Mistakes Were Made
A Novel
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4.5 • 540 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
"This blazing-hot forbidden romance manages to sensibly, and compassionately, capture the complexities of starting adult life after college and finding love and your identity in middle age. Cassie and Erin’s romance is by turns delightfully raunchy and deeply emotional. This reader hopes Wilsner keeps these scorchers coming." - The Washington Post
“[Wilsner writes] erotic yearning in a class all their own.” - Entertainment Weekly
From Meryl Wilsner, the acclaimed author of Something to Talk About, comes Mistakes Were Made, a sharp and sexy rom-com about a college senior who accidentally hooks up with her best friend’s mom.
When Cassie Klein goes to an off-campus bar to escape her school’s Family Weekend, she isn’t looking for a hookup—it just happens. Buying a drink for a stranger turns into what should be an uncomplicated, amazing one-night stand. But then the next morning rolls around and her friend drags her along to meet her mom—the hot, older woman Cassie slept with.
Erin Bennett came to Family Weekend to get closer to her daughter, not have a one-night stand with a college senior. In her defense, she hadn’t known Cassie was a student when they'd met. To make things worse, Erin’s daughter brings Cassie to breakfast the next morning. And despite Erin's better judgement—how could sleeping with your daughter’s friend be anything but bad?—she and Cassie get along in the day just as well as they did last night.
What should have been a one-time fling quickly proves impossible to ignore, and soon Cassie and Erin are sneaking around. Worst of all, they start to realize they have something real. But is being honest about the love between them worth the cost?
"Wilsner proves their serious romance range with a sophomore novel that laughs in the slow-burning face of their debut by kicking off with a hookup that'll have you fanning your face for days." - Buzzfeed
“A steaming hot, thoughtful story about all kinds of love, featuring a firecracker of a couple that’s impossible not to root for.” - Women's Health
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
In this smart, saucy romantic comedy, the most inconvenient romance can also be the most passionate. When college senior Cassie Klein has a sizzling rendezvous with an older woman named Erin at a bar, they both write it off as a fun but meaningless one-night stand. But things get complicated when Cassie meets her BFF, Parker, for breakfast the next morning—and Parker brings along her mom. Meryl Wilsner does an amazing job weaving complex emotions into a very fun read. Told from the two heroines’ perspectives, Mistakes Were Made is full of heartache and tension. It’s a tribute to love, friendship, and family.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Wilsner (Something to Talk About) puts a queer spin on the concept of the MILF in this hilarious, high-heat rom-com. College senior and aspiring aerospace engineer Cassie, 21, picks up medical doctor Erin, 38, at a bar. After parting ways, both women are shocked when they're reunited at breakfast by Parker, Erin's daughter and Cassie's freshman friend. The whole affair should end there, but things heat up further over winter break when Cassie goes to stay with Parker, putting her and Erin under the same roof—and unable to resist temptation. Though they both feel crushing guilt about sneaking around behind Parker's back and harbor reservations about entering a relationship, they struggle to keep their hands off each other. To make the dynamic work, Wilsner has to sell the off-the-charts chemistry—and succeeds in spades, producing some toe-curling sex scenes. The emotional slow-burn runs perhaps a bit too far behind the sexual fast-burn, but the women's baggage is fleshed out just enough that, while their emotional constipation remains frustrating, it is at least believable. It feels inevitable that their lies will blow up in their faces, but instead Wilsner takes an unexpected route that may leave some readers slightly unsatisfied. Still, by coupling raunchy humor and genuine connection, Wilsner's sophomore outing offers plenty to love.
Customer Reviews
See AllSexy and fun romantic novel
This is my new favorite book. I’ve read it three times and I’m going to read it again. The characters extremely well developed, easy to identify with, and I feel like I’m right there with them in their experiences.
Ummmm.
Can this happen to me.
Love. Love.
Must read!
It’s hard to put down once you start reading!