than he expected and that the only woman he wants has no interest in him whatsoever.Willa Ffynche enjoys her books and her privacy. She is an intellectual whose indifference toward Alaric's return could not be made more plain. Since her parents died in a carriage race years earlier, she has determined to steer clear of a reckless lifestyle. Instead she hopes to one day marry a man with whom she can enjoy a quiet and peaceful existence without the sort of adventurous behavior Alaric is so renowned for. But as she gradually gets to know him better, she begins to discover that there might be more to him than she initially thought and that resisting him will not be as easy as she had expected.Filled with witty dialogue and an wonderful journey toward a well-deserved happily ever after, this book stands out - a definite must-read for any historical romance enthusiast!

Story took place 1778 in England, with most timespent at a country house party. This romance had 3 couples: Alaric and Willa (hero & heroine), Alaric's brother Roland & his fiancée Diana, and Lavinia & Parth (who mostly argued). Hero refused to wear a stylish wig, bright colored clothes & healed shoes, as did Roland, who he calleda fop. Hero returned to England after a 5 yr absence, as an explorer who wrote non-fiction books RE his travels. Women followed him and wanted to meet this brave man. Alaric disliked this hoopla, much untrue IE henever met cannibals, ditto for the play about his life "Wilde in Love," written w/o permission. Two women hounded him, a widow & a woman who arrived from across the ocean. Alaric admired Willa's intelligence and that she was not obsessed with clothing and fripperies. Willa took a guarded approach, as she thought he was "wed to fame." Hero's best aspects? Reasonable and patient &he did not try to trick, trap, or importune Willa. The relationship naturally evolved. IMO the 1st 1/2 of the story was better than the 2nd. I doubt the family would have permitted the uninvited guest to stay b/c of attitude, & the pet animals were abit cutesy @times. The author could have easily trimmed 40-50 pages to make a tighter story. I gave it 3.5 stars & rounded up.

Great fun with interesting people. I liked the down to earth H, horrified when he returns home to discover his reputation ruined - he's a Hero! He has a big family and they think it's funny. The h thinks he's an attention seeker and is determined not to like him. I really liked them both.

This was actually good. I really liked it. And would you look at that hunk on the cover 😍

4.5 stars. I like this new series/family, looking forward to the next "Wilde" book.

What an unusual story and style for an HR! It was strangely charming yet also seemed to leave me curiously detached from the characters. I will explain. But first to the story.Lord Alaric was an explorer extraordinaire who had spent years travelling to strange and wonderful places and writing books about them, with rather catchy titles like Wilde in the Andes or Wilde Sargasso Sea (great wordplay) or even Wilde Latitudes. Our heroine, Willa, has not read any of the books and is not a member of the hysterical fan club of females who have turned Alaric into a Georgian version of a popstar."You don't like Wilde Sargasso Sea? he asked, glancing at her. "That's my favourite title.""I prefer Wild Latitudes, if only for the boldness of renaming a significant part of the world after oneself". "Ouch."Women are crazy about him, but this is also largely due to the insane popularity of a play that has been running for months in London, a fictional version of one of his adventures. It is called Wilde in Love and includes missionaries and cannibals. Alaric had no idea of this play, not having been in England for some years, and is appalled, especially as it is completely fantastic and has no basis in fact. It also means that the one woman he actually finds interesting and very attractive, Willa, simply does not take him seriously. Willa is beautiful, as is her friend Lavinia, and the two of them have worked out a method of attracting suitors, but always refuse their offers. (I think Willa had had 14 offers in the last season or two.) It was quite strange to me. They were playing a game and only they knew the rules, so they always won. I am all for rubbishing the notion that a woman's only goal is to marry well, but I felt these two had purposely hidden their real personalities behind a pleasant, interested and decorous mask and it made me a bit uncomfortable. Willa's childhood experiences are supposed to explain her need for order, predicability, security and privacy, yet I still never felt I truly believed in her passion or love.I did enjoy the hero, (view spoiler)[even though he planned bedding some random trollop early in the book to "get Willa out of his system". (hide spoiler)] and LOVED his commitment to chasing Willa and winning her. (I am over the woman loving hopelessly and yearning for the man or chasing him down. (I am old-fashioned enough to like the idea of being chased!)The writing style was articulate and clever, with lovely wordplay and hilarious descriptions of the worst excesses of Georgian fashion, complete with monstrous wigs and buckets of hair powder and cosmetics. Furthermore, the Yorkshire setting was lovingly described and I was able to visualise so much of the detail., something not all authors mange to achieve for me. I certainly enjoyed reading the book. I just felt that Willa was too calm, too practical and detached, to really be a heroine I could get emotional about. But Alaric was gorgeous, and the epilogue absolutely sweet and wonderful. Loved it.We have also had an introduction to other characters who will no doubt appear in future books, and I am definitely looking forward to the next one about Alaric's brother, North. A massive reveal at the end of the book has SO whetted my appetite!A thoroughly enjoyable read by an author I love.

Estes livros de época são deliciosos 💚!Devoramos em poucas horas e ficamos com o coração quente com tanto romantismo e cavalheirismo!!Tempos tão diferentes dos nossos. Previsível? Sim claro ! Mas quando iniciamos estas leituras já sabemos como terminam e ainda assim não paramos de ler!!Adoro 🥰

Audiobook Review:Lord Alaric Wilde, the third son of the Duke of Lindow, finds himself a celebrity hero on the basis of a play put together by an unknown. He arrives home to an abundance of women falling at his feet in hopes of meeting this hero. At a ball hosted by his father, he is introduced by his aunt to Willa Fynche and becoms entralled by her. The attraction between Willa "Evie" and Alaric intensifies, however Willa does not want anything to do with him because of his notoriety and so-called fans. Unfortunately, one of those fans knocks at Alaric's doorstep and in an attempt to sway the psychotic woman, who he learns is the daughter of a missionary he met in Africa and the one who wrote the play, he and Willa pretend to be engaged to sway her intentions. What starts out as a faked engagement, turns into a real life love affair between the two with a nice HEA.Always a fan of Eloisa James and I love her novels. I truly enjoyed this story of the H/h very much. The chemistry between the two was definitely there and I did like the somewhat twists in the story although at times it was predictable....except the part with North and Diana. I did not see that coming especially at the end of the story. The characters in the story were well liked by this reader and I loved the banter between Parth and Lavinia...that started the build on what I am guessing is the second book in the series.Although the story was predictable at times, I found it a very comforting and enterntaining listen. The narration by Susan Duerden was excellent although some may not think so. She did a great job of storytelling. This Wilde in Love is a witty and charming story and I look forward to listening to the next book in the series.4-Stars