Mistakes Were Made

By Meryl Wilsner

"This blazing-hot forbidden romance manages to sensibly, and compassionately, capture the complexities of starting adult life after college and finding love and your identity in middle age. Cassie and Erin’s romance is by turns delightfully raunchy and deeply emotional. This reader hopes Wilsner keeps these scorchers coming." - The Washington Post

“[Wilsner writes] erotic yearning in a class all their own.” - Entertainment Weekly


From Meryl Wilsner, the acclaimed author of Something to Talk About, comes 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?

"Wilsner proves their serious romance range with a sophomore novel 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

“A steaming hot, thoughtful story about all kinds of love, featuring a firecracker of a couple that’s impossible not to root for.” - Women's Health

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Published Oct 11, 2022

352 pages

Average rating: 7.32

90 RATINGS

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Readers say *Mistakes Were Made* by Meryl Wilsner is a fun, spicy romance with heartfelt moments and strong chemistry, centered on a forbidden love be...

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Isle_of_Alexis
10/10 stars
I am not normally a fan of the age gap trope, however - this book may change my mind. Cassie has a boldness in her character that I envy and makes the romance story line amazing. Erin’s late in life journey of self discovery is another great point of the novel.
There are also quite a few spicy scenes.
Valeriaa
Valeriaa
8/10 stars
a bisexual, age gap, BESTFRIENDS MOM. sign me the hell up
Andrija Petkeviciute
Andrija Petkeviciute
10/10 stars
you know a book connected when it only took me a few days to read it! apparently romance novels are fucking amazing when they’re gay, i feel like i just discovered a whole new world somehow.
the way the book started - it was spicy just a few pages in, everything was happening so fast - i was worried it might not actually be my kind of thing, but boy was i wrong. i couldn’t get enough of it and by the end i was CRYING! representation is so important and this book gave me everything i could’ve ever wanted and so much more.
Gias_BookHaven
Gias_BookHaven
Not that an older woman and younger woman relationship isn't interesting, I just wasn't interested in this particular pair
AbigailEspinal
AbigailEspinal
10/10 stars
Okay, I loved this. I wasn't expecting to enjoy it as much as it did, mostly because I bought it just for the ridiculous premise. But underneath the initial hilarity is a sweet exploration of flaws and love. I wasn't expecting the story to become so investing. No mistakes were made in this splendid novel! Not the best joke, but you get the idea.

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