Checking Mr. Wrong by Anne Kemp: Book Review

 **ARC received for consideration. All opinions are my own. 

The Book

She’s a grump with a grudge. He’s a sweetheart with a slapshot. Sparks were expected, but the fireworks? Pure magic.

Mabel

Returning to Maple Falls wasn’t part of my five-year plan—or my backup plan. Or any plan, really. But here I am, back in my quirky hometown, dodging my mother’s judgment and trying not to cringe every time someone mentions the viral moment. (Yes, that one. No, I don’t want to talk about it.)

When my editor sends me to cover the NHL’s shiny new team, the Ice Breakers, I’m all in—until I meet Asher Tremblay. He’s their too-charming defenseman with a knack for wrecking my focus and my sanity. Equal parts infuriating and irresistible, but falling for him? Not on my agenda. Nope.

Asher

I’ve worked my whole life to make it in the NHL. A new team means a fresh start, and I won’t let anything distract me—least of all a snarky reporter who seems determined to hate me on sight.

But the more I see Mabel, the more I want to know what’s behind her walls. She’s fire and chaos, and I’ve spent my whole life playing it safe. Maybe she’s exactly what I need. I came to Maple Falls to chase my dream, but now all I want is her.

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Checking Mr. Wrong is part of the Love in Maple Falls sweet hockey romcom multi-author series. It's a grumpy sunshine story with forced proximity in this small town romance with all the sizzle and chemistry, but none of the spice.

The Author

Anne Kemp is a bestselling author of romantic comedies. She loves reading (and she does it ridiculously fast, too!), gluten-free baking (because everyone needs a hobby that makes them crazy), and finding time to binge-watch her favorite shows. She grew up in Maryland but made Los Angeles her home until she encountered her own real-life meet-cute at a friend's wedding where she ended up married to one of the groomsmen. For real.

Anne now lives on the Kapiti Coast in New Zealand, and even though she was married at Mt. Doom, no…she doesn’t have a Hobbit. However, she and her husband do have a terrier named George Clooney and when she’s not writing, she’s usually with them taking a long walk on the river by their home.

You can find Anne on her website - come say hi! She’d love to hear from you: www.annekemp.com

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On TikTok: @annekempauthor

Book Review

I loved meeting the Ice Breakers last fall, and with only three books in, I can already say that this new round of players is shaping up to be just as wonderful! I mean, smalltown fall vibes + hockey... what could be better than that? In this book, we get to know Asher and Mabel. I absolutely adored these two... right from their rocky meet-cute! They had a really easy chemistry between them that I couldn't help but enjoy. There were plenty of sweet and humorous moments to keep my smiling, but it was those more vulnerable moments that really made me love these two- Mabel's rocky relationship with her mother and Asher's struggle with OCD, which I thought Anne did such a great job of depicting. The timeline for this series is the same/similar across each book, so having read the first two books already, it was really fun to see events from the previous books through a different perspective too. I cannot wait to see what this team has in store for the next book! 

Checking Mr. Wrong is a closed-door romance with kisses only and no language. It is the third book in the multi-author Love in Maple Falls series, a spin-off of the Love on Thin Ice series. While there is definitely some crossover that those who have read in order will appreciate, I do think this could be enjoyed as a standalone as well. 


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