THE HERO is the first book in Donna Grant's Sons of Texas series. It's her first contemporary romance so I was eager to see what she would have in store for her readers. Right off the bat I could see the shift in writing style. I think this is important to note because not every author changes their style to fit the genre they are writing in, so I'm very happy that Grant decided to go with something different for this series.

This series is quite heavy on the action and suspense. While I do believe Grant does do a good job on that, there were some glaring issues that I think prevented me from fully believing in the story. There was at least three parts in the first three chapters of the book that made me have to step back and consider things. That makes me believe the initial set up of the story wasn't really executed in the best way possible. I feel like concrete truths of the real world were twisted to fit this one and that would be okay in a paranormal romance, but not in contemporary romance, which is what this series is. Therefore, I wasn't fully sold on the premise of the story. Grant gets bonus points for imagination but again, I simply wished the execution was better.

However, if you can overlook those mistakes, then I think you can come to enjoy THE HERO. The balance of the romance and the action can sometimes bleed into one another too much, but for the most part, I did enjoy it. I'm looking forward to seeing what Donna Grant has in store for readers next.