Valiant Hope: Homeland Heroes Series #3

There is nothing Chris McIntyre hates more than child abuse. And now one of the children at Kimberley Square's new gymnasium is showing the signs;signs Chris knows all too well. With no evidence to take to the police, the tough-as-nails former soldier knows it's time to take matters into her own hands. But her anger at the abuser goes deeper than defending an innocent child. Memories haunt Chris, memories of her own childhood and her own father. As these memories locked inside her well up into a rage that threatens to consume her, she finds it impossible to forgive. But how can she continue as a Christian while harboring hatred in her heart? One remarkable man may hold the answers to help Chris sort through the agonizing secrets of her past, to help her find a road to peace. But the route threatens to take her to a place she thought she'd never again have to go,a place she swore she would die before ever seeing again.

Nine-year-old Alaina Walker is being abused. Christina McIntyre is sure of it. But as Chris tries to help her young friend, she finds herself deep in a personal struggle—with forgiveness. Chris has battled forgiveness since the first moment of her faith, but now she must choose. Can she forgive the one person who hurt her more than anyone in her life? If not…how can she still cherish her new and fragile faith?

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Reviewed by Chloe T. (Chicago, IL), November 07, 2007

Valiant Hope is definitely my favorite book in the Homeland Hero series. It was not only touching, but it had a great conclusion. I was happy that Chris finally got a guy.

Reviewed by Rel (Melbourne, Australia), April 27, 2006

Fantastic! Valiant Hope is Donna's best book yet. The revelation of Chris McIntyre's past is confronting and so well written her heartache is palpable to the reader. Paramedic Jason Sloan's character is fascinating and his immediate connection with Chris a delight! I could not put this book down.

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Author: Donna Fleisher
Located in: Lincoln City, Oregon
Submitted: December 08, 2005

    What was your motivation behind this project?  Endearing my characters to my readers is a huge motivation, but I have to be honest - it's not my deepest hope for my readers. : ) My deepest hope is that all who read this trilogy of stories showing Chris's journey from numbing fear to true faith in Jesus Christ are touched by Him in ways they otherwise could not be touched. In many real and different ways. On each and every page.

    What do you hope folks will gain from this project?  A funny thing happened in the editing process of Wounded Healer, the first book in this series. I originally wrote Chris McIntyre's story as it flowed from my brainpan. But, years later, in that story's editing process, I was finally made aware of just how unwilling Chris was to reveal herself directly to the reader as her life played out on the page. Wounded Healer became more about Erin Mathis revealing to the reader what little she could about Chris McIntyre. And in Book Two, Warrior's Heart, with all Chris was facing in her new home and new life, the story became more about Erin's husband, Scott, revealing to the reader what he was learning about Chris as they worked together during the storm. In the pages of Valiant Hope, Chris is forced to face her past and, in the process, she finally reveals herself to the reader as only she can. For those who have read and enjoyed Chris's story so far as told in books one and two in this series, I'm hoping book three will answer the lingering questions they still have about Chris, and that the answers they discover will further endear this character to them. My deepest hope is that all of these characters will attach themselves to my readers. That my readers will come away from these stories feeling as if they've gained a few more very special friends to call their own.

    Anything else you'd like readers / listeners to know:  It may take a year or so (sometime in early 2007), but be on the lookout for Book Four in Chris and Erin's story. (And maybe even Books Five and Six not long after that!) I'm so grateful for Zondervan's confidence not only in Chris's story, but in my ability to tell it. May God continue to use us and the work of our hands! Thank you all, so much, for reading these stories and for your encouragement along the way. I pray His best for you! Love to you, His love, donna

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