Not According to Plan by A.M. Madden-Review & Excerpt tour
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 24, 2020
For one night of my life, I dared to do something reckless.
My birthday. A bar. Karaoke. And a man so hot he could melt the sun.
Sparks flew. Lust took over.
For one night of my life, I felt alive.
Then I was back to my “boring” life. Career-driven. Goal-oriented. Always planning ahead.
But nothing could have prepared me for the positive pregnancy test. We weren’t that reckless.
There goes my “boring” life. And what happens when I tell the father?
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REVIEW:NOT ACCORDING TO PLAN by A.M. Madden is a contemporary, adult, erotic romance story line focusing on twenty-seven year old, attorney Jade Easton and thirty –one year old, gym owner Max Navarro.
Told from dual first person perspectives (Jade and Max) NOT ACCORDING TO PLAN follows the building relationship and romance between twenty-seven year old, attorney Jade Easton and thirty –one year old, gym owner Max Navarro. On the night of her twenty-seventh birthday, attorney Jade Easton spent a one-night stand with gym owner Max Navarro but a happily ever after wasn’t in the cards when reality rears up and slaps Jade not once, but twice in the proverbial a$$. Several weeks later Jade would discover she was pregnant but Max, as excited as he was to become a father, would not be a full-time daddy in his baby’s life. What ensues is the building but struggling relationship between Max and Jade; the revelation of Max’s other secret; and the potential fall-out as Max is willing to sacrifice his own happiness for the woman he loves.
Jade Easton’s pregnancy lost her the junior partnership at the firm for which she works, and to add to her already spiral out of control, Max was about to open a second gym in Miami Florida, several thousand miles away from where Jade was hoping to establish her home. Months would pass as our couple started to build a life but Max’s business would separate our couple on more than one important occasion.
The relationship between Max and Jade is one of immediate attraction but neither one was looking for anything permanent. A one-night stand following an evening of karaoke, would find Jade’s future about to take an abrupt turn, and Max having to reveal that his life was about to get more complicated than anyone could have ever imagined. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.
There is a large ensemble cast of colorful secondary and supporting characters including Max’s brothers lawyer Brad and bar owner Nate: Max’s best friend Tracey and her boyfriend Tristan; Jade’s parents Ruby and Lawrence , her sister Sapphire and husband Greg: and Max’s mother Monica, and her husband Mitch ; and Jade’s best friend, erotic romance author Amy Delton.
NOT ACCORDING TO PLAN is a story of family, friendships, surprises and love. The premise is engaging ; the characters are energetic and charismatic; the slow-building romance is passionate but struggles in the face of their time apart.
Copyright © 2020 by A.M. Madden.When a firm hand clamped my shoulder, I realized Nate had plopped down on the stool beside me. “What the hell are you doing here? Why aren’t you home in your fortress, avoiding people who like having fun?”“Shut it. I needed a drink.”
“In here?” he asked, an amused smirk on his face. “You despise this place when there’s a game on.”
“Yeah, well, temporary insanity.”
“So, what’s going on with you?”
“Isn’t that a loaded question?” I quipped without thinking.
“You okay?” he quickly asked.
“Long story.”
At that moment, Brad came back, slinging a dishtowel over his shoulder. Typically, the females in the vicinity began giggling and whispering at seeing identical triplets in one location. Ignoring it, Brad said, “Did you tell him?”
“Not yet.”
“Tell me what?”
I held Nate’s gaze, but the words caught in my throat.
Brad took my silence as an opportunity to blurt out, “We’re going to be uncles.” Nate’s expression mirrored Brad’s from when I told him, and it had nothing to do with our likenesses. “Jade is pregnant.”
“Say what?” Nate said. When Nate then said, “Who the fuck is Jade?” Brad lost his shit.
“Someone I met.”
“How did you meet?”
The grin on Brad’s face caused a scowl on mine. “Jade is the beauty I rigged him to meet at my bar on Kismet Karaoke Night. He needed to get laid, dude.”
“So, this is actually your fault?” Nate accused with an eye roll and sigh before turning back to me. “And you slept with her that night?”
“Yeah,” I said like a child being scolded. Predictably, my brother, always the counselor, listened intently as I explained the chain of events that led to where Jade and I were now. Once done, his silence continued to stretch. “Say something,” I prodded.
“How well do you know this woman?” The question should have irritated me, but I couldn’t blame him for playing devil’s advocate.
“Well enough,” I said, knowing it was a weak explanation.
“Great answer,” he grumbled, shaking his head. “Shit, I leave you two for a few weeks and all hell breaks loose. I’d expect this from him,” he accused, thrusting a thumb at Brad. “Not from you.”
“Fuck off.” Brad flipped him the bird. “Hey, I have a stupid question,” he said. “Did you use condoms?”
“Of course, I did.”
“Gold Shields?”
“Yeah. What’s your point?”
“Dude, there was a massive recall on them. It was all over the news.”
My gaze flicked to Nate. “Is he shitting me?”
“Afraid not. You didn’t know?”
“What the fuck? Cars get recalled, not fucking condoms. Don’t they realize they’re playing with people’s lives?”
“Yeah. Thus, the recall,” Brad offered with a chuckle. “Obviously, you don’t have sex enough to keep on top of these things.”
“Fuck.” I didn’t know which was more unbelievable—a recall on condoms or the fact that Brad was right.
USA Today BESTSELLING ROMANCE AUTHOR
A.M. Madden’s romance debut is The Back-Up Series, consisting of Back-Up, Front & Center, and Encore.
A.M. Madden is a wife, a mother, an avid reader of romance novels and now an author. In Back-up she aspired to create a fun, sexy, realistic romantic story. She wanted to create characters that the reader could relate to and feel as if they knew personally.
A self-proclaimed hopeless romantic, she loves getting lost in a good book. She uses every free moment of her time writing, while raising teenage boys.
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Great review, Sandy. Looks like a very good story line.
Thanks for another wonderful review and excerpt.
Great review, thanks Sandy. Cute cover !
Another great review and excerpt, thanks Sandy.
Sounds like this would be a great relationship if they could take the time to work out the twists & turns….
This sounds fun and I just adore that cover! Thanks for the chance!
Terrific review, Sandy. Looks very good. Thanks.
Great review, Sandy. Sounds very good.
Great review and excerpt, thanks Sandy.
another great review, sandy. thanks.
Very nice review, Sandy. Looks very good.
Great review, Sandy. Looks very good. Thanks.