"Challenges abound in this new novel featuring a dive bar"
Reviewed by Sandra Wurman
Posted September 26, 2023
Romance Western | Romance Suspense
A great series continues on. Jennifer Ryan’s Dark Horse Dive Bar series moves right along with WILDE LOVE without missing a beat from the Wyoming Wilde series. WILDE LOVE is Lyric and Viper’s story.
Created in the mind and heart of the wondrous Jennifer Ryan, WILDE LOVE combines joy with angst, love with fixation, compassion with distance, and safety with conflict. All between the covers of one great novel. The thing between Lyric and Viper seems to be a game of magnets. Viper comes and goes in Lyric's life for months now. She candidly hates his name but sees through that façade to envision a man who is so much a departure from his image.
Then there is this really creepy guy named Rick. Rick wants to be a songwriter like Lyric but lacks the talent. So he follows her on the web. And then he goes the extra mile, where the creepy part comes into play. Rick shows up at her bar under the impression he is visiting a friend. Lyric just wanted to let him down easily, but instead fed into his delusion that she liked him and was eager to become a writing partner. Unpleasant, right?
As you can imagine life became complicated between running the bar, envisioning lyrics to songs, opening the door for possible time with folks that mean so much, and sidestepping the minefield of overtures with an incredibly determined stalker.
Viper is torn between his job responsibilities and protecting a woman who has opened a new door for his, dare we suggest, future.
The difficult part is getting Lyric to comprehend the potential danger of a guy like Rick. As the element of danger increases, as it was bound to happen, Lyric finds herself truly in need of help from Viper. And that means spending more time with this man who was good at keeping his distance.
Sometimes it takes a huge leap of faith to allow yourself to lean on someone to keep harm at bay. In Lyric’s case, she already finds herself falling for Viper even though a real relationship does not seem to be in the cards.
In WILDE LOVE, a line is drawn in the sand. Jennifer Ryan delves into a societal problem that can be larger than life. Stalking is a real thing. Being mindful of your social platform is a necessity. WILDE LOVE portrays that reality well. But Jennifer Ryan also reminds us to keep our hearts open for possibilities that seem out of reach. The coupling of Viper and Lyric is the stuff romance novels are made of and of course, Jennifer Ryan flexes her literary muscles much to the enjoyment of her fans.
SUMMARY
In this first of New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Ryan’s new series, The Dark Horse Dive Bar, sassy singer-songwriter Lyric Wilde matches wits with FBI Special Agent Mason Gunn. And when her obsessed fan and Mason’s most wanted criminal targets her, he’s the only man capable of protecting her.
Welcome to the Dark Horse Dive Bar, where the Wildes throw one hell of a party and love could be a barstool away!
When Lyric Wilde’s not whipping up the best food in town at the Dark Horse Dive Bar, she’s making a name for herself as a rising singer-songwriter. And if any of her online followers cross the line from friendly to fanatical, well, Lyric figures it goes with the territory—and she can take care of herself. But there’s one fan she wants to get to know better—a silent, sexy biker named Viper. A man who makes her think mine every time she looks at him. But who exactly is “Viper?”
Undercover FBI special agent Mason Gunn has been hiding in plain sight and alone for far too long. And while he fantasizes about a peaceful life with beautiful Lyric by his side, he knows that until his mission—to take down a murder-for-hire network—is accomplished, his dark world is no place for her. But when frightening encounters and threatening text messages from a stalker bent on keeping Lyric all to himself and his most wanted criminal target his sultry songbird, he will stop at nothing to protect the woman he loves…
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