Writing Mr. Wrong

Gemma Stanton worked out some lingering high school trauma in her debut romance novel. She may have partially based her unpleasant, gruff main character on former jock classmate turned professional hockey player Mason Moretti, who humiliated her in high school, and the cover of her book might bear a slight resemblance to Mason—if he wore a kilt. Waiting to make an appearance on her local morning show to publicize her book, Gemma plays nice with the host, a former mean girl classmate in high school. But the slight discomfort turns into horror when Gemma realizes the host has also invited Mason on the show. He rises to the challenge by diffusing the situation on live television; later, he suggests a mutually beneficial fake-dating relationship to help his image and her book sales. Gemma cannot turn down the offer, even when the relationship begins to feel real.