The Wild Ride Book Club

We meet every 1st Sunday of the month, 4pm - 6pm
Scroll down to see what books we are reading and to learn more about the club.

Must be 21+ to join.

Next Meet Up: Sunday, Dec 8, 4pm - 6pm
Location: Consignment Lounge
3520 W Diversey Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

The December meet up was moved due to the Thanksgiving Holiday

Current Reading List for
December Meet Up

Ready For Her Yeti by Neva Post

Can beauty love the snow beast?

Helen is eager for a break from her life after being dumped before her wedding. She jumps at the chance to return to Alaska as a winter caretaker at a resort lodge. A month of solitude is exactly what she needs to recharge, refocus, and regain control of her life. But Helen discovers she isn’t alone. The position has already been filled by the legendary yeti, who turns out to be kind, quirky, and hot enough to melt snow.

Rab is ready to hunker down for winter and enjoy some creature comforts. He has food in the pantry, stacks of firewood, and a bed with sheets that feel like silk after months of sleeping on the ground. There’s only one problem. The elusive beauty who secretly stole his heart years ago is back and has claimed his job. He never dared reveal himself to Helen before, but now that he has, he’s afraid one month with her won’t be nearly enough.

C.W.: No CW’s given by author.

Hook-up To Holidate by Rose Santoriello

Indigo Watson gets serotonin from sticking to her plans. She has a long list of to-do’s, including grading midterms, and the list only grows longer when she meets a sexy half-orc at the bar. After spending a weekend with the woman, Indigo is beside herself with feelings, and for once, it’s not anxiety: it’s lust.

Vega Daelor is an orcling woman with a body of steel and a heart of pure gold. She recently started a new job as Department Chair of Charms at Augury University, but everything goes astray when the submissive, little elfborn she’s been fooling around with turns out to be her subordinate.

With the holiday season upon them and a perfect sister to outshine, Indigo gathers up the courage to ask Vega to be her “Holidate.” It’s a foolproof plan. She’ll have a hottie by her side to show off to the family, and she can get Vega out of her system for good. But when the sun sets and the string-lights rise, they find themselves falling for each other instead. Will Indigo follow her job’s zero fraternization policy, or will she be asking for a girlfriend this Christmas?

CW: Adult language, consensual sex between adults, sex under the magical influence (consent received before under the influence), vague and brief mention of parental and sibling death, discussions of mental illness and mental health issues including anxiety, depression, and mood swings, as well as difficult relationship with family.

About The Wild Ride Book Club

The Wild Ride Book Club was created from the shared love of reading fantasy romance novels. This book club does not take itself too seriously, and its main goal is to bring people together to have fun, swap books, and read books with lots of spice!

When and where does the book club meet?
We meet the 1st Sunday of each month from 4pm - 6pm. Be sure to check the location, we like to bounce around the neighborhood establishments! This is not a knit group, and you do not need to know how to knit/crochet to join, but some of us might be doing so as we discuss!

What is Fantasy Romance?
Fantasy romance is any work of fiction with fantastical, magical, or non-human elements (not set in space, and not with a technology focus, as this would be classified as sci-fi), where there's a significant romantic element. This club focuses on the romantic element that includes lots of spice!