The #1 New York Times bestselling author delivers a fun romantic comedy about a woman reconnecting with her high school ex after writing him into her latest romance book.
Gemma hasn’t written in years, but post-divorce, she dove back into writing romance. When her proposal didn’t sell, she became convinced it was because no one wanted her nice-guy heroes and decided to write an absolute Mr. Wrong…based on her first crush, Mason Moretti, now a star hockey player. She’s sure no one will make the connection between her highland laird and an NHL enforcer. Of course, someone does, and her secret is out.
Mason is going through some drama of his own as an aging hockey player, and when his “reunion-cute” with Gemma goes viral, he proposes some media-worthy fake dating to help her book. Which is so sweet and not at all to help solve his own image problem. Gemma reluctantly agrees. Mason convinces Gemma to go away with him so she can finish her overdue second book while giving him anti-asshole lessons. And if he really just wants to get time away with her, that’s not a bad move, right? Or is it?
Themes & Tropes:
- High school crush
- Second chances
- Athlete
- Hockey
- Writer/Author
- Sports Romance
- Miscommunication
- Fake dating
- Dual POV
Review:
Writing Mr. Wrong by Kelley Armstrong is all about having a good redemption arc. I liked Gemma. She had a lot of personal issues to work out after being hurt in romantic relationships, including her divorce. Gemma writes a character in her first book, as a published author, based on a famous hockey player that she used to know. She needed an asshole character, and she thought he was the perfect example for that.
For Gemma's book launch, she is hosted on a talk show, and they bring Mason on as well, who is the hockey player the main male character is based on. The public loved Mason and Gemma together, so Mason's publicist came up with the idea for them to have a fake dating relationship. IT can help with Gemma's book sales and improve Mason's current image. People are eating it up. Gemma soon realizes she is not over Mason and still has a crush on him. All Mason wants is to be in Gemma's good graces.
I enjoyed this one. I thought the author's take on several common tropes was extremely entertaining. It isn't very often that I want a book that has the miscommunication trope. I also listened to the audiobook, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I thought the dual narration was fantastic. I would recommend listening to this audio. As far as the miscommunication went, they eventually figured it out in the end. I am glad the characters ended up figuring things out; otherwise, my opinion would have been very different.
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