The Plan

Author: Whitney Dineen

Publish Date: March 10, 2020

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A Book Review

The Plan is the third book in the Creek Water series but can be read as a stand-alone.
Amelia Frothingham has a bead shop in Creek Water. She wants everyone to think she is a happy-go-lucky kind of a person but in real life, she is facing anxiety because of an incident that happened when she was little. Due to her anxiety issues, she has been ignoring things that are out of her comfort zone, things as simple as taking a flight, or long-distance drives. She likes music and is a die-hard fan of a rock star Huck Wiley. She is surprised to know that Huck comes to stay in her home town Creek Water for a couple of months and his daughter Maggie wants to take beading lessons in her bead shop.

Amelia and Huck bond over his daughter who also suffers from anxiety. Amelia understands her well and is the best person to take care of her along with her dad. As she is falling in love with Maggie and Huck, she is improving herself. She trying to accomplish things out of her comfort zone.

This book signifies the power of love. If you are truly in love with someone then it will give you the strength to accomplish things you have never dreamed about. I know I am hopelessly romantic and believe in Happily Ever Afters.

The book is nicely crafted and characters are well established and relatable. I loved Huck and he is now my new book boyfriend. Amelia was nice but it seems she needs to let loose a little. I liked the humor in many places. I had a great time reading this one.

What did not work for me:
Sometimes Amelia was overthinking a lot and was too afraid to make wrong decisions. I guess If I put myself in her shoes I will understand it much better.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Synopsis

Bead shop owner Amelia Frothingham has been keeping a secret from everyone she knows. 

She pretends to be the ultimate care-free bohemian chick, but the truth is, she’s the world’s biggest control freak. Much to the delight of her Southern family, Amelia’s life appears to be smooth sailing. That is, until bad boy rockstar Huck Wiley mysteriously blows into town like a spring tornado.

Like every other woman under eighty with a pulse, Amelia’s intrigued. So when Huck starts showing up in her shop with flirtation in mind, she finds herself getting sucked into the rock god vortex. But her previous attempts at long-distance love have always ended on a sour note, so Amelia has vowed never to repeat the experience.

What Amelia doesn’t know is that Huck has a secret of his own, and he has no intention of returning to Los Angeles before he’s good and ready.

Will Huck stay in town, scattering the beads Amelia has finally gotten sorted? Or will he head back to his glamorous life and take her last chance at spontaneity and love along with him?

Find out in this deliciously funny romcom about love and life in Creek Water, Missouri!