Get 3 months for $0.99 a month

LIMITED TIME OFFER
Best Laid Plans cover art

Best Laid Plans

 Preview
Get this deal Try for $0.00
Offer ends December 16, 2025 11:59pm PT.
Amazon Prime member exclusive: get any 2 titles with your free trial. Terms apply.
Just $0.99/mo for your first 3 months of Audible.
1 audiobook per month of your choice from our unparalleled catalog.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, podcasts, and Originals.
Auto-renews at $14.95/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo + applicable taxes after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Best Laid Plans

Written by: Lauren Blakely
Narrated by: Joe Arden, Erin Mallon
Get this deal Try for $0.00

$14.95/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime. Offers ends December 16, 2025 11:59pm PT.

$14.95 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $25.00

Buy Now for $25.00

About this listen

A sexy romantic comedy narrated duet-style by all-star narrators Joe Arden and Erin Mallon!

That time I had the brilliant idea to ask my good friend for lessons in seduction....

Awkward? Maybe. But how else is a good girl going to find out if she likes being naughty?

And Gabe is charming, trustworthy, aces at seduction (or so I hear), and willing to give me lessons. But to guarantee it won’t ruin our friendship, I want these classes to be hypothetical more than hands-on.

So what if he’s hella sexy? I can handle that, no problem.

I have it bad for Arden. She’s bright, brilliant, and insanely fun. When she asks for my help, I see my chance to win her sweet heart by showing her how much fun we can have getting spicy.

Trouble is, she has a different idea of what “sex-ploration” should mean. Now I’m going to have to get really clever to win her over.

Good thing I know exactly how to upend her best laid plans.

Make sure you listen all the way to the end for a bonus behind-the-curtains conversation between the two narrators!

©2018 Lauren Blakely (P)2025 Lauren Blakely Books Romance Romantic Comedy Comedy
About the Creator - Lauren Blakely

About the Creator

L. Blakely is the pen name of #1 New York Times bestselling, #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling, and #1 Audible bestselling author Lauren Blakely when she writes MM romance. Find all of Lauren's solo MM romances more easily now by searching under the L. Blakely name. Her USA Today bestselling LGBTQ romances feature strong, charming heroes with dirty mouths and hearts of gold. Covers will say "Lauren Blakely writing as L. Blakely!" Same great stories, easier search!
Read more Read less
All stars
Most relevant
The story was cute and I liked the duet performance. The performers did a good job. The story was predictable and a light for of 50 Shades.
I liked it but glad I got in on a Prime Member sale

Cute but Very predictable

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
the Narration was fantastic, this was the first time I have listened to a duet like this, wasn't sure what to expect but it definitely was a great experience....think movie without a screen. The story was Corny though, I struggled at the beginning but I normally never put books down until I'm done. Benefit of the doubt. I just found it an extremely predictable, story. it was sweet though.

Sweet Story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Great story!! Great narrating!!! Loved it!! Will be reading next book! Awesome author!!keep them coming!! He he he

Great read!! Steamy!!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The storyline was stupid. Who would be so naively stupid to plan what the female character did? Sex scenes not so hot. I also HATED the female narrators way of talking in this book. At many points every word she spoke ended with a guttural lowering of her voice, other times it was just the end of a sentence. I suppose she thought it was sexy (better to be used in a book men read, not a book for women). I found it TOTALLY ANNOYING!! At the end of the book the male & female narrators talked about the book & other things. Her voice was normal.

Not so good

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
found my self skipping most of the story this is not her best book try others before u try this one...or wait till its free ...not worth the credit..

Not her best

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I'm all for a hot and steamy book, but this one is horrible! And the voices of the readers... not appropriate for this type of book. the woman is way too breathy, like, need and inhaler there? and the guy sounds like he's reading a news report. This storyline is steeped in stereotypes of the dumb maiden that needs saving by the hot superhero firefighter. Unrealistic and booooooring.

Good lord...

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The first half I couldn’t listen to Arden. What a stupid girl. How do you practice with sex without having sex. It’s like learning how to drive only sitting on the couch. Get in the driver’s seat for peets sake.
Gabe was amazing.
Duel narration in this book was a great idea. Erin Mallon is fantastic as always.

As of now I have not finished the book but I’m going to try. I hope it gets better. I’ll keep you posted.

Have heard better from Lauren Blakely books

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.