The Heart of a Hero

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Welcome to the Blog Tour & Giveaway for The Heart of a Hero by Susan May Warren, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

ABOUT THE BOOK The Heart of a Hero

Title: The Heart of a Hero

Series: Global Search and Rescue #2

Author: Susan May Warren

Publisher: Revell

Release Date: June 2, 2020

Genre: Romantic Suspense

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. But now he can’t get her out of his head.

Aria has dedicated her life to helping children born with defective hearts. After all, she was one of those children. 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?

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My Thoughts on The Heart of a Hero:

This was a great book.  Lots of suspense and a tiny bit of mystery.  The main hero is Jake and he has quite the story to tell.  He’s still riddled with guilt for letting his sister disappear all those years ago.  But more recently the guilt of killing a young boy who he thought was a terrorist.  He’s beginning to think he might be the devil others say he is. 

Aria comes with her own baggage.  She’s a heart transplant survivor after her twin dies and gives her her heart.  Her guilt comes from surviving and she’s still trying to figure out whether she should follow her heart or follow the heart of the sister who’s heart is in her.  As a pediatric surgeon, she sees death but the most recent one has her reeling. 

This is a wonderful book with several different plots and subplots to go with it.  And the ending!  Man, I’m so ready for the next book!  I read this series out of order though because this is the one I started with and it’s the second book in the series.  I really think I need to go back and read the first one.  With reading them out of order I can say there were a few holes that I had to fill in but mostly this is a stand-alone that combines with the other books in the series.  I would recommend you read them in order though. 

This book in one that I can highly recommend.  You’ll definitely want to read this one!  I think Aggie is one of my favorite characters though and I can’t wait to find out more about her and her father’s story in the next book.

Jake is strong and brave.  He and Aria had some kind of a relationship in book one which I missed not reading that book.  But you can tell something happened and both are trying to avoid it though they secretly love each other.  Aria goes to Florida to have a vacation only to be caught in a hurricane.  She mistakenly texts Jake instead of her friend Jenny that she’s sick and wishes he were there.  So what does he do?  Of course, he hops a flight and gets there ASAP.  Lucky for them all he does.

A great book that read really fast.  I didn’t want to put it down.  Now I’m off to get the first book and preorder the third so I can read it as soon as it comes out!

I have voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from JustRead Publicity Tours. All views expressed are only my honest opinion. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. All opinions expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the FTC regulations.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR of The Heart of a Hero

Susan May Warren is the USA Today bestselling, Christy and RITA award-winning novelist of over sixty-five novels. An eight-time Christy award finalist, a three-time RITA Finalist, she’s also a multi-winner of the Inspirational Readers Choice award, and the ACFW Carol Award.

A seasoned women’s events speaker, she’s a popular writing teacher at conferences around the nation and the author of the beginning writer’s workbook: The Story Equation.

She is also the founder of MyBookTherapy.com, and Novel.Academy, a school for aspiring novelists.

CONNECT WITH SUSAN: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

TOUR GIVEAWAY

(1) winner will receive a $25 Barnes and Noble gift card and a heart-shaped hematite necklace!

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