About the Book
Title: Hero Debut
Author: Angela Ruth Strong
Publisher: Kregel Publications
Publication date: August 29, 2023
Back Cover:
Gemma Bennett is the leading lady of her own life, and her true love is writing
screenplays. With her trusty pink notebook in hand, she signs up for the Citizen’s Safety Academy to research her newest blockbuster hope, a rom-com with a police officer as the hero. And the fact that the handsome and heroic Lieutenant Karson
Zellner is the one leading the training? Well, who can blame her for wanting to spend evenings with the man she swooned over months ago when he responded to a call at her apartment?
Karson already has his fair share of problems before Gemma shows up, and he’s not exactly a fan of the ditzy blonde who can’t seem to stay out of trouble. The last thing he needs is a damsel in distress to rescue; there are plenty of people in real need of his help. The fact that she seems to think his job makes him a superhero is just one more strike against her. This isn’t a movie, and he feels like the furthest thing from a leading man.
Gemma can’t seem to stop doing the worst, most embarrassing things at just the
wrong time. And as time goes on, Gemma begins to realize that the scripts for a perfect screenplay and a real-life happily-ever-after are two very different things. Can she step out of her own way to find the hero her story needs?
Purchase Link: https://www.amazon.com/Hero-Debut-Novel-Love-Script-ebook/dp/B0CBT2MH7H
My Thoughts
Hero Debut is the second book in Angela Ruth Strong’s Love Off Script “series.” These books work perfectly well as stand-alones, but it’s more fun to read them in order. I have two favorite things about Strong’s contemporary rom coms. First, they’re not just for entertainment. Each book has a Spiritual Scripture-based lesson that ministers to my heart and or teaches me something important. I love that! In Hero Debut those lessons revolve around dealing with anger and dealing with jealousy.
Secondly, I love that Strong’s rom coms are clean. And I don’t mean just clean, I mean squeaky clean. I’ve seen some Christian romantic comedies that still include conversations about physical intimacy that make me uncomfortable. While the characters don’t “do it” on page—they still think about “doing it” on page.
But Strong’s rom coms build the perfect love story without ever using the word sex. Yes, the main characters are attracted to each other, but their attraction is based on deeper things than just physical appearance (though that’s there too, because it’s natural.). After all, God created love and passion.
The main character, Gemma, cracked me up! I loved her. You only get a small glimpse into her personality in Husband Auditions, but here you get the full picture from the top of her blond head to the heels on her shoes. And the banter between characters made it even better.
I highly recommend Hero Debut for lovers of romance novels, rom coms, and those who just want a good laugh. Hero debut is all that and more.
About the Author
Angela Ruth Strong sold her first romance novel in 2009, and her books have since earned TOP PICK in Romantic Times, been a finalist for the Christy, won the Cascade Award, and become Amazon bestsellers. Her book Finding Love in Big Sky released as a movie in 2022. To help aspiring authors, she started IDAhope Writers where she lives in Idaho, and she blogs for Inspy Romance and My Book Therapy. Get to know her even better at http://www.angelaruthstrong.com.
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