Planning For Love by Ellen Butler
on January 26, 2015
Format: eBook
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California party planner, Poppy Reagan is a Type A personality who runs her professional life with the precision of Swiss watch. Unfortunately, her personal life is the pits. On Valentine’s Day she walks in on her boyfriend playing hide the snake with a 20 year old. This isn’t the first boyfriend to cheat on her, and with her 33rd birthday approaching, Poppy decides it’s time to take her dating life as seriously as she does her business. She swears off the bad boys she’s normally attracted to, and strategically maps out a plan to find an honest, nice-looking man to become her life partner.

As she works her way through a string of hilariously bad dates, she begins to wonder if her soul mate actually lives in California. Her foolish emotional spirit secretly yearns for the sexy Ohio dermatologist who she met on a trip to Hawaii last year. The one who she insists is “just a friend,” because she refuses to engage in a long distance relationship. Can the good doctor convince her heart to over-rule her head and move this California girl to the mid- west?

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Sally’s Review

Planning for Love was sweet and romantic. Poppy Reagan ran her life with order and lots of planning. She owned a successful party planning company in California and was surrounded by great friends and a dependable staff. She even had what she thought was a dependable boyfriend, until she caught him cheating. At that point Poppy decided to start online dating and made sure her selection geared towards the complete opposite of the “bad boys” she usually went for. Poppy had yet to realize that what she was looking for, she had in her life all along.

The hero of the story, Adam Patterson was lovely and didn’t overwhelm the flighty Poppy. Their relationship wasn’t conventional since he was a rebound fling, but it worked, until he wanted more.

Poppy couldn’t help the reservations she had when it came to trusting the opposite sex and Adam would do his best to convince her to try out a long distance relationship. Would Poppy trust her feelings or Adam for that matter and risk their friendship for something more?

The main and supporting characters didn’t beat around the bush and I thank the author, Ellen Butler for that. Her writing was funny and fast paced and I appreciated that the story didn’t drudge along with unnecessary angst and a dragging storyline.  Planning for Love was fun and refreshing.

 

To: Adam from Hawaii

From: Poppy Reagan

Subject: Don’t do drugs, kids.

 

Here to bring you today’s entertainment. So, my latest computer date was supposed to be a successful marketer. At least that’s what his profile indicated. He instead decided to visit an Ashram last week, and while there, apparently found the meaning of life through yoga and wacky tobacky. He’s quit his job, and while craving the munchies, decided to take me to a well-known eatery called … El Taco Bell. Yes, that’s right he offered to take me to the Bell, the place with the Chihuahua ads.

Adam, you know me. Do I look like the type of woman you should take, on a date, to the Taco Bell? I didn’t think so. Here’s the embarrassing part, I was actually buying his guru-intellectual-life-affirming crapola until I realized his serenity came from too many tokes from the bong. That’s it. I’m off computer dating and plan to start having my friends set me up with normal people.

To top off this fun-loving week, my mom announced she’s coming in for a visit after my trip to Denver. I’ve told you a little about her. I’m worried this is the beginning of her next divorce and all the accompanying drama that goes along with it. Ugh!

Looking forward Denver and connecting with a normal human being. I’m packing my Chanel No. 5, red panties and nothing else. 😉

 

Poppy