Wildcard

A Westbrook Elite Standalone

By: Cambria Hebert

Narrated by: Cecily Foster, Gavin McAllister

Length: 13 hrs and 37 mins

Publisher's summary

Pretty sure I was a serial killer in my past life.
Because karma is kicking my ass in this one.
Everything was copasetic. I was coasting on the wave of life… until a gnarly swell pulled me under, and I washed ashore to a nightmare. A nightmare there was no waking from.
So I packed my shit and moved all the way to the other side of the country—to the only place someone was willing to give me a second chance.
I came to swim, and though I’m on the team, I don’t want to be Elite. These bros are exactly like the ones I left behind, and I’m not stupid enough to get betrayed again.
But then karma shows up and laughs right in my face.
I slept with my coach’s daughter.
Because of course I did.
And though she calls to me like a siren, that night was just a distraction. A one-time thing.
Until she shows up at Daddy’s pool as the assistant coach. Now the very girl I can’t get off my mind is the one just declared off-limits.
Naturally, my heart decides it can’t beat without her jade stare, sassy mouth, and car that cruises so slow it uses a calendar as a speedometer.
Now I’m at the top of Coach’s crap list, and everything I left in Cali comes knocking at my door. With Landry’s safety on the line, I won’t just roll over and take it. This time, I’ll put up a fight.
There’s no telling what I’ll do or how far I’ll go to make sure Landry isn’t punished for standing by my side. When things get dangerous, I know this wildcard can’t play this game alone.
Because even if trusting people doesn’t come easy… loving her does.

Wildcard is a college sports romance novel that can be listened to as a standalone.

©2023 Cambria Hebert Books, LLC (P)2024 Pink Flamingo Productions

Rush and Landry

Rush and Landry met previously and had a steamy encounter. Both thought they would never see each other again. Rush finds out that the coaches daughter , Landry, will become the assistant swim coach. Rush knows she is off limits, but their attraction is still strong.I love a great sports romance and Cambria Hebert, doesn't disappoint. It is a spicy romance, with angst, drama, emotions, and twists and turns,
Cecily Foster and Gavin McAllister narration is perfection. They captured the personalities, emotions and voices of all the characters. Very well.done
#the flock on tour #PFP productions

Love Elite Swimmers!

Rush might be my new favorite elite swimmer! He transferred to a new place for a fresh start. But someone from his past starts to mess with him. This time, however, he has people who believe in him and are behind him the whole way. One such person just so happens to be the coach’s daughter and the new assistant coach! When someone targets her, Rush doesn’t back down. Not only does he get the girl, but he also uncovers the truth about what happened in his past.

Rush and Landry

Rush and Landry

Loved the narration and the story.
The narrators did an excellent job.

I loved Rush and Landry's story another great story to the series. Rush was the grumpy newbie to the Elites and only seemed to get along with the Swedish angel Lars. Even though this is the fifth book it can be read/listened to as a standalone but if your like me I love to know everyone's story I still need to read/listen to the first two. These two meet when Rush visited the pool after is interview for the swim team and Landry showed up. They hook up thinking they won't see each other. Months later Rush sees her as she is introduced as an assistant coach and the coach's daughter. Not only do you get their insta love story you also get both characters back story that led them to elite and Rush's is quite a story. Can't wait for more.

An Elite newcomer

My favorite part of this book was the bromance between Lars and Rush. It was equal parts sweet and hilarious. I love everything about Elite and their found family. I love each couple’s story, but what I love most is how each story is really about the whole crew. It isn’t a typical standalone where the old characters have small cameos. Elite is an integral piece of every part of the story.

I’m so so so excited to get to Coach’s story!!

Still loving this series 5 books in...

This world got another fun twist when Coach’s daughter transferred to Westbrook—in some series, the books are sort-of ‘all the same’ but 5 books deep, this one absolutely isn’t.

In this one, we get a male lead who has been falsely accused of mürd3r and a female lead who has more faith in him than he does himself.


Forbidden vibes (assistant coach/ team member).
Athletes (swimmers).
Broken hero.
Mystery.
College campus setting.
Instalove.
Stalking.
Lots of witty banter.
Rich kids.
College campus setting.

I absolutely love the displays of loyalty and found family that this series always provides. The suspense-y vibes kept me hooked, even if it was predictable—a fun read.

4 stars.


🎧 Audio:
Great! Excellent narrators, perfect performances and overall: high quality. 🦩

Love this series

What a perfect ending. I love Jason’s mom 😂 both narrators did an excellent job at narrating

Rush and Landry

5/5 ⭐
4/5 🌶️
4/5 🎧

This may be my favorite elite book yet. The way these two fell so hard for each other from the start and the trust they, especially Landry, showed for one another was so beautiful. You could just tell they were in it for the long haul from the start without it being instalove and I absolutely loved that. Throw in a little merdur mystery and I was hooked.

One of my favorite parts about Rush was that he was this very rough guy who barely trusted himself and yet he was so caring and gentle with Landry. He was constantly checking in with her with colors during the spicy scenes (which weren't overly keenky) to make sure he wasn't being too much. The way he loved her was so good and I loved watching their relationship grow and unfold.

I've always loved the Elite team dynamic, we've seen them be there for each other through thick and thin for 4 books now, but they way they stood up for Rush was amazing. I think normally I would find this comradery corny, but the way it played out and how Cambria wrote it made it feel so real I was all in with this team.

I am so excited we're finally getting Kruger's story. I'm guessing it's with Jess, who I am so excited to officially meet too. I'll be waiting quite impatiently for the next book and hopefully some more audio releases too.

I really enjoyed this audio. Cecily Foster and Gavin McAllister both did fantastic jobs narrating these characters and Pink Flamingo put together a beautiful audiobook.

Fantastic Story & Listen🎧 Heartfelt & Steamy!

It is great to be back in Cambria Hebert’s “Westbrook Elite” world again for another amazing novel, a sports romance and wow get a fan ready because she turned up the heat for this one. Each book stands on its own in this series, but I recommend enjoying them in order written because the characters are interconnected and appear in each other’s books and knowing their backstory adds more depth and seeing them again is like seeing an old friend. That said, this fifth book is Jason Rush and Landry Resch’s story, both recent additions to the “Elite”, both coming with their own secrets and baggage. Their first encounter was a steamy one meeting while he was checking out the school and she was visiting her father, who is the swim team’s head coach. Landry transfers to Westbrook after injuring her shoulder, and her father made her an assistant coach. We learn later on that the injury was not the only reason she left Ohio to go live with her dad. Rush was not expecting to see Landry again, and vice versa, but they still held that fierce attraction to each other. Despite her being off limits as the coach’s daughter, he had to have her, and she had to have him. Then Rush’s past comes back to haunt him, a past he is still trying to come to grips with. Landry stands by his side and so does Lars, his roommate and best friend and, to Rush’s surprise, so does the team. I loved the camaraderie amongst the team members, as well as the friendship bond between Lars and Rush. There is never a dull moment in this book, the story has a lot of layers and the writing, plot and world building is fantastic, as are the character growth and development. This fast-moving story has drama, angst, twists and turns, heartfelt emotions, and steamy romance. Cambria Hebert, thank you for another amazing story and emotional rollercoaster ride.

🎧📚🎧 Cecily Foster and Gavin McAllister were the perfect cast to bring these characters to life, doing so with a complete understanding of who they were portraying, giving each a voice that was fitting. I loved how they took each role and made it their own, sounding believable and just as I imagined the characters would sound. Foster nailed it as Landry, grasping every aspect of her personality, from her fierceness and to her strength and caring side. McAllister did the same for Rush and was spot on with his personality, from his vulnerable side to bossy Dom side. Both were fantastic performing the roles of all the secondary and side characters, too. They set the right tone for the story, captured all the characters’ emotions and had you feeling them all. These entertaining storytellers are a pleasure to listen to and their performance elevates this already amazing story to another level. Thanks for another fabulous listen.