Is Their Relationship Worth Fighting For?
I’m delighted to be taking part in the blog tour of An Everyday Hero by Laura Trentham.
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.
Details
- Title: An Everyday Hero
- Author: Laura Trentham
- Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin (February 4, 2020)
- Genre: Romance, Women’s Fiction
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Author
Laura Trentham
I was born and raised in a small town in Northwest Tennessee. Although, I loved English and reading in high school, I was convinced an English degree equated to starvation! So, I chose the next most logical major – Chemical Engineering- and worked in a hard hat and steel toed boots for several years. Now I live in South Carolina with my husband and two children. In between school and homework and soccer practices, I love to get lost in another world, whether it’s Regency England or small town Alabama.
