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Mistakes Were Made

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Mistakes Were Made

By: Meryl Wilsner
Narrated by: Quinn Riley, Stephanie Németh-Parker
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"Listeners will have a devilishly grand time with this rambunctiously robust performance by stellar narrators Quinn Riley and Stephanie Németh-Parker." - AudioFile Magazine (Earphones Award Winner)

From the critically acclaimed author of Something to Talk About comes Meryl Wilsner's 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?

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.

©2022 Meryl Wilsner (P)2022 Macmillan Audio Romance Romantic Comedy Comedy Feel-Good Heartfelt

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"Wilsner proves their serious romance range with a sophomore 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, "26 Highly Anticipated LGBTQ+ Romance Novels Releasing In 2022"

"Wilsner’s steamy, fast-paced secret-lovers contemporary romance features fully realized queer protagonists and secondary characters...It’s not a romantic comedy, but definitely has humor, as well as great dialogue and hot sex scenes." - Library Journal

"Meryl Wilsner's sophomore novel bursts with charm, humor, and heat. Mistakes Were Made left me smiling from beginning to end and you'll fall in love while rooting for this sexy, forbidden, and adorable love story. Wilsner is a storyteller who gently and perfectly steals your heart and hands it back a little fuller. I can't wait to recommend this book to everyone I know!” - Denise Williams, author of The Fastest Way to Fall
Heartwarming Romance • Steamy Scenes • Dual Narration • Engaging Storyline • Authentic Emotional Connection
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This definitely was a great book and audio aswell this book made me want to read all of Meryl Wilsner's books. The writing was wonderful. I could feel the emotion throughout the book, which made me fully immersed in the book .

ABSOLUTELY LOVED !

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With big age gap stories it’s easy to go into creepy territory but I felt like it was handled in an appropriate way. Characters had time to grow and figure things out. As someone who dated a few cougars in college, i didn’t feel like anyone was using or being taken advantage of. Read it guilt free!

Age gap was handled well

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Great and sweet story. It doesn’t end how you think or fear it will. Enjoy.

Loves it!

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This book is incredible!! It was perfect in every way. I can’t believe it took me so long to find it.

Sobbing

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I enjoyed this book so much! It's exactly what I was looking for in a sapphic romcom. It's funny & cute, even some delicious awkwardness at times. But also smutty & sexy, surprisingly patient with its narrative. I really appreciated how realistic some of the characters interactions were and that they were willing to have mature and sometimes uncomfortable conversations with each other. Books like these tend to go over the top and be super dramatic with a lot of unnecessary misunderstandings and sort of immature behavior where it's not always warranted or doesn't always feel genuine. Sometimes that stuff feels like it's just for drama. And I never felt that way about this book. I was pleasantly surprised by how everything unfolded and how the conflicts are eventually resolved. Even though I knew there would be a happy ending I honestly expected that the road would be a lot bumpier getting there. But instead I just got to sit back and enjoy what turned out to be a very nice little love story. As the last few chapters unfolded and the epilogue wound down I definitely found myself wishing that it didn't have to end and that I could just go on with these characters and keep spending time in their orbit. Honestly no complaints, this one knocked it outta the park! I'd really be interested if the author wanted to write sequels or spin-offs maybe involving some of Cassie or Erin's friends.

Sooo addictive!

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The performance was good but could have maybe used a little tighter editing and sound equalization. I found myself having to turn up or down the volume based on the current performer a few times.

The writing is fun, the story is carefree, and it gave me happy bubbly feelings basically the entire time. Just enough minor dips in the feel-good times to keep the story moving along, with plenty of happy lovey-dovey goodness to keep a stupid grin on my face basically consistently.

There are a few literary Chekhov's Gun moments, the most prominent I can recall is (and minor spoilers) when the rocket ship necklace is pointed out as being taken off and put on the bedside table, I really expected that to become a plot element later, such as someone finding the necklace on the bedside table and asking questions that had difficult answers. Unfortunately, that didn't happen and it was just a peculiar bit of scene setting.

Over all this was a lot of fun. If you want to just have a good time and feel happy lovey-dovey good times with some spicy bits then this is a great pickup. Thankfully they nip the "younger girl with mommy issues" potential plot line quickly and soundly, something I really appreciated. Neither character has weird trauma that leads to the relationship being problematic beyond an age gap and interpersonal relationship quandaries.

A really fun wholesome feel good time.

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This book was great! The performance was great too, I always like it when there are two narrators, and for this book, it made the overall story that much better!

Spicy but good...

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This very long book just seemed to end too soon. The first for me by this author. Narration was great. It seems most books don’t really get into the romance before 16 or 17 chapters. This story just starts right from the get go and never slows down. There s lots of sex (but tastefully described ) for those who like it. Overall a really good romance with a big age difference. Use a credit sit back and enjoy this story.

Feel good!

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This one was great. I couldn’t pull myself away. Sexy and sweet with believable characters and plot. No unnecessary miscommunication drama that created the central conflict. This may sound weird but one of my favorite things about this performance was the voices. No extra high pitched overly female voices that don’t actually sound like anyone I’ve ever known.

Wow!! The story and performance. Wow!!

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I devoured this book! Forever a favorite for me.. UGH when is it my turn!?!

Yes! Yes! A million times yes 🫶🏼

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