For Jenny O’Malley, the plan was supposed to be easy. Become the surrogate for her friends, Connor and Jeff, deliver their healthy baby, and earn some money towards her student loans. But as the saying goes, the best-laid plans often go awry. Especially when you’re looking at the prospect of not getting laid for a long, long time.With T-Minus two weeks to insemination, Jenny decides to take her … take her friend, Casey’s, suggestion to have one wild fling before she’s saddled with heartburn and stretchmarks. When a tall, dark and handsome man swaggers into the bar where she works in skin-tight jeans, cowboy boots, and a Stetson, Jenny knows he is the one. After a scorching night of banging boots until dawn, Jenny is a little sad to see her Cowboy in Shining Armor leave.
When he reenters her life a few weeks later, she never could have imagined a positive sign could be such a negative.
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“There is no perfect time—there’s just the right time.”
I was very intrigued by the synopsis and couldn’t wait to read The Plan. As I’m sure you are already aware, it’s a novella. So, you can plan to fall in love with some amazing characters, but it will be over before you are ready to let them go. But at least you will have a smile on your face.
Jenny is a young college student who makes the decision to become a surrogate for a gay couple. Sure, she has student loans that she needs to pay, but the truth is that her heart is bigger than her debt and she just wants to help them. After meeting Connor and Jeff you will understand, they are so damn adorable.
I also enjoyed Jenny’s two besties. They are the ones that encouraged her to grab a guy to enjoy one last wild night before buckling down and being safe and celibate for the next nine-plus months. Sex is not something she’s looking forward to doing without when elevated hormones are raging through her body. Let’s just say that pickles and ice cream are not all that women crave during that time, you know what I mean?
It was fun to know ahead of time that the sexy cowboy would be heading back into her life after their scorching night that ended too soon. The anticipation of waiting for it to happen was exciting. And wondering how he would take the news of her ‘condition’ was entertaining too.
What a sweet, funny, and swoon-worthy tale this was. It’s the perfect thing to read at the end of a rough day, or to clear your palate after reading something dark. I’ve been a Katie Ashley fan for years and I always look forward to whatever she has next. The line forms here…
I absolutely loved Jenny and Brett. This is the perfect example that so many things happen at the wrong time ! When Jenny decides to become a surrogate for her gay friends it is the right time . When she decides to have one last fling she never expects to find a tall drink of water like Brett. The handsome cowboy falls onto her bed at she thinks the absolute wrong time ! I was also so excited to revisit old friends from the proposition series !! This was wonderfully sweet and oh so swoon worthy tale! Loved it !!
~~Michele McMullen ~~
The first books I’ve read of Ms. Ashley’s was the Proposition series and I have loved reading her books ever since. I was glad to find out that this was another Proposition series book so that I can find out what has been going on with the various characters in this series.
This book is about Jenny O’Malley and Emma’s friend Connor and his life partner Jeff. Connor and Jeff has not been successful in adopting a child so Jenny decided to help them have a baby by being their surrogate. Connor and Jeff wants to pay Jenny for doing this so that she can pay off her student loans. Jenny is thrill to be able to do this for her friends but is scared too. One of Jenny’s friends tells her to go have a “fling”/one night stand before she gets pregnant and the more Jenny thinks about, the better she likes the idea. When the cowboy that she had served a few weeks ago shows back up at the bar and there was already an attraction from the first time they met, Jenny decides to take him up on his offer of sex. Brett Evans is one hot cowboy but the next day, Jenny leaves his hotel room before he wakes up because she knows that she can’t get involved at this time since she’s going to be pregnant!
When the surprise party that Connor and Jeff puts together for their friends to announce the pregnancy, Jenny is shocked to see Brett at the party. Come to find out that Brett is Jeff’s brother! Boy did this just get complicated! Jenny and Brett decides to pursue a relationship after a freak out moment for Brett and it looks like the couple was meant to be.
Love the story and wish it was a little longer, more a book than a novella, because I would love to read more about Jenny and Brett’s romance as well as being able to find out more about my other beloved characters!
This was my first book by Katie Ashley, and if this is anything to go by it won’t be my last either!! So very good, with so much packed into this novella, I just wish it were longer!!
Jenny is about to embark upon something that will change her whole life – she is being a surrogate for her friends Connor and Jeff. Not something she ever dreamed of doing, but felt compelled to help them knowing what they have been through in their fight to become parents. Jenny’s friends suggest one last ‘fling’ for her before the pregnancy, and ends up having one night with Brett, the steamy hot sexy cowboy who she never dreams she would ever see again.
Its not until Connor and Jeff throw a ‘pregnancy unveiling’ party does she set eyes again on Brett, but what is he doing there at that party, and how does he know Connor and Jeff??!!
This was a great read, full of love, caring, friendships and life throwing a spanner in the works, not everything turns out as planned!!