Typical Brockmann which is very good.  The protagonists are a fortyish writer with writer's block, a slightly younger Seal and his many teammates along with his recently acquired teen age daughter who has gone missing.  There is lots of action and romance (it is a chick lit special) and, all in all, it is good, fast, entertaining reading.  Thanks to Net Galley and Ballantine for an ARC for an honest review.

As usual Suzanne Brockmann writes killer characters and a great story.

So I received Some kind of Hero Arc By Suzanne Brockman off of NetGalley for review. It is a romance novel about the military, which is typical book from Suzanne Brockman. This book is actually from Suzanne Brockman Troubleshooters series involving Seal team Sixteen I will admit the reason I requested this book was because I am a huge Suzanne Brockman fan. She has written some of my absolute favorite novels. This book is set to release in July of 2017, so you will not have to wait long for the book to come out. Now lets get to my thoughts on this book. 


This book is about Shayla Whitman who has two boys who are teenagers. She meets her neighbor Peter Greene who happens to be a Lieutenant for Seal team sixteen. How she ends up meeting Peter, is when he is looking for a way to track his sixteen year old daughter Maddie. So as they are trying to track Maddie, Peter ends up sharing his life story with Shayla and vice verse.  As the story continue Maddie ends up in more trouble. Shayla gets closer to Peter while helping to look for Maddie. I also want to add that Shayla is a romance writer very much like Suzanne Brockman, so this helps Shayla to think outside of the box when it comes to the whole Maddie story. As the story goes on Shayla and Peter start to really like each other. But do they save Maddie as their feelings grow for each other. To find out what happens at the end you will need to pick up this book in July especially if you are a fan of Romance novels or Suzanne Brockman. 


This book is typical Suzanne Brockman navy Seal romance book. I honestly think Suzanne knows more about the navy then  even the navy, I am joking of course. I have love Suzanne books since I was twenty and this book is no exception. Peter is the typical I am a bad ass navy seal and no one can break me. He is very much, I don’t need to fall in love but then comes Shayla. Shayla is a romance author of suspense, so she loves romance along with the typical mystery solving game. She is bright. She doesn’t believe someone like Peter could fall for her geeky mind but he does. Of course it all starts with saving Maddie who is the typical I hate the world teenager and yet very naive at the same time and ends up trusting the wrong people. You will totally fall in love with these characters because Suzanne Brockman just writes those characters that you can’t help but love. There is a special feeling you get when you read her characters, like have know them all of your life. I absolutely cannot recommend this book enough for those who love romance, finding romance in the stereo typical hopeless romantic way. This book is a must have for Suzanne Brockman Fans because you get revisit some of your old favorites from TroubleShooters series. For sure I say pick this book up in July. 

As for the book itself, I rate it a Four out of five stars. Yes this rating is a little bias because of I love Suzanne writing. She makes you feel like your visiting a family that you haven’t seen in a while when you read her series. The cover on this book is a very typical american romance cover which is a guy posing in uniform, its no big deal. That is typical for American romance novel covers, and lets face it we don’t buy romance novels for the covers do we (wink, wink). I can’t say it enough, I love all of Suzanne Navy  Characters, I really do, and I will always buy her books, this one will be no exception. All of the links will be listed below as usually for Suzanne , her book and my Social media 

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Lieutenant Peter Greene works by day as a SEAL instructor and that job is a piece of cake compared to raising his fifteenth n year old daughter. His daughter recently moved in with him when her mother (Peter's ex) died.

Pete never expected to become an overnight father but he's doing his best with his moody teen, Maddie. When Maddie disappears, Pete turns to the Troubleshooters for help. But, not before teaming up with his sexy neighbor, romance author Shayla Whitman.

Shay is a mother of two teenagers herself and when she learns of the missing teen, her mama bear instincts kick in. Though Shay doesn't have the training of the Troubleshooters, she does have experience with teenagers.

As things heat up in the hunt for the missing Maddie, the relationship between Pete and Shay heat up as well. Will they find Maddie before it's too late? Will Pete and Shayla find a forever romance?

Suzanne Brockmann really delivers with Some Kind of Hero. Thrilling, emotional, and romantic are just a few words to describe this outstanding romantic suspense. Brockmann shines in this fast paced novel.

The suspense is exciting and the romance intoxicating. I can't say enough about how much I loved Some Kind of Hero. Brockmann is a marvel.

Troubleshooter fans can look forward to Suzanne Brockmann's trademark romance within a romance. Brockmann also approaches prejudice head on in Some Kind of Hero. Excellent plotting, fiery romance and social topics makes Some Kind of Hero a must read.

I'm not gonna lie...when I started this book I was a little worried about Harry's voice in Shayla's head. I was afraid it would be too silly. I was wrong! It ended up being super cute and funny. I loved Shayla's spunk and sassy sense of humor. She was perfect for Pete's reserved personality. Really loved the multi cultural aspect this story had. I always love this authors message. I was worried for a few characters in this book and some worry was warranted and some, thankfully, was not. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for possible future books for certain supporting characters.

O.M.G. My first ARC as an ‘official’ blogger, and Ballantine approved me via Netgalley for one of my favorite authors and her long-awaited return to the Troubleshooters world!!  I have been reading the books in the series dating back to 2001 and ‘Over the Edge’ (Stan and Teri!) remains one of my all-time favorite books.  There has not been a full-length TS novel since 2011 so I was stoked to hear a new one was going to be published this year…and then to be approved to read it in advance…I can’t even!

We were first introduced to Lt. Peter ‘Grunge’ Greene in the ‘Ready to Roll’ novella, and he is an instructor for BUD/S on Coronado who becomes a single dad when his ex dies in an accident.  His daughter Maddie is a teenager and a handful even before she disappears one day, and Pete knows she’s in trouble.  Fortunately, he has a solid team behind him including Izzy Zanella and the men of Boat Crew John and the unlikely addition of his neighbor, romance writer Shayla Whitman.

Shayla writes romantic suspense novels (the best kind!) and the absolutely hysterical voice in her head is one of her characters, Harry Parker.  As a single mother herself, she decides to help Pete track down his daughter and this is how the story begins. As typical in a Suz book, there is a deft combination of humor, action, emotion and even some ‘garage’ time…you just have to read it to find out for yourself!

The one tiny ‘issue’ I had involves the mention of Manzanar in the story.  For those not familiar, Manzanar was an internment camp for Japanese-Americans in CA during WWII, and Maddie’s family on her mother’s side had been incarcerated there.  As a long-time reader of Suz’s, a familiar storyline in the early TS books was a secondary story set in history that had impact on some of the characters.  While Maddie’s great-aunt Hiroko is featured, she never really gets a chance to ‘tell’ her story and I missed that aspect as I would have liked to hear more from her.

That said, I thoroughly enjoyed getting back to the characters and universe I have loved for many years, and cannot wait for the next chance to read all about them!  While SKoH could be read on it’s own, I would recommend starting at the beginning with ‘The Unsung Hero’ to get the full TS experience!

Another great Troubleshooter's book by Suzanne Brockman! This one is about Peter Green aka Grunge. Peters 15 year old daughter Maddie runs away. With help of his neighbor Shay, Pete goes all around California looking for his daughter to only find out she's running for her life from sleazy drug dealers.  There's lots of drama, mystery and quirkiness. Izzy and Lindsey Jenkins along with a new group of Seal cadettes are in the book also. I really enjoyed this book and look forward to the next one.
****I voluntarily reviewed and gave my honest opinion of this Advanced Readers Copy of this book from Net Galley.****

I appreciated the heat level between characters.  However, I had a hard time connecting with them because a 15 year old girl is missing. It was unrealistic, for me personally, to venture into sexual attraction.  My soul focus is on the missing child making it impossible for me to delve into the desires of the characters.

  That being said, Ms. Brockman is a delightful writer.  Her use of her surrounding added greatly to providing the reader with a visual.  I commend Ms. Brockman for the quality of her writing. She has a whitty flow with words.

Some Kind of Hero is #17 in The Troubleshooter series. This is a an action/romantic suspense novel that really only loosely relates to the series. It has Izzy Zanella and Peter Green (Grunge) and a few of the others, but it just involves them a little.

This is essentially the story of Maddie, daughter of Peter, she has inadvertently got herself mixed up with, someone who leaves her holding a can of worms and a price on her head. Escaping with a rather dubious guy called Dingo she runs from the guy who is threatening her and wanting $10 000 that she doesn't have, or... her life. She has only recently come to live with her rather unknown Dad and is just fifteen. Dingo is twenty and so far hasn't really been an outstanding human being. However it could be said he is the hero when it all washes out.

In desperately trying to trace his runaway daughter, Peter makes the quick acquaintance with his next door neighbor - Shayla. There is an immediate attraction between them which gets hot and heavy as the search progresses.  Shayla is a romantic suspense writer, with a hero of her own from her books who has a disconcerting way of talking in her head, giving her advice, mostly very useful. And a device at times I found a little annoying.

It takes awhile for them to track down Maddie - well most of the book! So at times things moved a little more slowly than I am used to in a Brockmann Troubleshooter's book.  However when it did happen it was worth the wait.  I loved the surprise of one moment when the "calvary" arrived. Made me jump and chuckle.

I enjoyed the book but was looking for a little more in terms of Navy SEALS. Also it just didn't have the tightness and tension I have come to expect from Suzanne Brockmann's writing. I see it is also noted as #2 in The Reluctant Heroes series and it probably fits in there more. However no doubt most reader fans of The Troubleshooters series will like me want to read this.

3.5 stars

I have a long history with Brockmann's SEAL 16/Troubleshooters series. I read The Unsung Hero 16 years ago. And I have been following the group ever since. I finally tapped out with Izzy's book and that hurt my heart because I love Izzy. But the series did not feel recognizable to me any longer.

But I decided to give this one a try, hoping it would get back to the SEAL feel of the first, oh, ten or so, books in the series. I had big hopes we'd get a new crazy team of SEALS rappeling out of helicopters and blowing up stuff with C4 or being deployed to retrieve an important diplomatic hostage. Or maybe I'd get something closer to Hot Pursuit where the Troubleshooters are on the trail of a dangerous individual?

None of that is in this book. Well not exactly. This is the story of a SEAL named Peter Green aka "Grunge" who is trying to cope with being the father of his sullen 15 year old daughter Maddie. He was never in her life growing up because her mother excised him. But now her mother is dead and she lives with him and pretty much hates him just because that is how sullen teens roll. But Maddie runs away one night with a suspicious character named Dingo and Peter is on their trail. He is helped by his pretty across-the-street neighbor, a romance novelist named Shayla.

The book follows Maddie and Dingo and they stay on the run, trying to keep two steps ahead of a big time drug dealer who thinks Maddie stole some drug money. And it switches out to scenes of Shayla and Peter and they try to track down Maddie and become really attracted to each other.

I was NOT feeling this book too much at first. Peter and all the other SEALS in it with the exception of Izzy are complete unknowns to me. According to the author's note at the end, they were introduced in a series of recently released novellas. But Peter is a great hero so I didn't let myself get too bothered that he didn't feel like a was a part of the Troubleshooters team. The bigger issue, though is that this book felt way too 'domestic' for me since it pretty much was a dad running after his daughter, and not in the cool Liam Neeson 'Taken' way. And frankly I couldn't with Maddie's brattiness and overall stupidity. Girl, your dad is a Navy SEAL and you have a drug dealer demanding money from you and you don't ask for help? I supposed people will point out that she's 15 and therefore allowed to act a little immaturely. To which I will point out this is why I don't read YA books. And yes, Maddie's early sections of this book felt too angsty YA for my taste.

But Shayla and Peter made for a good central couple. I do admit I don't often like for heroines to be romance writers because sometimes the references can get a bit meta. And that did happen here, but Shayla's inner dialogue was really quite funny and her using romance novel situations and applying them (with sometimes amusing results) to real life situations or just a commentary on her life, tickled me, so I rolled with it rather than rolled my eyes at it.

I do admit I had a hard time staying engaged in the early parts. But then the story builds momentum and gets really good starting around the 50% mark. The chase for Maddie heats up, the romance between Peter and Shayla heat up, the stakes get a bit higher when someone unexpectedly dies because of all the crap that is going on. The final climactic scene is great -- action, humor, danger and revelations. And finally Maddie gets some sense scared into her.

In the end this is a quick enjoyable read, despite my early aggravation with Maddie.

Not even his best friend knew that Lt. Peter Greene was paying child support for a teenager. Now his Ex has passed away and left Maddie in his care. All of a sudden a career soldier is buying a house and instituting house rules, chore lists, and a curfew. 

Shayla's life is pretty hectic. She works from home and daydreams about the new neighbor while keeping her two teen boys in line. 

Runaway, kidnapped, or worse are all flashing through Peter's mind as he tears after the car his daughter got into. Thankfully a passing motorist is willing to help him. When it turns out to be the hottie from across the street only time will tell if she is a help or a distraction. It will take the Troubleshooters and their resources to get Maddie back when they discover who else is looking for her.

It has been a long time since I have read a Troubleshooters Inc. novel. I was excited to learn the quality is still top notch and our old friends are still up to their usual antics.

not nearly as good as all the other Troubleshooters books, somewhat disappointed

Great continuation of the series. So glad to be back in the Troubleshooters world. It was just what i expected from this author.  A great read with new characters and check in with old ones. Great romance and she skillfully weaves more than one story into her book. Great Read!!!

Once again, Ms. Brockmann delivers with this book. It had all the elements I love: good suspense, great sex scenes and hilarious banter. And of course, we get to see Izzy again; he is one of those characters that jumps to life and makes a book so much better. 

As a long time reader of Suzanne Brockmann, and I'm talking 20+ years, before the Troubleshooters series even began, I wait with baited breath for her books. It has been a long wait for this one, but it was worth it. 

The characters are well developed and you can't help but fall a little in love with Grunge, our hero. He's hot and sweet and also jumps right off the pages at you. Shayla is also the kind of heroine that I love. She says exactly what she is thinking and is no holds barred on pretty much everything she does. I also loved the side story of Grunge's daughter Maddie, and her friend Dingo. 

This was definitely a five star read for me and one that I will buy the day it comes out (as I have every other Brockmann since I discovered her!)

Hot Hot Hot!
It's rare to find a book that is this well written in this category, but this one is fantastic. There is a real plot but also plenty of hot hot hot action. The descriptions are fantastic and Brockmann knows just how long to tease out the tension before having her characters meet for some serious up close and personal work.
Loved it!

Some children think that their parents are hero's. Maddie's father is a true hero. She learns this as she's trying to find a way to get away from some really bad guys. 
Shayla is a suspense romance writer, and has conversations with her main character in her head. Gotta say, Harry is quite funny.
Peter has no idea how to be the father to a teenage girl. He's pretty much winging it. But he stops at nothing to find his daughter.

My fav trope!  I love second chance romance and who doesnt love a man in uniform!

I was so happy to read another Troubleshooters book, and this one definitely did not disappoint! Lieutenant Peter Green is an expert at training Navy SEALS, but his new status as a single dad of a teenaged girl has him stumped. When his daughter runs away, he turns to single mom, Shay, for help. Shay is a tough, smart woman who throws in to help Peter, and along the way, the two give in to the attraction between them and start to forge a relationship.

This one had great main characters, plenty of Troubleshooters from past books, an interesting and entertaining storyline, and plenty of action! I loved being back in the Troubleshooters world again, and hope there will be more to come!

Sexy SEAL Peter isn’t a stereotypical ladies’ man.  He’s earnest and the story of his long ago romance with his mother’s daughter is not at all what you expect.  It makes sense that he wasn’t always this hot, confident man but readers seldom get a look at the boy before the SEAL.  He’s confused about what the daughter he doesn’t really know, but is now living with him, needs or wants but loves her very much and wants to provide a happy life for her.

Shayla reminded me a bit of Alex Rover from Nim’s Island.  She also has a running internal dialog with her lead character. That she’s a writer with a fictional friend and her willingness to rescue a young girl in trouble are the only similarities though.  She’s friendly, outgoing and doesn’t think twice of using her mom-car to help the neighbor she’s never actually met chase a car through San Diego.  The fact that Pete isn’t at all put off by Shayla’s random sshing of the voice in her head is enough to make me like him!  He never looks at her and thinks she’s odd.  He pretty much likes everything about her from the very beginning, as did I.

The book is jam packed.  Besides Pete, Shayla and Maddie, we have Maddie’s misguided but sweet sort of boyfriend, Dingo; a group of drug running thugs; a family of SEALs and their amazingly talented women; Shayla’s kids and even her ex’s new woman.  The group is diverse racially and a lot of time is spent on Maddie’s maternal family’s time at the Japanese-American internment camp at Manzanar.  I admire Brockmann writing a bi-racial couple and an Amerasian child but at times the racial aspects seemed irrelevant to the story and too much to keep up with.

Some Kind of Hero is a well-written, multi-dimensional book with plenty of intrigue, a great lead couple, some very hot sex, and enough intrigue to keep the reader on the edge of their seat.  I didn’t feel lost at all for not having read any of the other books in the series.

reviewed by Jem Stone