“Trust me; a sure fire way for any relationship
to fail is to expect someone to change for you. It’s too much pressure. You
have to let people be who they are.”
This quote is from Brig, Jordie’s grandfather, who
is a retired Brigadier General in the Marines. Sound advice from a voice of
experience and reason!
One of the most common difficulties teens have in
relationships (and many adults share) is trying to control or change the other
person. This is a central theme in this story and one that nicely resolves at
the end when Jordie finally learns to let go of trying to “fix” Alex.
Accepting people for who they are and loving them in spite of their
flaws is what real love is about. In HEAVEN IS FOR HEROES, Jordie has lost her
brother Levi in the war in Iraq. But she doesn’t believe the military report
that his best friend and fellow Marine, Alex Cooper, is at fault. Alex was the
careful one—the shy, protective, computer geek she’s had a crush on since the
ninth grade, and she knows better than anyone that her troubled brother had a
dark and reckless side—a secret she’s kept for far too long.
With no memory of the incident
that killed his best friend, nineteen year-old Alex Cooper returns home, shattered
and facing a difficult recovery. Determined to go it alone, he pushes Jordie
away. No longer the freckle-faced tom-boy who followed him and Levi around as a
kid, she has become a beautiful and stubborn young woman who believes in him
far more than he deserves.
While Jordie’s unique approach to
rehab pushes Alex to extremes, the two discover that their childhood friendship
has grown into more. The attraction has Jordie’s head spinning and her heart
soaring, but Alex struggles to deal with his guilt, his loss, and the
nightmares that continue to haunt him. Even though Jordie is determined to help
him heal and even more determined to find the truth, what she finds is love.
But can that love overcome the pain of loss that they share? And will Jordie
figure out that the best way to show someone you love them is to let them go?
I hope you enjoy this sweet
Thanksgiving story about love, redemption, and the ways in which even imperfect
people can support and sustain one another through difficult times.
Kristan
Higgins, NYT and USA Today bestselling author says,
“Filled with the complex emotions of grief, confusion and
first love, HEAVEN IS FOR HEROES is a rich, uplifting story that will touch a
reader’s heart.”
Huntley Fitzpatrick, author of MY LIFE NEXT DOOR says,
“A haunting, authentic love story with a
strong, appealing heroine.”
4.5
stars on 27 Amazon Customer Reviews
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AUTHOR
BIO:
PJ Sharon is the award winning author
of several independently published, contemporary young adult novels, including
HEAVEN IS FOR HEROES, ON THIN ICE, and SAVAGE CINDERELLA, winner of the 2013
HOLT Medallion Award for outstanding literary talent and the 2013 National
Excellence in Romance Fiction Award. She is excitedly working on The Chronicles
of Lily Carmichael, a YA Dystopian trilogy. WANING MOON, Book One in the
trilogy, was a finalist in the National Excellence in Romance Fiction Awards
and the Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence. Book Two, Western Desert released
in June of 2013.
Writing young adult fiction since 2007
and following her destiny to write romantic and hopeful stories for teens, PJ
is a member of Romance Writers of America, CTRWA, and YARWA. She is mother to
two grown sons and lives with her husband in the Berkshire Hills of Western MA.
Tina
1 comment:
Thanks so much for having me here again, Tina!
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