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Do I want one of us to be the primary breadwinner and/or decision-maker, or do I want an equal footing? I think you have me confused with someone who would even want to be in the same room as you, much less wed you after such a romantic proposal.” Her breath hitched and her lips softened. His lips were firm and cool and tasted of coffee and something sweet. He slipped his tongue into her mouth and for a moment she thought her heart had stopped. But it didn't matter. Upside down, in front of her work colleagues, she was the woman she always wanted to be. He parted her lips with the gentle slide of his tongue, touching, tasting, savoring, pausing between heady sips to let her essence dance over his taste buds. With every breath he inhaled the fresh scent of wildflowers in a rain-soaked meadow, the grassy lawn where they'd played catch in the summer sun. He'd known she was smart and fun and beautiful. But this kiss. These feelings. The throbbing heat of desire. It was all completely new.” Daisy Patel is a software engineer who understands lists and logic better than bosses and boyfriends. With her life all planned out, and no interest in love, the one thing she can’t give her family is the marriage they expect. Left with few options, she asks her childhood crush to be her decoy fiance.
Both of them know at the beginning, there is a great risk to cross the lines because starting a fake relationship could be threatening to break both of their hearts when they still have deep feelings for each other. I found Liam and Daisy’s story more emotional, genuine, intense. They really deal with burdens, dysfunctional family issues, abuse, insecurities. Both of them learn their mistakes and changed themselves. Only thing didn’t change is the pure love they feel for each other which makes this book one of my favorite readings! We don't need a plan. We'll tell them the truth. We met when we needed to meet. We found each other when we needed to be found. We fell in love because it was meant to be. And you became mine at a bus stop in the rain.”The world is a lonely place full of lonely people. If you find someone you can connect with, someone who can take you out of yourself and bring you joy, you can’t let it go.” She pulled away, leaving him floundering, his brain struggling to understand why someone was shoving a box in his face when all he wanted was her sweet lips and her soft body and her sigh of surrender. The Dating Plan by Sara Desai was the first book I received when I started Book of the Month Club. It was also the first romance book I read, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. Liam's gaze shifted to her, and his face softened. Before he could ask her what it meant and ruin the performance, she rose up on her toes, pressed her hands against his chest, and kissed him. It was definitely worth the wait to see the chemistry build between these characters! I loved Daisy’s family and her well meaning yet obtrusive Aunties.
There was hardly a plot to keep me engaged. Things just “happened” as if random ideas were thrown in to try and create drama. I was constantly waiting for the story to start even by the time the book reached its conclusion.When Daisy and Liam collide at a work event. Maybe they can help each-other out with an “arrangement”. I'm not sleeping with you, Liam," she said firmly. "And no developing feelings, either. This is solely a business arrangement. I'll include my terms and conditions when I send you the final plan." She took a picture of the whiteboard and then wiped it clean. "I'll go get Tyler." The crème de la crème of this book is their first sex scene. I could have done without any of their sex scenes, but I laughed for 42 years about this scene. How did no one else catch it? The author literally took the Twilight sex scene (that we've all been laughing at for years) and just made it smutty. Like he SHATTERS her headboard with his bare hands. He's JUST A MAN. What is her furniture made of? Sawdust??? So, do you have your pen and paper or your favorite digital device? Yes? Good. The first thing you need to do is create a list of goals for future dating. Obvious questions that you should probably ask yourself before writing this list of goals include the following: Motorcycle guys. Honestly, when are we going to retire them? They're not cute. I've never seen a guy drive down the street on his loud ass Harley and been like *swoon* what a hunk! No. It just doesn't happen. He is also apparently a really successful business dude, but when he was 20 he was in a shady biker gang for 3 years and did shady shit. Because OF COURSE HE DID.
Where is this bus stop in the middle of nowhere? Why would I be somewhere that only has a bus stop and no buildings? And why am I out in the rain?” I really liked the romance aspect — even when Daisy was younger, Liam helped a lot in making her feel more comfortable in her own skin. Even as adults, he still was able to make her feel that way. So, they do what any couple would do: fake their relationship, plan a wedding, set out to accomplish their objectives, and divorce. Seems easy, right? As Daisy outlines their plan of dates to give credence to their relationship and let Liam meet her family, she’s nothing but business. And this plan does not include sex of any kind. (Yeah, okay.)Pizza selfie." Daisy held up her phone and took a picture of them with the pizza box angled in the corner. She laughed when she showed him the screen. This time he was the one who looked dazed.” This one would have. Plus, it’s not very romantic. I said we met at a bus stop during a rainstorm. Kissing in the rain is the ultimate cinematic symbol of uncontrollable passion. It’s the moment of willing suspension of disbelief when the audience is invited to enter a fantasy where love is so intense and all-consuming that nothing else matters.” Further further, the fake dating trope was completely ruined by the main characters TELLING literally everyone besides a few family members they weren’t actually dating. Again, destroying the tension. Upon this reunion, the two decide they have a plan to fix both of their problems. They agree to marriage, but just of convenience since Daisy is still hurt from 10 years before. However, as they start spending more time together, they start to actually fall for each other. Liam needs to find a wife. His grandfather’s will states that he can inherit the family distillery if he is married before his next birthday and remains married for one year. Only problem is Liam doesn’t even have a girlfriend at the moment, and his birthday is only months away.
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