BOOK REVIEW:  Warrior's Heart 

 

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About Donna Fleisher

by: Laura V. Hilton

Dancing Word Reviewer

 

Title: Warrior’s Heart

Author: Donna Fleisher

Publisher: Zondervan

ISBN:  0-310-26395-6

Genre: Inspirational/Women/Fiction

 

Former soldier, Chris McIntyre has relocated from Colorado to Oregon to be near her friend, Erin. She also hopes to recover from her fiancé’s death and from the beating she and Erin received at the hands of the killers.

 

But Erin’s husband, Scott, fears for Erin’s safety when she’s around Chris. After all, if Erin hadn’t been in Colorado, she never would have been hurt. And the killers are still at large. As long as Chris is near, then Erin’s life is in danger.

 

When severe storms threaten the Oregon coast, the entire region is in danger from flooding. Chris is assigned to work side-by-side with Scott to try to help with the disaster. Can these two possibly work together with Scott resenting Chris so much? What about when Erin repeatedly ignores Scott’s advice to be with Chris? Will Scott be able to keep Erin safe?

 

Warrior’s Heart is the second book in the Homeland Heroes series. I recommend reading the first book, Wounded Healer, first, as this novel refers back to events in Wounded Healer frequently. As with the first book in the series, I was a bit disappointed. I still couldn’t connect with Chris. I did grow to understand Scott’s actions, why he was so over-protective with his wife, and I understood Erin’s point of view.

 

The story is well-written, with plenty of setting, plot, and conversation included. All the ingredients are there to make a page turner with a faith message expertly woven in. The only reason that I really didn’t enjoy the book as much as I hoped is that I couldn’t connect with Chris at all.

 

However, maybe you know women who hold themselves back instead of giving their all. In that way, Chris is realistic. I recommend Warrior’s Heart if you enjoy reading books about our nation’s heroes, about natural disasters, about relationships between men and women, and friendships that survive over the years. Excerpts from the third book in the series, Valiant Hope, are included at the end of the book. $12.99. 302 pages.