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Camille
Campbell once had everything. Two sisters who loved her dearly, a
husband who
was the center of her life and a home and job she loved. But she lost
her
husband one fateful night at the hands of teens on drugs. Cam
lost herself to her grief and the justice that was never obtained to
her
satisfaction. Now Cam is home in White Hills, Vermont
with
her sister, Violet, living in the home they grew up in. Cam
just wants to be left alone, not care about anything or anyone and she
sure as
heck doesn’t need old childhood friend and now neighbour, Pete
MacDougall
coming around unexpected and making her feel things she never wants to
feel
again. Cam’s world is in more turmoil
than
before – her sisters lavender is growing by leaps and bounds, Pete’s
teen boys
want to be her best friends and she has more animals around than she
cares to.
Can Cam resist Pete and the feelings
he creates
inside of her?
Pete
MacDougall always had a crush on Camille Campbell when they were kids.
He never
confided his true feelings to Cam and
she left
town and got married. In that time, Pete
also married and fathered twin boys, only to have his wife leave them
all. Now
a single dad, Pete isn’t looking for love, but then Cam
returns to White Hills and his thought dead crush comes back full
force. But
the Cam who left years ago is not the
one who
returns heartbroken and angry. Can Pete find a way to reach Cam
before it’s too late and he loses her for good?
Jennifer
Greene pens a heart-wrenching but heartwarming tale of love, heartache
and new
beginnings in Wild in the Field.
Camille is a woman harbouring so much pain
and anger; a reader can’t help but want to be a friend to her. But despite Cam’s
hurt and anger she is a spitfire who could stand toe to toe with anyone
and
have an answer for everything! Her
snappy comebacks, especially to Pete, were entertaining and showed a
part of
the real woman beneath the pain. Pete is
an endearing man, probably the only person who wouldn’t pussyfoot
around Cam,
and he endears himself to the reader with his caring of Cam
and his family bonds.
Ms. Greene
delights her reader with a variety of characters who entertain and show
the
true essence of family. From the “batty” Violet, to the twins, Pete’s
father
and Killer the dog, Wild in the Field
is a great tale of everything wonderful about romance and learning to
live and
love again. Thankfully readers can enjoy
more of the Campbell
sisters in book two, Wild in the
Moonlight. This series has captured my attention for its
passionate
writing and compelling characters. Wild
in the Field is highly recommended!
Reviewed by Tracey West
for The Road
to Romance
October 9th,
2004
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