The Best Laid Plans

The Best Men, Book 1

By: Karla Sorensen

Narrated by: Connor Crais, Vanessa Edwin

A tough-as-leather football player. A happy-go-lucky historian. It’s love against all odds in a warm and emotional romance about found family, friendship, and the restorative powers of the heart.

Former Dallas football player Burke Barrett is weathering a lot of changes. He’s retired from football. He’s mourning the loss of his best friend. And now he’s been bequeathed a dilapidated house in northern Michigan he doesn’t want. To his surprise it comes with a long-legged, blindly optimistic renovation manager with big ideas for Burke’s inheritance. She’s passionate, irritating, and irresistible.

Restoration expert Charlotte Cunningham is used to rough exteriors. This surly client, with his stubbled jaw, towering physique, and inflexible attitude, is worth smoothing over. The attraction sizzles, and a proposal is in order: a romantic tryst to relieve the tension. No strings attached. A safe bet for both of them since Burke is prepared to renovate, sell, and move on.

A pet project with an end date. Does that go for love too? Burke must decide what he really wants and what he’s willing to risk. He should know by now that the best-laid plans can change in a heartbeat.

©2023 Karla Sorensen (P)2023 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

A lovable grump

After the death of his best friend, Burke Barrett finds out that he is now the owner of a dilapidated house in northern Michigan. Restoring the house to its historical glory had always been his friend Chris’s dream, not his. And the last thing Burke wants to do is deal with a long-legged, optimistic, beautiful project manager who is in charge of the restoration project. But the more time these to spend together the more Burke starts to wonder if maybe he’s found the place he has been looking for.

wonderful

loved it .. beautifully done written.... loved the details of the old home design and architecture.

Wonderfully Emotional

Great characters,all of them. Beautiful prose throughout. Loved the introspective theme on individual grief.

Perfect Balance of Plot and Romance

I love Karla Sorensen’s books. I’ve read them all and this one was the first that I listened to. Absolutely fabulous narrators. It’s sometimes hard to imagine the voice matching the character, but I thought both narrators were very good. Loved their voices. Also kudos to Karla for the Easter egg in the form of the nod to the Marriage Effect by mentioning ‘the red hair swimsuit model who married the football player!’ Can’t wait for the next one.

Swoony with an emotional punch

I love love love this series. It packs such a punch and gives butterflies all over the place. I read them out of order, but I loved seeing the Michigan/OSU rivalry again in this one and glimpses of Liam. Burke and Charlotte were perfect together and the tension building was palpable. I hope there is a book about his sister... she deserves it. 4.5 stars

Karla Sorenson has written another amazing book

I loved this book from beginning to end. it's a story of grieving, trying to find yourself and falling for the right person. I love Burke's relationship with his sister

Loved this story!

Beautifully written and I so loved the HEA and how the main characters came to terms with their past and what made them fall in loved. The narration was awesome!

Meh… but enough that I kept listening. ..

I really liked the concept of the story line. I feel like there something missing that I can’t place exactly. It was enough that I listed to the whole thing instead of DNF. Maybe not worth a credit, kindle unlimited free made it completely worthwhile

A Must Re

My first book by this author and I can’t wait for the next one. The detailed story and characters made me feel like I was right there and I immediately fell in love with them. Love this book. The narration and reading were great.

Cute story

It a was cute low angst story. The writing was good but wish there was a little more with the relationship between the main characters. I loved Connor Crais & Vanessa Edwin. They capture the characters and made the story enjoyable.