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$15 #Giveaway One Kind Hero by Christine DePetrillo @cdepetrillo Ends 7.21

July 14, 2022 By Mary



One Kind Hero
Christine DePetrillo
(Heart of a Wounded Hero)
Publication date: July 14th 2022
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

What do you do when your life plan goes up in flames?

Army sniper Reid Colborn has nothing left. His last mission was technically a success. Enemy hit. Boy rescued. Day saved. Getting trapped in a burning building, however, wasn’t part of the plan. Now Reid doesn’t have a steady shooting arm, and his military career is over. Heading back to his hometown of Maplehaven, Vermont is not the next target he’d hoped for, but he’s out of choices.

Until architect Valerie Bellerose gives him another option.

When Valerie sees Reid, every detail of their one night together as teens nearly ten years ago comes flooding back. Not that the memory had ever died. Reid had given her something that had made it impossible to forget him. Now that he’s back, can they have a second chance to hit their mark?

Is one kind hero high enough caliber to build the family they’ve always wanted?

One Kind Hero is a second-chance, small-town, steamy contemporary romance novella with a wounded military hero searching for what comes next after losing everything. For more romances set in Maplehaven, check out the One Kind Deed Series also by Christine DePetrillo.

The Heart of the Wounded Hero series was created to pay tribute to and raise awareness of our wounded heroes. Each of the over eighty authors involved have contributed time, money, and stories to the cause. These love stories are inspiring and uplifting, showing the sacrifice of our veterans but also giving them the happily ever after they deserve.

By increasing awareness through our books, we believe we can in a small part help the wounded heroes that have sacrificed so much. Thank you for reading.

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EXCERPT:

Reid

I have a place to stay and a job to go to. I need to quit whining and suck it up. That’s hard to do, however, when the treasured motorcycle I owned and rebuilt myself as a teenager is staring at me right now.

Straddling it, I love feeling it beneath me. The seat contours to my body. The paint finish is still glossy because Uncle Karl kept a cover over it. The chrome parts glint in the overhead lights. My left hand wraps around the left handlebar, the grip molding to my palm, as I lean forward a bit. I tighten my hold and imagine zipping down the open road.

I reach for the right handlebar with my right hand. The grip hits my palm, but my fingers won’t close all the way around it. My entire right arm shakes at being stretched out. There’s absolutely no way I can steer this motorcycle ever again.

I slam my left hand into the handlebar and get off the bike. The urge to kick the thing onto its side is overwhelming, but I get rational at the last second and refrain from doing so. Instead, I drape the cover back over the motorcycle.

Out of sight, out of mind.

If only I could drape a cover over myself, but all I have is a green Brenton Sawmill baseball hat and a matching sawmill T-shirt. Smoothing the wrinkles out of the shirt, I stomp out of the barn. The morning sunlight is too harsh, too cheerful. I should have picked a rainier, gloomier place to restart my entire life.

 

Author Bio:

Christine DePetrillo can often be found hugging trees, conversing with dragonflies, and walking barefoot through sun-warmed soil. She finds joy in listening to the wind, bathing in moonlight, and breathing in the fragrances of things that bloom. If she had her way, the sky would be the only roof over her head.

Her love of nature seeps into every story she tells. As does her obsession with bearded mountain men who build, often smell like sawdust, and know how to cherish the women they love. Today she writes tales meant to make you laugh, maybe make you sweat, and definitely make you believe in the power of love.

She lives in Vermont with her husband and cat who defend her fiercely from all evils.

Visit her and sign up for her newsletter at www.christinedepetrillo.weebly.com anytime.

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Comments

  1. Pat Lieberman says

    July 15, 2022 at 4:10 am

    Definitely putting this on my wish list.

  2. Marcy Meyer says

    July 15, 2022 at 4:20 am

    This story sounds like a good one. The cover looks great.

  3. Cathy French says

    July 15, 2022 at 6:58 am

    I love stories involving veterans. I look forward to this small town read.

  4. Rita Wray says

    July 15, 2022 at 6:59 am

    Sounds like a good book.

  5. Linda Romer says

    July 15, 2022 at 8:39 am

    One King Hero sounds like a good read. Thank you

  6. Shelly Peterson says

    July 15, 2022 at 9:01 am

    I look forward to reading this.

  7. Thomas Gibson says

    July 15, 2022 at 11:37 am

    Congrats on your tour!

  8. heather says

    July 15, 2022 at 1:07 pm

    This sounds like a great read and one that I would so enjoy. Good luck on the tour.

  9. Nancy says

    July 15, 2022 at 2:13 pm

    One Kind Hero by Christine DePetrillo sounds like a book that many readers will enjoy.

  10. bn100 says

    July 15, 2022 at 3:26 pm

    interesting

  11. Latifa Morrisette says

    July 15, 2022 at 5:37 pm

    Sounds like a good read

  12. wendy hutton says

    July 15, 2022 at 7:05 pm

    enjoy the book tour

  13. Bonnie says

    July 15, 2022 at 7:36 pm

    What a wonderful book! Great excerpt I’d love to read more.

  14. Sarah L says

    July 15, 2022 at 8:46 pm

    Looks like an interesting book.
    Thanks for the contest. 

  15. Deb Pelletier says

    July 15, 2022 at 10:14 pm

    The book sounds interesting.

  16. Barbara Montag says

    July 16, 2022 at 7:26 am

    This is a great romance read – I would love it!
    Thank you for sharing this with usl

  17. Julie Bickham says

    July 16, 2022 at 12:03 pm

    I look forward to reading this.

  18. Cindy Merrill says

    July 17, 2022 at 6:45 pm

    I truly relish stories as intriguing as this! Very much so.

  19. Jolanda says

    July 17, 2022 at 10:15 pm

    Sounds like a good book.

  20. Maria Malaveci says

    July 18, 2022 at 5:12 am

    Sounds like a great read!

  21. Amy Green says

    July 20, 2022 at 2:22 pm

    Who else has ‘Hero’ worship after reading this one? Pick up this great, new story to read about the ‘House That Love Built’!

  22. Dreaa DrakE says

    July 20, 2022 at 7:12 pm

    Sounds like an amazing book!

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