Unexpected Hero – by Jackie Walker

Part 1 of the Unexpected Duet and Book 5 of the Redleg Security Series

Unexpected Hero is book 5 in the Redleg Security series, a Jackie Walker’s Love and Laughter series spin-off. In this edition, we meet Tomer, the unemotional and anti-social tech guru of Redleg Security, and Violet (Lettie), a young woman set on reinventing herself.

I genuinely don’t believe in spoilers, so this review is difficult for me to write because I want someone to discuss all of the details, thoughts, and feelings that keep rolling through my head. There are so many feels…. So many thoughts… and so many details that I need to break down. This book hasn’t left my thoughts alone since I finished it.

With every book, Ms. Walker’s storytelling gets better and better. Unexpected Hero sets the bar insanely high. Tomer and Lettie are believable, almost living, breathing characters I wish to meet. 

Tomer was not a character I particularly cared about in the previous books. He was like a shadow or a spoof. His unknown depths and personality make this story even more thrilling for anyone who has read the Redleg series in order. You’re like… BAM! Wait! What?! Tomer?! Holy Cow! The story that surrounds Tomer and Lettie, and the story arch of the Redleg Security series, sucks you into their world in such a vivid way that everything plays out like a movie rather than words on a page. At least, that’s what I experienced.

This book is suspenseful, insightful, and oh-so spicy! I can’t wait for the next one… and the next. You can get Unexpected Hero through pre-order, now, on Amazon by clicking here. Unexpected Hero will debut on January 15, 2024.