Sometimes the best plan is a little good luck, or so goes the saying.

It certainly seems to be just how Ashley Monroe, one-third the red-hot country trio Pistol Annies, went from a talented yet unknown singer-songwriter into one of the “It” girls of country music. True, Monroe hasn’t had a major hit and found top stardom like her friend and Annies’ bandmate Miranda Lambert, but she’s getting there. Critics rave about her recent solo release, “Like a Rose.”