Not in the Plans

by Heather Tullis

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Adelyn prides herself on planning, organizing, and making lists—especially the one detailing every quality her future perfect man must have. Unfortunately, the ideal candidate seems to be fictional, and with each passing year she’s not sure whether she’s being discerning…or just impossible to satisfy.

Jason, her best friend’s older brother, has been quietly falling for Adelyn ever since returning from his final Army deployment. To her, he’s just a dependable buddy—but Jason knows he checks every box on her precious list. Now he just has to convince her to look up from her plans long enough to see what’s been right in front of her all along.

It might be time for Adelyn to update her list—and her heart.

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Book Details

Genre

Contemporary Romance

Subgenre

Small Town

Series

In the Garden

Audience

Adult

Bell Peppers

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Profanity

1 None

Violence

1 None

Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco

1 None

Publication Date

February 18, 2018

Language Versions

English

Narration Type

Digital

Fiction Form

Novel

Dumb premise

A smart guy, served in the armed forces overseas, owns his own home he’s renovating, lots of other plusses for him yet he can’t ask a woman out on a date for well over a year. A dumb premise! And when he does tell her of his feelings he blurts out that he loves her. I mean really? Felt very immature to me, not what I’d expect from people in the late 20’s early 30’s of life. A sweet enough story but wow there was a lot of garbage in it.

Friendship and Love

I loved seeing Adelyn's story unfold. She is the friend that seems to have it all together and is content with the life she has. She never lets on that she might be getting lonely but watching her parents marriage history does not make her want to rush into marriage with anyone. Jason is her best friend's brother and has become one of her best friends too. What Adelyn doesn't know is that Jason is in love with her and has been since he came back from his last deployment. I have to give Jason a bunch of credit that he has kept his feelings in check and doesn't try to force anything that might not be there from Adelyn. As the two work together to finish Jason's house and yard in preparation for two of their friend's weddings, it gets harder and harder for Jason to remain silent. I really enjoyed following the story of Jason and Adelyn. I like the close knit friendships they have with their group and that they are all there for each other. I also love that they are all respectful of one another while at the same time encouraging each other to go for what they want. I would highly recommend this clean romance book!

Sweet read

This was a cute and sweet romance that I enjoyed. I would rate this sweet and clean, G/PG for kissing.

A great love story you won't want to miss!

I loved this book! It's the third book of the In the Garden series by this author. I loved the way it builds on the previous two books, but can stand on it's own as well.Adelyn is one of my favorite characters. I love the way she thinks, I actually saw a lot of myself in her. She's so busy planning out every little detail that she sometimes misses out on life and she definitely misses out on the fact that Jason is falling in love with her. For pretty much the whole book! I liked the way she fooled herself, telling herself that she and Jason weren't dating, when everyone else thought they were.Jason...wow! I loved the way he didn't give up. He knew what he wanted and he worked to be what Adelyn wanted, even down to the very last item on her list. It broke my heart a little bit when he decided he was done trying. I loved that he was even willing to enter a lawn tractor race for her! So sweet!I loved the plot of this one. It's just fun and sweet. There's characters I've loved from the other books finally getting their happy ending, even if they hadn't quite planned on how things turned out. This is a great love story that you won't want to miss!

A great romance

This is a great love story that deals with tunnel vision. Sometimes what we want has been right in front of us all along. This is a really sweet, clean romance.