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The Wild One

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Ruth always delivers a sweet, quick and great romance. I like this series a lot and this second book was just as good as the first. I felt this one was a little more predictable than the previous but still a great read.

Thank you Netgalley, the author and publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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This is a predictable book but there is enough there to keep you interested. It is a fun, sexy read. It is the 2nd book in a series but could be read as a stand alone. Thank you to net galley for an advanced readers copy.

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Wren and Mauricio meet in Paris!
Both are Americans. (This is important later.)
They meet and it’s lust at first sight. They spend an amazing week together and then she had to suddenly leave. While he’s asleep.
She leaves a note.
A one sentence note.
He thinks he meant nothing to her.
She feels too much and thinks he thinks it was just a week fling.
Little did they know the other one felt a little something more for each other.
Will they meet again???

Great story!
Dominic’s chapters make no sense in this one or the previous book. I’m guessing it will mean something in the end, but for now, it awkward.

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its a fun read and quite sexy but while it is predictable, it does keep you engaged and entertained. the series is worth reading.

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Bravo on digging deeper into the history of Corisi and Andrade Family. series is a extension of the Legacy and Andrade series. Each could be a standalone but you definitely will want to go back and read all the previous books. Cute and sassy story.

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The Wild One is Book 2 in Ruth Cardello's Corisi Billionaires series. You will need to have at least read Book 1 and hopefully some of her other books to understand the beginning and end of this story! If you've read her Legacy Collection you should be well familiar with Dominic and some of the other characters mentioned. If this is your first time picking up a book from this author you will have hard time following that part but should still enjoy the internal story featuring Mauricio and Wren.

Mauricio had always been a bit of a wild one, not settling down and living the free life. He had to step into more responsibility with the family business for awhile but now things are on track so he goes on a bit of vacation to see what he wants from life.

Wren can't help but be intrigued by Mauricio when she meets him. When her friend decides to go home to London Wren decides not to miss the once in a lifetime opportunity to explore Paris. All the better Mauricio seems set in exploring it with her and being her dream man for a week. The hard part for her is trying to remember it's not forever.

This story is filled with so much sweetness seeing all the things Mauricio does as he's realizing how he actually feels. I love how family again plays such a central role in this story. We get a bit from all sides with how dedicated Wren is to her own and get to see more of Mauricio's family and how they adapt and embrace Wren. I can't wait to see where this story goes next.

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The Wild One introduces the reader to Mauricio Romano, brother of Sebastian from The Broken One. Here again we have an enjoyable Satisfying romance where Mauricio a love them and leave them....quickly type of man meets Wren who is holidaying in Paris. Insta attraction gradually becomes much more, and the fun humour, sparring and passion make for a great read.
Also interweaved within this story in the first and last chapters we re connect with Dominic Corisi from previous books. The scenes are getting set for some explosive revelations and I can’t wait for the next in this series. They can be read as a standalone ...but why would you?!
My thanks to net galley and publisher Montlake for the opportunity to review this book honestly.

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I am a fan of this author and read anything she writes. This is one of my favorite stories because some of her early characters makes appearances. The main characters are likeable, with the female lead being the more relatable. While the story was predictable, it was still a fun read.

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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.When I started reading I couldn't put it down.Ruth Cardello is magnifysent and amazing writer.I cannot wait to read more of there books.Keep up the great work.You should definitely read this book.Can't wait for the next book.

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This is my second book in this series and my second series (Westerly Billionaires) by this author and she did not disappoint. The hero Mauricio ,in trying to cover for his friend Felix, was tasked with the unpleasant directive to evict a friend from his bachelor pad and in so doing came upon Wren, the other main character.It was truly hilarious what happened to send Felix to the hospital, didn't know that was a thing.Wren and Mauricio , after a brief period of dissent embarked on a Parisian fling, at which point I questioned the quickness with which Wren abandoned her prudeness to completely engage in this tryst.Admiration abound for the friendship between Wren and Rachel whose frankness seem to be just what Wren needed.Familial loyalty was very evident when they all came together to fix Mauricio's love life and in the process embarked on a venture that could revolutionize the industry and change people's lives.Not sure that Wren's father's situation, while heart-breaking, added anything of value to the plot as I believe the outcome would have been the same without it.Still trying to figure out Judy's angle in the series considering not a lot of clues have been given for any clear connection to be made and the family tree is suspiciously unhelpful.Definitely a book worth reading and an author worth following.Thanks to Netgalley for this ARC.

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Cardello delivers another quick, satisfying read in The Wild One, the second in this new Corisi Billionaires series. Mauricio and Wren make another opposites attract successful couple. This is a strong series. Looking forward how it ties into Dominic's story.

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I really enjoyed this fun, entertaining and addictive romance. Sweet, innocent engineer Wren Heath gives sexy playboy Mauricio Romano a run for his money whilst holidaying in Paris. Mauricio is the exact opposite of everything Wren looks for in a relationship, but whilst in Paris she decides to be wild and throw caution to the wind, and they decide to have a one week fling. What happens in Paris, stays in Paris. Or does it? Two people, who I’m sure are destined to be together forever. I loved the banter between Mauricio and Wren, they were great together, both in and out of the bedroom. Mauricio had a fab sense of humour and I just adored his family - interfering, nosey, and completely and utterly adorable. I was hooked from the first chapter. Wonderful story, wonderful writing, and wonderful characters. I received an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley. This is my honest review.

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The story started a bit slow but as I kept reading, I was completely involved with their lives. This book is part of a series but it can be read as a stand-alone even if both books are linked together. Mauricio is a charming man who’s trying to find a new path in life. Wren is doing the same thing but she’s trying to keep her life in a safe haven. When she meets Mauricio, all her good intentions go up in flames and she decides to throw herself in this wild adventure. Both characters have a different background but what starts as a fling soon becomes something deeper and both realize that their lives and priorities are alike. A must read with characters that give a great significance to love and family. I’m voluntarily leaving a review after receiving a courtesy copy of the book.

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Sexy and yet touching.

I really like Mauricio and Wren. Neither one is the week fling in Paris type really but both are more than willing to enjoy their time together. Mauricio once was very much the hot, brief affair type. Wren never was. The two don't realize that they share a deep-seated love for family and are more alike than it initially seems.

Cardello does a really good job of creating a fun, interesting Parisian interlude with just the right lack of sharing between these two to create a great chasm when it's time for their week to be over. Wren has no idea the devastation she's creating with her brief goodbye note and sneaking out. Mauricio hasn't got near enough info to find her though as his family does, he could use their mutual connections to track her down. He's more inclined to nurse his hurt feelings instead. .When his well-meaning father brings the two back together Mauricio says all the most hurtful things possible and creates an ever more difficult to scale divide. The turmoil is delicious. How in the world will these two get past their hurts and actions?

Cardello not only creates believable and sympathetic hero and heroine, all the characters have depth and add greatly to the story. Both families, Felix and Cecile are worth getting to know better.

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This was a fun, easy read with a steamy romance! I'd never read Cardello's work before, but it reminded me of the stories of Lauren Blakely or Lauren Layne. I cared about the characters and wanted them to find happiness with each other, and liked that Cardello didn't have to break my heart before getting to the Happily Ever After. This is a good one for romance readers who like all the happy, sexy parts with minimal emotional turmoil.

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Thanks for the ARC.
I loved 'The Broken One'. Mauricio wasn't very intriguing in the first book. However, I did enjoy his love story here. Wren is fun.
This series is forcing me to continue reading it as I am dead curious to know the story of actual Corisi's

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Very likeable heroine, but the story was just ok. I didn't hate it, but I didn't love it. Maybe I was at a disadvantage since I haven't read any other books by this author and there seemed to be more involved with side characters that was lost on me.

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Mauricio Romano is trying to find his place in his life, for years he was the playboy, but when tragedy struck his older brother's life he was forced to take over the family company, ever since his brother came back to run the Romano Superstores chain he's not sure where he fits. Flying to Paris to meet his friend Felix about a business proposition, he ends up accidentally meeting Wren, never having been interested in love before, there's just something about her. Wren has always done what's safest and expected of her for her entire life, right down to her stable job that she doesn't like. When she has a chance encounter with Mauricio she questions all of her life choices and wants to do something careless. Deciding a Paris fling was exactly what she needed Wren spends the week with Mauricio, what she didn't plan on were her feelings. When tragedy strikes at home, she's forced to leave early without saying goodbye.

This was overall a good story. I loved that Wren was a history nerd and an engineer. She was relatable in her risk adverseness, it's so incredibly easy to fall into what's comfortable and safe. As much as I wanted to hate Mauricio, I couldn't. Despite his past, he was sweet and charming, and I loved him (and his family) for Wren. I also like how it touched on veterans with PTSD and survivor guilt. It's something that can be so easy to push to the back of your mind if you don't live it or know someone affected by it, but they are definitely issues that need to be addressed. If you've read her Legacy Collection you know who Dominic Corisi is, you get a glimpse, a few more nuggets of information about him and his family history. If you haven't, it's only a couple of chapters that are easy to skip, but I have a feeling it will tie into this series later on. This is sweet, angsty, hot read with a little bit of everything.

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The Wild One might become my favorite one. MAURICIO and Wren might have started as a vacation fling, but I have every confidence they will go the distance. I also like the side story of Dominic.
These boys are totally swoon-worthy.

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The second in Cardello's latest series this continues on where the last book left off...

We still have the random character who we may see more of in the next because we finished with him instead of starting... I think with this part of the story I would prefer that it was more woven into the main because this is just a random chapter here and there that are literally just building the background story arc and don't seem to fit with the main bulk of the story

Anyway... for our main H and h we have one of the other brothers we met in the first book (shocker I know) he finally decides to take a break when he meets Wren in Paris

This is all well and good until he meets her at home... is this going to end in disaster or a HEA (hmm...)

This was the perfect beach read (ok so it was poolside but same difference) for those of you like me, have a winter sunshine holiday!

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