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A review by kbranfield
An Everyday Hero by Laura Trentham
4.0
4.5 stars.
An Everyday Hero by Laura Trentham is a beautiful novel of healing, redemption and love. Although this newest release is the second installment in the Heart of a Hero series, it can be read as a standalone.
Thirty year old Greer Hadley is back in her small hometown of Madison, TN after years of trying to launch her music career in Nashville. Living with her parents and performing court ordered community service, she is uncertain what she wants to do next. Although nervous and unsure, Greer begins her community service. She is initially skeptical that she can help fifteen year old Ally Martinez work through her issues stemming from her military father's death in Afghanistan. But she is very pleased as she starts to make a progress in connecting with Ally.
Despite her small successes with Ally, Greer is less certain she will be able to help former classmate Emmett Lawson. Emmett is a military veteran discharged from service after he was wounded in action. He has retreated from everyone as he spends his days in isolation in a cabin on his family's horse farm. Greer refuses to give up, but he is not exactly cooperative as she continues working on bringing him back from the darkness that envelopes him. Her persistence gradually begins to pay off, but Emmett's emergence from grief and survivor's guilt is a slow, fragile process.
Despite her feelings of failure and uncertainty, Greer is surprisingly upbeat and positive as she helps both Ally and Emmett. She is also little taken aback at how glad she is to be in Madison. Greer's journey of self-discovery is a work in progress as she finds herself taking employment that feels like a step backward. But with her self-confidence beginning to return due to her sessions with Ally, Greer feels much optimistic about her future.
Greer and Emmett's relationship is a delicate dance as they both try to deal with their respective issues. Greer does not back down from Emmett's somewhat adversarial attitude and he slowly but surely begins to emerge from his self-imposed isolation. Greer is uncertain what her next steps will be and Emmett offers her unexpected support and encouragement. Their friendship slowly turns into a real relationship but do they have a future together?
An Everyday Hero is an warm and engaging novel with a vibrant cast of characters and a heartfelt storyline. Greer and Emmett are multi-layered, true to life characters who are working on personal problems that are realistic and relatable. Ally's grief is palpable as she tries to come to term with her heartbreaking loss. Although there is slight romantic element, the main focus of the novel is the characters' growth as they work to overcome their issues. Laura Trentham brings this captivating novel to an uplifting conclusion that tugs on the heartstrings.
I absolutely loved and highly recommend this latest addition to the Heart of a Hero series to readers of the genre.
An Everyday Hero by Laura Trentham is a beautiful novel of healing, redemption and love. Although this newest release is the second installment in the Heart of a Hero series, it can be read as a standalone.
Thirty year old Greer Hadley is back in her small hometown of Madison, TN after years of trying to launch her music career in Nashville. Living with her parents and performing court ordered community service, she is uncertain what she wants to do next. Although nervous and unsure, Greer begins her community service. She is initially skeptical that she can help fifteen year old Ally Martinez work through her issues stemming from her military father's death in Afghanistan. But she is very pleased as she starts to make a progress in connecting with Ally.
Despite her small successes with Ally, Greer is less certain she will be able to help former classmate Emmett Lawson. Emmett is a military veteran discharged from service after he was wounded in action. He has retreated from everyone as he spends his days in isolation in a cabin on his family's horse farm. Greer refuses to give up, but he is not exactly cooperative as she continues working on bringing him back from the darkness that envelopes him. Her persistence gradually begins to pay off, but Emmett's emergence from grief and survivor's guilt is a slow, fragile process.
Despite her feelings of failure and uncertainty, Greer is surprisingly upbeat and positive as she helps both Ally and Emmett. She is also little taken aback at how glad she is to be in Madison. Greer's journey of self-discovery is a work in progress as she finds herself taking employment that feels like a step backward. But with her self-confidence beginning to return due to her sessions with Ally, Greer feels much optimistic about her future.
Greer and Emmett's relationship is a delicate dance as they both try to deal with their respective issues. Greer does not back down from Emmett's somewhat adversarial attitude and he slowly but surely begins to emerge from his self-imposed isolation. Greer is uncertain what her next steps will be and Emmett offers her unexpected support and encouragement. Their friendship slowly turns into a real relationship but do they have a future together?
An Everyday Hero is an warm and engaging novel with a vibrant cast of characters and a heartfelt storyline. Greer and Emmett are multi-layered, true to life characters who are working on personal problems that are realistic and relatable. Ally's grief is palpable as she tries to come to term with her heartbreaking loss. Although there is slight romantic element, the main focus of the novel is the characters' growth as they work to overcome their issues. Laura Trentham brings this captivating novel to an uplifting conclusion that tugs on the heartstrings.
I absolutely loved and highly recommend this latest addition to the Heart of a Hero series to readers of the genre.