I confess I've had a long, slightly obsessive love affair with Ms. Brockmann's Navy SEALs since I first read Prince Joe (Tall, Dark & Dangerous) way back in 1996. From TDD to the Troubleshooters series, I can't get enough. I'm one of those readers who would be waiting for the bookstore to open on release day, to sit in my car reading the latest book because I couldn't wait long enough to drive home to get started on it. Ms. Brockmann is a woman of many talents and interests, which she has been pursuing the last several years. I applaud and support her in all her endeavors, but I've missed getting new books from her on a regular basis. I'm always excited to read a new Troubleshooters book. As one would expect in a 16+ book series, I love some books more than others, but every book in this series is a solid read. Some Kind of Hero probably won't be on my list of Top Five Troubleshooters book, but I did thoroughly enjoy it. Shayla quickly catapulted to the top of my list of Ms. Brockmann's heroines. She is smart, witty, compassionate, quick-thinking, and brave. Shayla is a successful author of romantic suspense, who hasn't written a word in several years. I couldn't help but think of her as the embodiment of Ms. Brockmann's own experiences as a writer--readers constantly asking about the next book springs to mind. I have no clue if Ms. Brockmann was channeling any personal experience, but I read parts of it as a tongue-in-cheek commentary on the life of a writer, and I found it hilarious. Shayla's internal dialogue--conversations with her main character, Harry, had me laughing out loud. I'm not sure if it was her maternal instinct (she's a single mom to two teenage boys), or just her compassion that had her stopping everything to help, but I admired her resourcefulness, her humor, and her willingness to help someone she didn't even know when her neighbor, Navy SEAL Peter Greene, enlists her help to find his runaway teenage daughter, Maddie. Peter didn't affect me the way some of her other SEALs have, but he's still pretty damn appealing. I'm not sure if it's his earnest desire to be a good father to the daughter he's never known, his cluelessness about how to actually accomplish that goal, or just that whole SEAL thing, but I found him very charming and sweet. 
 Maddie and her friend, Dingo, was a sweet , if slightly unconventional, secondary love story. The historical plot thread of the Japanese-American internment during WWII is of great interest to me. I grew up in California's San Joaquin Valley, home to many Japanese-Americans, many of whom were incarcerated for the duration of the war, including my uncle's family. I've always loved the pieces of history Ms. Brockmann includes in the novels of this series. 
 Even though characters from the series' other books (Hello, Izzy Zanella!) play an important role in Some Kind of Hero, I don't think it's necessary to read the previous books, however, this is one of my all-time favorite series and I highly recommend reading from the beginning, The Unsung Hero. Some Kind of Hero doesn't have the plot complexity, nor the depth of character development of the rest of the series, but I still thoroughly enjoyed it! 
 Review copy provided for a voluntary review.