Do
books have souls?
Anna Black has the perfect novel choice for her book club. She also has a sexy
new neighbor who jumps at the opportunity to join fellow bookworms in discussing
her pick for their summer read.
It’s lust at first sight and the marriage of two literary souls.
The charismatic owner of a new T-shirt store in Des Moines’s East Village, Eric
Steinmann, has a confident air and an irresistible “mating dance.” He’s almost
perfect… until he says the wrong word.
Will Anna and Eric write their own story? Or will their chemistry die when
fiction turns into reality?
Author’s Note: Right Guy, Wrong Word was originally written as a
short story, The Last Person. It’s been revised with significant changes
to the original content and extended into a full-length novel.
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Erica
– ☆☆☆☆
Right Guy, Wrong Word is a previous short story expanded into a full-length
novel.
Sweet. Lighthearted. Banterific. Humorous. A quick and light afternoon or
weekend read. A perfect summer read with a Hallmark Movie vibe (that's a good
thing) Meet Cute embarrassment.
Eric is Anna's new neighbor, joining them for book club. He totally trashes
Anna's Book of the Month pick. I do have to agree with Eric when it comes to
over-description and show vs tell. Otherwise, Eric comes off as pretentious.
Loads and loads of banter, where in the right mood, it comes off as humorous and
delightful. In the wrong mood, it could get annoying fast. A little forced if
not in the right mindset.
Push-pull. Anna is vibing with Eric but equally annoyed at him. So was this
reader. Eric got beneath my skin but not necessarily in a good way and I was in
the Hallmark Movie mindset.
I enjoyed the banter, the book chatter, and the mating dance between Eric and
Anna.
A delightful afternoon read.
Ruthie
– ☆☆☆☆
This is a story which started life as a short story and has been expanded – I
am very grateful that this is the case, as it is a good read!
In a way the title says it all, Anna meets this super hot guy, Eric, who has
just moved in her block and invites him to her book club. He then proceeds to
say that he disliked the book and shatters her dreams... although he doesn't
understand just how she can be so set on not giving them a chance because of
one differing opinion.
As the reason is revealed – in a most unexpected way – it seems like even the
attraction has been severed by that discovery. Life moves on and we then move
forward a number of years and fate brings them back together again. Anna has
moved on, but still in her heart holds the view that her shattered dream was
due to him, rather than the book itself.
What is clever here is that we know that they have a connection which is
holding them back, and yet they are busy with life, and it is easier to ignore
it and move on. We may even know that feeling, and that little niggle in the
back of our minds as to whether that really was a sensible decision. That
tension keeps the level of engagement and need to turn the pages high. I raced
through to find out just what did happen in the end, and how that traumatic
revelation at a book club changed the future of two people hugely attracted to
each other.
JEWEL
E. ANN is a Wall Street Journal & USA
Today bestselling author with a quirky sense of humor. When she's not
saving the planet one tree at a time, you can find her role modeling
questionable behavior to her three boys, binge-watching Netflix with her
husband, and writing mind-bending romance.
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