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What’s The Heart of a Hero all about?
Jake Silver may not be able to put the memories of his time as a sniper and Navy SEAL behind him, but at least he can put his skills to use as a part of the Jones Inc. rescue team. Saving the life of pediatric heart surgeon Dr. Aria Sinclair on Denali helped too. Now he can’t get her out of his head, and when he hears she is in the path of a hurricane down in Key West he can’t help but jump on a plane to rescue her.
Aria has dedicated her life to helping children born with defective hearts. After all, she was one of those children. Now driven to succeed, she lives a lonely, stressful life. One she would have lost on Denali if it hadn’t been for Jake. Jake is exciting and handsome, but he’s also dangerous, and she’s already lost one person she loves. She can’t bear it again.
It’s not until she finds herself trapped in the middle of a category 4 hurricane that she can admit she needs Jake desperately. With their very survival in the balance, can they hope for a second chance at life . . . and love?
Susan May Warren outdoes herself with The Heart of a Hero! You’d better clear your schedule, because once you turn the first page, you won’t be able to put this book down until you turn the last one.
The contrast between Jake and Aria from the first book to this one is huge – but stellar. I loved seeing the way that their wild and chaotic meeting in the first book transfers to ‘real life’ – only real life turns out to be anything but calm. This creates conflict we can all relate to.
That conflict turns into suspense and action from the very beginning. The drama starts out high emotionally and then kicks into gear in every other way – while emotions continue to run high, there are physical and criminal subplots that create tension with high stakes. This all translates into page-turning action for the reader!
Warren knows exactly how to write characters that draw you in. While both Jake and Aria are heroes with jobs that few of us can probably relate to, their fears, flaws, hopes, and dreams are different. They’re the kinds of things we all deal with and that makes them seem like the best possible version of the people next door. Her characters become people you want to be and people you want to know – and you can’t help but cheer them on with every obstacle they face. I love the way that Warren pits characters with traits that they both desire and fear, and the way that they face those obstacles makes for a fascinating story.
Warren ends this book with a TOTAL cliffhanger! It’s the kind of ending that finds you yelling at the book in your hand, insisting that more pages magically appear. She set up the next story well, though, and I can’t wait to read it!
Warren’s books are the ones that I make sure to put on my Goodreads ‘want to read’ list as soon as the date is released, but this next one might just have to be put on my paper calendar, too. I don’t want to wait a single day more than I have to wait to read the next installment.
If you like high-octane action, suspenseful stories, and heroes with heart, The Heart of a Hero is totally the book for you.
I received a free copy of this book from the author. All opinions are my own.
