Review: Love Unexpected by Jenny Proctor

Title: Love Unexpected

Author: Jenny Proctor

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Subgenre: New Adult, Young Adult (twenty-something)

Heat Level: Sweet (with a touch of salt)

Links: Amazon, BookBub

This story is perfect for the crazy times we live in. Isaac is a social media personality famous enough to have his own merch and provide careers for several of his friends and family. Rosie is an introverted web designer with barely controlled anxiety issues and a monster crush on Isaac since high school. She moves from Kansas to Charleston, South Carolina to take a job at his company. Unfortunately, she practically hyperventilates every time he comes near.  

I have to admit I thought these two were totally wrong for each other, and I was eager to see how the author made it work. I mean, an extreme extrovert with a committed introvert? 

One of my favorite scenes is where Rosie is talking to her mom about how having a relationship with Isaac would be difficult. Her mom points out that every long-term relationship is challenging in some way and that being married to someone with anxiety issues will take just as much of a commitment from Isaac. There’s a sweet realism to the relationship between Isaac and Rosie, and it’s the kind of stuff that leads to real happily ever afters, even after you strip away all of the first-blush chemistry.