This book was adorable! I’m a sucker for some good romance, and Dinesen delivered. 

The Plan starts out with Amelia, who lives in her small town, where she is very comfortable with her life owning her bead shop. Until one day, in saunters THE Huck Wiley. Only her biggest rockstar idol, ever! He is vacationing in town while on break from touring so he can spend some quality time with his daughter. He wants Amelia’s help teaching Maggie with some beading classes to give her a break from school work. Quickly though, their connection is undeniable. Who would ever think, while listening to your favorite CD, that gorgeous man would fall for a simple small town girl.?

I loved how Dinesen touched on the subject of mental health, in a very real and raw way. She showed a very honest version of what it’s like living with anxiety, and the thoughts that race, and learning to live with it. It was shown without brushing over it or devaluing the presence it creates in someone’s life who suffers from anxiety. I don’t feel like it was triggering though for someone with anxiety. This didn’t make me feel anxious or cuss my anxiety to rise, but made me feel seen and understood. Seeing the patience provided to Amelia as she worked her way through her problems was both hopeful and inspiring.

I didn’t love Dineen’s fake take on the south. The slang and language and protracted accent was very poorly done. I doubt she’s ever stepped foot below the Mason Dixon line a day in her life.

Otherwise, easy, sassy and lovable!

Thank you to Xpresso Bo9ks for providing me with a copy to read

Who doesn't love a small town romance guys, especially when a striking rockstar rolls around with his charming daughter?! Everyone knows I'm always on board, but Amelia just wasn't it for me. I understood her anxiety and her need for stability, but personality wise,  she came across as too juvenile and dramatic in the relationship she tried to form with Huck, which, by the way, was a little too demanding at times that I had to rolls my eyes lol. The good thing is that even though this was the third book in the series, I didn't want to sock someone out because I missed out on the first two! -JH

The plan is the third book in the series which can be read as a stand alone.

She is possessive, insecure and suffers from anxiety while he's a famous rockstar who is more than comfortable in his own skin. At times their relationship seemed unhealthy but it all worked out in the end 

It was a quick read unfortunately not my cup of tea.

The Plan is book 3 in The Creek Water Series but can be read as a stand alone, which is what I did. It was a sweet and wholesome read. I found the characters charming and I was so engrossed in their story that I was able to finish it in one day. It was the perfect light-hearted read!

I found myself speeding through "The Plan" and enjoying it. I related to Amelia in some ways - like the anxiety she has and the need to have things in order... but her overthinking began to slowly annoy me. One thing that the author did a great job was pulling me in despite this and leaving me wanting more. The attraction/pull between the main characters made me root for them.. hoping they could overcome their obstacles.

A feel good type of book, not much substance. The characters were superficial. It might have just been my head space of the number of fluff books I've been reading, but I had a hard time finding any charm in this. The whole point of writing is that one chapter slips into the next - can't put it down. OR if you must put it down, you can't wait to pick it back up again. I wish I could have liked it more.  I loved the idea of the plot.

What do meddling relatives, a thirty year old single relatives and a gorgeous rock star have in common? 

Amelia is funny, kind, and seemingly settled into small town life, but what her family doesn't know is she has suffered quietly, alone since she was a child. When a famous rock star blows into town, it shakes her to her core. Can she make him fall in love with the small town life? Can he help her overcome her decades old demons? Throw his adorable 10 year old daughter in the mix and you've got yourself a story.

I loved all these characters, and I loved seeing the development of Amelia and Huck, individually and together. You get a true sense of small town living and Southern traditions, as well as some comedy and romance! I wish there was more in their story, and there had been more time for them. Overall, I really enjoyed this book and can't wait to read more from this author.

This book is definitely sweet - but pretty light on sexy!  Amelia has almost never left her hometown.  She has crippling anxiety that began after a traumatic incident as a child.  Her anxiety has never been treated beyond some helpful advice from family friends.  As a result, while Amelia is doing better - she is just treading water and not living.  Enter Huck Wiley, rockstar and single dad.  Huck is definitely a good guy - he is immediately interested in Amelia (despite her full on fan-girl response when they meet).  Their main hurdle to coming together is 100% Amelia's anxiety.  

I liked a lot about this book - it has a very real portrayal of severe anxiety - both in adults and children.  Although, Amelia's overall miraculous recovery and movement forward seems a little fast (e.g. you don't get over 24 years of untreated severe anxiety in less than a year).  I also really liked Huck and his acceptance and love for Amelia.  Amelia was not an easy character.  The book talks about Huck not being an easy man to love - but in reality, Amelia is definitely the one who is harder (rockstar life included).

If you are looking for a sweet, smalltown book, with a hefty dose of serious issues - this is a book to read!  It will be perfect for fans of the Secret Keeper and books like it.

Honestly, I thought this book would be another Chick-lit. But The Plan was a wonderfully written contemporary romance about a small-town girl, Amelia and a rockstar, Huck. They share nothing in common, their meeting was not planned, but the reader can feel that they are made for each other. She feels exposed around him, and he is vulnerable around her. Their relationship is beautifully developed. Huck's daughter Maggie has anxiety problems, coincidentally so does Amelia. The hesitations and mixed feelings when you have during anxiety attacks are well depicted. This is the first book I have read so far that it is sweet and emotional at the same time. The bond between Amelia and Maggie is heartwarming. The author has captured the life of Beverly Hills kids very well. If you're looking for a light, fast read, but an emotional sweet story, pick this one. Will definitely look out for books from Whitney!
Thank you NetGalley, Whitney Dineen, the publisher for the reader's copy of this novel. This review is my own and is not influenced in any way.

This was the first book I’ve read by this author. And this is also the 3rd book in a series but each story is a standalone. I didn’t have any problems following the story. 

I absolutely devoured this book. I couldn’t put it down. And when I did have to, I was thinking about the story. 

A normal gal who has her quirks.....
A Rockstar Single Dad.....

It’s one of the best stories I’ve read this year. I loved this very thing about it. The characters are wonderful..well thought out...seeing their progress through the chapters was my favorite part. I was cheering for Amelia the entire time. And watching Huck and her fall in love was so heartwarming. Throw in a cute little gal who is like their glue and you get a clean wholesome story. I enjoyed this book so so much! 

Highly recommended. 

*Thank you to Net Galley for providing me with a free advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are those of my own.*

I didn’t care for this book at all and trust me, I tried. Thank God it was a fast read because once I start I have to finish. Huck is a rock start god and Amelia is a southern belle. She’s a crazy and annoying character that jumps to conclusions every chance she gets. I was flicking pages at the speed of light, I found everyone of these characters and their southern twang a total snooze. Sorry I tried, but I can’t recommend this book to anyone unless they want their reading material to induce sleep.

Keeping secrets has always been easy for Amelia. She pretends, but underneath her carefree demeanour her anxiety is bubbling away. 

Bad boy rockstar Huck has just moved to town and has secrets of his own. 

When the two of them meet secrets are shared and new friendships are made. 

I love returning to this family series. I can’t wait to read more.

I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I'm not great with first person narrative and I'm very fussy with the characters that are written in first person. 

Unfortunately, this one just want one that I could connect with and I had to down tools at around 20%.

I really liked the sound of this book and think I would have enjoyed it if it was first person. 

DNF.

This was a big NOPE for me. This whole story felt like a characticture of Deep South - MISSOURI IS NOT THE SOUTH - and all the characters speak like it’s the 1950s. The worst being the main character, Amelia who talks and acts like she’s in her 70s instead of her actual age of 34. She is written like she is supposed to be the stereotype of the cute, awkward, quirky girl but she was just straight up annoying and pretty crazy. For example, the guy she wasn’t dating and told him she was going to date him went out of town {with his daughter} on personal business {he’s trying to track down his birth mom} and she assumed he was going to hook up with someone - talk about jumping to constantly conclusions. Also I don’t think this author is very good at geography, they said it takes 10 hours to get to Chicago but from the most southeastern part of MO it would only take 6.5 hours. Also Amelia mentioned that she didn’t think they could do a day trip to Nashville because it was too far away yet they went to St. Louis which is the exact same distance.

This was a cute, quirky and witty read. I enjoyed that the author had the MC experiencing some anxiety and panic attacks and represented them in a fairly realistic way. I do find that the story was missing a bit towards in end, in building the two main characters relationship after it first really started (you spend a lot of time anticipating them finally being together and then bam- it happens but not much detail into it afterwards).

i have never read anything by this author and i am not sure why i am just finding her! she does any awesome job talking about her characters, humor, and romance. 
i felt like i could relate to this character by also having GAD and not wanting to do certain things. in this book, Amelia is a small town girl that has her life and daily activities planned out to prevent anxiety. Than her celebrity crush walks into her store taking all those plans and throwing them out the window for a new one!
i was given this book by netgalley and publisher for a honest review and opinion.

I LOVE Whitney Dineen. She finds just the right balance of humor, reality and crazy family antics. In this story our heroine has some real anxiety that she is pretty good at hiding from everyone. When her celebrity crush walks into her store, Amelia's world is flipped upside down. Huck challenges all of the items on her "no way I am doing that" list.
The Creekwater cast returns for a third book that is as endearing and witty as the first two. I can't wait for the next book!

I've read the other books in this series and THE PLAN might well be my favorite! I cannot even say how thrilled I am that the lead female character lives with Anxiety Disorder. We need more lovable main characters living with mental health issues! My oldest child has GAD and this book actually helped me understand her difficulties. 

Now, all that aside, this is a stunningly sweet romance with a very swoon-worthy leading man and the colorful cast of small town characters in this series. I adored this love story so much! I cannot wait for more in this series!

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

This book was so good! The characters were so well rounded, you felt like you actually knew them! The plot was so good you didn't want the book to end!

The Plan by Whitney Dineen is seriously swoon-worthy and laugh out loud fun. 

Amelia is a small-town girl who has her life organized to help reduce her anxiety issues, but when the dream rockstar Huck Wiley walks in with the sweetest little girl on God’s green earth her life flips upside down. 
There is a lot to love about The Plan, it’s sweet and has so much southern charm I felt like I was right there with them in Missouri. The endless strange sayings were so spot on for southern families, I would know since I’m from the south. It made me laugh out loud so many times my husband started giving me strange looks. Amelia is incredibly relatable to anyone with anxiety issues, this author handled all those dilemma’s incredibly. I will say this book almost deserves a trigger warning because it goes so deep into the way someone with anxiety works through life and even a simple thought. The amount of character growth and development made me so proud of each character. 

THE ROMANCE holy heck honey this book made me swoon and want more after each chapter. While nothing truly steamy happened that made me love this book even more. It never felt like the right time for those situations to arise. I mean one of the main characters is a father with his daughter around all the time. Maggie, gosh I loved her part in this book so so much. She was brave, hilarious, smart, incredible, and gave this book a lot of heart and soul. Huck was DREAMY, like every step of the way I was swooning with the things he said to Amelia. He was forward but not in a creepy aggressive way and had buckets of charm that you’d expect out of a hot rockstar. It was hard for me to imagine him as anyone, which is something I’m pretty good at honestly. The closest I could get was Wade from Hart of Dixie but with tattoo’s 

Another thing, this book was not laid out as your classic romance novel. I really could not predict where it was going which mad me feel like I was just along for the ride. It’s an amazing change of pace that I really needed! I have a feeling this author will quickly become one of my favorites in this genre. 

All-in-all I really loved this book, the characters, and this plot. It was cute but had deep content that made you be able to connect with the characters. I will definitely be reading more from the author in the very near future!