After losing both her job and her boyfriend in the same day, Embry Willis is ready to curl up on her couch and wallow in her misery. Her best friend Haley thinks she needs to move on instead, so she secretly nominates her to compete on a reality TV dating show. They're both surprised when Embry's application is selected. With nothing to lose besides what little is left of her pride, Embry decides to go on the show, figuring that if nothing else, she can use the time by the pool to figure out her next career move. Everything changes when she arrives on the tropical island where the show is being filmed and learns that the bachelor is none other than Ryan Hastings, quarterback for the Chicago Grizzlies and the player she accidentally insulted in a video clip that went viral several months earlier. Ryan's agent convinced him to do the show in order to spice up his "golden boy" reputation, which he needs if he wants more sponsorships and a big contract extension. Unfortunately for Embry, Ryan recognizes her from the video and decides to make her time on the show as awkward and uncomfortable as possible. The more time he spends with her, however, the more he realizes that she's the one woman on the show with whom he could actually see a future.
I don't watch reality TV but I do love football and sports romances, so I've really been looking forward to reading this story. It was totally worth the wait! I enjoyed it so much that I read more than half of it in a single sitting (and I would have kept going if I hadn't been so tired I could barely keep my eyes open). Even when they were supposed to be enemies, Ryan and Embry were super cute together, and their playful banter and obvious chemistry kept me glued to my Kindle. I couldn't wait for them to finally act on the slowly simmering feelings between them.
I highly recommend "Winning Mr. Wrong" for all contemporary romance and romantic comedy fans. It was the first book I've read by this author but certainly won't be the last.
*Review copy provided by the author/publisher via Grey's Promotions. All opinions expressed are my own.
About "Winning Mr. Wrong"
Mr. Wrong /ˈmistər rôNG/ noun: the polar opposite of the perfect man. "A prime example of Mr. Wrong is a certain quarterback incapable of letting a grudge go."
A reality television dating show was never part of my post-college plan. Nearly broke, unemployed, recently dumped me let my best friend Haley decide it should be.
They say don't make life-altering decisions after five shots of tequila, and I now believe whoever coined that phrase.
We all have rough patches, right? When nothing sounds better than snuggling on the couch in your favorite sweats inhaling chocolate?
Well, I've signed up for the glamorous version. Designer dresses. Poolside lounge chair. Open bar.
Unfortunately, my free vacation takes a turn from mildly humiliating to full-on mortification when the identity of the man I'm meant to woo is revealed.
What are the chances he's the quarterback I accidentally insulted on national television six months ago? Turns out they're pretty good.
Famous athletes receive plenty of press coverage. Odds he remembers my constructive criticism? Turns out they're also pretty good.
Thanks to a one-way plane ticket and a thirty-page contract I probably should have read before signing, I'm forced to follow through. To embark on a journey around the world with a man who hates me and the twenty-four other women he's "dating" that will be forever enshrined on film for millions to watch weekly.
All to win Mr. Wrong.
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