Recent Reads: Wild Love by Elsie Silver

Wild Love by Elsie Silver  

Series: Rose Hill #1
Publisher: Audible Audio
Publication Date:  April 9, 2024

 

Format: Audiobook
Source: Bought from Audible

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Goodreads Synopsis: 

Rosie Belmont has been driving me wild for years. The good kind of wild. The bad kind of wild. But mostly the kind of wild that comes with wanting your best friend’s little sister and knowing you can’t have her.

After living in the city, she comes blasting back into Rose Hill like a storm. Beautiful, messy, and chaotic.

And one wide-eyed desperate plea for a job is all it takes for me to hire her.

Forbes may have labelled me the World’s Hottest Billionaire but all I care about is opening my new recording studio. Something that comes to a screeching halt when I end up face-to-face with a young girl who claims I’m her biological father.

Now I spend my days balancing business with parenting a sullen twelve-year-old all while trying desperately to keep my hands the hell off my best friend’s little sister.

I vow to keep Rosie at arm’s length. I try to stick to scowls and grumpy one-liners. But with her verbal sparring is merely foreplay—friction that turns to blistering heat.

I know damn well I shouldn’t cross that line.

But shouldn’t and can’t are two very different things.

And the only thing I truly can’t do is resist her.

Review: 

Trigger warnings: sexual harassment, cancer, death, grief/loss, depression.

This book was an absolute blast to read! The banter between Rosie and Ford (aka the grumpy billionaire) was sharp, witty, and so much fun—it felt like a seductive build-up in the best way. I loved the childhood "they hate each other" dynamic, which set the perfect foundation for all the tension and sparks flying later on.

The story is told in alternating POV, Rosie and Ford, and the audiobook has dual-narration as well. I loved both the readers.  Rosie is a firecracker in pink—independent, sarcastic, and unapologetically herself, even when life gets messy. She knows what she wants and isn’t afraid to fight for it, adding depth and charm to every scene. Opposite Rosie's sunshine, Ford is the ultimate grumpy billionaire—private, brooding, and constantly scowling. But beneath that tough exterior is a man who's been hopelessly in love with Rosie for years. His struggle to resist her, while trying to manage his life and newfound fatherhood, adds the perfect mix of tension and vulnerability.

The best friend's younger sister trope was done pretty well. The "we shouldn't" element added that delicious layer of forbidden tension, making every interaction feel loaded. Ford practically losing his mind the entire book over Rosie and everything she said and did was alluring.  When they finally crossed that line? Total swoon—and definitely spicy! The tension build was just right, keeping me hooked and rooting for them to finally give in.

Plus, the subplot with the surprise twelve-year-old daughter added an emotional depth that rounded out the story. Watching Ford juggle parenting, business, and his intense pull toward Rosie made the stakes feel real.

If you love a romance with sizzling tension, laugh-out-loud banter, and a swoon-worthy payoff, this is one to pick up!