Wild Side

Elsie Silver — 2025

She's always dreamed of her wedding day. And those dreams never included saying "I do" to a man she hates. But when Tabitha's nephew's guardianship is contested, she decides she'll do whatever it takes to keep him in Rose Hill. Even if it means marrying the enemy. Rhys Dupris. A man who is secretive, broody, and completely infuriating. A man whose work takes him away for weeks on end and brings him back covered in mysterious bruises―ones he won't talk about. In fact, Tabitha and Rhys barely talk at all. Which would be fine, except when he's not talking, he's staring. And the way he looks at her is borderline indecent. The tension between them has always been palpable. But living under the same roof is a dangerous temptation. Tabitha swore she would never forgive him. But that was before she knew the man behind the mask. The one who's fierce and protective. The one who's gentle and patient. The one who shows up for her and her nephew when they need him most. He's not at all who she thought he was. And that makes hating her husband so much harder…and loving him just a little too easy..

Reviews

Priscilla Stanfield@priscillas01

Mar 20, 2025

4.75/5⭐️ • 3/5🌶️

Elsie Silver and marriage of convenience? Yeah, sign me up. I binged this book and loved almost every second of it. Now I have to be honest, when I was younger to when I was about 18 I did in fact watch professional wrestling, specifically the brand that the MMC was envisioned in this book. I have to say the wrestling portions in the book were the most awkward thing that I had second hand embarassment. Like I was actually questioning my childhood tastes before remembering how I came into it and the meaning it had. Because while it was kind of like a phase for me during a rough time and helped me bond with my dad there are some people live and breath it well into their life. And yeah the Wild Side stuff was yikes and honestly that’s where my deduction came from. But other than that the romance aspect to the book was amazing and I’m so excited for more books by Elsie and to see what book 4 will bring.

Marie@mariecze

Mar 16, 2025

After reading Silvers other books I was expecting more tbh...

Leonie@morallyblack

Mar 14, 2025

Wild Side is a cute small town romance set in Rose Hill, as were the other books in the series so far. We get to witness the story of Tabby and Rhys, get to have some more glimpse into the same timeframe we have already witnessed in the previous books of this series but from new points of view and subsequently also meet the other characters again.

I have noticed that this turned out to be somewhat of a comfort series for me as I get exactly what I expect and that’s not a bummer for me in romances. The characters evolve, there’s no artificial way of blowing problems into bigger versions just because pages need to be filled and instead there’s a lot of room for the relationship of two interesting characters to evolve.

These are not and will never be the deepest level of romance I have ever read, but I will continue to pick them up for exactly what they are: Comfort, cute romance, low threshold entertainment and lovable characters all around.