The 10 Year Plan

by J.C. Calciano

Back when... Best friends Myles and Brody are total opposites: Myles believes in true love and happily ever after; Brody believes in hot guys and lots of happy endings. But after Myles has a particularly bad date, they make a plan that, if they haven't found true love in 10 years they'll become a couple. 10 years later... Nothing has changed. Myles is still a hopeless romantic looking for Mr. Right and Brody is still on the hunt for Mr. Right Now - both still alone. When they realize it's almost time to make good on the promise they made to each other a decade earlier, both friends scramble to do whatever it takes to avoid their fate: to be a couple! The search for each other's perfect partner is on! But maybe the man of their dreams is too close to see... This book also contains special extra content, including: * Myles' Favorite Recipes * Images From the Movie The 10 Year Plan

Genres: LGBT, Friends To Lovers

192 pages, Paperback

First published October 15, 2015

About the author

Hello! A bit about me.

I love telling stories! Movies, books, webisodes... they're all tools to tell a great tale. My origin story is that of a screenwriter and film director. I've created four romantic comedy movies and have more on the way.

In addition to my books, I have a long running webisode called, STEAM ROOM STORIES. Check it out on YouTube, Amazon and DVD.

I love watching, reading, writing - camp, comedy, romance.

My personal website is www.jccalciano.com
My movie website is www.Cinema175.com

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Reviews

[Tamila · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this story for the cute gay rom com it promised to be. I didn’t know until the end that the book was written after the screenplay and movie were made, but it makes sense because it definitely had all the elements of a movie. The jokes and banter were funny, the main and supporting characters were likable, and the flow and pacing were perfect and kept me engaged. The only criticism that I have is that the end was too abrupt and I wanted to see more couple moments with Myles and Brody. The prose wasn’t the richest or most beautiful, but not every piece of writing needs to be a literary epic of genius proportions. Sometimes you just want a feel good rom com featuring the best trope of all time: best friends to lovers.

[Arlyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very funny, enjoyable, sexy and fast-paced read. Two young men make a promise to each other that if they don't meet "the one" and settle down with him in the next ten years, they'll give up the search for love and instead commit to each other for life thereafter...

I actually had this same agreement with my friend John...I am now married to Curt. No offense to John, but I think this is a very good thing! This is not a new concept...it's been done before. But, when it's done right (like in this book), it's easy to see why this concept has such staying power.

Recommended for a clever, fun and light M/M read.

[W.S. Long · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'll have to admit. I cheated. I saw the movie first and then read this book. And disclaimer: I met the author at GRL where I bought the DVD and only because I liked eCupid (a previous movie). But I also want to assure we are not friends in real life. I bought the Ten Year Plan because I just loved eCupid.

Getting back to the book: I liked the characters' interactions in the movie, particularly Brody and Myles. The bromance between the cops was funny, and a blast to watch on DVD. The book and movie are based on real people the author knows so it's not a m/m conversion of My Best Friend's Wedding, which is the biggest comparison I can make.

The story of Brody and Myles is a seductively sweet story of two friends falling in love with each other over the years but being afraid of really saying it out loud to each other until push comes to shove. You can read between the lines that fear probably kept them from being honest with each other.

If you're looking for a funny, but sweet book about love, then you will love this!

[Derek · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 * rounded up

I had the pleasure of reading this novel after first seeing the movie. It was an extremely faithful adaptation, mainly because the author was also the script writer and director of the film. I see a lot of what I want myself to be in Myles. This book had quite a few editing errors which took me out of the book a bit. However, it was a quick read and a very enjoyable "don't realize what you have in front of you" story. I do wish the story delved a little more into the past and into the supporting cast a bit more, to me, that is the point of a novelization, to expand on the material already known from the film.

The recipes in the back were a nice and welcome touch, can't wait to try one or two of them.

[Amy Harth · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love the movie. It was fun to learn more about Brody’s back story. However, the novelization is a bit too much explanation and not enough of the characters showing us the additional content. It’s a bit like reading Wikipedia telling you about a person’s early life, interesting information but the presentation isn’t as compelling. Otherwise, it’s like reading the screenplay and if you’ve seen the movie you probably don’t need that. Good for the additional information to add to enjoyment of the movie but probably not worth it as a standalone novel.

[Susan Laine · Rating 2 out of 5]

Two words: Blah & meh.

[Jumi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very nice even if a little hard breaking for Myles. Love is love is love......😍

[Mark Burn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Minus all the typos, it's a really good story!! Easy, quick read, with a feel good story.

[Ale✝ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Qué les puedo decir. Cinco puede parecer mucho para literalmente un screenplay hecho en base a la película que ya me he visto quinientas veces, pero ponerle cuatro estrellas (solo por no ser LA obra literaria del premio Nobel) me parece demasiado tacaño teniendo en cuenta cuánto lo disfruté :/

Ha sido una historia perfectamente adaptada y ha logrado capturar las emociones de la película (fue escrita por el mismo productor Y ADEMÁS es own voices 😌). Aunque obviamente prefiero la película, a este libro no le faltó nada, y es más, hasta añade un poco de backstory(?!!) Y si bien la he visto quientas veces, ha logrado hacer mi corazón bolita una vez más y sacarme mil sonrisas.

Algo que también me llamó mucho la atención es que el autor se inspiró en sus propios amigos (hechos 100% reales) para escribir esta historia wtf 🥺 demasiado bello.

En fin, si quieres una romcom del mejor trope del mundo o sea friends-to-lovers, infinitamente recomendado, sobretodo la peli ❤

[Joyfully Jay · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Joyfully Jay review.

4.5 stars

This book has been made into a motion picture. When I first got this book I thought to myself, “oh, it’s going to be a male/male version of My Best Friend’s Wedding.” Thankfully, it wasn’t! Instead, what we have are two best friends who are like day and night in their views on dating. One is all romance, where the other is a love ‘em and leave ‘em as quickly as possible type of guy. After consoling Myles after yet another date left tire tracks trying to get away, Brody agrees to make sure that Myles doesn’t die alone by agreeing that the two of them will be together forever if neither of them finds love before they turn 35.

Ten years later, with Myles no closer to finding love, Brody realizes that he needs to put the search into high gear. Signing his buddy up for a Grindr account, Brody hopes that maybe Myles will live a little and stop worrying about finding “love.” Without ruining the story for you all, let’s just say that Brody’s plan backfires as he finds himself falling for his best friend after all these years – right at the same time that Myles may have found “the one.”

Read Wendy’s review in its entirety here.

[W.S. Long · Rating 4 out of 5]

Seductively sweet!

I'll have to admit. I cheated. I saw the movie first and then read this book. And disclaimer: I met the author at GRL where I bought the DVD and only because I liked eCupid but we are not friends in real life. I just loved eCupid.

Getting back to this: I liked the characters' interactions in the movie, particularly Brody and Myles. The bromance between the cops was funny, and a blast to watch. The book and movie is based on real people the author knows so it's not a m/m conversion of My Best Friend's Wedding, which is the biggest comparison I can make.

It's a seductively sweet story of two friends falling in love with each other over the years and afraid of really saying it out loud to each other until push comes to shove.

[Jarrod Scarbrough · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a very fun, cute, albeit a bit sappy queer romance. I loved it! Cute premise: slutty guy and a hopeless romantic are bestirs and make a pact that if they're both single in 10 years, they will become a couple. The next 10 years were spent with the slut being a slut, and the romantic going through failed relationship after failed relationship, meanwhile the two of them continue to be the best of friends and continue to hide this growing passion for one another. It was fun witty, and in the end yes the romantic in me shed a tear.

[Elisa Rolle · Rating 5 out of 5]

The 10 Year book by JC Calciano: http://reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwid... 2015 Rainbow Awards Honorable Mention (5* from at least 1 judge)

[Dakila Reed]

Very enjoyable read! This book made me laugh, made me feel the feels and seriously just left me with a satisfied smile at the end. Love it so much! <3