Wild Chance

Wilder Irish, Book 13

De: Mari Carr

Narrado por: Lee Daniels, Connor Brown

Can he make this moment last a lifetime?

It’s been three years since Padraig lost his wife and since then, he’s been sleepwalking his way through each day, focusing only on work and family, while hanging out with his best friend, Emmy.

The sum equivalent of Emmy’s experience with relationships is contained within the pages of the romance novels she writes while sitting at the end of the bar at Pat’s Pub. That is if she doesn’t count the secret crush she’s been harboring for Padraig since the first day she laid eyes on him.

When Padraig realizes he’s in love with Emmy, they fall into each other’s arms. However, adversity strikes and Padraig–terrified of loving and losing again–pushes Emmy away. It will take the combined romantic efforts of the entire Collins’ family to help him win the heart of his best friend…and his second chance at happily ever after.

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From Simmer to White Hot

Padraig "Paddy" Collins and Emmy have been a simmering pot for a couple of years. I have to admit to liking the straw that breaks the camel's back, pushing him to man up. And how he jumps in fast and strong is hot, but it's perhaps tempting fate just a tad too much.

From an intimacy standpoint, I kind of like how they go from zero to sixty in the blink of an eye. Then there are the fantasies and kinks that start making an appearance almost immediately. Love it!

I wasn't thrilled with his overreaction to some news, or how Emmy let it slide so effortlessly. The rest of the story was fantastic, even when tugging at my heartstrings.

No doubt that there's heartbreak between these pages, but I think it's more bittersweet than sad. As terrible as the passing of Mia was, Padraig found an equally good woman and a second chance at love and his dreams.

I love how the patriarch, Patrick "Pop Pop" Collins, is at or near the heart of each book in the series that I've read so far. (I haven't read them all, but I can't imagine him not being a strong secondary character. Yes, that sentence grammatically sucks with all the negatives, but I don't care.) He's like the glue that keeps them together but also the oil that encourages them to be a well oiled machine.

I received an author's copy of the audio book. The narrators are Lee Daniels and Connor Brown. I whole heartedly enjoyed listening to them.

Story: 4.5 stars
Narration: 4 stars
Listening Speed: 1.7x

H = 34; h = 27

Love love and more love

I listened to the whole series. I’m in love with this family. I laughed, cried, and felt the love.

Padraig and Emmy finally take the plunge

Padraig and Emmy finally take the plunge. Their love story has been a long time coming. Padraig has had a heartbreaking history to heal from, and it was touch and go for bit, but finally he got over the hill. Now these two get to live happily ever after. Narrators bring the story to life, although I admit I sometimes have a hard time understanding the accent myself.

Book 13 - Wilder Irish

This is book 13 in Carr's Wilder Irish series and another wonderful addition to this series but can easily be read as a standalone. The book starts as they all do with our endearing Pop pop. This book focus' on our main characters Padraig and Emmy. While both of our main characters have delt with unthinkable loss, they've reacted to that loss in much different ways. Padraig living a life of grief and Emmy trying to grasp a newness. I love the lightbulb moment after Emmy decides she can't wait for her dreams any longer. The community of friends and family surround both of these characters in the best ways and while Padraig and Emmy have a few ups and downs it's clear that the Collin's curse struck Padraig again and this time...it'll be for keeps.
Great dual narration that brought all these characters to life and a smooth flowing, captivating storyline. Love the sweet, steam and humor (bar scene with the wipes was so cute) and I also loved the careers of both these characters. Overall, a great listen and I just love this family and series!

This book was given to me for free at my request and I voluntarily provided this review.

Wild Chance

Wild Chance is book number thirteen in the Wilder Irish series. Padraig and Emmy’s story is sweet. Both came into each other’s lives at a time of grief. Padraig was still grieving his late wife. Emmy was dealing with her parents’ deaths and her brother’s incarceration. Emmy decided to step out of her comfort zone and enter Pat’s Pub. Emmy and Padraig both fancied each other, but just weren’t in the right mindset to start new relationships. They became best friends over the next few years. One night Emmy asked Padraig on a real date. He turned her down at first. That one act caused Padraig to evaluate his feelings for his past wife and Emmy. This is such a sweet love story. Lee Daniels and Connor Brown did a great job narrating this book.