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Wild (Regency Flings Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Margo Maguire (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 45 ratings
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No woman could tame him . . .

He moves with the grace of a predator—savage, dangerous, wild. For Grace Hawthorne, the newly arrived stranger is unlike any man she has ever known. Proud, defiant, mesmerizingly masculine, he flouts convention and refuses to enter into proper society. Is he the real Anthony Maddox, heir to a glittering earldom? Or an arrogant imposter, sworn to claim what doesn't belong to him?

Including Grace. Practically engaged to another, the well-bred lady's companion is now entrusted with the task of civilizing the primitive nobleman. Determined to fulfill her duty and nothing more, she tries to ignore her growing desire for Anthony, but it is a futile endeavor. As they come together in a scandalous secret liaison, Grace must choose between the conventional life she was born to lead . . . and a future with a man as unpredictable as he is irresistible.

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    December 24, 2008
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From Publishers Weekly

Medieval romance specialist Maguire (The Bride Hunt) detours to the 19th-century English countryside with a derivative but passionate tale. The mysterious Kuabwa Mgeni is supposedly the long-lost Anthony Maddox, heir to the earl of Sutton but raised in the jungles of Africa. His aristocratic grandmother, Lady Sophia Sutton, asks prim spinster Grace Hawthorne to teach Anthony the manners appropriate to an English lord. As the forces of upper-class England gather to challenge Anthony's right to the earldom, he tempts Grace into compromising situations, forcing her to choose between the devastatingly attractive earl and a sudden wealth of more respectable suitors. Anthony's evolution from semisavage to English lord is not overly compelling and Maguire's setting is thin in period detail, but the sensual sparks between Grace and Anthony make for a satisfying if not superlative read. (Jan.)
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About the Author

Margo Maguire is the author of twenty-one historical romance novels. Formerly a critical care nurse, she worked for many years in a large Detroit trauma center. Margo writes full time and loves to hear from readers. Keep up with news on Margo's latest books by signing up for her newsletter on her website, www.margomaguire.com, and looking her up on Facebook and Twitter.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B001NLL7OI
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins e-books (December 24, 2008)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 24, 2008
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3898 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 45 ratings

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As a nice, sane break from the drama and fast pace of working as a registered nurse in an intensive care unit, Margo Maguire returned to college to study history, and fell in love. Writing about the historical characters she encountered in her classes was a good way to unwind from a crazy day in the unit. She soon started creating her own fictional characters and putting them into historical settings.

Margo is the author of twenty historical romance novels. Her books have been published in numerous languages, and have even come out in Japan as manga--animated books. She is the mother of three grown children and lives with her scientist husband in southern Michigan.

Margo participates in Romance Writers of America's yearly Literacy Signing, and does local book signings with every new release. She has given talks on writing and research techniques, and is a featured author at http://jauntyquills.com/, a blog she shares with eleven other romance authors. She is a regular contributor to the Avon Romance forums and sends out bulletins with Fresh Fiction and Eye on Romance. For news on Margo's newest work, visit her website http://www.margomaguire.com/ and sign up for her newsletter.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Romance and humor all in one😀
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2024
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Wild by Margo Maguire is an enjoyable romantic story. I adore Anthony. Funny yet vulnerable, we know he is dealing with abandonment issues as he continues to cling to memories of his life in Africa. In the character of Grace we have the “proper” Englishwoman whose world view is consistently being challenged by Anthony. I thoroughly enjoyed the development of their relationship. The prose itself flowed beautifully. I thoroughly recommend this book.
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Natalie S
4.0 out of 5 stars Reviewed by Wild on Books!
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2009
Presumed dead over twenty years ago, Anthony Maddox is finally returning to England. He is not happy with this and proceeds to let everyone know exactly how he feels. The only person who knows who he is, his grandmother, accepts him for who he is but also knows that in order for him to be accepted in society, he needs to someone who will teach him the way of the ton. The only person Anthony's grandmother can trust with this highly secretive endeavor is her companion Grace Hawthorne.

Grace understands the seriousness of Anthony's grandmother's request. As much as she wants to refuse, Grace is unable to do so. Anthony is intriguing to her and she can't get him out of her head. Teaching Anthony how to be a gentleman will take every bit of knowledge and know-how she has. Anthony loves to be outrageous and inappropriate - two things that are a must if he wants to take his place in the social order of the peerage.

WILD by Margo Maguire is awesome. Her ability to fully immerse her readers in historical England always amazes me and WILD is no different. The plot of a `wild' boy grown into a man and suddenly found and asked to resume his place in his family was enough for me to take a second and even third look. Had Grace not been able to `tame' Anthony I was ready to offer my services but alas, this enigmatic and beautiful woman was exactly what bad boy Anthony needed. Grace had a hidden naughty side that I found refreshing and I really loved watching Grace's interactions with Anthony.

WILD is exactly the type of historical romance that makes me want to grab a seat, settle in, and read the entire book in one sitting. Which, to be honest, is exactly what I did!

***Natalie S. for Wild on Books***
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Jaclyn C.
3.0 out of 5 stars Great with one big flaw....
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2015
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Loved the story. Loved the characters. Yet there is one huge flaw: no breaks between scenes. I'm not sure if this a 1st book. I've read other works by this author and this not the case but it is super frustrating!! I had to re-read passages quite a bit. The heroine would be talking with her friend in the library then literally the next paragraph indentation we're in the stables discussing horses with not a woman in sight. Please just add a couple of spaces with a pretty swirly thing in the middle between scenes/POV. Thanks!
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paulallam
5.0 out of 5 stars A Pearl of a Book!
Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2021
Nathan's Besser's "Wild" is an astonishing work of historical fiction. Besser's evocative and sophisticated writing places the reader in the hands of a master story teller. Intriguing historical details are woven beyond the delicious dialogue throughout the combustible and at times hilarious narrative. Yorgos Lanthimos would be lucky to make this book into a film. It's a pearl of a book - a real hidden gem for anyone who likes to be transported to another time and place through literature - my only complaint is it's not well enough known and it ought to be.
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Michelle B.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2020
Over the years I have found myself reading this book over and over again. I guess I just love a good Tarzan and Jane story. It's very good.
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4.0 out of 5 stars engaging historical romance
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2009
Two decades ago Anthony Maddox went on an African safari with his father and never returned to London. While his family and friends assume he died, his grandmother Lady Sutton prayed for a miracle that she would see him one last time before she died.

Shocking everyone in 1829, an adult Anthony comes home. However, he is no longer the polite behaved child; instead he is a savage who flaunts the inane rules of High Society. Unaccepted by all except his grandma and yet desired by the ladies due to that same lord of the jungle unacceptability, the WILD Lord Sutton shocks the aristocracy with his behavior. A whisper campaign insists he is in an imposter taking advantage of a foolish lonely old woman. However Lady Sutton believes he is genuine and asks her companion Grace Hawthorne to tame the beast by teaching him proper etiquette. As they see each other daily, they fall in love, but he needs to go home to Africa to enact revenge on the individual who left him ostracized; that compulsion changes when he realizes someone wants his beloved spinster dead he believes because of him.

This intriguing early nineteenth century Tarzan meets the Ton and Jane in England is an engaging historical romance. The story line is at its best when the student purposely misbehaves to impishly get a rise out of his tutor. The avenging subplot feels overdone and though understandable never quite holds up to the Tarzan-Jane prime theme that sub-genre fans will relish.

Harriet Klausner
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