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The Unintended Hero
What starts out as an average day ends up being anything but.
When Marc Lindemeyr wakes up the first Tuesday in July, his plans include lunch with his fiancée, Marie, then driving her to the airport to catch a flight to a medical conference. He fully expects to be back in time for his air shift at a local radio station. But he doesn't know the half of it.
Before long, Marc finds himself at the center of an international incident - suddenly recognizable and instantly beloved. And that's just what the shy nighttime radio announcer doesn't want.
Through it all, Marc learns how - and how not - to navigate life in the spotlight, how to accept comfort when it's offered... and what being a real hero is all about.
The Unintended Hero is the third volume in the Sheldon Family Saga, by award-winning novelist Rita M. Reali.
When Marc Lindemeyr wakes up the first Tuesday in July, his plans include lunch with his fiancée, Marie, then driving her to the airport to catch a flight to a medical conference. He fully expects to be back in time for his air shift at a local radio station. But he doesn't know the half of it.
Before long, Marc finds himself at the center of an international incident - suddenly recognizable and instantly beloved. And that's just what the shy nighttime radio announcer doesn't want.
Through it all, Marc learns how - and how not - to navigate life in the spotlight, how to accept comfort when it's offered... and what being a real hero is all about.
The Unintended Hero is the third volume in the Sheldon Family Saga, by award-winning novelist Rita M. Reali.
276 pages, Paperback
Published September 1, 2020
About the author
Rita M. Reali
9 books6 followersInternational award-winning novelist Rita M. Reali grew up in the ’70s captivated by radio. Bitten by the “radio bug” at age nine, this onetime DJ, music director and news director set her seven-volume Sheldon Family Saga against the backdrop of a fictional Connecticut radio station. Join the various members of the Sheldon family as they grapple with life and love, betrayal and loss, treachery and redemption.
A national award-winning journalist, Rita is also an award-winning essayist, parody songwriter, visual artist and photographer. A native and longtime resident of Connecticut, she and her husband and two cats now live atop the picturesque Cumberland Plateau in rural Tennessee, where she works as a professional editor and interior layout artist.
A national award-winning journalist, Rita is also an award-winning essayist, parody songwriter, visual artist and photographer. A native and longtime resident of Connecticut, she and her husband and two cats now live atop the picturesque Cumberland Plateau in rural Tennessee, where she works as a professional editor and interior layout artist.
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December 9, 2020
I had to discipline myself not to speed through another delicious book from the Sheldon Family series! Rita has a strong pulse on relationship interaction. She's spot-on in developing male and female interaction, "typical" responses and spicy imagination scenes without being trashy.
Sometimes the plot has a resolution, sometimes she allows conflicts to remain unsettled. I appreciate NOT being able to guess what is coming next!
Hurry and write the next one! This needs to become a TV or Netflix series! Christina, Oak Ridge, TN
Sometimes the plot has a resolution, sometimes she allows conflicts to remain unsettled. I appreciate NOT being able to guess what is coming next!
Hurry and write the next one! This needs to become a TV or Netflix series! Christina, Oak Ridge, TN
November 28, 2020
Reading Rita Reali’s newest novel, The Unintended Hero, was like catching up with old friends for me. This is the third book in her Sheldon Family Saga. The novel works well as a stand-alone, but you will get even more from it if you read Diagnosis: Love and A Glimpse of Emerald.
Reali is a master at character development. I’ve come to care greatly for Marc and Marie, the two main characters in The Unintended Hero. There’s a lot going on for them here, and I was rooting for them through every chapter. Romance fans will love this book, but there’s much more to it, including family relationships, a bit of international intrigue, and the true meaning of heroism. Do yourself a favor. Sit down and read all three of Rita Reali’s novels, and get lost in the world of The Sheldon Family.
Reali is a master at character development. I’ve come to care greatly for Marc and Marie, the two main characters in The Unintended Hero. There’s a lot going on for them here, and I was rooting for them through every chapter. Romance fans will love this book, but there’s much more to it, including family relationships, a bit of international intrigue, and the true meaning of heroism. Do yourself a favor. Sit down and read all three of Rita Reali’s novels, and get lost in the world of The Sheldon Family.
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