The Simple Wild

The Simple Wild

2018 • 390 pages

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Calla Fletcher was two when her mother took her and fled the Alaskan wild, unable to handle the isolation of the extreme, rural lifestyle, leaving behind Calla's father, Wren Fletcher, in the process. Calla never looked back, and at twenty-six, a busy life in Toronto is all she knows. But when her father reaches out to inform her that his days are numbered, Calla knows that it's time to make the long trip back to the remote frontier town where she was born. She braves the roaming wildlife, the odd daylight hours, the exorbitant prices, and even the occasional--dear God--outhouse, all for the chance to connect with her father: a man who, despite his many faults, she can't help but care for. While she struggles to adjust to this new subarctic environment, Jonah--the quiet, brooding, and proud Alaskan pilot who keeps her father's charter plane company operational--can't imagine calling anywhere else home. And he's clearly waiting with one hand on the throttle to fly this city girl back to where she belongs, convinced that she's too pampered to handle the wild.

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Wild

Wild is a 6-book series with 5 primary works first released in 1992 with contributions by K.A. Tucker, Adrienne Wilder, and Cassie Edwards.


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It has been a while since a book has kept me up until 2am on a work night, tears running down my face. It took me a little bit to get into this one but when I finally did, I couldn't put it down. My only complaint is that I felt like the ending was too rushed and I wanted more from it. 4.5/5 stars.

March 28, 2019

Liked it more than I anticipated that’s for sure.

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