Falling for Mr. Wrong: An Enemies to Lovers Forbidden Romance

by Anne Martin

It started with one reckless lie…
Now I’m fake dating the one man I should hate—my ex’s older brother.

He’s off-limits in every possible way.
The black sheep. The gruff one.
The man I’ve blamed for destroying my family.

I said I was with him to protect the platform I’ve poured my heart into.
One careless comment caught on camera… now I need him to play along.

He’s the last man I should ask for anything.
But he says yes, and nothing feels fake after that.

Because he looks at me like he’s starving.
Touches me like I already belong to him.
And kisses me like he’s been waiting years to break every rule.

I shouldn’t want him. I shouldn’t fall.

But I do—right into the bed of the man who growls my name like a sin.
And takes me like he’s trying to erase every trace of his brother from my skin.

The closer we get, the more the past starts to unravel.
And when I find out what really happened the night my brother passed…
Loving the wrong man might destroy me all over again.

171 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 14, 2025

Reviews

[Pat Stanton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Damien and Lyla's Story

This is a cute love story that is a quick read at less than 200 pages.
Lyla Hart is a sweet young woman who is kind and responsible, caring for her mother, who has either dementia or Alzheimers. Somehow, she supports herself and her mother with her podcast on dealing with grief.
Damien Lawson arrives at his family's home across the street from Lyla after a 10 year absence. He is back to renovate the house so it can be sold. It has been empty for years. Damien is a skilled carpenter with his own small construction company.
Damien and Lyla were friends with her brother Aaron before he suddenly died 10 years ago. The circumstances around Aaron's death is danced around for most of the book, but it clearly haunts Damien.
Lyla previously dated Damien's younger brother, who is now an NFL star, engaged to another woman, and is a jealous jerk.
Damien has always loved Lyla, and Lyla was attracted to Damien, but he acted like they were just friends. All thar changes, although the details behind Aaron's death hang over them.
The book has some mislabeled chapters - Damien for Lyla and Lyla for Damien, and the epilogue should be 6 months after the prior chapter, not 2 years. Also, the circumstances around Aaron's death seem anticlimactic to me.
All in all, it is a sweet short book

[M R Buell · Rating 1 out of 5]

There was something about this story that made me feel I was reading something written by AI. It felt disjointed at times, and didn’t flow well. Almost like a throwaway book that was rushed because of a deadline. But the one thing that stuck with me and annoyed me throughout the story was the constant reference to the ‘Lawson house’ by the Lawson who was renovating it. I don’t know a single person who refers to their house that way. Sure, neighbors will, but the owners, never. And he was thinking it so often, I couldn’t focus on the story. It was like a hangnail that is a constant irritant. Then there’s the mom who is dealing with possible Alzheimer’s and is constantly left on her own. I think that’s elder abuse. The ex-boyfriend/brother part of the story was so convoluted that I couldn’t make heads or tails of it. First the MMC is encouraging the relationship and then he never wanted them together. Did anyone edit this?

I can’t, in good conscience, recommend this book. The author needs to go back and fix this so the characters make better sense and the story flows better. And for goodness sake, rewrite the mother’s story in a way that makes sense. I don’t like giving bad reviews, but this one needs its own renovation.

[Reese · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars

it is good but not the best.