Seeking Mr. Wrong
Author: Natalie Charles
Reviewer: Nima
Rating: A
What I’m Talking About:
Seeking Mr. Wrong is a book for anyone who reads a lot (too much) contemporary romance. Readers will be able to identify all the markers they expect, but will love the acknowledgement of everything that annoys them. Cute and sweet Lettie Osbourne writes children’s books about manners. Her publisher gets sold to an outfit that specializes in erotica while she still has one book left on her contract and the advance is long gone. To fulfill her obligation, she takes on the challenge of writing in the new-to-her genre.
Lettie admits, “I never understood the appeal of the angry alpha male. If I were to make a list of qualities that I want in a mate, it wouldn’t include stomping. Maybe a willingness to make dinner every now and then and a basic understanding of laundry.” As she struggles to embrace her inner vixen, she meets the mostly vanilla, non-alpha male that is the love of her life. Yes, he looks like Superman, but this is a guy who doesn’t own a red tie. This is a love story about some pretty nice, normal people. While they meet, fall in love, break up, and hopefully make-up, Lettie has a smutty running commentary in her head à la James Thurber’s 1939 The Secret Lives of Walter Mitty. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P332De250mE
She also does mental interviews with Oprah. One word: hilarious. Through the process she learns a lot about herself both painful and funny. Lettie’s inner voice is wonderfully sarcastic, but her editor stole the best line. In a conversation about the manuscript Lettie submits, “…I despise the word moist, so I’m going to strike it from the manuscript and ask you to come up with something else. Same with panties. Can’t stand it. Makes me think of my childhood. Give her a lace thong instead.” I was on the elliptical at the gym. I stopped and cheered. Yes, people stared. Worth it. Buying this book? Totally worth it.
My Rating: A, Loved It
About the Book:
Lettie Osbourne has lived her whole life by the book. Sweet, predictable, and certainly not living life on the edge, she’s always been content to make a living as a kindergarten teacher who writes adorable children’s books on the side. After her fiancé leaves her, Lettie decides she is perfectly content to accept her fate as mother to her beloved dog Odin and favorite auntie to her niece and nephew.
But then everything changes.
When Lettie’s publisher decides to sell only erotica, her editor convinces her to turn up the heat and throw some spice into her vanilla life. Lettie sets out to find the perfect man to inspire her writing…and finds him in her school’s vice principal, Eric Clayman. As Lettie and Eric grow closer and her writing gets steamier, she’s left wondering: is Eric Mr. Wrong? Or Mr. Right?
Release Date: February 13, 2017
Publisher: Pocket Star
Series: Standalone
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format(s): e-book
Book Source: Publisher
Purchase Info:
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