Hoping for a promotion to junior partner, Los Angeles-based attorney Isabelle "Izzy" Marcano accepts an assignment in Captivity, Alaska managing the potential sale of bush pilot Trace Shanahan's stake in his family company, Captivity Air and Freight. Trace doesn't want anyone in town to know about the prospective sale, so he'd asked the law firm's senior partner, an old family friend, to send someone who would blend in as an extreme adventure tourist. As soon as Trace sees polished, sophisticated Izzy in her tailored business suit and heels, however, he realizes that she's going to do nothing but stand out. Scrambling for another way to explain her presence in Captivity, he's inspired to fake a relationship. News of Trace's new "girlfriend" quickly spreads across town, which has the unintended side effect of interfering with Izzy's plans for her down time while in Captivity: a no-strings attached vacation fling. Trace is single and more than willing to scratch her itch; unfortunately, getting involved with a client is against the attorney-client code of ethics, and Izzy won't risk her career no matter how strong the attraction between them may be.
There was fantastic chemistry between Trace and Izzy from the outset, but I completely understood Izzy's concerns about getting involved with a client. They developed a genuine friendship pretty quickly, which made their relationship start to seem very real even before it turned physical. As they were forced to spend time working closely together on the potential sale, their attraction continued to grow until neither could resist any longer. I loved their flirty, witty banter as they got to know each other, as well as the steamy "bedtime stories" they told whenever Trace had to spend a night away from Captivity for an early flight.
There was a bit of a paranormal/supernatural element to this story that I wasn't expecting, but I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. I also enjoyed the plot twists related to Trace's sister Bridget and one of the other secondary characters. Finally, even though I sometimes felt bad about it, I couldn't help laughing at all of the times Izzy got herself into embarrassing situations. My favorite was when she was chased by the Canadian geese, in large part because of the commentary from Trace and the other onlookers who saw her running through the mud to get away from them.
Overall, I really enjoyed "Wild in Captivity" and recommend it for all fans of contemporary/small town romance and romantic comedy. I look forward to the next book in the series (which will hopefully be about Trace's sister, Bridget).
*Review copy provided by the author/publisher via Grey's Promotions. All opinions expressed are my own.
About "Wild in Captivity"
Ambitious L.A. lawyer Isabelle Marcano would rather run a mile in her Manolos than fly off to rustic Captivity, Alaska. But close the client's sale successfully and her firm will find room on the letterhead for one more name. Still, taking a career detour to a place that doesn't even have a Starbucks sounds like the seventh level of hell.
Then her best friend points out the town has something stronger on tap than caffeine. Testosterone. With two single men to every single woman, this assignment might just be the best thing to happen to her sex life since the invention of the waterproof Rabbit.
Until her sexy client introduces her as his fiancée to hide what she's doing in town, and all her aspirations of hot Lumberjack Sex fly out the airplane window.
Though...fiancés do have sex, right? Those who don't want to answer to small-town busybodies better look like they do, epically, even when the mere prospect plays havoc with her professional responsibilities. And her hormones.
Her firm's getting antsy to finalize the merger. But the more she learns about Trace, about why he's selling, the more conflicted she becomes about the deal. Failure to close means losing the partnership she's always wanted, but the bigger failure might just be kissing Trace goodbye...
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