Is Their Relationship Worth Fighting For?
Publisher’s Description
From award-winning author Laura Trentham comes An Everyday Hero, an emotionally layered novel about redemption, second chances and discovering that life is worth fighting for.
At thirty, Greer Hadley never expected to be forced home to Madison, Tennessee with her life and dreams of being a songwriter up in flames. To make matters worse, a series of bad decisions and even crappier luck lands her community service hours at a nonprofit organization that aids veterans and their families. Greer cannot fathom how she’s supposed to use music to help anyone deal with their trauma and loss when the one thing that brought her joy has failed her.
When Greer meets fifteen-year-old Ally Martinez, her plans to stay detached and do as little as possible get thrown away. New to town and dealing with the death of her father in action, she hides her emotions behind a mask of bitterness and sarcasm, but Greer is able to see past it and recognizes pieces of who she once was in Ally. The raw and obvious talent she possesses could take her to the top and Greer vows to make sure life’s negativities don’t derail Ally’s potential.
After Greer is assigned a veteran to help, she’s not surprised Emmett Lawson, the town’s golden boy, followed his family’s legacy. What leaves her shocked is the shell of a man who believes he doesn’t deserve anyone’s help. A breakthrough with Ally reminds Greer that no one is worth giving up on. So she shows up one day with his old guitar, and meets Emmett’s rage head on with her stubbornness. When a situation with Ally becomes dire, the two of them must become a team to save her—and along the way they might just save themselves too.
Preorder Now – Available Feb. 4
- Title: An Everyday Hero
- Author: Laura Trentham
- Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin (February 4, 2020)
- Genre: Romance, Women’s Fiction
- Read an Excerpt
My Thoughts
Trentham’s first book, The Military Wife, was so well written that I couldn’t wait to read her second in this series. And I wasn’t disappointed with An Everyday Hero.
When Greer Hadley walks away from her dreams of making it big in Nashville she returns to her tiny hometown of Madison, Tenn. But the boyfriend who was supposed to be patiently waiting for her return hasn’t been patient or faithful.
Her unhappiness by both Nashville and her once boyfriend cause Greer to respond by heading to the local bar. She ends up getting drunk, causing damage to the bar, and being arrest.
But her once uncle, who she is still close with, is the local judge. Seeing the good in Greer, he sentences her to 50 hours of community service as a music teacher. But this isn’t just any place that offers lessons. The charity he assigns her to aids veterans and their families as they heal from the effects of war.
At the time Greer sees this as punishment far worse than picking up litter on the highways. And to make matters worse one of the people she is assigned at the music center is a girl who is so hard to handle that the other teachers refuse to see her anymore.
And another assigned to her is a man she attended high school with. But he is also a problem for the music center. You see he is so hard to deal with that Greer is sent to his house to talk to him. But Greer has no idea what she is up against.
The story, like the previous book in this series, addresses some extremely tough topics. But the writing is such that the characters come to life. Their actions feel believable and the story pulls you in and doesn’t let go until the final page. And even then it leaves you wanting more.
My thanks to St. Martin’s Griffin and #NetGalley for an ARC and the ability to freely express my thoughts.
What Concerned Me
Nothing
What I Liked Most
Trentham is definitely an author worth following. The two books I have read were excellent. And if you follow my reviews, I don’t hand out a 5 Star rating often.
Both the writing and story are interesting, informative, and bring contemporary issues to light.
About The Author
Laura Trentham is an award-winning author of contemporary and historical romance. She is a member of RWA, and has finaled multiple times in the Golden Heart competition. A chemical engineer by training and a lover of books by nature, she lives in South Carolina
