Listen free for 30 days

  • The Simple Wild

  • A Novel (The Simple Wild, Book 1)
  • Written by: K. A. Tucker
  • Narrated by: Rebekkah Ross
  • Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (143 ratings)

Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo + applicable taxes after 30 days. Cancel anytime.
The Simple Wild cover art

The Simple Wild

Written by: K. A. Tucker
Narrated by: Rebekkah Ross
Try for $0.00

$14.95 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $28.41

Buy Now for $28.41

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Tax where applicable.

Publisher's Summary

City girl Calla Fletcher attempts to reconnect with her estranged father, and unwittingly finds herself torn between her desire to return to the bustle of Toronto and a budding relationship with a rugged Alaskan pilot in this masterful new romance from acclaimed author K.A. Tucker.

Calla Fletcher was two when her mother took her and fled the Alaskan wild, unable to handle the isolation of the extreme, rural lifestyle, leaving behind Calla’s father, Wren Fletcher, in the process. Calla never looked back, and at 26, a busy life in Toronto is all she knows. But when her father reaches out to inform her that his days are numbered, Calla knows that it’s time to make the long trip back to the remote frontier town where she was born.

She braves the roaming wildlife, the odd daylight hours, the exorbitant prices, and even the occasional - dear God - outhouse, all for the chance to connect with her father: a man who, despite his many faults, she can’t help but care for. While she struggles to adjust to this new subarctic environment, Jonah - the quiet, brooding, and proud Alaskan pilot who keeps her father’s charter plane company operational - can’t imagine calling anywhere else home. And he’s clearly waiting with one hand on the throttle to fly this city girl back to where she belongs, convinced that she’s too pampered to handle the wild.

Jonah is probably right, but Calla is determined to prove him wrong. As time passes, she unexpectedly finds herself forming a bond with the burly pilot. As his undercurrent of disapproval dwindles, it’s replaced by friendship - or perhaps something deeper? But Calla is not in Alaska to stay and Jonah will never leave. It would be foolish of her to kindle a romance, to take the same path her parents tried - and failed at - years ago.

It’s a simple truth that turns out to be not so simple after all.

©2018 K.A. Tucker (P)2018 Simon & Schuster

What listeners say about The Simple Wild

Average Customer Ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    106
  • 4 Stars
    31
  • 3 Stars
    2
  • 2 Stars
    2
  • 1 Stars
    2
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    81
  • 4 Stars
    32
  • 3 Stars
    7
  • 2 Stars
    3
  • 1 Stars
    2
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    94
  • 4 Stars
    24
  • 3 Stars
    3
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    3

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Great story

It was a light read, I enjoyed it. I wasn’t a fan of the narrator though. She consistently mispronounced Canadian words and words in general which was a bit distracting. Not sure why they didn’t choose a Canadian narrator. Still worth the purchase, especially if you like K.A. Tucker’s other books.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Good Story, not the best performance

The story was beautifully described and written with much emotion. The performance was well articulated, but the places named in Canada were not pronounced properly. Sault St Marie is not pronounced “Salt” it’s pronounced “Sue” it would be beneficial to research places in books your performing before offending your audience.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Good listen, irritating mispronunciations!

I found the mispronunciations to be irritating! The Canadian locations especially! I found it to be a good story though, light but thoughtful.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Beautiful story

Definitely jerked at my emotions a few times. Great book and definitely continuing the series.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Don’t let Americans voice Canadian books please, but the story was amazing

The misspronunciation of Loblaw was jarring enough to take me out of the story but the emotional damage this book caused made me immediately buy the rest of the series.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Loved this so much

Best book I've read this year, I can't wait to read more from this author

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

The banter between the people.

Very descriptive, you can see the scenery and people, colors of people's clothing, flowers etc. they are talking about.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    1 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    1 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    1 out of 5 stars

Pretty terrible

The narrator’s voice is grating, plus she doesn’t know how to pronounce Canada-specific words which is pretty annoying and sloppy on behalf of whoever produced this. But what is worse is the story itself. The protagonist is an absolute nightmare of selfishness and vanity, and you have to hear 500 descriptions of everyone’s physical appearance because that’s all the character cares about. I actually yelled at my phone several times listening to this before giving up 22 chapters in due to frustration. I would’ve be interested to learn more about Alaska, the father/daughter relationship, even the freaking lost hikers, but this is chapters and chapters of someone with extreme privilege saying “poor me”.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    1 out of 5 stars

Don’t waste your time

Robotic narration of juvenile writing. Insufferable main character and annoying love interest. I was very disappointed! Do not recommend!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Excuse me while I book a trip to Alaska

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Wren, a charter pilot in Alaska, and big city girl, Susan, had whirlwind romance. They married and had their baby girl Calla. But her small town Alaska just wasn't cutting it for Susan and their love wasn't enough to make her stay. She was cold, lonely and depressed. Hoping Wren would follow her, Susan packed up and moved herself and Calla back to Toronto.

Calla is doing well. She has a steady boyfriend and stable career job, until suddenly she doesn't have either. Shortly after, she learns her absentee father who chose his charter company over her has cancer. No job, no boyfriend and living at home with her mom and step-dad, there is nothing stopping her from going to Alaska to get to know her father before his time is up.

While in Alaska, Calla has to get used to the simple life of little luxury while also dealing with the grumpy yeti living next door. Susan warned Calla about not falling in love with a sky cowboy from Alaska, but will she heed her mother's warning?

I loved this book. Very early on, I thought, oooh.. this is going to be a 5 star read. The only reason I took half a star off, was because I thought going into this book it was a stand alone in a series with different characters in each book - not realizing it was a duology. Now to be clear, I am NOT disappointed we are getting more Calla and Jonah in the next book. However, at the end of The Simple Wild, it did feel like their story was unfinished. I realize that is intentional to get you to want to read book 2, but I kind of wanted this book to end in a way that allowed it to stand out proudly on its own. Like, you don't have to read book two, but you want to because you can't get enough of these characters and the writing, not because their story felt unfinished. Maybe I'm being crazy and asking too much.

Regardless, I truly loved this book. Also, I have a SERIOUS appreciation for Canadian authors, because whenever non-Canadian authors write about Canadian cities or characters, they rely heavily on their travel experience or stereotypes. K.A. Tucker, made the Canadianisms genuine and seamless.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!