Unafraid as a contemporary romance did deliver a darkest hour, as well as mutual grand gestures leading to a happily ever after. However, I do find the FMC to be a self-sabotaging low-self-esteem self-doormat-ing fool. Nobody made her a doormat... She made herself a doormat, and that was just DEPRESSING to read! Fortunately, by the end of the book she finally snapped out of it, but really, it's annoying!
Any way, to recap, Brittany "Brit" Ray has an outcast mom and a runaway dad in a sleepy beach town, so she was already seen as "easy", "white trash", and she believed that happy dreams and ambitions are not for girls like her. But she does have dreams of making it in the fashion industry... and she dreamed of Hunter Covington, a man she can never have. For Hunter is practically Charleston royalty, rich, but they were friends when young, and they did spend one unforgettable night... but she slipped away before dawn, for she knew she'll be kicked out before then. She did not expect Hunter was back in town, managing his grandpa's ranch, leaving behind his law school and his family. Seeing Brit made Hunter realized he always had something for Brit, but he also had family obligations that he may not be able to dodge... As their passions ignite, both are doubtful of their ability to sustain their relationship...
The darkest hour was kinda lame, and the grand gesture... somewhat inspired. The plotting was actually quite nice, but how are we supposed to sympathize with someone who beat HERSELF down first? If you can get past the part where the FMC runs away first due to that much inadequacy, you'd want to reach through the pages and shake some sense into her.
Category: Contemporary
Primary Plot: Poor girl had loved the rich boy in town. Now he's back, and he wanted her, but his family has other ideas...
Tropes: different worlds, fashion, family pressure, no good for you
Overall Rating: 3/5
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