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Nora Roberts

Local Hero Kindle Edition

by Nora Roberts (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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A woman falls for a very special guy whose super powers of kindness and compassion win her love—in #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts’s Local Hero.

Widowed just a few years into her marriage, Hester Wallace has met the challenge of raising her son Radley as a single mom, earning enough to secure them an apartment in the heart of Manhattan. She’s proven that she has the courage and the strength to save and protect her nine-year-old’s world time and again. But when it comes to her new neighbor Mitch Dempsey, she feels powerless. The creator of Radley’s favorite comic book superhero, Mitch is as charismatic and confident as anyone fighting for truth and justice in a cape and cowl. And he has the uncanny ability to capture Hester’s heart.

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“America’s favorite writer.”—The New Yorker

“When it comes to true romance, no one does it better than Nora.”—Booklist (starred review)

“Roberts is indeed a word artist.”—Los Angeles Daily News

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Nora Roberts is a bestselling author of more than 209 romance novels. She was the first author to be inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame. As of 2011, her novels had spent a combined 861 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List, including 176 weeks in the number-one spot. Over 280 million copies of her books are in print, including 12 million copies sold in 2005 alone. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08FZ8GM8Q
Publisher ‏ : ‎ St. Martin's Paperbacks (December 8, 2020)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 8, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 4895 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 181 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #41,323 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #8,195 in Contemporary Romance (Kindle Store)
- #8,215 in Romance (Kindle Store)
- #9,073 in Contemporary Romance (Books)

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Nora Roberts is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than 200 novels, including Shelter in Place, Year One, Come Sundown, and many more. She is also the author of the bestselling In Death series written under the pen name J.D. Robb. There are more than five hundred million copies of her books in print.

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Realistic

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 4, 2023

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Nora Robert's is one of my favorite authors. What I enjoyed most about this book was:
It wasn't instant love. It took them both a little while to adjust, creating more realistic love story versus last.
It had adult banter and conversations. Some authors miss the mark and you can't help but wonder "Were thet trying for the dialog of JR High?"
Very few books do I keep on my tablet but this one I will. 1. Because it's Nora Robert's. 2. Because I enjoyed it enough that I just might read it again.

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Silver Girl

Another Lovely Romance from Nora Roberts

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 1, 2022

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I enjoyed this book very much. As usual, Ms. Roberts creates complex, lovable characters who engage the reader’s interest. The hero always takes the heroine’s chin in hand, and it happened so early in this story that a more likely outcome would have been a slap instead of a hug - but for Mitch, we go along with it. The dialogue is snappy and clever. It’s a great, though somewhat short, read.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 28, 2023

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This was an okay book but there was no preparation for the characters meeting and just never took hold of me as her books usually do.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 16, 2022

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Loved this as I do all her books. Always enjoy them. She does such a wonderful job. Can’t wait for the next one.

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Aislynnmay

An oldie but a goodie!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 31, 2022

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It is always a joy to read a Roberts story. Even one that's older and has details that date a story to it's older days. The characters are always well developed and the story is always well told.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 23, 2022

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This book was so predictable. BUT in saying that
I enjoyed this book. I was rooting for the good guy …. The good guy won!

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Huntress (I hunt books)

Can a banker, a comic book writer, an energetic boy, and a talking dog make things work and become a family?

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 28, 2013

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Hester was a girl who grew up fast into reality. She fell in love in high school and married her sweetheart who always wanted to be off to the next 'adventure'. After Hester got pregnant and gave birth, her husband found he didn't like being tied down and took off without looking back. Now her son is 10 years old. Hester was raised up in a loving family to believe that marriage was forever.
On her own, she focused on her son, provided for him, and made him her world. She had no use for the male species at all. She would never be dependent on another one again.
Mitch is the neighbor who lives two floors down in the same apartment building. He has seen the gorgeous lady and her son come and go after they moved in two weeks before. When a pizza they ordered accidentally gets delivered to him, he sees it as an opportunity to finally meet her. Hester quickly finds out that discouraging Mitch is nearly impossible. He has a way of getting exactly what he wants. Mitch sees the hurt in her eyes and is determined to break through the wall she has erected because there is definitely something between them in the way of chemistry. As a comic book writer, he and her son, Rad, find immediate camaraderie, but Hester has known men who have tried to use her son to get to her before.
A very heartwarming story about disillusionment, distrust, protectiveness, and a man's determination to get past those barriers and win the heart of the woman he loves.

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Mormor

Local Hero

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 22, 2012

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Since I am a huge Nora Roberts fan and have several of her series books, I read this one (Local Hero) first many years ago in paper back. When I found it on the list for my kindle I made sure to get it. This is the third time I have read the book, I have enjoyed it every time. I have re-read all of the books that I have by her many times. She is one of the most facinating story tellers of our time.

The rhythym of her stories flow easily and are easy to read and follow. There is a natural flow and ease of reading as well as good characterization.

Local Hero is a sweet romantic story of a young woman, a child, a man and a dog. Loved the characters.

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Kayleigh A Rogers

I'm on her side

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 6, 2018

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I really enjoyed local hero. Mitch is sweet and I love his dog and how protective he is of his comic books and how much he loves rad and Hester. He also annoyed me greatly. A few reviewers believe she should just accept his proposal cause he's nothing like he ex. Well maybe he doesn't abandon them but he does disappear when he's upset and throws himself into work avoiding Hester. How is he supposed to prove he's dependable for this single mother when he's avoiding her when she doesn't throw herself into his arms and declare her love after like one date?! I totally got where Hester was coming from. She was abandoned by her husband and left to raise rad alone. To me Mitch would have been more of a hero if he'd just shown her with actions instead of word instead of demands and this is how it's going to be attitude. I did like him but he didn't seem to understand what he was asking and avoiding her doesn't prove your in it for the long haul does it? It is really sweet at the end and his interactions with rad and his dog are adorable.

Kelly Wootton

lovely romance

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 10, 2012

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I love a Nora Roberts book you can sit and get wrapped up in a romance for a few hours that always has a happy ending and some warm the cockles of your heart moments, and this is one of those its a lovely soft romance with a cute couple in the leads of Hester and Mitch and the sweetest little boy in Radley I loved it.

Hester Wallaces meets her neighbor Mitch Dempsey when her Pizza delivery goes to him by mistake her nine-year-old son Radley is shocked to discover Mitch is the creator of his favourite comic book hero Commander Zark, Mitch loves Radley from the start and has feelings for Hester the first time he looks at her but Hester has been through a rough time with her ex after she came home one day to find him gone and hasn't seen or heard from him in years, when Mitch offers to watch Radley after school she reluctantly agrees but begins to see Mitch as the caring, dependable and sexy man he is but she is scared to give it a go with Mitch for fear of being hurt again.

this was a lovely romance filled with ahh moments a happy ending a cute kid and a cuddley dog perfect for a winter read in a armchair or on a warm beach great book Nora Roberts always delivers

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J. Storey

Not as powerful as some but still a good read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 27, 2015

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Local Hero follows Nora Roberts' tried and tested path. Girl meets boy, girl has complications, boy is rich, boy and girl go through a bit of a trying time and then live happily ever after. If I have spoilt the surprise for you then I apologise - but that is why we buy these books! We know roughly what is going to happen - indeed, we pin our hopes on it happening. This book has not got as powerful a storyline as some of her books but it's still a good read

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Great!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 21, 2023

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As all her books it has such feel good factor 😀

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All the best ingredients

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 21, 2016

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Guaranteed to appeal to anyone who likes bright kids. The adult characters are beautifully set off by the child, the plot is smooth with a touch of humour, and fantasy is very much the mood. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

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