Julian Sinclair makes no apology for the fact that he’s a colorful gay man who likes big, strong guys.  He dresses in bright colors that tend to scare guys off, but he’s not going to change to suit any man.  When his friend Dino drags him out to a club, he’s not expecting to meet his perfect man, but he hopes to have a little fun.  He has no idea what’s in store for him at the club.

Darius Alexander, club owner and businessman, is instantly smitten when he sees Julian.  He’s determined to make the man his.  Will his fear of hurting the much smaller Julian ruin their chance at a relationship?

Mr. Wonderful was a book I wanted to love, but I couldn’t.  Colorful, flamboyant, heart-on-his-sleeve Julian was a great character.  It wasn’t hard to root for him.  Despite being a bit too perfect—too hot, too wealthy, too nice—Darius was the kind of fairytale guy Julian needed.  I liked the secondary characters, like Darius’ brother, Dillon, and Julian’s friend, Dino.  The plot really drew me in at first, too.  Watching Darius try to woo Julian, and then Julian’s reaction to Darius’ unwillingness to get physical, was very interesting.  I could even buy the conclusions Julian came to regarding Darius’ motives, flawed as they were.  My problem arose when the conflict escalated to a point that just wasn’t believable to me.  I don’t want to spoil the story, but a part of the story involving someone from Darius’ past was over the top.  For a story that already had plenty of conflict and emotion, it was too much.  The first half of Mr. Wonderful was quite entertaining, if a bit angst-y, but due to the second half I can’t recommend this one.