Going Wild (A Romantic Comedy): (Oakland Hills Book 6)

Gretchen Galway

May 2017 · Oakland Hills Book 6 · Eton Field

About this ebook

When accountant Jane finds herself attracted to handsome, free-spirited Grant, will she pursue her long-term goals… or her heart?

All work and no play…

Jane Garcia’s life is going according to plan: she’s dumped the cheating ex, moved into a beautiful house overlooking the San Francisco Bay, and expects to move up at her accounting firm. But when financial trouble strikes, she’s forced to rent a room to Grant Whitman, a scruffy writer with a full beard who knits his own hats.

No man is an island...

Grant Whitman has spent countless weeks alone in the wilderness researching his best-selling books. But after he meets Jane, he knows solitude isn’t going cut it anymore. She’s smart, strong, sexy... and the chemistry between them could roast marshmallows. The problem? A guy like Grant just doesn’t fit into Jane's plans.

Fools rush in…

As they grow closer, Jane isn’t sure she can continue to resist Grant—or even wants to. Soon all her careful plans begin to unravel like a badly knitted hat. And then, to his surprise, so do Grant’s.

But can their wild fling outlast the summer?

Ratings and reviews

I received an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. My rating system: 5 stars is reserved for amazing life-changing literature; 4 stars means I really, really liked the book. As you can see, I really, really liked this book. You really do not need to have read any other of the Oakland Hills series to enjoy this standalone romance, but if you have, then you'll be pleased to encounter some of your old friends in "Going Wild." Plus, just read them. They're all fantastic! "Going Wild" is the story of Jane Garcia, a very put-together accountant, and Grant Whitman, brother of her boss and writer of wilderness non-fiction. Despite Jane being a responsible adult human, her life goes into a bit of a tailspin when the company's owner capriciously fires from her job through no fault of her own. While she and some of her supervisors work to get her reinstated, Grant steps in with a plan to temporarily alleviate both their problems: he can rent a room from her, get himself out of the uncomfortable situation of living with his judgmental grandfather while he tries to write his latest book, and help Jane out financially by paying rent while she gets her job situation squared away. Of course, sparks fly, but Jane wants to keep things professional and not do anything that might jeopardize her reinstatement at the firm. As always, Galway does a beautiful job of making us experience Jane's and Grant's feelings by showing rather than telling, and her dry, sometimes dirty humor had me laughing out loud while I read. I read "Going Wild" almost in one sitting. It was a very fun read: flowing smoothly, developing evenly, making me love her characters' strengths and weaknesses. READ IT!

In this book we meet Jane Garcia as she arrives at a company BBQ and finds herself fired from a job that is her life. Grant is the boss's grandson who attempts to come to the rescue hole harboring a major case of lust. This book made me laugh, a lot. The characters were well developed and had personalities. There are 5 previous books in this series, but you don't have to have read them to get this story. I would read them, because they are all such good reads. I received an advance reader copy in exchange for my honest review.

There were elements of romance and comedy but not enough of either to call it one or the other. It was easy to read put down and come back to. A good way to wind down after a heavily emotional book or starting a new one.

About the author

GRETCHEN GALWAY is a USA Today bestselling author who writes mystery, fantasy, and romance. Raised in the American Midwest, she now lives in in Sonoma County, California.

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