Synopsis:
Trouble just moved in next door.
Veterinarian Cassie Thompson wants one simple to completely start over. New town. New job. New family. That’s not asking too much, is it? It’s almost as if the universe is conspiring in her favor when an escaped tiger—yes, you heard that right—and the two half-sisters she just discovered lead her to a fresh start. She’s ready to start rebuilding her life one Maryland crab cake at a time. It would be smooth sailing if it weren’t for the rapidly escalating neighbor war with her grumpy lumberjack of a landlord.
Noah Reed has no time for distractions—especially not a spunky, house-stealing veterinarian who won’t stop making suggestions for saving his mother’s exotic animal sanctuary. He has work to do, tenants who keep clogging their toilets, and a literal ton of emotional baggage that he’ll get around to addressing someday.
Cassie would rather neuter a rabid chihuahua than get entangled with another life-ruining jerk. But when one night—and one girthy bottle of wine—changes everything, their contentious professional relationship gets a lot more personal. With the fate of the sanctuary and Cassie’s career hanging in the balance, these neighbors with benefits will have to put aside their differences and their begrudging mutual attraction.
Review:
Cassie is looking for a new beginning, and on her first day, she meets Noah and his escaped tiger, which he rescued. A tiger on the loose in the middle of town is not ideal and makes for an interesting and unique way to begin the story.
Noah initially dislikes Cassie, the city girl who probably thinks she knows best and comes with a lot of ideas on how to save the animal sanctuary. Those big-city girls and their great ideas that sound so good on paper. When he learns that she actually cares and means well, he slowly starts to like her a little more every day.
Cassie is leaving a marriage behind (that ex-husband of hers can go where the sun doesn’t shine) and wants to find a part of her family she never knew. Meeting her half-sisters feels like finally finding the missing pieces of herself.
Noah comes with his own trauma, and something that happened a few years ago still impacts him today and prevents him from opening up. Him not liking Cassie initially (not quite enemies) is more about protecting himself and being afraid of change.
Cassie and Noah slowly get to know each other more and more, and with every step, the rest of the small town becomes invested as well. Both are exactly what the other needed, and I enjoyed coming along for the journey.
🌙 Recension: Wild About You by Madison Score
📚 Genre: Romance
📅 Release Date: August 27, 2026
📖 Publisher: That’s What She Said Publishing, Inc.
👤 Narrator: Emma Wilder
📗 available in various formats – included in Kindle Unlimited
📱 Read as: Audiobook
💸 I received a free copy and am voluntarily leaving a review.
🗣️ Language: English
📆 Pages / Listening Length: 11h 22min
⭐️ 4/5
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