"interesting futuristic romance"
Daniel T. White is a spoiled rich brat, who will do
anything to avoid the mandatory public service. Even
bribes, temper tantrums, and wealthy fathers cannot stop an
individual from being drafted to serve society. To dodge
space patrol, a desperate Daniel marries an employee of his
family's aircraft manufacturing company with the intent of
impregnating her, the only legal exception to the required
public service. When she fails to take his seed, Daniel
tosses Kee out of his home and goes off into space to
perform his public duty. Five years later, Daniel returns home a hero, who lost most
of his memories in a space station accident. As he learns
more about his previous life, Daniel loathes what he once
was. He despises himself even more when he stares at the
looks of unmitigated fear that his spouse gives him
whenever he nears her. Now he must somehow make Kee realize
that the spoiled brat he was has been replaced forever by a
compassionate man, who loves her and wants to protect her
for eternity. HEART OF THE HERO is an interesting futuristic romance with
the emphasis on the romance. The transformation of Daniel
from a brat to a real man is brilliantly explored by Rickey
R. Mallory. The futuristic elements add a unique depth to
the overall story line, which helps explain motives while
it provides a colorful background. Ms. Mallory is a friend
and co-reviewer, but, despite my personal feelings, this
reviewer believes that fans of the sub-genre will enjoy
this futuristic love story of redemption, a work that
rivals the works of Kathleen Morgan and Marilyn Campbell.
If any reader can believe it, this newly revised and
expanded edition is even better than the original. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted November 1, 2002
SummaryA horrible accident, a bitter secret, a man in search of
the truth and the one woman
who can either save or destroy him......
A hero's welcome awaited Danny White when he returned home
from space. But the space station
accident had cost him more than the numerous operations and
months of recuperation
he'd had to endure. It had cost him all memories of his
past life. he knew nothing of the
person he had been or the family he'd left behind. The
more Danny learned about the man
he had been, the less he wanted to find that man's memories
inside himself.
But something happened out there in space. Something that
cost dozens of people their
lives. As much as Danny wants to start over, the specter
of those lives hangs over his head.
Until he can prove that what happened on the space station
wasn't an accident, he will never
be free of the fear that he is not the man everyone thinks
he is.
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