Book Review: Love in the Wild by Mandi Blake

 


Love in the Wild by Mandi Blake - 5 Stars
(Book 3 in the "Love in Blackwater" Series)

💕 HAPPY RELEASE DAY!💕 

"Believing in God doesn’t mean life is always a bed of roses and we get what we want. It means trusting and having faith that we’ll always have the strength to handle the tough times because He is on our side.”

Mandi does it AGAIN with another beautiful Christian romance book! Highly recommend! I am loving the Love in Blackwater series so much. All of Mandi's books are my comfort reads - and this did NOT disappoint! SO GOOD. After book 2, I was HIGHLY anticipating Gage's story and wow, what a "WILD" ride! Mandi truly is a favorite author and I will continue to read through her backlist!

Read if you like:
💕 Christian Romance
💕 Feuding Families
💕 Grumpy x Sunshine
💕 Epic Friendships
💕 Suspense Elements
💕 Beautiful Faith Content
💕 Small Town
💕 Dual POV

We follow Gage and Hadley's romance and before I read this one, I just so happened to be on book 5 in the "Wolf Creek Ranch" series so I went ahead and read it, called The Other Side. In "The Other Side" you learn all about the Patton and Howard family feud with Thea and Brett's romance story. I am glad I read through that one because it gave me so much background on this family and introduced us to our characters. We see Gage and Hadley in that book. Cut to Love in the Wild, which takes place during the same course of events as "The Other Side", we see the points of view more of Gage and Hadley of what was going on during "The Other Side". I loved seeing this because you really get the deep dive into Gage's backstory and seeing them get to know one another. 

Gage is one of my favorite characters so far in this series because he has went through a lot in his family life and he wants to change. Hadley is a a ray of sunshine and her coming into his life helps him realize the Lord loves him and forgives him for anything in his past. She sees the good in Gage and I loved that. They had to fake a relationship for a bit due to the circumstances of the family feud and they find themselves finding real love together.

These characters in this series hold a special place in my heart because you true see the realness of them shine through. We have a beautiful faith message showing that no one is perfect, but the Lord is there with His forgiveness, mercy and grace no matter the events of your past. So many need this message today and I love that Mandi does not shy away from sharing the truth of the Gospel in Jesus in her books.

Overall, I loved Gage and Hadley's romance, where things landed with the family, the friendships shown and how the faith and salvation moment was displayed. Highly recommend as a great Christian romance story!

Thank you to Mandi for providing me with a copy to honestly read and review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. 

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6712032592
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3YPFTtE
Link to The Other Side if you want to read that first: https://amzn.to/4cB069r
Mandi's Website with Signed Paperbacks - RECOMMNENDED: https://mandiblakeauthor.com/

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