A review by keller6690
Best Laid Plans by Lauren Blakely

5.0

A firefighter and a HOT one on top of that!! A firefighter’s responsibility is to always be prepared. Gabe just did not expect to have to be “prepared” while out for a morning run until he is hit in the chest with cheese and crackers!! Ladies, remember, FIREFIGHTER! Which means shirtless and sweaty. Can you say YUM!! Gabe finds the beautiful Arden is the person behind the flying projectiles. He also finds her in a meltdown of epic proportions and realizes all too quickly the reasons why she is upset, her boyfriend has dumped her. He also realizes that this is his opportunity to help Arden. Gabe has had a “crush” on Arden since he met her about a year earlier. He decides to be a friend because “it would not be right to seduce her just after she was dumped”. As the next year unfolds Arden and Gabe become best friends. Arden is the owner of a bookstore called “A New Chapter”. She decides to ask her best friend, Gabe, to help her with exploring her sexuality. Gabe is all in with that idea until he realizes she did not mean the full Monty. As Gabe helps Arden discover her true self sexually he is determined to truly take their relationship to the next level, only if that is what Arden wants. Both Arden and Gabe begin to develop real feeling for each other and would love to take the relationship to the next level. Unfortunately, both seem to think the other does not feel the same way. Will they ever admit their true feelings? I found myself practically yelling at both Gabe and Arden “just admit how you really feel about each other”!! I think Gabe’s best friend, Shaw, tells him the same thing. JEEZ, some people can be so stubborn. But, I love me another super HOT, handsome, charming, sexy, and lovable Blakely Boy!! Arden is another fabulous heroine who is smart, beautiful, sexy, funny, and adventurous!! Lauren Blakely writes great stories, fabulous characters, and leads you into a whole new world for a fantastic escape/great read. I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. 5 stars*****