Customer Reviews

True Valor (Uncommon Heroes, Book 2)

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3 star:		(8)
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Lieutenant Grace "Gracie" Yates was one of the best naval aviators. Therefore, she was chosen for one of the toughest assignments. She found herself going down behind enemy lines and knew she must survive until help arrived.

Air Force Pararescue Major Bruce "Striker" Stanton was also one of the best. For over twelve years he had been pulling pilots and Special Forces soldiers from behind enemy lines. Bruce and Grace often wrote to each other, since they were posted far apart. When Gracie went down, Bruce went to work!

***** Dee Henderson has earned a special place on my book shelf! Her stories honor the nation's true heroes. (Firefighters, military, law enforcement, and medical personal are some examples.)

Once again the author plunges her characters into danger to show how love and faith can get people through even the worst of times. Gracie and Bruce seemed almost alive to me. I hated to see the novel end. I can only hope Dee Henderson's next novel is released quickly. She cannot seem to write quickly enough for me! Highly recommended! *****

Reviewed by Detra Fitch

Set aside a couple of nights when you can plan on staying up late
--- you won't be able to put this one down easily. I've read all of Dee Henderson's books, and each one is a keeper. This one will have you on the edge of your seat, and the incredible combination of "you are there" action, deep friendships, and two couples growing in rock-steady relationships is written as only this lady can deliver. Thanks, Dee --- the wait for the next one is always hard, but WOW! do you ever make it worth it!!!
P.S. Don't hesitate to share this series with your boyfriend or husband. They'll be hooked!

Lieutenant Gracie Yates is a F/A-18 Hornet pilot. Major Bruce Stanton is a Pararescue Jumper. Those they are almost alway in different locations, they still find time to connect and to fall in love. But when Gracie is shot down behind enemy lines, it will be up to Bruce to save her, if he can.
I had been waiting a long time to read this book and I have to say that I was a dissapointed. The two main characters just didn't seem to click to me. Fans of Ms. Henderson will more than likely enjoy "True Valor," but I did not

I love this series - I think this is Dee's best. I can't wait to read the rest. You will never be disappointed, or shocked by the love scenes. She keeps things real, and interesting all the way to the end

It's become so hard to rate Dee Henderson's books since I've come to expect so much from her. She's an incredibly good author who always shows that she's done her research well.
With my dad being an airplane mechanic for Lockheed-Martin, who manufacturers USA's defense aircrafts, I know a bit about the planes and procedures she so explicably describes throughout the book, since one of the main characters (Gracie) is a pilot. I must say that Henderson is very good at being knowledgeable about not only her characters, but their lives and careers as well. Great job in that aspect.
I did, however, think that the story line was a little slow. Correspondance from Gracie to Bruce, the other main character, was very often through letters, so it just didn't seem as enticing a read to me.
I will admit that I could be biased, since I knew so much about the aircraft procedures, that information seemed redundant to me, but the overall plot didn't have the punch I expected from Henderson.
If you're interested in learning about Gracie's naval career, it will make a good read, but if you're not, you won't be missing anything if you skip this book...

I think Henderson does a good job of writing books about people with God-centered lives, focusing on things that I enjoyed reading about.

It was great to watch the budding romance of Wolf,Jill,Bruce, and Gracie. We heard a little about Joe "Bear" and Kelly, but I wanted more!!! I found myself having difficulty reading through the military jargon and trying to stay w/ the plot, though. I had to skip sections at time wondering 'what just happened?' But, it is still a good read. The romance and overall plot of True Devotion is much better, though.

I enjoy every Dee Henderson book I've read. True Valor was actually my first, and it's probably a good thing I started with this one. At the time I found it exciting and romantic and loved it. I've since read her entire O'Malley Series, and am working on True Honor after reading True Devotion and then True Valor a second time. I do enjoy this book and the characters, but now I feel that they are incomplete. The romance between Grace and Bruce is OK, but my least favorite of her books. Now I know the depth of emotion Ms. Henderson is capable of conveying in her writing. This book falls short of the high bar she has set with previous novels.

That being said, this remains an above par action novel, especially for the military-minded. Her description of Gracie's flights and Bruce's rescues were very lively and exciting. And I found their letters back and forth to be more interesting than their in-person encounters (except maybe for the short descritions of their two post-deployment reunions, I enjoyed those parts. But that could be because I'm a military spouse and understand how emotional they can be.)

My conclusion is that this is an essential read for Henderson fans, if only to make us appreciate the other books even more. For people who have never read a Dee Henderson novel, this is a good book to start with...it's still excellent writing.

Having read all of Ms Henderson's books I especially like the first book in this series,TRUE DEVOTION. What made this new one in her military sereis a bit unique is the love grows through the strength of the letters our couple exchange while together and apart: she serving in the Navy and he in the Air Force. That they are both some of the time on very similar missions in the same part of the world allows for an incredibly dramatic rescue that is sure to keep the reader on the edge of their seat. In true Inspirtational Romance fashion there is no intimacy, however the sexual tension is there but more importantly so is the development of love for each other with their reliance on their faith.

What I especially like about all of Ms Henderson's books is that the characters are well steeped in their own spiritual faiths or their journey toward that end. She doesn't preach to the reader and her characters are not there as a means of converting the reader. Their spirituality is who they are and as characters searching for that one true love they rely on their spirituality to make it happen. Because of this Ms Henderson's books could easily stand side by side any single title romance that was not Christian based and hold her own in the development of the couple's search for that one true love. That through this series she has chosen to have her characters be in the military and in locations right off the front page news makes it that much more enjoyable.

I look forward to reading the next installment in this series and the O'Malley series. I am assured with future offerings of excellent reads which will allow me, the reader to identify with the individual journey toward faith and love through her incredible characters and interesting plots. Her research is impeccable.

I wish more romance readers would take the time to throw off their misunderstandings about Inspirational Romances, they can start by reading the reigning Queen of Classic Inspirationals...Dee Henderson. No one in the this sub genre does it better than Dee Henderson.

This book isn't as good as some of Dee henderson's previous books. The letters from the two main characters made the book a little slower to read. The likely hood of the story isn't that great either. Somehow whenever Grace gets introuble in a plane, Bruce always seems to be there. Nevermind that they are in different branches.... This book is not one of the best by D. Henderson. A recommended book would be The Rescuer or any of the other O'Malley series books