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Treasure State Wildcats #4

Audible audiobook

Author: Devney Perry 

Narrators: Megan Wicks and Robert Hatchett

Stevie and Maverick were joined at the hip when they were children, until 10-year-old Maverick said something mean and things escalated to a point where, more than a decade later, they barely tolerate each other. Their families are best friends so they keep it civil but they don’t hide they can’t stand each other. 

When Maverick’s mom, who’s terminally ill, asks them to go on a date as her dying wish, Stevie is horrified. She gets even more horrified when Maverick agrees. She shouldn’t be surprised as he adores his mother.  Fake dating, obviously. And off on terrible dates they go until they start to miss what they had when they were friends… and when Stevie comes with a proposition to Maverick, everything changes. 

I have loved the Wildcats series from book 1 and I loved that this book was going to be about Maverick, Rush’s roommate. It hit me in the feels hard. It deals with grief and how to cope with all the feelings that come with it. The loss of a parent is something that hits you in a visceral way, especially when it’s a loving and beloved one. I loved how, even though she still harbored resentment towards Mav, Stevie was THERE for him and it was touching and beautiful. After all she was mourning too. 

The audiobook is narrated dual style by Megan Wicks and Robert Hatchett and it’s amazing. Megan’s voice suits Stevie, who’s a little snarky, a little sassy and also a little insecure. Robert’s warm and melodious voice gives us the cocky and arrogant star athlete, but also the lost and grief-stricken son. You just want to hold him in the palm of your hand and tell him things will be fine. It’s that good!

If you are a fan of the Wildcats, you’ll love this one with the childhood friendships, the banter, being each other’s many firsts, a mother’s dying wish that shows how much she knows and loves these two kids, a lot of grieving and a lot of healing and a lovely HEA. 

You’ll catch up with all the Wildcats and the epilogues (yes, plural) spanning years will get you all teared up. Lovely!

Content notes: death of a loved one (leukemia), grief