The Wild Road: A Dirk & Steele Novel

Written by Marjorie Liu

Narrated by Emma Lysy

“An uber-sexy escapist paranormal….The perfect beach read.”—Eloisa James 

“Anyone who loves my work should love Liu’s.”—Christine Feehan

New York Times bestselling author Marjorie M. Liu has created a dark and complex world of mystery, danger, passion, and sensuality with her remarkable Dirk and Steele novels, and The Wild Road carries us back there once again. Publishers Weekly calls her paranormal stories of love and supernatural adventure, “a fresh thrill for anyone in the market for an extraordinary romance,” which includes any reader already addicted to the novels of Christine Feehan, Jeaniene Frost, and Nalini Singh. In The Wild Road, a breathtaking, solitary creature, the last of his race, is irresistibly drawn to a mysterious woman with no memory of who she is but is in obvious peril. Discover why Booklist says, “If you have yet to add Liu to your must-read list, you’re doing yourself a disservice.”

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperAudio
• Release date: Jun 16, 2020
• ISBN: 9780062980502

Marjorie Liu

Marjorie Liu is the New York Times bestselling author of the Monstress series, illustrated by Sana Takeda. She also writes for Marvel Comics, including Black Widow, X-23, and Astonishing X-Men. Marjorie teaches comic book writing at MIT and divides her time between Boston, Massachusetts, and Tokyo, Japan.

Reviews for The Wild Road

[capnrandm · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

While the plot was interesting, it seemed to be a bit out of place with the over all flow of things in the series. Lannes may be one of my favorite Dirk & Steele heros to date. "I read a lot", indeed.

[sunnysd_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Lannes is a gargoyle still dealing with trauma left over from long captivity by a witch. Claustrophobia, reluctance to be out among people, trust-issues.... But when he meets the woman with no name and no past, he feels honor-bound to help her.Waking up bloody in a smoky hotel room with a gun and three dead men at her feet and no memory didn't leave the woman with much room for trust. But when the big man named Lannes catches her about to steal his car, she reluctantly agrees to be helped.Now, the pair is on the run. With the help of Dirk & Steele operatives Koni & Rictor, they just might be able to elude the police - but the presence hiding in the woman's mind is bent on murder, and there doesn't seem to be any way to stop her.Lannes is softer than Liu's usual heroes - more like a normal person, which is ironic, considering he's a gargoyle. The book's opening is intriguing, and there's certainly plenty going on, but ultimately, although more revelations are made regarding Dirk & Steele the agency, the story itself is somewhat disappointing. Well-written with good potential, the plot struggles a bit too much between suspense and romance, with too many details dependent upon other stories already told and yet to be told. I wouldn't have missed reading it, and I'll keep it, but it isn't Liu's strongest book.

[jjmachshev_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

If you like paranormal romance and you haven't been reading Marjorie M. Liu's 'Dirk & Steele' series, you don't know what you're missing. She's created an urban fantasy/paranormal/romance series that allows her to write about everything from shapeshifters to psi-talents to gargoyles. Her latest is "The Wild Road" and once I picked it up, I just couldn't put it down...even to start "Acheron"! Now THAT'S saying something.She wakes up with no memories, in a strange room, in a burning hotel, surrounded by three dead men and a note on her jacket reading, "RUN". He's a gargoyle who learned to lock away his need to protect after he almost got his entire family killed by trying to help the wrong person. But something about this woman just won't let him turn away. And when his powers reveal the massive hole in her mind surrounded by a deep well of terror...he's hooked.The action starts on page one and doesn't quit. These two are on the run and so was my heart-rate. Sexy gargoyles, nasty witches, demons, shapeshifters...what else could you possibly need?

[theyodamom · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Done 3.3 stars-
A woman, wakes up to find herself in a room, filled with smoke, she is covered in blood and there are three dead men on the floor, she has a gun and a note pinned to her shirt that says 'RUN". She does and on her run she meets a man, who is not exactly like other men, he is a gargoyle, with a damaged soul. She does not remember anything before the moment she woke, but somebody is hunting her. These two lost people start a journey of death, fear, mystery and discovery.
More story based than romantic, the sex was earned not instant, the female was not an idiot, and the Gargoyle was hot, overall enjoyable. I still will not search out books by this author, she just doesn't excite my senses with her writing, but if one falls in my hands I'll probably read it someday.