If love dies, can it be reborn…only stronger?
The Warrior’s Progeny, Book 2 of the Heaven & Earth series, written by Jeny Heckman and was released in July 2020 by the Wild Rose Press.
Colton Stone is a newly traded tight end whose reputation is as
battered as his football helmet. When he receives a vacation invitation from
his new teammates, he accepts. There he collides with Dr. Lillian Morgan, a
pediatric cardiovascular surgeon, and doesn't know what to think.
A widow with two children,
Lilly is looking forward to her friends' wedding. When she meets Colton Stone,
his arrogant attitude only makes her long for the love she took for granted.
Lilly struggles between letting go of her perfect past for an uncertain future.
Strange events occur, out of the realm of normal consciousness.
When black energy touches their world Colt and Lilly become the pawns of the
immortal Greek gods. Is the love developing between them natural, or part of a
larger prophecy?
Our Review:
As with the first book in the Heaven & Earth
series, The Warrior’s Progeny is a remarkable undertaking, notable for
the author’s depth of research into the variety of complicated sub-plots included
in this story. In particular, two difficult topics: toxic family systems and
chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE are handled with subtlety and grace. Credit
should be given both to the author and her editor.
We would be remiss if we failed to
mention a crucial scene which, in our opinion, made this book worthwhile. Given
the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, the conversation between Colt and Lilly’s young
children turned into something trite and maudlin. Instead, as told in a child’s
view of life and death, it is filled with joy and humor, and opens the eyes on the
jaded professional male athlete. Talk about being tossed into the deep end of
the pool without a life vest.
On a scale of 1-5, The Warrior’s Progeny deserves a 4.
Kat Henry Doran, Wild Women Authors
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