You’ve heard this story before. Woman feels her biological clock ticking and gets someone to knock her up.Not for love, for baby.Crazy, right?That’s what I thought.Then I found out my fiancé had a vasectomy. The life I thought I had? Nope. Suddenly I’m 33, and I don’t even have a kissing buddy.When my mom’s health takes a turn and I wind up back in my hometown of Fate, Alabama, I tell myself to … Alabama, I tell myself to leave things up to…well, you know.
Then I see Gabriel McKellan. He’s Fate’s most famous son, a bestselling author who is beautiful, complicated, and living just below me. In addition to his plus-sized brain, Gabe’s well-endowed in other ways, and great in bed to boot. I would know. He’s my ex husband.
When I suggest The Plan, I don’t imagine that he’ll take the bait. It’s been ten years, and we don’t work. But Fate has other plans for both of us.
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5 UNIQUE stars! This is a Second Chance Romance with a subtle touch of Comedy. Gabriel McKellan is waiting for you!
Holy moly! Ella James has done it again. She NEVER disappoints her readers. This time she delivers a sinful and funny book. I had a splendid time reading The Plan. It was a pleasant reading. I literally devoured it. Gabriel McKellan has ruined me for every other book boyfriend. It was really HARD not to fall for a guy like him. His imposing presence and his boy-next-door look made it so difficult. I wonder if Ella James enjoyed writing this book as much as I loved reading it.
This masterpiece is a mind-blowing threat for book addicts (myself included). It was a steamy journey that I want to repeat. There are not enough positive adjectives to describe how much I love this book, let’s start with perfect.
The plot was hilarious and refreshing. There is not greater bookish pleasure than reading this book.
The characters are complex and their story is pretty complicated. They had a past, they were married but things didn’t work the way they wanted. They took different paths in life. Marley carried on with her profession and Gabriel became a great author. But destiny played with them. The push and pull game is something I loved. And they played it so well.
Women’s biological clock is a bitch. If you have a maternal side, you will marry a good male specimen and you will have his babies. But what happens when you have not time left. Maternity is a huge deal. Having a baby is the maximum expression of love and life.
Marley is one of those women ready to have a baby in her early thirties. Her clock is ticking fast but she wants a baby. She never thought that coming back home will mean to her that she can have what she desires the most. Seeing her ex-husband again will cause that furious butterflies return to her tummy. The attraction is still there lingering between them.
Who can forget the one you once loved? The one who still have a place in your heart. Gabriel is the kind of guy you don’t forget just because things broke up. He is like an addiction. You can’t get over it because is eating you from inside. It’s a constant craving. He has that look that make you think he won’t hurt a fly nevertheless he can be a bullheaded . Marley is his kryptonite.
Living in the same place will be their heaven in hell. The baby-making plan is a cute addition to this story. The baby will be their redemption. And making the baby will be a lot of fun. Sex is gonna be their way to communicate their hidden feelings. Marley’s insecurities and Gabriel’s fears will add drama to their story. They will have to work through their issues if they want a life together.
Do not waste any time and grab this book. You won’t be disappointed. This is one of the greatest exponents of the second chance romances. It is a light reading that will leave you wanting more. Ella James’s men are unforgettable. If you search the definition of baby daddy, you will find Gabe picture. His paternal side is deliciously sexy. I wonder where could I find my Gabriel…
Beautiful written, brilliantly addictive, sinfully hot, just another perfect read courtesy of Ella James.
(ARC courtesy of author in exchange for an honest review)
Loved the blurb and cover of The Plan! I didn’t quite get all the feels for this one which shocks me because l loved Fractured Love in the Off-Limits Romance series!
Absolutely love this book!!! This is the first one I’ve read from Ella and I’ll have to go back and see what else she has. If you like enemies to lovers, second chances, devoted father’s, and more than this book is for you. There’s so much that goes on this this one and I was hooked from the beginning. Marley and Gabe have both been through so much and are both a little broken because of it all. Rekindling their romance after divorce and years gone by is the last thing on their minds, but it all works out really well.
What a fun, sexy, and heartfelt story. Marley and Gabriel have history, some of it good, some of it painful. They’ve been separated for years, never expecting to see each other again. Now they are both returning home to heal. To their not so happy surprise, they are living in the same building. They soon find that they might not hate each other as much as they thought. They might even still be wildly attracted to each other. Marley and Gabriel have fiery chemistry that leads to explosive sex. When they make a plan to make a baby, no strings attached, what could go wrong when old feelings begin to surface? Marley and Gabriel are both flawed but very likable characters. They each have a past that stands in the way of their happiness. This book has everything I crave in my stories. It has interesting characters with witty banter and an honest story line that made me laugh, cry, and swoon. It has the perfect blend of humor, charm, emotion and steam. I definitely recommend this forbidden/second chance romance!
Some plans are overrated. Some have loopholes. Some are poorly thought out. Others are ignored. Plans aren’t rules after all…
The Plan is a cute and sweet story of unusual circumstances. Exciting and panty melting but still unusual. It’s all kinds of crazy mixed in with some serious spontaneity. After all, having a hot ex can be hazardous to your libido.
reviewed for Sweet Spot Sisterhood
What are the odds that you will return to your hometown and move into the top floor of a house occupied by your ex-husband? Pretty good in this book! Editing missed several needed words.
Marley returns to her hometown to be near her ailing mother. She pulls up to her rental, and finds the bottom floors of the house are occupied by none other than her ex-husband. Gabe appears none to happy to see her, even offering to help her turn the U-Haul truck around and drive somewhere – anywhere – else. But, Marley is here to stay, so Gabe will just need to deal. Both parties are dealing with pretty large doses of grief. Marley has recently miscarried and Gabe is in a custody battle for his little girl. As the ice in their relationship thaws, Marley comes up with ‘The Plan’ – Gabe will help her conceive a baby the old fashioned way. This puts them on the path of dealing with their grief, the wreckage of their past marriage, and how to move forward learning to let go and trust again.
Light little escape. Enjoy.
A sexy slow burned romance.. it took me some time to read and understand the relationship between this couple.. Gabe and Marley werent a stranger to each other… Both move back to their little town with very different reasons..
Hidden message..maybe ..
Cross checked past behavior.. maybe…
Anger and resentment… maybe
these couple drama was just a pain but they were drawn to each other.. I love how the details in play with the book.. its sexy without feeling vulgar.. this is a story of a woman who has a purpose..
i dont want to reveal too much… its good and you need to read it..the joy in Ella book is pretty great 🙂
I loved the other 3 books in this series, Fractured Love is one of the best books I read in 2017 (of 287) I really wanted to love this one… But I found no depth, it started out great and then just petered out. Sad…
A few weeks ago I read the blurb for The Plan and was immediately drawn to it. This story checked a few boxes on my “What I Love in a Romance” list and I was really excited to start reading it.
A Second Chance, especially with an ex-spouse? Check. A baby or the possibility of a baby? Check. Older, more mature, characters. Check. And something that I wasn’t expecting, but is Manna from Heaven to me, a little angst! A HUGE “Praise the Lawd!” check!!!
What I thought was going to be a light hearted Rom-Com threw me for a loop. I went through a full range of emotions in a few hours; once I started reading it was hard to take a break for something as mundane as sleeping or eating. I cried and laughed, sometimes simultaneously, did a lot of flapping-my-hands around my face, to ward off more tears, and finally huge, happy sighs at the end! This book made me so happy; I “might” have kissed my Kindle at the end. Yeah okay, I confess, I did!
Dr. Marley Daniels, a pediatrician, moves back to Fate, Alabama when she finds out her mom is terminally ill. She moved away almost thirteen years ago and had been living in Chicago. This move might be just what she needed. She wasn’t getting any younger; her thirty-third birthday was just around the corner. After breaking up with her older fiancé a year ago, and deciding to be a single mother, she had undergone IVF and lost her baby five months ago. Another plus Fate had in its favor was she could live cheaply in a small town and save up for another round in a year or so. For now she’d be living on the second floor of a beautiful mansion her grandmother’s friend, Miss Shorter, had recently decided to rent for added income. What Miss Shorter neglected to tell her was that her grandson would be living on the first floor. He also happened to be Marley’s ex-husband, the man she left twelve years ago.
Gabe McKellan had been living in NYC and was back in Fate. The famous author had snuck into town, a few months ago, after an incident he hoped no one would find out about. He has a lot of things he keeps to himself, secrets he doesn’t trust a lot of people with, and that was also the problem between Marley and him in the short time they were married. Ironically, the bestselling author, a man with lots of stories to his credit, was also man of few words in real life. When he finds out Marley rented the floor above him, he wants her to leave, and he’s quite vocal about it. And Marley’s tempted to, but thinks maybe he should be the one to leave, this time. She doesn’t want to be the one that leaves, again. When she has a few too many drinks on her birthday, and he has to help her up to her floor, she comes clean about a few things. Confession can be good for the soul. And a long time ago they were really good together, too. And they both remember how good it can still be.
“I left because I was just…young and scared. Maybe the age part doesn’t matter. I was scared, though. And stupid, at the time. All the time after that, I really regretted it and wished I could go back. Give it another go. I know it doesn’t matter now. I’m rambling—because I’m nervous. Because of what happened.”
“What happened?”
“You know.”
“You—you know. Pleasured me, I guess.”
“Were you? Were you pleasured?”
“Yes. I was.”
“Good.”
“I watch as he moves down the stairs, feeling like a beggar in the presence of a king.”
Marley wants Gabe. Well, she wants him to father her child and comes up with The Plan, written out, so they have everything spelled out. When he agrees to help her out, things don’t go quite according to what she imagined.
This story, it has all the feels! I wish I could be sitting with each and every one of y’all when you get to the really good part (there are several, but one specifically) just to see y’alls reaction! I squealed with joy, you know, that really high-pitched noise you unintentionally make when really excited? Yep, that’s the one! Hours later, I’m still happy with this beautiful gem!
Great book
I loved Gabe and Marley’s story right from the beginning this book grabbed me and I couldn’t put it down. A great second chance romance between two people that both went through some heartache and struggles to become lovers again. What a great story. So worth a read