Local Hero
by Nora Roberts
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A woman discovers what's best for her son—and for her heart—in this touching story from #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts.Hester Wallace's neighbor, Mitch Dempsey, doesn't have to try very hard to win over her nine-year-old son, Radley. Mitch is the creator of Radley's favorite comic book superhero. But Hester is a different story...
Hester has never needed a man in her life except for her son. But as Mitch and Radley strike up a friendship, she starts to see her show more neighbor in a new light—caring, dependable, and downright sexy enough to turn her life around.
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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.
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.
Good not great. Fairly typical contemporary romance.
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Nora Roberts was born in Silver Spring, Maryland on October 10, 1950. Her first book, Irish Thoroughbred, was published in 1981. Since then, she has written more than 200 novels. She writes romances under her own name including Montana Sky, Blue Smoke, Carolina Moon, The Search, Chasing Fire, The Witness, The Perfect Hope, Inner Harbor, Dark show more Witch, Shadow Spell, The Collector, The Villa, The Liar, The Obsession, and Shelter in Place. She writes crime novels under the pseudonym of J. D. Robb including the In Death series. She has been given the Romance Writers of America Lifetime Achievement Award and has been inducted into their Hall of Fame. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Local Hero
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- Local Hero
- Original publication date
- 1988-01
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- Mitch Dempsey; Hester Wallace
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- New York, New York, USA
- Disambiguation notice
- Do not combine with the 2-in-1 containing this story as a bonus story.
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