Review: Enjoyable read, but WATCH OUT for the ending!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 13, 2014
Unsettled is the debut novel by SC Ellington.  I thoroughly enjoyed the characters and the story.  The heroine, Brooklyn, is strong, sassy and independent.  She’s still nursing a broken heart created by her college sweetheart when he ends their bi-coastal romance several years before.  Since their agonizing breakup, and still harboring a painful secret, Brooklyn moves from California to Washington, D.C. and pours herself into her work.  It’s a lackluster job that she derives little satisfaction from, but it pays the bills.  It also keeps her mind off of her still shattered heart.  When Logan Colton, the handsome and charming CEO who is currently being wooed by her firm begins pursuing her, Brooklyn finds herself wondering if maybe … just maybe, she should give love another try.I liked these characters.  Brooklyn is smart.  Yes, she’s broken, but she’s definitely nobody’s fool.  She’s cautious, but Logan is persistent, and he eventually begins to convince her that life after love may be possible.  Logan is a nice guy.  He’s not a player.  He’s kind and unpretentious.  Yes, he has more money than he knows what to do with, but he’s perfectly comfortable doing the things Brooklyn enjoys, without feeling the need to impress or boast.  He’s a simple, down-to-earth man who just happens to make a lot of money.Unsettled is a gentle, pleasant romantic read.  It’s not high energy or high drama.  It moves smoothly through the evolving romance of Brooklyn and Logan, and draws the reader in to their budding love.  Then, just as the reader is settling in for what looks to be satisfying conclusion, author SC Ellington hits us with a twist I never saw coming.  Cliffhanger alert!  Cleverly played, Ms. Ellington!