Plan B by CL Stacey

Title: Plan B

Series: Lost & Found #3 

Author: CL Stacey

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: November 1, 2017 

Every tick of the clock takes something away. Aryn Andrews is a single father doing the best he can under the circumstances. When you meet the one you love, you plan for everything but the end—especially an end that comes too soon. After losing his wife during childbirth, Aryn vowed to be the kind of father that his daughter, Ayli, could be proud of. Every decision he makes is to ensure her happiness. Bethany Michaelson is a victim of life. Multiple hardships endured, Bethany never fails to find the silver lining in everything. Gracious, loyal, obedient, but above all, she is strong. All she wants is to change her inevitable fate, but in order to do that she has to be the one thing she isn’t. Brave. Aryn has learned to accept his loss. Bethany mourns hers every day. How do you start over with someone who fears a new beginning?

Rating: ☆☆☆☆

I don't think I realised before starting this book that this was the third in a series, which is completely my bad.  However, I did feel as though as I was on the outskirts of the first part of this as events involving other characters from presumably the other books had an impact on the Aryn and Bethany.  I felt that I was missing something significant even though these events only served to bring about further encounters.  I don't like feeling I'm missing something so I will probably now go back to read the previous books.

That being said, once I got over this bit I really became hooked by Aryn and Bethany's story.  Aryn is vulnerable and fragile despite his efforts to show otherwise after losing his wife in childbirth.  He is doing an amazing job of being a dad to this beautiful and sweet little girl.  Bethany keeps people at arms length but is incredibly generous, kind and loving to those that she does let in.  Her life hasn't been easy and has suffered rejection from too many people.  She is determined to keep Aryn and his daughter at arms length but they find a way to wheedle their way into her heart.  

Their road is not an easy one, with plenty of mistakes and stubbornness along the way but is a clear demonstration that life causes you to change direction and plans very quickly.  I loved C.L. Stacey's writing here and the way that Aryn and Bethany's story unfolded was beautiful.  It is just back to the beginning of the series now for me to full understand what on earth happened at the beginning!

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CL Stacey is a Florida native, born and raised. She still resides in the Sunshine State with her husband and daughter. Relaxing with any good love story she can get her hands on is her favorite way to end the day. That or binge watching shows on Netflix.

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