Wildcard

A Westbrook Elite Standalone

By: Cambria Hebert

Narrated by: Cecily Foster, Gavin McAllister

Length: 13 hrs and 37 mins

Publisher's summary

Pretty sure I was a serial killer in my past life.
Because karma is kicking my ass in this one.
Everything was copasetic. I was coasting on the wave of life… until a gnarly swell pulled me under, and I washed ashore to a nightmare. A nightmare there was no waking from.
So I packed my shit and moved all the way to the other side of the country—to the only place someone was willing to give me a second chance.
I came to swim, and though I’m on the team, I don’t want to be Elite. These bros are exactly like the ones I left behind, and I’m not stupid enough to get betrayed again.
But then karma shows up and laughs right in my face.
I slept with my coach’s daughter.
Because of course I did.
And though she calls to me like a siren, that night was just a distraction. A one-time thing.
Until she shows up at Daddy’s pool as the assistant coach. Now the very girl I can’t get off my mind is the one just declared off-limits.
Naturally, my heart decides it can’t beat without her jade stare, sassy mouth, and car that cruises so slow it uses a calendar as a speedometer.
Now I’m at the top of Coach’s crap list, and everything I left in Cali comes knocking at my door. With Landry’s safety on the line, I won’t just roll over and take it. This time, I’ll put up a fight.
There’s no telling what I’ll do or how far I’ll go to make sure Landry isn’t punished for standing by my side. When things get dangerous, I know this wildcard can’t play this game alone.
Because even if trusting people doesn’t come easy… loving her does.

Wildcard is a college sports romance novel that can be listened to as a standalone.

©2023 Cambria Hebert Books, LLC (P)2024 Pink Flamingo Productions

Rush and Landry

Rush and Landry met previously and had a steamy encounter. Both thought they would never see each other again. Rush finds out that the coaches daughter , Landry, will become the assistant swim coach. Rush knows she is off limits, but their attraction is still strong.I love a great sports romance and Cambria Hebert, doesn't disappoint. It is a spicy romance, with angst, drama, emotions, and twists and turns,
Cecily Foster and Gavin McAllister narration is perfection. They captured the personalities, emotions and voices of all the characters. Very well.done
#the flock on tour #PFP productions

Love Elite Swimmers!

Rush might be my new favorite elite swimmer! He transferred to a new place for a fresh start. But someone from his past starts to mess with him. This time, however, he has people who believe in him and are behind him the whole way. One such person just so happens to be the coach’s daughter and the new assistant coach! When someone targets her, Rush doesn’t back down. Not only does he get the girl, but he also uncovers the truth about what happened in his past.

An Elite newcomer

My favorite part of this book was the bromance between Lars and Rush. It was equal parts sweet and hilarious. I love everything about Elite and their found family. I love each couple’s story, but what I love most is how each story is really about the whole crew. It isn’t a typical standalone where the old characters have small cameos. Elite is an integral piece of every part of the story.

I’m so so so excited to get to Coach’s story!!

Love this series

What a perfect ending. I love Jason’s mom 😂 both narrators did an excellent job at narrating

Fantastic Story & Listen🎧 Heartfelt & Steamy!

It is great to be back in Cambria Hebert’s “Westbrook Elite” world again for another amazing novel, a sports romance and wow get a fan ready because she turned up the heat for this one. Each book stands on its own in this series, but I recommend enjoying them in order written because the characters are interconnected and appear in each other’s books and knowing their backstory adds more depth and seeing them again is like seeing an old friend. That said, this fifth book is Jason Rush and Landry Resch’s story, both recent additions to the “Elite”, both coming with their own secrets and baggage. Their first encounter was a steamy one meeting while he was checking out the school and she was visiting her father, who is the swim team’s head coach. Landry transfers to Westbrook after injuring her shoulder, and her father made her an assistant coach. We learn later on that the injury was not the only reason she left Ohio to go live with her dad. Rush was not expecting to see Landry again, and vice versa, but they still held that fierce attraction to each other. Despite her being off limits as the coach’s daughter, he had to have her, and she had to have him. Then Rush’s past comes back to haunt him, a past he is still trying to come to grips with. Landry stands by his side and so does Lars, his roommate and best friend and, to Rush’s surprise, so does the team. I loved the camaraderie amongst the team members, as well as the friendship bond between Lars and Rush. There is never a dull moment in this book, the story has a lot of layers and the writing, plot and world building is fantastic, as are the character growth and development. This fast-moving story has drama, angst, twists and turns, heartfelt emotions, and steamy romance. Cambria Hebert, thank you for another amazing story and emotional rollercoaster ride.

🎧📚🎧 Cecily Foster and Gavin McAllister were the perfect cast to bring these characters to life, doing so with a complete understanding of who they were portraying, giving each a voice that was fitting. I loved how they took each role and made it their own, sounding believable and just as I imagined the characters would sound. Foster nailed it as Landry, grasping every aspect of her personality, from her fierceness and to her strength and caring side. McAllister did the same for Rush and was spot on with his personality, from his vulnerable side to bossy Dom side. Both were fantastic performing the roles of all the secondary and side characters, too. They set the right tone for the story, captured all the characters’ emotions and had you feeling them all. These entertaining storytellers are a pleasure to listen to and their performance elevates this already amazing story to another level. Thanks for another fabulous listen.

Rush and Landry

Rush and Landry

Loved the narration and the story.
The narrators did an excellent job.

I loved Rush and Landry's story another great story to the series. Rush was the grumpy newbie to the Elites and only seemed to get along with the Swedish angel Lars. Even though this is the fifth book it can be read/listened to as a standalone but if your like me I love to know everyone's story I still need to read/listen to the first two. These two meet when Rush visited the pool after is interview for the swim team and Landry showed up. They hook up thinking they won't see each other. Months later Rush sees her as she is introduced as an assistant coach and the coach's daughter. Not only do you get their insta love story you also get both characters back story that led them to elite and Rush's is quite a story. Can't wait for more.

Secrets Revealed

Rush is the newest member of Elite. He came to Westbrook under mysterious circumstances and isn't very social with the other Elite members. The only person who has broken through to him is Lars. In WTF you see Rush go after the person hurting Lars. That is the first bond we see for Rush.

Wildcard starts out over the previous holidays when Rush and his parents are at Westbrook to interview to transfer. He and Landry have a chance meeting in the pool at Westbrook where she thinks he is drowning and dives in to save him when all he was doing was trying to blank his mind and remember the events that landed him at Westbrook.

Now, a few weeks into the new semester, Landry is introduced to the team as the Assistant Coach and Coach's daughter. We all know the old adage about Karma. Well it just came back to bite Rush. The one person he is interested in is the one person off limits.

When Rush's past comes back with a vengeance and goes after Landry, what will be the fall out. Will his former teammates and friends fill in the blanks of his missing memory? Will the person targeting him, get their revenge by hurting Landry? Will justice finally be served?

Oh, and did I mention who Rush's parents are? Goodness, talk about a major "reveal".

Now I want to know if Bodie, and possibly Blair, are the next new recruits for Westbrook. And will either get a book in this series? Or will we see a spin-off series? Just sayin'.

It was nice to listen to Cecily Foster again. It's been so long since I've listened to her. I loved her version of Landry and the strength she has during everything going on in her life. Gavin McAllister is new to me. I loved his take on Rush. He played a more mature college student, but given everything Rush has gone through, it makes sense.

Still loving this series 5 books in...

This world got another fun twist when Coach’s daughter transferred to Westbrook—in some series, the books are sort-of ‘all the same’ but 5 books deep, this one absolutely isn’t.

In this one, we get a male lead who has been falsely accused of mürd3r and a female lead who has more faith in him than he does himself.


Forbidden vibes (assistant coach/ team member).
Athletes (swimmers).
Broken hero.
Mystery.
College campus setting.
Instalove.
Stalking.
Lots of witty banter.
Rich kids.
College campus setting.

I absolutely love the displays of loyalty and found family that this series always provides. The suspense-y vibes kept me hooked, even if it was predictable—a fun read.

4 stars.


🎧 Audio:
Great! Excellent narrators, perfect performances and overall: high quality. 🦩

Such a good story!

5/5⭐️
4/5🌶️
5/5🎧

I love this series so much. Cambria really did such a wonderful job with each story I’ve read so far and Rush may just be my favorite so far.

Rush and Landrys relationship started out with a bang literally 😅 Rushs dominant side and dirty mouth were so good in this story. I love how he always stopped to check in on how Landry was feeling. I adore a sad broken guy and this guy was sad and broken. I loved that Landry was by his side and believed in him from the beginning.

The smut was unreal and the chemistry was palpable through the pages. I highly recommend this book and I seriously can’t wait to read it again soon!

The Audio was wonderful and I loved the narrators that brought this story to life.

Rush and Landry come alive!

I was already in love with this Westbrook Elite book and Rush was already one of my favorite book boyfriends, but the audiobook has now cemented it so much deeper!

The narration for Rush and Landry is fabulous. Rush's sarcastic, dominant, bad boy attitude comes across so well... but so does his softer, unsure side. I was melting for him over and over again! Landry's strength and sass come through so perfectly. When the two of them were bantering, I was laughing out loud, and when they were having spicy or heartfelt moments, I was rapt with attention.

I also caught a lot of moments I missed on my first read! Like the funny one-liners from the other bros, more of the special relationships Rush and Landry have with Lars, and just how deep the friction goes between Rush and everyone around him before they really get to know him.

The suspense is still wild! A murder mystery on top of a romance!? You really get a feel for how frustrating it is that Rush really doesn't know what happened that night and for the danger Landry is in by being associated with him. And the way the bros step up is quintessentially amazing! I was definitely tearing up when they all rally around him (and during the epilogue too!) I think I really need to listen to some of the other Westbrook bros in audio!