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The Simple Wild

by K.A. Tucker · Wild #1 · 400 pages · Published August 2018
Spoiler-light guide Series order included Similar books included
4.19 / 5 across 45K ratings
Spice: 🌶️🌶️ (2/5)

A emotional, romantic Adult contemporary romance built around city girl/wild man, alaska, father-daughter. 400 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.

Best for readers who want…

Emotional. Romantic. Atmospheric.

Emotional Romantic Atmospheric

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Emotional Romantic Atmospheric
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Content notes

Death
City Girl/Wild Man
Alaska
Father-Daughter
Book profile

Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown

How this book actually feels — based on mood analysis, not publisher blurbs.

Mood profile
Romance
40%
Fantasy
0%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
1/5
Spice
2/5
Core elements
Genre
Contemporary Romance
Moods
Emotional
Romantic
Atmospheric
Key Tropes
City Girl/Wild Man
Alaska
Father-Daughter
Ending
Satisfying
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Is The Simple Wild spicy?

Low heat (2/5) — some tension and mild scenes.

Do I need to read The Simple Wild in order?

The Simple Wild is book 1 in the Wild series. Start here.

Who would enjoy The Simple Wild?

Readers who love emotional and romantic stories with city girl/wild man and alaska. Best suited for Adult readers and up.

What kind of read is The Simple Wild?

A emotional, romantic Adult contemporary romance built around city girl/wild man, alaska, father-daughter. 400 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.

What are the content warnings for The Simple Wild?

Content notes include: death. Sort By Cravings always flags these so you can make informed choices.

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Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.

📚 Last reviewed: March 2026 Guide verified against current edition
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