Wild in Captivity by Samanthe Beck

Wild in Captivity by Samanthe Beck

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Released: October 18, 2021

My rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Blurb:

Ambitious L.A. lawyer Isabelle Marcano would rather run a mile in her Manolos than fly off to rustic Captivity, Alaska. But close the client’s sale successfully and her firm will find room on the letterhead for one more name. Still, taking a career detour to a place that doesn’t even have a Starbucks sounds like the seventh level of hell.

Then her best friend points out the town has something stronger on tap than caffeine. Testosterone. With two single men to every single woman, this assignment might just be the best thing to happen to her sex life since the invention of the waterproof Rabbit.

Until her sexy client introduces her as his fiancée to hide what she’s doing in town, and all her aspirations of hot Lumberjack Sex fly out the airplane window.

Though...fiancés do have sex, right? Those who don’t want to answer to small-town busybodies better look like they do, epically, even when the mere prospect plays havoc with her professional responsibilities. And her hormones.

Her firm’s getting antsy to finalize the merger. But the more she learns about Trace, about why he’s selling, the more conflicted she becomes about the deal. Failure to close means losing the partnership she’s always wanted, but the bigger failure might just be kissing Trace goodbye…

My review:

Wild in Captivity is the first book in the Captivity Alaska series by Samanthe Beck.  I am still new to this author but WOW this book was awesome.  I cannot remember the last time I laughed so hard.  I love small-town romances and the town of Captivity, and its townspeople give you all the feel-goods of small towns.  

Trace had lost his brother and the loss and guilt he felt led him to sell his part of the family business.  L.A. lawyer Isabelle Marcano knew this was her chance to shine and make partner in the firm she works in.  All she had to do was fly to the backwoods of Alaska and close the sale.  Can this city girl survive life in the backwoods and close the deal?

I really loved this book and recommend it.  All the characters were charming, and I loved meeting the people of Captivity.  The book had it all; humor, compassion, grief, and romance.  The end of the book leads us into the next book and I cannot wait for it.