Summoning Mr. Wrong (Or Maybe Right)

Hotter than Hell

by Callie Colby

A broke college grad with bad luck. A demon who refuses to leave my couch.

I was just trying to manifest some abundance. Light a candle, chant a little, maybe get lucky with rent money.

Instead, I woke up to six feet of smug, tattooed demon lounging in my living room, eating my cereal and mocking my life choices.

Apparently, I signed some kind of contract, and now he can’t leave until he fulfills a “favor.” Which, so far, has meant reorganizing my kitchen, sabotaging my dating apps, and making suggestive comments every time I so much as look at him.

Asmodeus is arrogant, ridiculously hot, and way too domestic for someone who claims to be an ancient being of darkness. And the longer he sticks around, the more suspicious I get.

Because his idea of a “favor” doesn’t look like torment at all. It looks a lot like trying to win my heart.

Genres: Paranormal, LGBT, Romance, Fantasy, M M Romance, Queer

111 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 22, 2025

About the author

Callie is a romance author who believes every love story deserves a happy ending — and a little heat along the way. Known for her lighthearted, swoony, and steamy novels, she delights in creating characters who make readers laugh, blush, and believe in love. When she’s not writing, Callie can be found hunting for the perfect vintage teacup, baking wildly over-decorated cupcakes, and choreographing impromptu kitchen dance parties to 80s pop hits. She lives with an ever-growing collection of romance paperbacks, a mischievous cat named Biscuit, and a firm conviction that love — like sprinkles — makes everything better.

Reviews

[Megan (feral hearts club) · Rating 1 out of 5]

Dnf- started reading this and thought it was cute, but when I went to look at the authors other books, some of the covers looked suspiciously like they were done by ai. Add in that there’s no cover credit in this book, author has no social media presence and uses Virtual Voice for the audiobooks, I am definitely dnfing.

Eta: I’m not saying this cover is AI- I’m just saying there’s enough here to make me wonder about their stance on using ai, especially if they’re using virtual voice.

[⋆ forest ˖ · Rating 3 out of 5]

besides the inaccurate cover, this was pretty good.

𖤐 demon x human
𖤐 roommates with benefits
𖤐 he’s ancient

[Hannah Boyd · Rating 3 out of 5]

so first off I will say it was cute! However, Julian has blonde hair in the book cover? Right! So why does he say “my dark hair” when describing how he looks in the mirror..nope doesn’t match so that irked me, I know it’s probably just a me thing but stuff like that gets to me 🥲

I also wish the ending would’ve been at the year point and not the 6 months, kinda felt open ended to me. So you don’t really get that closure

[Fatima ♪(´▽｀) · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 ⭐

This was a quick read. After reading a lot of books, you really start to notice how predictable certain plot points are. Which is to say that this book was quite predictable but that was what I expected and that's fine. It was a bit corny but in that feel-good way. I think I would've liked this more when I was younger.

[... · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5☆ Really not much to it, just a quick bit of no angst feel-good fluff... whoch is sometimes exactly what I need 🤣

[Freedom · Rating 4 out of 5]

cute and light, loving the gay romance

[Abigail Beckwith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Here's Callie Colby's "Summoning Mr. Wrong (Or Mr. Right)." It's the first book in her Hotter Than Hell series.

["A broke college grad with bad luck. A demon who refuses to leave my couch.

I was just trying to manifest some abundance. Light a candle, chant a little, maybe get lucky with rent money.

Instead, I woke up to six feet of smug, tattooed demon lounging in my living room, eating my cereal and mocking my life choices.

Apparently, I signed some kind of contract, and now he can’t leave until he fulfills a “favor.” Which, so far, has meant reorganizing my kitchen, sabotaging my dating apps, and making suggestive comments every time I so much as look at him.

Asmodeus is arrogant, ridiculously hot, and way too domestic for someone who claims to be an ancient being of darkness. And the longer he sticks around, the more suspicious I get.

Because his idea of a “favor” doesn’t look like torment at all. It looks a lot like trying to win my heart."]

I swear I read this story before, but I don't have it written down anywhere. Either way, I highly enjoyed myself.

These two were adorable as hell. They helped each other grow, helped each other become stronger. They appreciated each other's passions. They supported each other's talents. They fell in love so deeply that Hell (well, The Between) changed their rules.

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[Marcia Gomes · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Summoning Mr. Wrong (Or Maybe Right)” is everything I hoped for and more!!! It’s a perfect mix of humor, sweetness, and heat.
The premise hooked me right away, an accidental demon summoning that turns into something far more complicated than expected ?? Sign me in please!!
Deus is the sweetest demon I have encountered and since the start of the book tries to do everything and anything for the wellbeing of his human!!! And the banter?? God it had me laughing out loud more than once.
I’ll definitely be rereading this and recommending it to anyone who loves stories with a little bit of infernal charm

Favourite quotes:
1. “We don’t want souls. What would we even do with them ? Display them on a shelf ?”
2. “Sleep well my unexpected human”
3. “Somethings are worth the pain of losing them”

[Lotey · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 ⭐

Another дивна книжка на фон під час прибирання, another day to think what am I doing with my life.

Але якщо серйозно, саме ця історія змусила мене замислитися, а чого саме бажаю Я. Від життя, від інших людей, від себе. Що є таке непомітне, що стримує мене? Чому всі ті творчі починання залишають в прихованому ящику, ідеї не реалізуються на повну, а кожен день стає like groundhog day.

Короче, щось далеко я пішла в себе, поки слухала це. Коротко. Оці всі повтори слів що в нього (демона) був досвід від millennium, або який же гг невпевнений в собі були зайвими чи що. Діставало під кінець. Але якщо слухати на 1.5х, то ок.

Дякую за причину самокопання, шо.
Історія з феями мені сподобалась більше, бо там хоч була хімія між персонажами 😶

[Krystle Surmeier · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked it

This was a good book. I’m not sure I liked the ending. I feel like the Epilogue should have wrapped everything up. It did but I felt like it was a missed opportunity to really finish the book. Like they should have finished with a year after instead of 6 months. I would have liked to see the lives the characters created for themselves.

[tysephine · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't know what it is with me and demon romances this year, but I've sure read a bunch of them. This one is cute and plays on the accidental summoning trope. It's pretty straightforward, and you know where it's going from the beginning, but I find that comforting.

[Laina Rae · Rating 5 out of 5]

I rarely give a book 5 stars. I just think it’s so crazy that I felt such a strong connection between Julian and Deus in just 111 pages, more than some of the books that are 300-400 pages.

The book made me laugh, smile, and cry, happy tears. I cannot wait to start the second book.

[Lara · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.75⭐️
This was fine. It was entertaining enough and it was a quick read. I have read this trope a lot, of someone accidentally summoning something they didn't mean to, and this one was a good one. It had a demon that was obsessed with the main character and a main character that was having a rough time in life. And they fall in love. It was definitely one of those paranormal romances were the conflict get resolved within a couple seconds, but besides that it was a fine book.

[Maureen · Rating 3 out of 5]

DNF. Sadly this one wound down quickly for me. Having read a couple of 'Demon visiting' stories lately that were rather good I approached this one eagerly, sadly, after a great start, it fell a little flat. No disrespect to the author, just not my thing I guess.

[Han · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh

This could have been very good, but it reads like a first draft. Lots of inconsistencies in the story, total lack of depth to all the characters, and actually very low spice. Enjoyable but not great.

[Raven · Rating 5 out of 5]

Diabetes

This book is too sweet. It'll give you diabetes. The characters are perfect for each other. You definitely won't regret reading this book.

[j.d · Rating 3 out of 5]

...

There was less than no relationship development. It had potential, but the beginning and end were both rushed. L l

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweetness overload but I loved it

[Theresa · Rating 1 out of 5]

Wimpy human. No world building.DNF.

[Crystal Kersey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just a cute and fun little romp. 5 stars for what it is. I enjoyed Deus so much! Such a sweet and funny demon!

[Storm In A Teacup · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great feel good book, a different take on Demons than usual but it was sugary sweet and i loved Julian and Deus together, so sweet and i just wanted to hug them both.

[• Emily • · Rating 2 out of 5]

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[Elisabeth Simpelo · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 ⭐️
Kindle Unlimited

Cute and cozy and pulled the heartstrings just enough.

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dnf @ 14%

[Vanessa Amelya · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5⭐️

[Cassie Minadeo · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was so wattpad era but it was really cute and a great palette cleanser!

[Lenka · Rating 2 out of 5]

2,5 stars

[Eame Willis 📚 · Rating 5 out of 5]

More please

Absolutely fell in love with both characters and the way that they navigated their love, I'm crying over Deus and his whole arch

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

Would have been two stars, but earned a bonus star for the execution of the narrative climax.

[Hira Chaudhary · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was super cute! I died over Julian and Deus trying to figure out why Deus was stuck with Julian and what favor he needed to fulfill. I liked how Deus was slowly falling for Julian along the way. I died over how he chose to be with Julian over returning to his demon life. These two were so adorable and I loved Deus working with Julian and how he learned to appreciate human life more and how these two get to be happy together <3