Published in 1989, Candace Schuler’s Harlequin Temptation #284 Wildcat is a passionate romance between Stacey and Ben, filled with tension and mutual desire.
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Wildcat by Candace Schuler
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Published: 1989
Illustrator: Unknown
Imprint or Line: Harlequin Temptation #284
Published by: Harlequin, Mills & Boon
Genres: Category Romance, Contemporary Romance
Pages: 224
Format: eBook, Paperback
Buy on: Amazon, AbeBooks
Reviewed by: Introvert Reader
The Book
Published in 1989, Candace Schuler‘s Harlequin Temptation #284 Wildcat is a hot, steamy romance. I cannot believe that 31 years have come and gone since I read it. I read this book as a preteen (way too young)! This drawn-out battle of wills between a tempestuous female and an ultra-macho rancher appealed to me.
The Plot
Stacey Richards was banished from her Texas home over a decade ago. Her wild, unruly ways were too much for her grandfather to handle. He sent her off to Paris to learn how to become a lady. In the meantime, Ben Oakes, a man whom the teenaged Stacey had the major hots for, capably cares for the ranch.
Stacey’s grandfather dies, and she flies back home. The reading of her grandfather’s will shocks everyone. For Stacey to inherit the property, she must marry Ben.
Under her sophisticated airs, Stacey is still a wild girl and will not be dominated into marriage. Ben is no card-carrying feminist and tries his caveman best to reign in Stacey’s wild temper. Will these two crazy kids ever admit their mutual lust and come to an agreement?
My Opinion
This was one of the earliest romances I recall reading, and man, was this ever a great book!
I loved the original Temptation cover with Ben and Stacey lying in the grass, Ben on top of her, holding her arms at each side of her head, sweat pouring down his cheeks, while Stacey’s shirt is unbuttoned, and there’s this look of anticipation on her beautiful face…
Great memories. It was so good, I had to read it again.
Heat Level
The steam factor here is scorching hot! There aren’t many sex scenes in Wildcat, but the ones that are here are sensual, sizzling scorchers! So fitting for that Texas setting!
Final Analysis of Wildcat
Sometimes, it’s best to keep treasured books in memory to avoid spoiling them by looking at them with tired, aged eyes.
Happily, such is not the case with Candace Schuler’s Wildcat. It was fun rereading as it was the first time around. This is, for me, a fantastic 5-star romance because I loved the OTT drama.
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Synopsis:
To have and to hold
Stacey Richards had finally come home to her Texas ranch, and she was damned if anyone was going to run her off again. Eleven years of exile in Paris had transformed her from wildcat to woman-a woman who’d still fight like a tiger for her birthright. She wanted her land . . . with no strings attached.
She refused to comply with the terms of her grandfather’s will. Refused to marry Ben Oakes in order to receive her legacy. Somehow, she vowed, she’d override the absurd codicil . . . and her own irrational reaction to Ben. Once she would have given everything for the rugged cowboy. He’d spurned her then–now it was her turn.
WILDCAT BY CANDACE SCHULER
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