Mr. Wrong is the tug behind your navel, the guy who lights you up like a Roman candle, the danger you can"t resist. And just about every woman, at some point in her life, has encountered one-or many. Women everywhere will see themselves in these witty, wise, and entertaining personal essays by some of the literary world"s most accomplished and bestselling authors, including Jane Smiley, Audrey Niffennegger, Jacquelyn Mitchard, Ntozake Shange, Roxana Robinson, Marge Piercy, and Ann Hood. Readers will delight in the array of Mr. Wrongs encountered in these pages-from harmless and charming to revolting and offensive-and ultimately relish the notion that even if we succumb to the temptation of an utterly reckless romance, we can emerge with our hearts intact. By turns wry and heartfelt, lighthearted and redemptive, these insightful, uplifting real-life stories run the emotional gamut, from Whitney Otto"s satisfying tale of a Mr. Wrong who receives his comeuppance in an...