Some girls like to throw caution into the wind, let fate take them where she wants them to be. But not Pyper Lexington. She’s all about the plan. Graduate college and own a successful business have been marked off the list. All that's left of her perfect little plan is marrying a man equal to her father in success and wealth. And of course, adding to that the 2.5 children and picket fence, every girl wants that—right?
But fate has other ideas and like the old saying goes, ‘the best-laid plans often go awry.’ In walks Rixton Andrews, a cocky bartender with a sexy, southern drawl. He makes his intentions clear after a night they both can’t forget. He wants Pyper – and he’s determined to make her want him too.
But can a man of Rixton’s status convince a princess like Pyper that he’s the man she’s been waiting for and that love can’t be planned? Will the secret Rixton’s keeping tear them apart? Or will Pyper’s need to please others make her deny what her heart really wants?
Author Jennifer Miller is an award-winning and best-selling author. Her books are contemporary romance and the focus ranges from new adults, romantic comedies and sports romance.
I loved Pyper in Pretty Little Lies, she was the perfect best friend (even though she could be bought, but hey she was only doing it because she knew Luke was good for Olivia) and I was so excited that she got her own story. She is still the great best friend but now that she sees what Luke and Olivia have, she really wants it for herself. She knows exactly the kind of guy she needs to complete her plan in life and hot bartender Rixton is the perfect distraction while she finds Mister Right.
Rixton is hot, no lie, like crazy hot. He is a college friend of Luke’s and when he needs to move back to Chicago Luke has a job for him. Rixton is instantly attracted to Pyper and sees a lot of her since they are both helping with Luke and Olivia’s wedding as well as him working at Luke’s club. Rixton doesn’t necessarily like that Pyper doesn’t think he can be her forever sort of guy, but he aims to show her otherwise.
With Rixton’s secret and Pyper’s plan to find Mister Right, things get a little jumbled up, but in the right way. This book was great. Once I started it I had hard time putting it down. It has all the things I have come to expect from a Jennifer Miller book and it didn’t let me down. It has a bit of a cliffie (not as drastic as Pretty Little Lies though so breathe easy) but you will enjoy the journey there and while you are waiting (impatiently) for the next chapter you won’t be upset that you don’t know how everything ends.
Not exactly suspenseful, but there’s definitely something to the story that makes you want to keep reading to figure it out. Pyper is a sweet character and one I could certainly imagine being friends with in real life, though I want her to be a bit stronger and a bit sassier than she is. Rixton is a good match for her and I’m eager to see where the story goes in the next book.
Once again, author Jennifer Miller reminds me of why I love her and her writing so much. Love ya Jennifer!! I thought after reading her first two books, Pretty Little Lies and Pretty Little Dreams, that Luke and Olivia's story would always be my favorite and it would be hard for Jennifer to write another book in this series that I could love just as much. Jennifer just blew that idea out of the water! Now, don't get me wrong, I still absolutely love Luke and Olivia and count them as one of my all time favorite book couples, but Pyper and Rixton have now been added to that list. (Rixton may or may not be towards the top of my book boyfriend list, but more on him later!) If you've read Jennifer's other books you know that she's good at writing heart-pounding drama to her stories. As I read Perfect Little Plan, my emotions were like a roller coaster and as soon as I felt my blood pressure even out with happiness, the story would ramp up and I would find myself reading with butterflies in my tummy, uncertain of what was going to happen next. I found myself so wrapped up into the lives of these characters and story that I just might have spent most of the first day of 2015 hiding from my family so that I could finish Rixton and Pyper's story. I loved being back in Luke, Olivia, and Pyper's world and felt like I was visiting old friends with the added pleasure of meeting new characters. I would recommend reading Jennifer's books in order, but Jennifer does such a great job of only hinting at past events, so that if you haven't read the other two, this story won't spoil that for you, or make you feel as though you're missing a large part of this story by not reading the other two ahead of time. Just another reason why her writing is so fabulous and I love her.
As usual Jennifer sucked me in right away and kept me up late because I just couldn't stop reading. I've loved Pyper since Pretty Little Lies and Rixton is absolutely perfect for her! The story was hot enough, real enough, and funny enough, that I'll be on the edge of my seat till I can read the rest of their story. Cliffhangers usually annoy me but this one just has me excited for the next book!!!!
I have always liked Pyper & I am so glad she is getting her own story. Rixton is definitely a lot of to read. i really like Pyper & Rixton together, it is adorable & of course super steamy! Of course there always some laughs. Adore the friendship between Pyper & Olivia. Interesting ending, can't wait to see what happens next.
Who wouldn't fall in love with Rixton? Pyper deserves a happy ever after and Ridton would be the perfect man to give her just that. Looking forward to the next book so we can see what their future holds.