4.5 stars.
“Her Kind of Hero”, by Janice Carter (Harlequin Hearwarming), is such an unique, touching story, with so much substance and depth.
The main characters are wonderful, complex and believable, and so different from the usual stereotypes; their backstories, in a way, are as important (or even more), than their slow and sweet romantic entanglement.
I loved how Matt and Dana reconnected, the youth camp project, and Janice Carter’s sensitivity depicting a world of underprivileged children (inner-city Chicago) that usually is not represented in romance novel fiction (the image of the little girl, Lucy, carrying her belongings in a reusable shopping bag, will linger in my memory).
Great secondary characters, too, in this well written, enjoyable and thoughful story; and a new author for me to pay attention to.

Thanks you Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Interesting story. Worth a read.

Thanks Netgalley for allowing me to read this book. Dana was bullied by a group of girls at a train station when is pushed onto the tracks as a train is coming. She was rescued by a young man who left the scene Dana saw his picture in the newspaper twenty years later. She decided to pay him a visit to thank him. I liked the chemistry between Dana and the young man named Matt.

Her Kind of Hero
by Janice Carter

Heartwarming is a good adjective for this book. It got off to a slow start, but eventually the pace picked up and the story was worth it.

The heroine of this story, Dana Sothern found a man who saved her life when she was a teen. When she reached out to him to thank him for his heroism, he challenged her to help with his youth camp. She rose to the challenge and volunteered for two weekends at the camp. This experience brought them together, however, their real lives away from the camp couldn’t be more different.

The heroine was a bit bristly and it was difficult for me to warm up to her, she was not very sympathetic in the beginning. Although I never really warmed up to her, I did understand why the author wrote her as a bristly, abrupt person. Also, the hero, Matt Rodriquez was almost as difficult as Dana to like at first. I think this added to the slow start to the story. Eventually, I enjoyed the way they interacted, and I understood better why they were not so open and friendly characters.

The scenes at the camp with the kids were fun to read, and Matt’s family were delightful.

Overall I recommend this book as a heartwarming story that includes disadvantaged youth, a charming youth camp, and characters who eventually warmed up and earned their happily ever after.

This review is based on NetGalley ARC provided in exchange for an honest, unbiased opinion.