Maybe if things were different, Leo could date the woman he’s suddenly longing for, the free-spirited Yvonne Collins. For her, life is an adventure; for him, life is all about work and keeping things simple so he can focus on his son.When a tragic event upends Leo’s orderly existence, he’s forced to admit he can’t do it all, and he can’t do it alone. Yvonne feels like exactly what Leo doesn’t … what Leo doesn’t need, until she shows him chaos isn’t always bad, and letting go isn’t the same thing as losing control.
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I am such a huge fan of this series. Each time a new book is released, I feel like it is the best one yet. Therefore it was no surprise to me that after reading Wild Spirit, it became my new favorite. Yvonne and Leo’s story was not only hot, but so romantic. Yvonne is a free spirit who helps everyone she knows, including Leo. While she has long had a crush on him, Leo just realizes how much he needs Yvonne in his life. Not only did I love their story, but I love how Mari Carr continues to weave the rest of the family into this series. I truly enjoy reading about the other family members and how they interact with one another. As anxious as I am for the rest of the books in this series to come out, I don’t want to rush them. I will hate when this series ends!!!
Wild Spirit is the eighth book in the Wilder series and as usual Mari Carr has hit it out of the park. There’s no slowing down with this series and it gets better with every book added to it. Who wouldn’t love the Collins’ clan and all that comes with it?
Wild Spirit was the story of Yvonne and Leo. They have been friends forever but something changes and they now have a chance at happily ever after and they go for it. Both of these characters were so refreshing and this story was fun in a lot of ways. I can’t see what’s next for this series. I received this book in exchange for an honest review.
Once again Mari Carr gives us a glimpse of life among the large Collins family. Pop Pop is still giving out advice in the beginning of the story to 14 year old Yvonne who has a crush on her cousin’s friend Leo. She hoped he would ask her to the dance but he asked someone else and Yvonne’s young heart is broken. Her grandfather suggests that being friends with Leo is better so Yvonne chooses that path. Leo’s life becomes more complicated as the years go by and he continues to shoulder more and more responsibility. Yvonne remains his friend and worries about him wearing himself out and not asking for help. She tries to help him by teaching him the Collins’ way of handling life. Will Yvonne find that she still has that crush on Leo? And that it might be stronger after 12 years? What about Leo? Is he seeing Yvonne as more than a friend? It’s a captivating story that grabs you from the first page!
Another amazing example of a love built around the Collins family! All of the stories in the Wild(er) Irish series have focused heavily around the strong family bond, and emotional support, of the Collins family, and this story is one of my favorite so far! Leo and Yvonne are absolutely perfect for each other, they just had to figure that out for themselves!
Yvonne has a great family, an amazing childhood, and a job she adores. Her life is almost perfect. Except she has feelings for her best friend, that she doesn’t think could possible go anywhere. Until things start to creep into unknown territory, and she begins to wonder if he could possibly feel the same thing for her.
Leo’s life is one day of stress after another. Single father-hood, helping run a family arm, and all of the day to day drama that comes with those things makes him a man on the edge. Until his best friend decides to help him learn to cut loose, and lose the stress. Until he starts to look at her just a bit differently, and he has to decide what that means for them!
I loved Yvonne and Leo! They were fun, energetic, and I couldn’t help but enjoy their antics. Even tough it seemed like everything was working against them, I just knew they had a magical HEA in store for them. This is a book that was as fun as it was romantic, and it was exactly what I needed! While it was plenty romantic (and extremely HOT!) there were also plenty of laughs, and (as always) the antics of the Collins never disappoint!
The Collins’ Family love continues in Wild Spirit by Mari Carr. I can never get enough of the Collins Family. Ms. Carr makes every story new and fresh, and up to date, while pulling the Collins’ family values of the past together for the next generation.
Yvonne and Leo’s is a wonderful friends to lovers story, with alot of love and laughs along the way. This book is a must read for every Mari Carr fan and anyone who wants to enjoy a good love story.
A friend to lovers romance read that will captivate you from the start. Yvonne is a strong feisty and smart woman who’s friendship with Leo was set in stone from their first meeting. Leo is the quite dominating male who didn’t know what hit him when feelings were revealed. I loved how their relationship blossomed from friendship to love. An emotional journey filled with love, hope and more that didn’t disappoint. I can’t wait to see who gets their HEA in this series that will make your heart smile?
Delightful, witty & compelling
If all you knew you could have was friendship instead of love wouldn’t you take it? Yvonne thought she could that’s all her relationship with Leo would ever be. Mari Carr has written that beautifully but then Yvonne gets sucked back into Leo’s life and her feelings are rekindled. Leo and Yevonne’s love story is wonderful and has ALL the charm and wit of the Wild Irish series.
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Really enjoyed the dedication of the father’s to their sons, a committeemental to keep these 2 boys together after the loss of their mother. This is what being a parent is all about.
This story is about the love and care of family, while showing that family is what you make it.
Yvonne comes from a strong, fun, close family. Leo’s family is more about responsibility, and he has that in spades. After loving him since she was 14 Yvonne decides she is making her move, join her in the plan of a lifetime.
Can’t put down fun easy read.
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Wild Spirit is part of Mari Carr’s Wilder Irish series, set in the Collins family universe in Baltimore. It’s a fantastic friends-to-lovers story, about Yvonne Collins and Leo Watson. Leo is a year older than Yvonne, and became good friends first with her cousins Lochlan and Colm when he moved to their high school, and then Yvonne. While Yvonne had a huge crush on Leo then, Pop-Pop’s advice helps her focus on their friendship, and the blessing that is to them both.
More than a decade later, that friendship has held them in good stead. Leo’s life has been a bit of a roller coaster ride, and the responsibilities just keep stacking up. Yvonne can see the toll it’s taking on him, and determines that it’s her job as a friend to remind him how to relax, the Collins way. Along the way, that long dormant crush reawakens, and it’s a real pleasure to see Leo and Yvonne negotiate the changes to their relationship as it takes on new direction and depths.
Mari Carr does an incredible job of letting us get to know Yvonne and Leo, and those close to them. We get to see their comfortable and comforting friendship as well as the chemistry that explodes as they take a chance on more. Yvonne’s a smart, generous, determined woman and a loving friend. Her steady care for Leo gives him the freedom to enjoy their bond and explore the possibilities of MORE. Leo’s no dummy either. He’s a loving father, devoted son, and takes each of his responsibilities seriously. When he able to cut loose though? Let’s just say that Vonnie’s fortunate to be on the receiving end of that deliciously focused attention.
Wild Spirit is a sweet romance with plenty of heat. It’s the perfect addition to the Wilder Irish series, and a great prompt to re-read this warm, funny, sexy series again!
I loved Wild Spirit by author Mari Carr so much and I loved Leo and Yvonne together. I love how the story begins with Pop Pop and Yvonne which was a heartwarming scene. I really enjoyed how Leo and Yvonne’s relationship developed from friendship to lovers. I loved Yvonne’s fun, sassy and caring personality and she was the perfect woman for Leo. It was great to see that underneath all that seriousness lay a man with one helluva kinky side. The sex scenes were smokin’ hot just how I like them. I really enjoyed Yvonne’s interaction with Leo’s son Vince and his brother Clint and the joy she brought to their lives. Another wonderful story in one of my favorite series.
This family! Mari Carr has created the most wonderful characters. Fictional schmictional. I’m waiting for Ms Carr to send me the official adoption papers finally making me a true member of the family. The Colins’ have become so much a part of her readers that we feel like we are bellied up to the bar at the pub or having a meal on Sunny’s Side. It is so wonderful going along for the ride with each Collins as they find their way to the other half of their whole.
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Mari Carr has a way of writing so that you are engrossed in all of the feels. I love the Collins clan. They are a very entertaining large family. Vonnie is a wild spirit. Leo may be just the man to take her on. Friends to lovers is one of my favorite tropes. Wild Spirit is a beautiful story about that. It was fun, sexy, and sweet! I couldn’t put the book down. I can’t wait for the next Wilder Irish.
SERIOUSLY DESERVES like 100 STARS!!! I LOVE MARI CARR and I LOVE THIS SERIES! Wild Spirit stole my heart. From (as always) the start with Pop Pop and the Collins “star” of the story or the amazing Collins clan, the chemistry you feel from the start between the hero and the heroine and of course…my other favorite…the end with Pop Pop and his new pictures. And let me tell you…whew is Leo one hot alpha who really likes to give directions!!! WOWZA hot hot hot and to Vonnie (Yvonne) who gives as good as she takes. I seriously don’t want these stories to ever ever end! (AND….do I sense a happy new beginning for my beloved Padrig?)
Wow – this series just gets better and better plus this makes me want to re-read Wild and Wilder Irish!
Loved Vonnie & Leo’s move from best friends to lovers!
Wonderful to see their HEA after a few hiccups – no this can’t happen sort of things
Major thumbs up for Pop Pop & his “advise” 😮 Love checking in with Pop Pop & getting his stories!
Yvonne and Leo were a breath of fresh air!
Friends forever, all it took was one little nudge, and the chemistry between them exploded, and they both were onboard with it. Life kept throwing one thing after another at Leo, but that seemed to be the pattern in his life. Both were willing to push against that rising tide of responsibilities and timing that seemed destined to keep them apart. A few set-backs along the way, but patience and persistence paid off. One thing that couldn’t be denied, Leo needed his Vonnie in his life to keep things free and wild!
Eighth book in the Wilder Irish series, this series is a spin-off of the Wild Irish series. Can be read and enjoyed as stand-alone, told in dual POV with HEA. This big awesome family owns and operates a pub, so the secondary characters are throughout the series. I love how the Collins clan is so loving and has an abundance of advice. Yvonne has been crushing on Leo sense she was 14, but the timing has never been right. Her Pop Pop’s long-ago advice has her glad for her 15-year friendship with Leo, even though she still dreams of more. Leo’s life is full of chaos, but Yvonne is teaching him how to live like a “Collins”. Great friends to lovers’ story! I love and highly recommend this series!
Wild Spirit by Mari Carr is a sweet, fun loving friends to lovers romance that has you falling ik n love instantly with the characters. Vonnie and Leo are perfect together. Vonnie is the fun loving one always in the middle of her family’s chaos. Leo, is serious and likes calm amd order to his life, but when the two of them are together sparks fly…their chemistry is scorching hot. I love this series from Mari Carr and I always enjoy catching up with the Collins family.
Yvonne has been in love with Leo since she was fourteen, however he had eyes for someone else. Leo’s life changes when his girlfriend tells him she is pregnant, but doesn’t want a life with him. There has always been something to keep them apart, now twelve yrs later, Yvonne and Leo have their chance. The question is, how will everyone else feel about these friends turned lovers? Will Leo’s son Vince be ok with all of this?
This book is steamy, sexy and extreme! Leo is the epitome of the alpha male and Yvonne is tough as nails! Loved this story!
If Yvonne has learned anything it’s patience.. and it’s about to pay off big time. Leo needs to learn a few rules to finally be happy and Yvonne is three perfect teacher. These two coming together shows true friendship is the ultimate foundation.
Vonnie has been in love with Leo forever. Leo had eyes for another woman though. After she ends up pregnant, they marry. Leo soon realized that the relationship is all one sided. Through a series of events, Vonnie and Leo end up together. Mari Carr blows me out if the water with everything she writes. Just when I think her current couple is my favorite, she introduced us to another family member. I must say, Vinnie and Leo’s story is one of my favorites. I highly recommend this story.