If you're like me when you head to the bookstore to browse you get somewhat disappointed by the number of paranormal novels lining the shelves, so when you find a book like Robin Kaye's WILD THING that is straight contemporary romance you can't help but do a little jig.

It was with great anticipation that I settled in to read, but soon found myself easily distracted by other things in life, rather than swept into the story of Hunter Kincaid and Toni Russo.

Toni is from New York, and has a rather large fear of wild open spaces such as Idaho, which is where she finds herself on her latest assignment as a facilitator with a company known as Action Models. It is her job to make sure the models are safe, and the shoot comes in on time and on budget.

Hunter owns River Runners, the company Action Models has hired to guide the group of models on assignment. Hunter lives for the wild open spaces, and craves giving that experience to as many people as possible, especially underprivileged kids who might never know clean, open living if it weren't for his camp.

As the old adage states opposites attract, and soon Toni and Hunter become inseparable and seem destined for their happy ever after. However, fate has other plans, and when Toni's boss, Bianca comes to town she not only brings grand plans to help Hunter realize his dream of a camp for those children, but all of Toni's insecurities as well.

When Toni hightails it back to New York, Hunter is close behind. He has quickly figured out that he can't live without Toni, but how does Toni feel about Hunter? Sorry, I can't tell you that, but I can tell you that the scenes in Toni's apartment were some of my favorite of WILD THING, and set up the ending very well.

I have to be honest and say that WILD THING at times felt like I was reading a sequel rather than a standalone book. There were events that were mentioned that I felt really didn't play into the major plotline, and had me feeling totally lost. This did damper my enthusiasm for the story but the last 100 or so pages helped to make me wonder if perhaps I shouldn't give Robin Kaye another try. As I closed WILD THING I decided without a doubt, while I might not have enjoyed the beginning of the book, the ending had me smiling and knowing that I would reach for another book by Robin Kaye.