A Hero's Heart (Heroes of the Flint Hills): Small-town Second Chance Military Romance

Tessa Layne

Jan 2018 · Heroes of the Flint Hills Book 3 · Shady Layne Media

About this ebook

He’s looking for a second chance

Reeling from his best friend’s suicide, former Army Ranger Sterling Walker returns home to Prairie to be foreman at the brand-new Resolution Ranch. His focus should be on putting his life back together—not on the high school frenemy he used to love to hate. But the gorgeous and glaring Emma Sinclaire is just as sassy and smart as he remembers—and Sterling can’t resist a challenge. Especially when it involves Emma.

This time, he won’t give up until she says “Yes”

Sterling is the last person Emma wants to see when she returns to Prairie. Once upon a time, she might have crushed on the town golden boy, but she can’t forget the night her nemesis took things too far. And while Sterling is as handsome and cocky as ever, she’s not falling for his charms a second time.

Their old rivalry rears its ugly head when Emma & Sterling are forced to team up on a fundraiser for the ranch. Only this time, hot kisses and even hotter nights make things much, much more complicated. But there’s no way Sterling’s backing down, not when the stakes are so high - even though he’ll have to face down and slay his worst demons in order to win Emma’s heart for good.

Ratings and reviews

ABSOLUTELY IN LOVE WITH THIS BOOK!!! As the daughter of a veteran, now a widow I get every emotion in this book...and it's brought me to tears! the pain and shame and even the heartbreaking realization from watching a "real man" break down as they finally voice the truth and fear of self harm or self ending due to trama on and off the battle field. We need places like the resolution ranch to open the eyes and emotions of those who don't know the struggle but could make every difference to someone who does! This book not only conveys both sides but the internal struggle both sides face as they try to survive for each other. ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.

A Hero's Heart: Resolution Ranch (Flint Hills Military Heroes Book 2) by Tessa Layne This is Sterling Walker and Emma Sinclaire’s story.   This is a great and beautifully written story.  Sterling has issues that he hasn’t dealt with and promises to never marry after losing a good friend.  He doesn’t want to put a woman through what his good friend’s wife and child is having to endure.  Sterling returns home to Resolution Ranch and ends up working with Emma.  Emma and Sterling go way back and he used to love teasing and aggravating her.   He worries that he went too far and wants Emma to know that he has changed.  Sterling’s friends used to tease him that Emma was the one that got away.  Will Sterling stick to his vow to never marry or will he take a chance on finding true love?   I loved Sterling and Emma’s story.  Their journey wasn’t an easy one but was an amazing ride.  I enjoyed the supporting characters and their story too.  The author did a wonderful job of incorporating awareness of grief after losing someone important and the issues that military personnel and their families deal with when getting back to life outside of the service.   FYI, contains mature content. I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.

I am an ARC reader, and got to read this book first. This is yet another amazing book from Tessa Layne. Everyone can relate I'm some way to Layne's books, and this one is no different; Sterling and Emma are realistic characters full of passion and a love for life. The characters of these books are larger than life while managing to be relatable. If you want fire this is the book for you, Sterling and Emma are a little dirty and entirely hot. Tessa Layne never disappoints.

About the author

USA Today Bestselling Author Tessa Layne loves cowboys, wild places, and writing about tenderhearted tough guys and the smart, sassy women they fall for.

 

When she's not madly writing, driving the mommy taxi, skiing downhill at breakneck speed, or herding cats, she can be found on her front porch swing, sipping a glass of rosé, and listening to her own cowboy pluck his guitar.

 

To learn more about Tessa, the Cowboys of the Flint Hills series or the Flint Hills Military Heroes series, and to sign-up for her newsletter, visit www.tessalayne.com