Wildblood: A Novel

Written by Lauren Blackwood

Narrated by Kerri McLean

"This YA fantasy is delightfully narrated by Kerri McLean."- AudioFile Magazine

"McLean's lyrical performance and steady pacing keep the reader engaged in Victoria's story; she deftly narrates the many characters and makes them easily distinguishable to the listener." - Booklist

A thrilling new fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blackwood!

Eighteen-year-old Victoria is a Wildblood. Since she was kidnapped at the age of six and manipulated by the Exotic Lands Touring Company, she’s worked as a tour guide ever since with a team of fellow Wildbloods who take turns using their magic to protect travelers in a Jamaican jungle teeming with ghostly monsters.

When the boss denies Victoria an earned promotion to team leader in favor of Dean, her backstabbing ex, she’s determined to prove herself. Her magic may be the most powerful on the team, but she’s not the image the boss wants to send their new client, Thorn, a renowned goldminer determined to reach an untouched gold supply deep in the jungle.

Thorn is everything Victoria isn't: confident, impossibly kind, and so handsome he leaves her speechless. And when he entrusts the mission to her, kindness turns to mutual respect, turns to affection, turns to love. But the jungle is treacherous, and between hypnotic river spirits, soul-devouring women that shed their skin like snakes, and her ex out for revenge, Victoria has to decide - is promotion at a corrupt company really what she wants?

A Macmillan Audio production from Wednesday Books.

A fierce, lush fantasy by New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blackwood, Wildblood tells the story of a girl who must find the strength to defeat the demons of the jungle as well as her own to find where she truly belongs.

"A lyrically told story of healing after trauma and finding home, Wildblood is as fierce as it is beautiful, and as hopeful as it is heartbreaking." - Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of For the Wolf

"Wildblood is a poignant, thrilling, emotionally complex story of love and sacrifice. Victoria's tense journey through the haunted jungle is filled with terror and beauty, both supernatural and human, and will grip you until the very last page." - L. Penelope, award-winning author of the Earthsinger Chronicles

• Language: English
• Publisher: Macmillan Audio
• Release date: Feb 7, 2023
• ISBN: 9781250883568

Lauren Blackwood

LAUREN BLACKWOOD is a Jamaican American living in Virginia who writes Romance-heavy Fantasy for most ages. When not writing, she's a musician and a tiramisu connoisseur. She's the New York Times bestselling author of Within These Wicked Walls and Wildblood.

Reviews for Wildblood

[Alex Thompson · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The romance part of this book is very familiar to me because it echo's from her debut novel Within these Wicked Walls. Again there is a rather quickly grown love between the main character and her love interest. Like Within these Wicked Walls it didn’t really bother me, except you can’t explain Thorns side of his love. Victoria yes, but Thorn… Like her first book, Victoria is akin to a moth to the flame. She's been physically and emotionally abused so much so, that when someone comes along and shows her genuine kindness and interest, she appears to have a hard time not gravitating towards them.

As for the rest of the book…I am not really sure how I feel about it. I liked the supernatural/paranormal side of it, but the rest left me unsure. This book was very much a “Meh” for me. A quick read, but nothing really made me care about what happened to Victoria let alone Thorn one way or the other.