The Wild Sight by Loucinda McGary

Publishers Weekly reviewed The Wild Sight describing it as a “smashing romantic suspense… sizzling romance…” I know because I read the words on the cover. And it is an interesting cover. The girl on the shore—of the sea, of a fen?—with flowing hair and white dress could be ancient or modern, but the guy’s chest seems to be appearing from a thoroughly modern shirt. A curious mix.

And the book is a delightful mix too, with a wealth of intersecting stories: Rylie is looking for the father who deserted her in the States when she was a child; Donovan is trying to sell the family home without triggering the visions that sent him fleeing long ago; the professor wants to dig up old treasures, which naturally send Donovan back into the past, both recent and distant. And there’s a body, guns and a Druid.

I loved the way the author depicted Donovan’s “sight.” The switches between worlds were very smoothly done, touched with fear, loyalty, excitement, and even fun. Meanwhile Donovan and Rylie fight against the possibility of falling in love, afraid that they might in fact be brother and sister. The tension between them is neatly and powerfully handled, and I particularly loved their decision to resist temptation until there might be “no regrets.”

Ah, but what kind of regrets did they mean? The answers reveal themselves through past and present, giving the reader a wild exciting ride through recent and ancient Irish history. And true love wins through.

This really was a fun book. I’d certainly recommend it.