Title:  Tempting Mr. Wrong
Series:  Wrong Man #2
Author:  Kerri Carpenter
Genre:  Contemporary Romance
Published:  June 13, 2016
Publisher:  Entangled – Lovestruck
My Rating:  4 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

Lance Townsend craves freedom after years living a structured existence in the Army. But just as he’s about to start on his bucket list, Lance receives an unexpected request: check in on his goddaughter. The problem? The adorable little girl’s aunt is the one woman he’s never been able to forget.

Carly Quigley can’t believe her brother’s best friend, the man who jilted her years ago, is at her door. He claims her brother asked him to check in on her niece and their fixer-upper, but all either of them can focus on is their undeniable attraction. Carly knows Lance is counting down the hours to leave, which makes him the wrong man for her. Unfortunately, the wrong man has become oh-so-tempting.

Read on for my thoughts on Tempting Mr. Wrong.  No true spoilers, promise.

Sometimes life throws a few curves at us, how we deal with them can change lives.  It all started with a letter.  One of those “if anything happens to me please send this to Lance.” types of letters.  Years earlier Lance and Carly had met at her brother’s wedding – she was interested and not afraid to show it, he was attracted but more cautious because he didn’t feel his friend would like him being involved with his little sister.  So there’s unfinished business now standing between them.

After the death of her brother and sister-in-law Carly has guardianship of their adorable little daughter and a home that could lovingly be called a fixer upper in dire need of fixing.  She’d found the letter to Lance and dutifully sent it off to him, never expecting it to amount to anything.

Lance was finally out of the structured life of the military.  He had plans to do some totally free and spontaneous living starting with his bucket list.  When the letter arrived he planned to make a quick trip to check up on the girls and them continue on with his plans.  And you know what they say about best laid plans…

Tempting Mr. Wrong is a delightful adventure into unexpected parenthood, possibilities and finally being right where you always belonged.  A quick trip to check on his Goddaughter and the girl he let get away turns into staying just a bit longer to do some repairs round the house.  It doesn’t take long before the charms of a little tyke is making that bucket list look not so important, especially when the attraction to Carly is growing and maybe returned.

This is a light romance, with some serious undertones, but really it’s a second chance romance.  Lance has to decide if his longed for bucket list trip is more vital to him than staying right where he is surrounded by the love of two very special ladies.

If you’re a reader who loves second chances, and an uncomplicated love story then Tempting Mr. Wrong should be on your reading radar.

*I received an e-ARC of Tempting Mr. Wrong from the publisher, Entangled – Lovestruck  and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  That does not change what I think of this novel.*

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