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A review by lisaluvsliterature
Once Upon a Wild Fling by Lauren Blakely
4.0
The title of this is a little misleading, as I don't feel that the couple has a wild fling. I feel like the two of them are definitely attracted to each other from the moment they met, but neither was in a place to do anything about it, not to mention, neither figured the other would actually be interested in anything serious. Plus, both have the added responsibility of being a parent, Miles is currently a father to his young son, and Roxy is about to become a mother on her own.
Besides the fact that the title doesn't quite fit the story, the story is a good one. Sweet, and sexy, and I really loved little Ben, Miles' son. I liked how Miles was attracted to Roxy, that even her changing body was part of what he liked, and the more she developed, the more he liked those changes. A lot of the story was very realistic in my opinion as well. The way they kind of stumbled around trying to say they wanted more, but not being sure how to say it without scaring the other off. The way that they put their children or soon-to-be children first, but not in such a way that it felt it was only a part of the story to cause drama. I also liked how their families may have seemed like they could be an issue, for instance Roxy's brother being Miles' financial advisor and friend, and maybe that would be a problem. But instead, her brother knew what would be good for her. And then you had Roxy's mother, who seemed as if she disapproved of Roxy's choices, but in the end, it was really just Roxy being worried about how she felt, and that is so much like I think most people would be worried about disappointing their parents. Roxy's mother was a wonderful mom, and all her ways of showing her concerns really just were being a mother.
This is the first I've read in this series, and they are all standalones, because there wasn't anything I needed to know from the other books in order to enjoy this one. However, I am now intrigued enough to want to read first two books. It seems as if there are already kids in each of the couples' lives, so that makes this a kind of unique series it would seem. Definitely worth the read, a bit of a rock star romance too. I loved how they came up with the song that it is is "Always About a Girl" at the end of the story too. I wonder if something like that is done in the other two stories as well.
Besides the fact that the title doesn't quite fit the story, the story is a good one. Sweet, and sexy, and I really loved little Ben, Miles' son. I liked how Miles was attracted to Roxy, that even her changing body was part of what he liked, and the more she developed, the more he liked those changes. A lot of the story was very realistic in my opinion as well. The way they kind of stumbled around trying to say they wanted more, but not being sure how to say it without scaring the other off. The way that they put their children or soon-to-be children first, but not in such a way that it felt it was only a part of the story to cause drama. I also liked how their families may have seemed like they could be an issue, for instance Roxy's brother being Miles' financial advisor and friend, and maybe that would be a problem. But instead, her brother knew what would be good for her. And then you had Roxy's mother, who seemed as if she disapproved of Roxy's choices, but in the end, it was really just Roxy being worried about how she felt, and that is so much like I think most people would be worried about disappointing their parents. Roxy's mother was a wonderful mom, and all her ways of showing her concerns really just were being a mother.
This is the first I've read in this series, and they are all standalones, because there wasn't anything I needed to know from the other books in order to enjoy this one. However, I am now intrigued enough to want to read first two books. It seems as if there are already kids in each of the couples' lives, so that makes this a kind of unique series it would seem. Definitely worth the read, a bit of a rock star romance too. I loved how they came up with the song that it is is "Always About a Girl" at the end of the story too. I wonder if something like that is done in the other two stories as well.