Untamed
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Summary
A carefree performer finds her heart drawn to a man unused to being in the spotlight in life and love in Untamed by #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts。
Lawyer Keane Prescott goes from courtroom to center ring when he inherits his late father’s family business—a circus。 Working with acrobats and clowns hold no appeal for him， but his curiosity about animal acts is piqued after meeting lion tamer Jovilette Wilder。 As bold and unpredictable a force of nature as the big cats she trains， Jo is wary her new boss intends to cage her passion。 But to her surprise， Keane is more than willing to join Jo for a walk on the wild side。
Lawyer Keane Prescott goes from courtroom to center ring when he inherits his late father’s family business—a circus。 Working with acrobats and clowns hold no appeal for him， but his curiosity about animal acts is piqued after meeting lion tamer Jovilette Wilder。 As bold and unpredictable a force of nature as the big cats she trains， Jo is wary her new boss intends to cage her passion。 But to her surprise， Keane is more than willing to join Jo for a walk on the wild side。
Reviews
Ava Snow
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I love reading Nora Roberts books。 They're absolutely perfectly romantic， fast yet steady 🥰I was a bit peeved in the beginning。 It seemed as though the relationship was too fast and there wasn't much angst but then it levelled out and I loved every word and scene。 The ending was amazing。 I would have loved to have an epilogue but it seemed fitting。 Going to start Less of a Stranger now 💫 I love reading Nora Roberts books。 They're absolutely perfectly romantic， fast yet steady 🥰I was a bit peeved in the beginning。 It seemed as though the relationship was too fast and there wasn't much angst but then it levelled out and I loved every word and scene。 The ending was amazing。 I would have loved to have an epilogue but it seemed fitting。 Going to start Less of a Stranger now 💫 。。。more
Penny
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Jovilette "Jo" Wilder never had to run away to the circus because she was born to it。 Jo has followed in her father's footsteps as a lion trainer。 As she would point out， "trainer" not "tamer"， as a wild lion is never truly tamed。 A truth she relies on， as much as she does the grace， she inherited from her aerialist mother。Both her parents are deceased now as is Frank Prescott， the owner of the circus and the man who gave her a home and family after her parents died。 Frank has left the circus to Jovilette "Jo" Wilder never had to run away to the circus because she was born to it。 Jo has followed in her father's footsteps as a lion trainer。 As she would point out， "trainer" not "tamer"， as a wild lion is never truly tamed。 A truth she relies on， as much as she does the grace， she inherited from her aerialist mother。Both her parents are deceased now as is Frank Prescott， the owner of the circus and the man who gave her a home and family after her parents died。 Frank has left the circus to his estranged son， Keane Prescott。 Does Jo have any hope of getting Keane to see the magic of the circus， so the Chicago lawyer doesn't sell it？Usually these short， early books by Nora Roberts are an enjoyable read but don't really touch my heart。 But this one had two really touching scenes。 First when Keane and Jo find her old doll in Frank's possessions and then when Jo has to deal with her aging lion， Ari， whose health is failing。 。。。more
Haidelis Paulino
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2。5
Jenn
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Enjoyed the female protagonist， everything else was trite and boorish。 As a crazy cat lady， cried over Ari and was very upset over how easy it was for her to dismiss her cats。
Socrate
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La un pocnet de bici， doisprezece lei se așezără pe labele din spate， ricându-și ghearele în aer。 Când se dădu comanda， începură să sară de pe un piedestal pe altul， descriind opturi în formație compactă。 Pentru așa ceva era nevoie de o sincronizare perefectă。 Cu ajutorul vocii și al gesturilor， dresoarea coordona cu dibăcie trupurile mătăhăloase。-Bravo， Pandora。
Χρύσα Βασιλείου
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Το contemporary romance σίγουρα δεν είναι το αγαπημένο μου είδος。 Διαβάζω επιλεκτικά λίγα μόνο βιβλία που ανήκουν σε αυτό - κάποια που το στόρυ τους μου εξάπτει ιδιαίτερα το ενδιαφέρον， κάποια των οποίων οι συγγραφείς είναι φίλες ή γνωστές μου και οτιδήποτε έχει γράψει η Nora Roberts。 Η "Αδάμαστη"， λοιπόν， είναι ένα από τα βιβλία της αγαπημένης μου συγγραφέα και γι' αυτό δεν θα μπορούσε να λείπει από τη λίστα μου， εφόσον έπεσε στα χέρια μου。Από την αρχή， φαινόταν πως δεν θα ταιριάξουν οι。。。 αύρε Το contemporary romance σίγουρα δεν είναι το αγαπημένο μου είδος。 Διαβάζω επιλεκτικά λίγα μόνο βιβλία που ανήκουν σε αυτό - κάποια που το στόρυ τους μου εξάπτει ιδιαίτερα το ενδιαφέρον， κάποια των οποίων οι συγγραφείς είναι φίλες ή γνωστές μου και οτιδήποτε έχει γράψει η Nora Roberts。 Η "Αδάμαστη"， λοιπόν， είναι ένα από τα βιβλία της αγαπημένης μου συγγραφέα και γι' αυτό δεν θα μπορούσε να λείπει από τη λίστα μου， εφόσον έπεσε στα χέρια μου。Από την αρχή， φαινόταν πως δεν θα ταιριάξουν οι。。。 αύρες μας。 Εξηγούμαι: δεν με ενόχλησε το κάπως。。。 "παλιακό" -όχι παλαιομοδίτικο， "παλιακό"， έτσι όπως το γράφω- ρομάντζο ανάμεσα στους δύο ήρωες， δεν με ενόχλησε η απουσία χημείας， κατά την προσωπική μου άποψη， δεν με ενόχλησε το ότι γενικά απουσίαζε η σπίθα και η έξαψη。 Με ενόχλησε όμως πάρα πολύ το επάγγελμα της ηρωίδας: θηριοδαμάστρια σε περιοδεύον τσίρκο。Πιάστηκε η ψυχή μου διαβάζοντας για εκπαιδευμένους ελέφαντες που εκτελούν χορευτικά και με ένα νεύμα πετούν νερό από τις προβοσκίδες τους σε ανυποψίαστους βοηθούς "για πλάκα"。 Πιάστηκε η καρδιά μου διαβάζοντας για εκπαιδευμένα λιοντάρια που περπατάνε σηκωμένα όρθια στα πισινά τους πόδια， ενώ λυγίζουν κομψά τα μπροστινά τους， που πηδάνε από βάθρο σε βάθρο με πιρουέτες και κυλάνε στο έδαφος σχηματίζοντας 'βαρελάκια'。 Δεν με νοιάζει η προσπάθεια ωραιοποίησης από τα λεγόμενα της ηρωίδας， που επισημαίνει ότι η εκπαίδευσή τους δεν έγινε με βάναυσο τρόπο και το μαστίγιο χρησιμοποιείται μόνο για να παράγει ήχους。 Ότι η εκπαίδευση έγινε με ανταλλαγή βλεμμάτων και παντομίμα και φωνητικές εντολές， μέχρι να μάθουν τα λιοντάρια。 Μπορεί αυτά να λέγονται χάριν λογοτεχνικής αδείας， αλλά δεν γίνονται πιστευτά ούτε από παιδιά δημοτικού。 Προσωπικά， είμαι εντελώς αντίθετη στην ύπαρξη ζώων σε τσίρκο。 Δεν έχω θέμα με ακροβάτες， κλόουν， ζογκλέρ， όσους καταπίνουν πρόκες/σπαθιά/φωτιές/το σάλιο τους。 Όχι ζώα， όμως。 Το διάβασα διεκπεραιωτικά και με ένα μικρό σφίξιμο。 Το παράτησα και το ξανάπιασα， ανυπομονώντας να τελειώσει。 Και εννοείται δεν με κέρδισε。 Κυρίως για όσα ανέφερα παραπάνω， αλλά και γιατί αντικειμενικά το βρήκα γενικά άγευστο και άχρωμο， αδιάφορο。 Το διάβασα， το έσβησα από τη λίστα μου και ευελπιστώ να το ξεχάσω το συντομότερο。 Δεν θα μου λείψει。 。。。more
The Sleeping Fox
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I have a lot of emotions about this book。 I don't know where to start。The way the life of the animals and the circus were described， gave me feelings of sadness mixed with melancholy and nostalgia。 I think throughout the book， and especially with the ending， there was a foreshadowing that the glory of circus days would be over。 The plight of the animals was also sad。 But the feelings evoked is a strength of this book。I really liked Jo's character， and her vulnerability stood out to me as a stren I have a lot of emotions about this book。 I don't know where to start。The way the life of the animals and the circus were described， gave me feelings of sadness mixed with melancholy and nostalgia。 I think throughout the book， and especially with the ending， there was a foreshadowing that the glory of circus days would be over。 The plight of the animals was also sad。 But the feelings evoked is a strength of this book。I really liked Jo's character， and her vulnerability stood out to me as a strength。 I also liked Keane。 He was more aloof and reserved than other NR heroes， but it was nice to have a change。 I liked how we saw he cared a lot and he understood what the circus meant to her。 I'm glad for the HEA， but I also questioned the 'sacrifice' and how their relationship would work out。 I also wondered about the circus and the lions after Keane and Jo got married。 So I really wish we had more of an epilogue。Despite the questions I still have at the end of the book， there was such wealth of other emotions。 So this one is special for me。P。S。 SEP's Kiss an Angel also has a circus setting。 。。。more
Reader of Books
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I liked this book up until NR killed the cat。 That， and the 'romance' was nothing but a brief fling between Lawyer/Lioness Tamer。 I'd like more fleshing out， a LOT more smut and real communication between the two。 This could be classified as 'instalove'， 'enemies to lovers'， and a clean romance as there wasn't much in terms of actual romance。 It was more focused around the lions， the circus and who owns it and why。 I'd like more， but doubt that'll happen。 A solid three star read。 I liked this book up until NR killed the cat。 That， and the 'romance' was nothing but a brief fling between Lawyer/Lioness Tamer。 I'd like more fleshing out， a LOT more smut and real communication between the two。 This could be classified as 'instalove'， 'enemies to lovers'， and a clean romance as there wasn't much in terms of actual romance。 It was more focused around the lions， the circus and who owns it and why。 I'd like more， but doubt that'll happen。 A solid three star read。 。。。more
Reader of Books
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Though this was set in a circus this was not what I had hoped。 It wasn't a bad book but it definitely wasn't my favorite Nora Roberts。 I'm going to add that those who read this will need to be prepared for the death of a lion cat。 This was also romance light。 Girl meets guy， falls hard， light conflict， plenty of kissing but nothing super intimate past that。 I was aware that this was published back in 1983。 It's lightly dated， lacking in real heavy plot， but I adored the lions。 I also liked a few Though this was set in a circus this was not what I had hoped。 It wasn't a bad book but it definitely wasn't my favorite Nora Roberts。 I'm going to add that those who read this will need to be prepared for the death of a lion cat。 This was also romance light。 Girl meets guy， falls hard， light conflict， plenty of kissing but nothing super intimate past that。 I was aware that this was published back in 1983。 It's lightly dated， lacking in real heavy plot， but I adored the lions。 I also liked a few smaller romance scenes， but overall？ Not impressed as a whole and I'm glad that this wasn't my first Nora Roberts book。 Final Rating: 3 ⭐ 。。。more
Swhe641200
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Libby。 Story of circus and a lady lion trainer。 Fun fast read。
Laura Sánchez
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Una historia simple pero bastante linda。 El mundo de los circos hasta ahora para mí también era totalmente desconocido， y este libro me permitió abrir mi mente hacia este rincón del arte。 El romance me gustó en todos sus sentidos， claramente el protagonista tenía sus ridículas ínfulas de hombre poderosos y blah blah blah。 Si， el cliché no podía faltar; sin embargo fue una historia bastante suave y fácil de leer。 La decisión de Jovilette al tener que escoger su vida amorosa sobre su vida profesio Una historia simple pero bastante linda。 El mundo de los circos hasta ahora para mí también era totalmente desconocido， y este libro me permitió abrir mi mente hacia este rincón del arte。 El romance me gustó en todos sus sentidos， claramente el protagonista tenía sus ridículas ínfulas de hombre poderosos y blah blah blah。 Si， el cliché no podía faltar; sin embargo fue una historia bastante suave y fácil de leer。 La decisión de Jovilette al tener que escoger su vida amorosa sobre su vida profesional me causó un gran conflicto femenista， pero comprendí que no todas las mujeres tenemos las mismas ambiciones en la vida。 Quizás el amar con tanta intensidad te hace ver las cosas de un modo totalmente diferente， y las prioridades que antes tenías， ya no las tienes。 Solo deseas pasar el resto de tu vida al lado de esa persona especial。 En fin， un libro bastante llevadero， sencillo y bastante conmovedor。Recomendado full。 。。。more
Jordan
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A traveling circus lion tamer unexpectedly falls for the new owner she was certain would ruin the circus。 An interesting look into a little known community of the traveling circus （I'm not sure these still exist to be honest）。 It was entertaining to see "behind the scenes" and learn about the set-up/training/tear-down procedures as well as the various relationships developed among the circus folk。 It sounds like hard work but a lot of fun and it's easy to understand why someone would embrace the A traveling circus lion tamer unexpectedly falls for the new owner she was certain would ruin the circus。 An interesting look into a little known community of the traveling circus （I'm not sure these still exist to be honest）。 It was entertaining to see "behind the scenes" and learn about the set-up/training/tear-down procedures as well as the various relationships developed among the circus folk。 It sounds like hard work but a lot of fun and it's easy to understand why someone would embrace the lifestyle。 The romance that lion tamer Jo and new owner Keane develop is realistic but complicated due to their differences in upbringing。 Jo learns the truth behind the former owner's divorce and Keane learns the truth behind Jo's loss of her parents。 These revelations help them understand each other a little better。 As in all these books， love overcomes all obstacles。 I really enjoyed the circus lifestyle information most of all。 。。。more
Lena H。
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The setting was interesting but the characters were ridiculous。 Her early books are very formulaic。 Jerk meets overly sensitive woman， uses brute force to get sexual favors， she gets irrationally mad about something other than his abusive treatment （usually something completely illogical）， she apologizes， they get married。 Sometimes it doesn't end there， sometimes we get to see her imprisoned in her own home by her overbearing and abusive husband。 This one didn't show that part， but you finish t The setting was interesting but the characters were ridiculous。 Her early books are very formulaic。 Jerk meets overly sensitive woman， uses brute force to get sexual favors， she gets irrationally mad about something other than his abusive treatment （usually something completely illogical）， she apologizes， they get married。 Sometimes it doesn't end there， sometimes we get to see her imprisoned in her own home by her overbearing and abusive husband。 This one didn't show that part， but you finish the book being pretty certain that's how the story would go if it were to continue。 。。。more
Lorri Williams
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Not as believable as most of her stories。I rarely don't like a Nora Roberts book。 Not as believable as most of her stories。I rarely don't like a Nora Roberts book。 。。。more
Leane
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I liked the idea of the traveling circus but that was about it。
Vickie
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Well， that's 5+ hours that I will never get back。 First， the narrator sounded like a 5th/6th grade girl; really？ Second， I wanted to smack the female MC。 She's a lion tamer but can't hold her own against a man that enters her life？ WTH？？？ Not the best listen in the world。Go Cards！ L1C4！！ Well， that's 5+ hours that I will never get back。 First， the narrator sounded like a 5th/6th grade girl; really？ Second， I wanted to smack the female MC。 She's a lion tamer but can't hold her own against a man that enters her life？ WTH？？？ Not the best listen in the world。Go Cards！ L1C4！！ 。。。more
Angela Lewis
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Lion trainer， Jo， born and bred to the circus meets her match when the new owner turns up。
Chitra *CJ*
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"Untamed" is the story of Jovilette and Keane。This passionate story is a lustful dance between a fierce lion tamer， and a defense lawyer。 Our h is a circus performer who spends her days training lions， and her evenings keeping the troop afloat。 When the owner passes away， handing over the reins of the circus to his estranged son， she instantly dislikes the unknown man。 However， she finds herself attracted to him when they eventually meet， and the attraction is mutual。 Thus begins a watchful cour "Untamed" is the story of Jovilette and Keane。This passionate story is a lustful dance between a fierce lion tamer， and a defense lawyer。 Our h is a circus performer who spends her days training lions， and her evenings keeping the troop afloat。 When the owner passes away， handing over the reins of the circus to his estranged son， she instantly dislikes the unknown man。 However， she finds herself attracted to him when they eventually meet， and the attraction is mutual。 Thus begins a watchful courting between a possessive H and a vivacious h。 I think this would have been a GREAT romance if it was longer。 I cried buckets at Ari's death， and absolutely loved the h for her strength。 That being said， I felt that the end was very rushed and out of the blue- I wanted to see the ends tied up much more neatly before the HEA。 Nevertheless， a great read！Safe4/5 。。。more
Emily
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Jovilette Wilder is starting her 22nd season traveling with the circus where her parents raised her and where she has followed in her father’s footsteps to become an expert Lion trainer。 The circus has just been inherited by Keane Prescott， the estranged son of the late owner。 Sparks fly between Keane and Jo from the moment they meet but they come from two different words: he is a high power defense in Chicago and she has a dangerous job as a animal trainer with a traveling circus。 This story fe Jovilette Wilder is starting her 22nd season traveling with the circus where her parents raised her and where she has followed in her father’s footsteps to become an expert Lion trainer。 The circus has just been inherited by Keane Prescott， the estranged son of the late owner。 Sparks fly between Keane and Jo from the moment they meet but they come from two different words: he is a high power defense in Chicago and she has a dangerous job as a animal trainer with a traveling circus。 This story features the love at first sight trope and the ending feels a little rushed but a very interesting circus setting。 To hear a full discussion of Untamed listen to Season 1， Ep。 #4 "Nora Roberts 1983: From This Day， Untamed， Her Mother’s Keeper" of Romancing the Shelf， a Nora Roberts podcast: https://romancingtheshelf。libsyn。com/ 。。。more
Tania Martins
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Estava um bocado reticente com esta leitura pelo facto de se passar no mundo circense e meter uma domadora de leões mas tendo em linha de conta que foi escrito em 1983 acho que está um romance engraçado mas engonhou muito até os protagonistas ficarem juntos。。。e o Keane irritou-me imenso ao longo do livro！
Sana Merchant
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For those who have read impressive books like Sacred Sins， Black Hills， Unfinished Business by Nora Roberts。 This one is tough to digest。 Of course， I couldn’t relate to the characters and the plot moved way too quickly。 In fact， I have given it two starts because it is Nora Roberts。
Lisa Tollefson
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Early Roberts， and I'm glad it wasn't the first I ever read。 Pretty standard 80s romance。 Kisses taken by masterful man， woman carried away - basic romantic rape story when looked at from the perspective of 2019 culture。Jo is a lion trainer in a traveling circus。 That part， by the way， is fascinating。 Nora Roberts makes it very real。 The lions and circus life aren't just window dressing。 I wouldn't be surprised if she travelled and worked in a circus for a time。 Jo grew up there。 Has spent her e Early Roberts， and I'm glad it wasn't the first I ever read。 Pretty standard 80s romance。 Kisses taken by masterful man， woman carried away - basic romantic rape story when looked at from the perspective of 2019 culture。Jo is a lion trainer in a traveling circus。 That part， by the way， is fascinating。 Nora Roberts makes it very real。 The lions and circus life aren't just window dressing。 I wouldn't be surprised if she travelled and worked in a circus for a time。 Jo grew up there。 Has spent her entire life there。 Her parent died Wed when she was a baby， and she was raised by the circus owner， Frank。 As the book opens， he has been dead for about 6 months and his son， a hotshot lawyer from Chicago， is coming to decide what to do with the show。 Frank's wife had left shortly after the boy was born， and neither has had any contact with Frank or the circus since。 Jo is beautiful， Keane handsome。 Different worlds， attraction and repulsion。 Romance。 Of course we know where it's going。The more I think about it， the more huge， ragged holes I see， but they weren't apparent as I was reading it。 It's a short read， and as I say， as a first step into Roberts it probably won't draw you like her later books。 The cultural perspective on acceptable male behavior toward a woman is a little unnerving。 But putting that aside， it's good。 Quite good。 。。。more
Rita
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***3。5***
Book Chronicles
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Man labai patiko Dzo draugyste su kitais cirko darbuotojais， taip pat buvo idomu paskaityti apie pati cirka ir liutus kuriuos Dzo dresiruoja。 Dzo ir Kyno draugyste is pat pradziu buvo labai idomi， kai Dzo spiravosi o Kynas bande prie jos prisiartinti， bet link pabaigos truputeli atitolo vienas nuo kito。
Linda Moens
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Het verhaal neemt een trage start om daarna als een sneltrein een climax te vormen。 Heerlijke lectuur！
Meredith
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I'll start by saying that for a romance novel written in the early 80s， this was pretty tame。 Was the hero sort of predator/rapey？ You betcha！ Did the heroine give up her entire life for a man she's never even slept with？ Of course！ But I liked the circus aspect of it， and I've read much worse than Keane。 Thank god Nora got better。 I'll start by saying that for a romance novel written in the early 80s， this was pretty tame。 Was the hero sort of predator/rapey？ You betcha！ Did the heroine give up her entire life for a man she's never even slept with？ Of course！ But I liked the circus aspect of it， and I've read much worse than Keane。 Thank god Nora got better。 。。。more
Brenda Allen
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Great book
Mary
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i am a huge fan of Nora Roberts but this was disappointing。 Very weak。
Starry
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Cute short love story about opposites attracting set against a circus background。 3。5 stars
Renata
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Awhile ago I got a book that collected 2 older Nora Roberts romances。 （The book was Spotlight: Untamed\Dance of Dreams but I'm logging each book separately because I have an ambitious reading goal to meet！）Anywayyy I love Nora but this was originally published in 1983 and it shows！ This is about a badass lady who grew up in the circus and LOVES being a lion trainer sooooo much and then like， almost immediately gives it up when a handsome man appears who wants her not to do lion stuff anymore bec Awhile ago I got a book that collected 2 older Nora Roberts romances。 （The book was Spotlight: Untamed\Dance of Dreams but I'm logging each book separately because I have an ambitious reading goal to meet！）Anywayyy I love Nora but this was originally published in 1983 and it shows！ This is about a badass lady who grew up in the circus and LOVES being a lion trainer sooooo much and then like， almost immediately gives it up when a handsome man appears who wants her not to do lion stuff anymore because he's worried about her。 >:（ Also there are a lot of contrived arguments that got on my nerves。 Nowhere near as good as her more recent stuff！！ 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Untamed
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Untamed&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Untamed&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0