The Planner and the Player

Oak Creek #4

by Lainey Davis

an alternate cover edition can be found here

Meet the Crawfords: Brilliant in business, lousy at love.

Fletcher Crawford is a playboy producer. He flies around the world chasing fast cars and fast women.

He’s way too old to still feel hurt by his high school heartbreak, right?

One day he scorns the wrong woman and finds himself grounded in his hometown, where he finds Thistle McMurray around every turn.

She was his first everything…including his first heartbreak.

Thistle McMurray always had big plans, and they did not include taking care of anyone else. She spent years building her career, avoiding her hometown like the plague.

But one phone call changes everything, and plunges her back into the heart of her darkest memories.

Can Thistle and Archer bury the past and find forgiveness? Do second chances really exist?

The Planner and the Player is the fourth and final book of the Oak Creek series. If you like small-town characters, a family who won't butt out, and scorching hot love scenes, then you’ll devour this laugh-out-loud romance by Lainey Davis. Buy it today and fall in love with Oak Creek.

Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Audiobook, Second Chance

169 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 26, 2020

Reviews

[Liz · Rating 3 out of 5]

This took me forever to slog through. I found Fletcher annoying. And there was opportunity here for Thistle to show the strong successful woman she is to her her father. BUT, I wanted more about her job and there was a whole story point regarding her father that is completely missed here. Why is he gone so much and expecting her to pick up the slack?? Why is the mom so accepting of it?

Less sex and more plot please. Disappointing.

[Jessica :) · Rating 3 out of 5]

liked this book too! fletcher & thissle were great together!!! great ending to the oak creek series 🫶🏻

[Tahsin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Out of the all the stories in this series, this was my favourite. I liked that the background characters remained mostly in the background and the focal point of the story were Thistle and Fletcher. Reading the whole series at once, I got a taste of the small-town life, and I must say, it's not for me. Busybodies constantly in your business? No, thank you! I like my solitary, urban life.

[Gretchen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Many angles were left unexplored in this book. Thistle is forced back home to care for her Mother who has had a stroke. Her Father and Brother are both in her Mother's life, yet both men are unable to help with her Mother's care. WHY?!? Thistle is a strong CPA - brilliant and successful enough to own a gullwing Mercedes is not strong enough to ask some questions?

Fletcher has every reason to have trust issues - and I am glad that he worked through that.

The supporting characters of Oak Creek are entertaining - but the huge gaping holes in the central plot were a major issue.

[Claudia, Cmarie927 · Rating 5 out of 5]

This 4th book in the series was adorable.

Clearly Thistle AND Fletcher hadn't moved on from their teenage relationship, or healed from their joint trauma.

It was great to read their HEA, both getting what they individually want, and sharing their common relationship goal.

I am so sad to have concluded this well written, page-turning, engrossing series.

Please read this series in order to get the most from this story. I highly recommend it!!!

[Roxanne Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fletcher and Thistle have such amazing chemistry physically but their jobs and the travel for them put them at odds for a sustainable relationship. Misunderstandings and miscommunication between them creates more havoc. Fortunately there is something worth fighting for and even their fights are productive. A great read and a wonderful conclusion to a series that is hard to forget.

[Mari · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars

[starla mcmanigal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Review

This series was a well written easy read, the characters are likable, people of values, and a strong family connection make for a stress free fun read.

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[Zoë Haughwout · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this series. It was nice to see the progression of all the characters over time.

[Rui · Rating 2 out of 5]

The best book out of all of them. I think the author might like recycling and kombucha!

[Lizaruth · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s cute

[Jennifer Soppe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another winner for her Oak creek series

Thistle, an international corporate CPA, goes back to her hometown to take care of her mother and runs into Fletcher, owner of an international sports media production company, who was her high school boyfriend. As the story progresses things get complicated, history repeats itself, and breaking old patterns will be the key to their future. Lainey Davis’ Plunge is another winner for her Oak creek series. Learning about Fetcher and Thistle while catching up with the other couples is a great ride through the small town.

[Treasa · Rating 4 out of 5]

AMAZING!
This was another well crafted story that blends in perfectly with the rest of this series. Exciting with endless intrigue and amazing edgy chemistry. I enjoyed this read and would absolutely recommend it to others.

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book four in the Oak Creek series a well written story that kept me turning pages. Fletcher Crawford and Thistle McMurray and their second chance. I enjoyed reading their story. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Lisa H · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn’t care for Fletcher and his playboy ways.
That’s a hard no.
I thought Thistle was more complex and brittle.

They are back in town at the same time and history is repeating itself.

[Nate · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked Fletcher & Thistle's story. Good characters. It was a fun read. I received a free copy of the book. And am voluntarily leaving an honest review.