"The thrilling conclusion to the WILD trilogy!"

Computer company PR guru Tracilynn "Trace" MacLeod has returned home to Arizona for the first time in four years. She's changed a lot in that time, going from an overweight young adult to the svelte beauty that she is now. She's also gained self-confidence that she lacked previously, after years of comparing herself to her beautiful and smart older sister Dee. Now everything seems to be going just the way Trace has planned it. A great job in England, a soon-to-be fiancé. So what if she's lacking spice in her life?

DEA Agent Jess Lawless is working undercover as foreman at the MacLeod ranch to root out a drug smuggling operation. When he meets Trace at his cousin Nicole's Christmas party, he's bowled over. Jess finds it difficult to concentrate on his assignment when this wonderfully sexy woman is in his sights. She doesn't know it yet, but he intends to make Trace his.

Trace has some real reservations about getting mixed up with a cowboy. She's been devoted to building her career in England. Can she really give it all up for a man she just met? Or is there a middle ground? When Jess' cover is blown, will Trace be able to understand his reasons for not telling her the whole truth? (Don't worry, there's no "big misunderstanding" here.)

Trace and Jess are white-hot when they get together. Both of them are comfortable with their sexuality and don't hesitate to show it. I began to feel a little sorry for Trace and Jess at the end. Will they ever have sex without being interrupted? WILDCARD ties up the trilogy that began with WILDFIRE. But there are more WILD stories in the pipeline. Ms. McCray has many more characters that could satisfy hungry readers with their stories. Don't miss this exciting adventure!

Sensuality: Rated NC-17 by the publisher. Explicit sex, anal sex; sexually explicit scenes: 14.

Reviewed by Denise Powers
Courtesy Sensual Romance
Posted July 31, 2003

Summary

After four years abroad, Trace MacLeod has returned home to her family's ranch in southeastern Arizona. Everything in her life is going just the way she planned it—a home in London, a brilliant career, and she's practically engaged to a gorgeous English gentleman.

But when Trace meets Jess Lawless, the cowboy turns her perfect world upside down. He's a wildcard...an unexpected, unpredictable wildcard who could win the game's hand instantly—or wreck it forever. Everything about him is virile and sexy, dark and dangerous. Definitely dangerous, and definitely not part of Trace's carefully arranged hand.

From the moment Jess Lawless sees the sensual strawberry blonde, he knows he's got to have her. He manages to corner the green-eyed woman, and is intrigued by her combination of sophistication and innocence, boldness and shyness. Even when Trace tells him she's taken, Jess doesn't let that stop him. He's determined to make her his.

Sexual Content: NC-17. Genre: erotic western.