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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Unconventional, by Isabel Love

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Title: Unconventional
Author: Isabel Love
Genre: Erotic Romance
Release Date: July 20, 2017

BLURB

Happily ever after—what a joke! I tried that once and ended up divorced.
Now, I only want one thing from men.
Charlie Nelson is good at giving me that one thing. Really, really good.

So good, in fact, I discovered a new side of myself.
I never knew I liked to watch until I saw his talented hands touching someone else.
I never knew I liked to be watched until I felt his searing gaze on me.

Maybe happily ever after isn’t always a white picket fence, wedding bells, and 2.5 kids.
Maybe it’s something a bit more…unconventional.

*Warning: Contains dirty talk, piercings and hot threesomes.
Intended for readers over 18 years of age.

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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Smoking Stars

HOT DAMN!

I had the pleasure of reading Isabel’s debut novel, Untouchable, and loved the sweet story between Max and Monica. So when Isabel said that Unconventional would be waaaay hotter, I figured, okay, why not. And boy did she deliver!

Unconventional is the story of Quinn and Charlie, two characters that we met in Untouchable: Max and Monica’s best friends. It is a complete standalone, and even though I previously read Untouchable and there are some story continuations in Unconventional from that book, I did not find that there were holes in the story as a result.

Quinn is an painter, and Charlie a photographer, so they not only connect as artist, but they both love sex. Like, a lot. As Quinn and Charlie spend more time together exploring their sexual appetites, little by little, their friends-with-benefits relationship begins to transform into a bona fide romantic relationship. And that kind of freaks out both of these commitmentphobes.

What I really liked about Unconventional is that there was so much more to the story than the sexcapeds. Isabel Love did a great job of showing a vulnerable side to Charlie that he’s never let anyone see before Quinn. And the problems both of them have with their parents was so wonderfully described and shown to the reader, it added another layer to the developing relationship — and went a long way in terms of me investing in them as a real couple.

I did not expect the twist in the story that leads to The Conflict between Charlie and Quinn, but it fits in so perfectly with who these two people are and their greatest fears. By the time their HEA came about — as unconventional as their relationship is — I was wiping tears from my eyes.

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

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