By Jen
Ross Bencher kinda stole my heart. And then his 3 adorable kids enter the picture and I’m a goner. Inara Scott took a typical one night stand plot and turned it into a really sweet opposites attract romance. The first time Ross meets Kelsey, he’s just signed divorce papers and is feeling lonely and Kelsey is about to leave for Nepal the next day to climb a dangerous mountain. They know they’ll never see each other again so they give in and enjoy one night of crazy bow-chicka-wow-wow. Fast forward 3 years and whamo – Kelsey is unexpectedly thrown into Ross’ life again.
Ross is a single dad of 3 kids, trying to make a new life for his family in Denver. I liked Ross because he was the exact opposite of most male lead characters. He wasn’t broken, damaged or a cocky jerk; he’s a good guy, great dad, and super sexy. He’s not trying to manipulate anyone; he’s honestly a decent man with a great set of morals and wants to do the right thing.
Kelsey’s job choice makes her a unique female lead character. She’s a mountain climber, not just your average mountains either – she’s focused on climbing one of the most deadly in Nepal. When Ross and his family insert themselves into Kelsey’s life, it’s an unexpected diversion from what she’s supposed to be focused on – training. In the beginning, Kelsey kind of drove me nuts with some of her insecurities, the biggest one being her resistance to being around Ross’ kids, or any kids for that matter. Kelsey was actually a perfect fit for those kids, even helping one of them break out of his shell. Kelsey’s dad was pretty much a selfish jerk. Kelsey is so loyal to him, giving up what she wants to be there for him. I kind of wanted to kick the dad in the head and tell him to go take a hike.
Kelsey and Ross can’t deny their sexual chemistry which is as hot now, as it was 3 years before. But now that they are seeing each other on a more day to day basis, they can actually get to know each other better. Even though Ross and Kelsey are polar opposites in most ways, they both have the same core values – loyal, kind, and responsible. They are both really, really stubborn which doesn’t help them get it together very quickly but usually insta-love is hard to believe so I enjoyed watching them try to figure out their connection and where it should go. Real life is normally kind of messy and complicated and Ross and Kelsey’s story felt like a real life normal and messy relationship, it wasn’t supercharged with unnecessary drama and complications just so there could be some angst. I do have to say that the ending was a bit abrupt; I would have liked to have seen maybe one or two more chapters to wrap up how Kelsey’s decisions affected Ross and the kids.
Falling for Mr. Wrong was sexy, fun and the characters were very well developed. I enjoyed the unique mountain climbing aspects of the story and I would definitely read the other books in this series.
My rating: 4 stars
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Jen loves to read. She can’t stop herself. It’s become an obsession. She is in love with her husband, kids, iced coffee and books. Jen lives in beautiful Colorado but is originally from the West Coast.
Robin (Masshole Mommy) says
December 7, 2013 at 7:34 amThis sounds like a book that I’d love to curl up on the couch and read! Great review.
Michele says
December 7, 2013 at 7:37 amThis sounds like a book that I could just snuggle under the covers and read until I finished it! Your review is really great and now I have to go add another book to my TBR list!
Terry says
December 7, 2013 at 7:47 amI want to read this too!! I like hearing there are some good guys left out there. I thought I got the only one left. LOL…
Heather H says
December 7, 2013 at 9:35 amI’m not much for reading romance novels, as they all seem to pat/formulaic. However, your review of this one has convinced me that this one, at least, is set a bit apart. Thanks for such an in-depth look into a book I just might enjoy!
carol covato says
December 7, 2013 at 10:13 ama very complete review of the book.I normally don’t read romance but heard a little bit about this one and whenI saw your review I know this is a book I am going to read. Thank you so much for the very well written review!
Rosey says
December 7, 2013 at 10:26 amI like that it wasn’t super charged with drama. Too much is too much in my book, pun intended. I think it’s better to read when it’s closer to life. Thanks for the review!
Pam says
December 7, 2013 at 3:38 pmI love reading your book reviews. When you said you kind of wanted to kick Kelsie’s dad in the head I laughed out loud.
Healy Harpster says
December 7, 2013 at 4:00 pmI would love to read more about this book! Your review is great and very interesting.
Jennifer W says
December 7, 2013 at 4:06 pmThat is one I would definitely love to curl up and read. I will go check it out on Amazon.
Ashley Gill says
December 7, 2013 at 7:08 pmI am so interested in this book! I will be getting it on my kindle!!!
Jessica says
December 7, 2013 at 8:39 pmSounds Like a great book. Cant wait to read it
Annie Mai says
December 7, 2013 at 8:51 pmThat actually sounds like a great book! Gotta add it to my list 🙂
Jenn Oldaker says
December 7, 2013 at 10:47 pmThanks for the review! I’m hoping I was a good girl this year and either Santa blesses me with a kindle or i’m lucky and win one 🙂 Either way, I will have to add this to my list of books to read it does sound like a good read!
Melanie a/k/a CrazyMom says
December 8, 2013 at 8:41 amThis sounds like a great book for me.. I love to read and since I got a Kindle I read it all the time; need to add this to my reading list.. great review, thanks for sharing
Jennifer Dunaway says
December 8, 2013 at 8:49 amSounds like a great book. I can’t wait to read it.
Tough Cookie Mommy says
December 8, 2013 at 11:36 amThis sounds like a great book. I love the fact that the characters are so multi-faceted and that it deals with topics that most of us can really relate to.
Robyn says
December 9, 2013 at 7:42 amSounds like a great book. Right up my ally.
Laura says
December 9, 2013 at 9:01 amI was just looking for a good book. This one sounds like a winner
Marcy Shuler says
December 9, 2013 at 1:16 pmThis is a new-to-me author. I really like the sound of this book and plan to check it out. Thanks for the review.
Kimberly Alumbaugh says
December 10, 2013 at 2:59 pmSounds like a good book to me, might have to get it for my sister
Mindy Fink says
December 11, 2013 at 6:57 amThank you for this review. I am always looking for a good book to read and this one sounds like a great one.
Tamarra W says
December 11, 2013 at 8:41 pmThank you so much for this review, definitely a book I wouldn’t mind reading very interesting.
Nancy Allen says
December 12, 2013 at 2:37 pmThis sounds like a very good book. I don’t read a lot of romance books without a paranormal creature but I do on occasion will read one if sounds good and this one definitely does. I am going to add this to my tbr list. Thanks for the introduction.
carla bonesteel says
December 13, 2013 at 9:00 amI’m not really into romance books, but the title of this caught my attention, because I have fallen for Mr. Wrong more than once! I may read this one.
ellen beck says
December 13, 2013 at 10:17 pmI think we have to kiss a few frogs before we find our prince. Looks like a good book!
Terry Rodriguez says
December 16, 2013 at 4:27 pmI would love to read this novel. I have a feeling I might like it.
teresa mccluskey says
December 19, 2013 at 1:10 pmThis sounds like a really good book! I bet I would not put it down from open to close 😀