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    Local Hero: A Selection from Love Comes Along
    Local Hero: A Selection from Love Comes Along
    Local Hero: A Selection from Love Comes Along
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    Local Hero: A Selection from Love Comes Along

    Written by Nora Roberts

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    About this audiobook

    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts comes a classic tale about finding the man of your dreams right under your nose.

    Hester Wallace is proud of her independence. She needs only one man in her life—her nine-year-old son, Radley. But when Rad starts idolizing their neighbor Mitch Dempsey, Hester wonders if her son needs a male role model. Hester would do anything for her boy, but inviting Mitch into their lives is dangerous. She might start to rely on Mitch…or worse, fall in love with him.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateApr 29, 2014
    ISBN9781480588622
    Local Hero: A Selection from Love Comes Along
    Author

    Nora Roberts

    Nora Roberts is the bestselling author of more than two hundred romance novels. She was the first author to be inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame. Since her first bestseller in 1991, Nora’s books have spent more than two hundred weeks in the number one spot on the New York Times bestseller list. There are more than five hundred million copies of her books in print, published in over thirty-four countries.

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    • 4/5
      I pulled this book off my shelf recently because I was in search of holiday themed books. The cover of this one looked Wintery, so I tossed it in my pile. I discovered later that this book is set in the winter months but instead of Christmas is was closer to Valentine's. But, it was only 250 pages long and so I sat down last night and finished it in one sitting.Hester is a divorced single mom. She has worked really hard for nine years to provide a good stable life for herself and her son. She is content with her life until she meets her new neighbor, Mitch. Mitch wakes Hester's long dormant feelings of romance, but Hester is too afraid of putting herself and her son through another breakup or divorce, so she refuses to marry Mitch.Mitch on the other hand can't accept Hester's "one day at a time" philosophy and refuses to give up. Mitch is also crazy about Hester's son and wants to be the father the boy never had. Mitch was awesome. The perfect guy. I loved him. I also understood Hester's fears of having to start over again if things didn't work out. But of course we had our HEA.The only thing that took away from the book a litte bit was that it was published over 20 years ago. There were video arcades, VCR's , and video rentals. But, to me the worst thing was my own thought process. These days I just can't see a young mother allowing a grown man ( in this mid thirites) to baby sit her son without really checking the guy out first. I don't know what this says about me, but the first thought I had was, "Why would a guy his age want to spend so much time alone with a nine year old boy". I would have been wary of Mitch. But, that's the world we live in now and you can never be too careful. But, in 1988, daycare scandals were only just coming to light and neighbors did volunteer to watch your kids without having to pass a polygraph or give a blood sample. I thought Hester was too trusting in that area. But, despite the time period, the story didnt' suffer. I loved it!

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    • 3/5
      Local Hero
      3 Stars

      Originally published in 1988, this is one of Nora Robert's earliest works and it certainly shows its age. The hero, Mitch Dempsey, is in pursuit and not in the least bit subtle about it. In fact, he is quite overbearing in his refusal to take no for an answer. The heroine, Hester Wallace, is exceedingly shy and reserved, and only exhibits a backbone when it comes to protecting her son.

      Nevertheless, the romance itself is quite sweet, and Hester's intelligent and precocious son, Radley, is simply delightful. He and Mitch's dog steal the book.

      Overall, not the best of Nora's works but a pleasant enough read to while away an afternoon.