About the Book
The Courage To HopeGuidance counselor Heather Browning is desperate. She needs a mentor to help Simon, a disabled student who is struggling at Gordon Falls High School. Unfortunately, hotshot Max Jones is her only option. Confrontational and cavalier, Max uses his flashy persona to hide the bitterness he's felt since his life-changing accident. Perpetually cautious, Heather finds Max's bad-boy bravado as intriguing as it is infuriating. But as Heather and Max work together to build Simon's self-confidence, they begin to trust each other. Max has never been slow and careful with anything. Can he be gentle with Heather's heart?
Gordon Falls: Hearts ablaze in a small town.
This book was released in August 2014
This was a well loved library book that was reviewed
My Review of "A Heart to Heal"
“A Heart to Heal” by Allie Pleiter
is a book that I actually didn't think would happen because of Max's
disability, and that is because most authors wouldn't touch Max's
disability with a ten foot pole, which in my opinion is a shame.
This book really hit the mark with me and this is on my “MUST BUY”
list, and there is not many on that list. I have a long “I want to
buy” list but to date I only have handful of “MUST BUY” books.
To finally see a hero such as Max with
all the issues that he dealt with finally being seen in a book such
as this, was refreshing and so true to life. I may not be in the
same spot as Max is at this point but I have been there and face the
same thing in the future possibly. When I was there in the past I
had to deal with the same things he dealt with in the book, and I see
the same attitudes time and time again in the world. I found the
humor that Max dealt with his disability to be understandable, as
well as his anger, doubts and fears. I deal with my disability with
humor, even though many may not understand it. I worked through my
anger, doubts and fears but they were all there. I was able to
relate, other than I am a woman, with Max so much that I couldn't
help but root for him in all ways.
Heather is a woman who has a heart that
is pure gold. She has her own scars from the past both that are on
the outside and on the inside. Things she wanted to keep in the
past, found their way into the light and she found herself defending
once again. Heather is also determined to help those who need it and
tries her best to make the best out of some really tough situations
that pop up. I was able to see her strength and her faith in all
that she did even though at times she doubted herself it seems.
Overall, though, Heather is a woman who was just the right woman for
all that was going on around her.
The secondary characters are so well
written that they seem as if they are just important as the main
characters. Alright one of the secondary characters is pretty
important to the story and this character is full of some pretty good
advice when the time is needed. Though it might seem as if this
character speaks out of character, this character really doesn't for
they have a better understanding than most of the other characters.
I found that each character had this unique sense of humor, some to
hide their true emotions, and some because something struck their
funny bone in a strange way.
There is plenty of humor throughout the
story, where I found myself laughing on a regular basis throughout
the story. I would have to say that this is a book that I so loved,
and I didn't actually shed a single tear, which is odd considering I
understood what Max was going through, yet I didn't shed a single
tear over him. I must admit that I am emotional reader and I cry at
more books that I care to count, but this time I didn't, and I loved
the story.
The conflict of the story is in two
ways, one is internal and one is external. These are conflicts that
are dealt with everyday within people we know even if it is just a
nodding in the store relationship. Though we don't know what the
resolution is to one conflict, I have to say that is good for really
it is one of those things that sometimes can't be wrapped up all nice
and neat. One we don't see how it is resolved but we see the end
results, which is about the only disappointing aspect of the whole
book.
I highly recommend this story to all
who love romance and don't shy from imperfect hero's.
Other Books in the Gordon Falls series by Allie Pleiter
Falling for the Fireman
The Fireman's Homecoming
The Firefighter's Match
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