The Hero is the first book in the "Sons of Texas" series by Donna Grant. I normally stick with this author's paranormal works but every time I pick up a contemporary or suspense, they always end up resonating with me more. I was delighted to have found an audiobook for this one here. I have to say that I adored this one, now it didn't make it to a five star read, however, it made for such a solid listen. If you love audiobooks, then I can't recommend this one enough for you. I was so pulled into this story and it really takes off quickly. You won't want to put this one down. I really enjoyed the way in which this author implemented this story here and the ways in which she developed the serial plot. I was so intrigued to see where this one would go. And man it left me on the edge of my seat all the way through. I just adored the writing style in which the author had ended up writing this one. I was so drawn into the danger side of the plot and how our characters would win the day. But they do and its done so brilliantly. I also really enjoyed the second chance element to the romance. This is one of my favorite tropes and even though the reason they broke up oroginally just didn't seem too realistic for me, I just took it for what it was in the story and the author seemed to make it work for me for the most part. I was mostly intrigued about the suspense side of the plot, the romance was good, but I was really wanting to know about the plot line with the Russians and their dad and like crossing my fingers that the author wouldn't kill him off haha But I found that the way this side of the story was built was really well done and I can't wait to grab up book 2!!!