Best Laid Plans

Blue Collar Brothers #0.5

by Piper Rayne

You don't have to read this in order to enjoy Flirting With Fire. It's just some bonus content for our readers and our die-hard unicorns. Enjoy getting to know these characters!

xo,

Piper & Rayne

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Adult

ebook

About the author

Piper Rayne is an Amazon Top 50 and USA Today Bestselling Author duo who believes in soft places to land, big laughs, and happily-ever-afters.

Piper’s the one who turns up the heat and humor—spinning tension, spark, and steam into moments that make you blush into your pillow and grin through the next chapter.

Rayne’s the one who tugs on your heartstrings—mixing locker-room laughs, brotherhood banter, and the kind of heart-punch moments that hit when you least expect them.

Together, they create stories that feel like family—sometimes found, sometimes blood—but always the kind that stays with you long after the final word.

At the end of the day, Piper and Rayne write love stories that they hope feel real, funny, with just the right amount of steam… ones that make your heart race and your world a little warmer.

Reviews

[Radd Reader]

This took me about 15 min to read. It's the backstory to the Blue Collar series.
A couple things bothered me:
1. I didn't like the writing style
2. Maddie's negative attitude toward herself was a turnoff

I appreciate the sample as it gave me a flavor for the series. But, the writing style (present tense) really bothered me and I'm not sure I can get past that.

[Merve]

3.00 ⭐

[Lynn Anne]

3 stars 🌟

[Joycee]

I shelved it among my “romances read” even if this was just a prequel and there was no romancing.

But it does set me up for “Flirting with Fire” (Maddie & Mauro’s story), which I snagged for free somewhere. 😃

Now I just have to figure out if I want to splurge on the other two books … they’re not on KU or available @ my local library. 🤔

Yay for prequels that count towards the GR reading challenge! 😂

[Donna]

The prequel to end all prequels - as far as the Bianco brothers are concerned. Explains how Maddie, Vanessa and Lauren trade paddles and bid for the Bianco brothers, Mauro, Christian and Luca at a benefit auction. Oh la la!

[Neeru Rana]

This is were it all began. Three best friends and three brothers attending a bachelor auction for charity unaware that it was gonna forever share their lives.
We get a brief glimpse into all their lives and so far I'm loving all six of them.

[Ferbooks]

An Ok read.
I recieved a free copy

[Sara]

Great lead into the next book.

[Anna McFarland]

Was finally able to read this. Why it was a short little prequal and not in the actual story is beyond me. At least now I can get all the prequels to the series I’ve read thanks to kindle unlimited.

[Judith Lloyd]

Cute intro. Took me about 15 minutes to read but it sets the stage for the series.

[Skye]

Best Laid Plans is a great little teaser hint for the Blue Collar Brothers series. It not only introduces the three Bianco brothers who will feature in this series. But, it also fantastically introduces the three women who are going to be their love interests. Lauren, Vanessa and Maddie all manage to win one “date” for their friends in this auction. I can’t wait to see what’s going to happen when each of these unwilling couples collides. And how the sparks will fly beautifully in doing so.

This is a fantastic novella that works as a brilliant prequel to a series I can’t wait to sink my teeth into. Not only does it introduce the six members of the three couples perfectly, it also starts to hint at the different hangups of the three women involved. I love a good amount of character development in my stories, and the different ways the three women are against their incoming dates hints at a whole lot of character development in this series. oh, and did I mention that each of the brothers is a First Responder? There is just something about a man in uniform…

One of the things that I’ve come to love about Piper Rayne is the way that they introduce a series. By writing a short prequel novella like Best Laid Plans, they are able to pull you into a world that is wonderfully unexpected. Plus, it provides teasers for not just one book, but for three different ones. It leads into the series perfectly, and I’m completely excited to dive headfirst into Flirting with Fire.

[Lilian]

This was a short and interesting introduction to the Blue Collar series. We meet the 3 future main female characters and see how they interact as good friends. As good friends, they also play “tricks” on each other and that is where the fun starts!

[B. Milligan]

Very short read! I read Flirting With Fire first and then this.
This book was prequel with a little bit more details.

[Lynn Mullan]

OK read