Unexpected Hero had some interesting elements in "city girl in the country/ fish out of water" trope mixed with the "strong protector" trope but ultimately failed to deliver chemistry and realistic characters.
To recap, Jenna was the architect of a new building in NYC... that was supposed to revitalize a bad neighborhood. She did not know that some desperate bad people saw it as an affront and will do anything to destroy the project. When the protest turned into a riot on her and other employees trying to enter the HQ, the architects were sent to a Colorado wilderness tour to be away from the action. Unknown the group, one of the architects is a registered sex offender. The group's wilderness guide is tall, well built, and handsome, and with a penetrating gaze and an intense but sad look that sent shivers (the nice kind) down Jenna's spine, and Jenna eventually learned that this guide , while going by Chuck, is really called Josh, and he's an ex-navy SEAL. Josh had to leave the SEALs after a very bad mission, is getting by doing wilderness tours putting his knowledge to use. What he didn't count on was his attraction to Jenna... or how danger had somehow found them in the Colorado forest... when a gunman shot up the camp, killing one and wounded another. Josh can keep Jenna safe from physical danger, but what about his heart?
The attraction between Jenna and "Chuck" was never explained, as Jenna wasn't the only female in the group. The registered sex offender, Dale, was completely over the top, as he was WAY TOO BLATANT into groping and creepy behavior. Chuck was supposed to keep an eye out for him until the surprise violence. Chuck was also willing to be a wilderness guide rather than join a security company? Really? Hmmm... Sorry, don't quite buy that either. The threat wasn't explained, and it ends on a cliffhanger so you'll buy the next two volumes.
Category: Romantic suspense
Primary Plot: Ex-SEAL must keep a woman and the rest of her architect team from harm in the Colorado wilderness; from without or within
Tropes: protector, woman in peril, fish out of water, SEAL
Overall Rating: 2/5
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