Author Description

Hold on to your heart... The daughter of an actress superstar, Ashley Landish wants nothing more than to simply run her popular coffee shop on the Venice Beach boardwalk and enjoy the sun and beaches of beautiful southern California. There is only one thing missing in her life-someone special to take her breath away. Marine Corporal Bryce Cooper is home on leave after taking care of her father in his last days. Although the Marine Corps is calling, she has a new outlook on life, leaving one last box to check-to tell the woman she knew in college, Ashley Landish, that she loves her. Award-winning author Drew Andersen's mission in life is to spread the message of her novel to the world by having it made into a movie. Everything is going perfectly until a last-minute switch gives the lead actress role to Hollywood diva Tess Landish. She's ready to do whatever she can to have her kicked off the movie-until the chemistry between them sends Drew into a tailspin. Forty-eight-year-old Tess Landish realizes her illustrious career as an A-list celebrity is starting to fade. When the opportunity comes to take the romantic lead in a film based on a popular novel, she jumps at it only to learn the author of the book doesn't want her for the role. Tess is determined to change her mind-especially after they meet and sparks fly. When a powerful earthquake rocks Los Angeles, the four women must find a way to not only work together to save themselves but also to protect their hearts. Everybody Needs a Hero is a multi-trope romance with a little adventure sprinkled in for fun.