Rachel Schurig

Rachel Schurig's newest offering An Unexpected Love Story (Love Story Book Two) is book two in her Love Story series.

With the ease and talent she has shown in writing the Three Girls series I am falling in love with the characters in her newest series. Since this is book two I would suggest you read In Search of a Love Story first since events and characters from that novel are referenced in this one.

Brooke Murray the main protagonist of this novel was introduced in book one as Emily show more Donovan's best friend who was still back in their hometown running her family's inn.

We find Brooke despairing of changing her life to go home and deal with the aftermath of her father's illness that led to her managing her family's inn and trying to get it to turn a profit. I liked Brooke's personality and her friendship with Paul (former lover and currently working for her) and her love/ hate relationship with still living in her hometown.

Brooke though is unexpectedly changed after meeting an inn customer John and falling for his urban and sophisticated style. Feeling thrown for the first time ever by a man we get to see Brooke grow up and choose what future she wants. We also get some throw away lines about characters from Three Girls which was welcomed. I really loved the push/ pull with Brooke and seeing her realize her worth. I have read this novel twice already and plan on reading it one more time before reading the third and final book, An (Almost) Perfect Love Story (Love Story Book Three)

I 100% recommend reading! show less

Why is it that we girls are always forced to choose between love and career? Jen Campbell thinks she has made the right decision, sacrificing her own romance for the career of her dreams: planning weddings. NoLimits, a premiere event planning firm in Detroit, Jen is pushing for the top. Her hopes look like they'll become reality when she lands a supporting role planning a gala wedding week for local mogul, David Barker's pampered daughter, Kiki. Though she is undercut for the lead role by show more smarmy Jason Richardson, this is still her chance. Determined to make her name known, she pulls out all the stops.
A foil to her hectic career is her beloved, peaceful home-life, living with her two best friends, Ginny and Annie and Danny, Ginny's little boy. The highlight of her day is time spent at home with her friends, which is an enormous conflict with her career goals.
To make things even more hectic, Ginny asks Jen to plan her wedding at the same time as the career-making Barker wedding. Can Jen have a career and a life? Will she end up with Matt, the groom's hot brother, will she find common ground with the self-centered and douchetastic Jason, or will she end up alone? Will she even survive?
I have to admit my dark secret, that I love those shows where brides pick out dresses. I even used to watch the wedding story shows with every detail of weddings, but I watched too many and burned myself out on them. Still, I have an incurable love for all the girly, frilly, fabulous fun! This book was all that and an Amsale dress. Though it was a second in a series, there was nothing preventing me from enjoying the full story without having read the previous book. All the characters were fun and interesting. The plot never lagged and the girly excitement never fell flat. I felt the friend bond between Jen and her friends. I ground my teeth at Jason as he dumped all the work on poor Jen and took all the credit. I worried for Jen as she endured the piles of work and problems, screwed up with everyone even though it wasn't her fault, and fretted over Matt and his strange standoffishness. The ending was the best! But I won't spoil the surprise…. I do have to issue a warning for intense girliness, frills, foo-foos and drama. If you can't take the heat, stay out of the boutique! Rachel Schurig has written a thoroughly fun and enjoyable story of love, marriage, weddings, girl power, and all the headaches and drama that come with them. show less

Nice chick lit story of a young woman going through a life changing event. While I loved the strong attachment between the three girls, my complaint is with the pining over the 'lost love'. I am sure I did my share of longing and pining for a man when I was in my 20's, but I wanted to shake Ginny and tell her there is so much more out there and she should embrace her own strength. I also felt that she slighted her friends by never really seeing how they supported and loved her. It was a good show more book and I would recommend it to chick lit lovers. show less

I enjoyed this book; it is about a journey of self-discovery, friendship, love, and, of course, motherhood.
I didn’t much like Ginny at the beginning of the book, but she grew on me as she grew herself during the book.
The story is well structured, in the beginning it keeps you interested because you want to know what happened between Ginny and Josh, and then you want to know how it will end.
I had guessed the main coup de théâtre… but hey, I like it when I get it right.
The only thing I show more didn’t dig was the great gorgeous bachelor falling for the pregnant girl… show less