Wild Heart Book

Ella Finch is hired she thought to be taking care of a child, she didn't think she be helping a man whose uncultured and very much untamed: Leo Roberts, next in line for a old earldom.
As Ella uncovers more behind Leo's wild heart, Leo starts to free Ella from the clutches of society's rules, As their love for one another starts to grow an old mystery that connects their family threatens not only their love but their very lives...

When it comes to historical paranormal, I for one, want a little a dash of paranormal that it won't overrun the historical setting of the book. Wild Heart did an wonderful job of keeping the historical setting without it being run over by the paranormal aspects.

Ella has was born with the gift to feel animals feelings and emotions, even able to calm them when they are trouble or hurt. When she's hired , more of less forced, she thinks she will be taking care of a young boy, she's shocked when it's a man and oddly drawn to the heir of a great earldom Leo Roberts. Ella is able to pick up of Leo's feelings and through those emotions she's able to better understand him, being able to open his heart again. Ella was one of those leads that has a great head on her shoulders and very smart, but what drew me to her even more was her love and understanding of animals and people, even through the hardships she was still able to see the hope and innocence around her.

One the other hand we have Leo who saw the death of his parents by the hands of his own father's family. Leo along with his only friend lives the harsh life in the jungle which taught him his tough but later useful skills. Leo wasn't like your Tarzan whom has to be taught about society but remember much from his childhood and later his life in Italy. He gets a kick out of teasing Ella but enjoys her company and pulls a deep pull toward her. I didn't care for Leo sometimes, with his push and pull attitude toward Ella and everyone or anyone. While it was understandable why he acted the way he did (he went through a living hell as kid!) I felt if he stop thinking about himself he wouldn't have dug his own grave in some situations and fallen into some very easy traps.
There was a few scenes with Leo and Ella that reminded me of kids "Anything you can do I can do better" that made me wanna roll my eyes at them, but was cute if not annoying.

The story did have it's ups and downs (example above) but the growing mystery about whom killed Leo's parents and how it connected to Ella had me reading fast, and just when you think you know who it is, Lori Brighton throws you for a loop and will have you wide eyed and thinking "I didn't see that coming!"

Overall: a wonderful debut for Lori Brighton, with her dash of paranormal in this historical it makes for a truly magical and fun read!