An Unexpected Love Story - by Ellie Hall

 

About the book:

Catherine played it safe with book boyfriends—until Kellan, her nemesis, writes himself into her story.

Let’s not talk about how I was let go from my job and had to take a position as coffee-girl at a publicity firm. We definitely won't discuss their newest client and how he was the former love of my life. However, it’s fair to mention that Kellan Connelly is now my fiercest adversary.

I’ve spent the last decade playing it safe with book boyfriends—avoiding frustratingly attractive and three-dimensional guys like him.

When my roommate finds the Boyfriend Book, a silly relic leftover from my teens, it prompts a dare; go on five dates and pick one to be my Valentine. I can't say no, especially if it means proving to myself and Kellan that I’ve moved on.

Despite braving the dating jungle, none of the guys comes close to being my one true love. Except Kellan. He’s infuriating, confusing, catnip…and it turns out he has a secret.

With a love letter and a plane ticket in hand, can I leave my baggage behind and decide between love, hate, and the lies I told to protect my fragile heart?

My review:

This was a cute story about second chances that had some sweet romantic moments and plenty of angst!  We're not quite sure of the whole background and we get bits and pieces as the story develops of what happened between Kellan and Catherine over a decade ago.  This is a clean read, not really a Christian story as there are maybe a couple comments about Jesus and prayer in passing.  The main focus is on forgiveness as Catherine is dealing with some major hurts from their past and struggling to overcome them.  I felt like the issues between them are talked about a little too much and just when you think they've finally resolved them, it starts again.  I wished for a little more to the dating dare.  There's a couple surprises but nothing too unexpected.  You might like this story, especially if you like second chance romance.

I received a kindle copy of this book free from JustRead Tours.  I was not compensated for this review.  All opinions are my own.