Heroes Are My Weakness

A Novel

By: Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Narrated by: Erin Bennett

New York Times bestselling author Susan Elizabeth Phillips is back with a delightful novel filled with her sassy wit and dazzling charm

Deepest winter.
An isolated island off the coast of Maine.
A man. A woman.
Puppets. (Yes, puppets . . .)
And . . .
A mysterious house looming over the sea . . .

He's a reclusive writer whose imagination creates chilling horror novels. She's a down-on-her-luck actress reduced to staging kids' puppet shows. He knows a dozen ways to kill his characters with his bare hands. She knows a dozen ways to kill an audience with laughs. But she's not laughing now.

Annie Hewitt has arrived on Peregrine Island in the middle of a snowstorm and at the end of her resources. She's broke, dispirited, but not quite ready to give up. Her red suitcases hold the puppets she uses to make her living: sensible Dilly, spunky Scamp, and Leo, the baddest of bad guys. Her puppets, the romantic novels she loves, and a little bit of courage are all she has left.

Annie couldn't be more ill prepared for what she finds when she reaches Moonraker Cottage or for the man who dwells in Harp House, the mysterious mansion that hovers above the cottage. When she was a teenager, he betrayed her in a way she can never forget or forgive. Now they're trapped together on a frozen island along with a lonely widow, a mute little girl, and townspeople who don't know how to mind their own business.

Is he the villain she remembers, or has he changed? Her head says no. Her heart says yes.

It's going to be a long, hot winter.

Fabulous!

I stumbled across Susan Elizabeth Phillips' books when a good friend recommended her Chicago Stars serried to me. I proceeded to blaze through all her novels while I studied abroad in Europe without my family or boyfriend. They kept me in excellent company. This book has been livening up my commute to law school, and I don't know how anyone could fail to love Theo and Annie. Ms. Phillips' wry humor and pop culture references have me giggling on the ferry every day. The twist at the end was wonderful; I definitely didn't see it coming! My favorite part of all her books is the empowering nature of all her heroines. They take charge of their own lives, and become the strong women they were meant to be, while finding a man who lets them be exactly who they are and loving them all the more for their strength and quirks. I highly recommend this book, and all of Ms. Phillips' other stories.

Heroes are my weakness too...

I had a little trouble getting by the puppets at the beginning but my faith in SEP kept me going and I ended up really loving this quirky tale - the narrator was perfect as well and that always helps! Thank you, Susan! 😘

I loved this book

I love everything Susan Elizabeth Phillips writes but this is one of my favorites. Quirky characters, beautiful setting and shit of mystery.

Looking for a romance that has a mystery?

Where does Heroes Are My Weakness rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It is in my top ten. Love the author love her characters. I even ended up liking the crazy puppets!?!

Who was your favorite character and why?

I came to enjoy the hero as we learn more of him.

Which scene was your favorite?

I love the conflict between the two characters especially in the cottage.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Yes, but I won't give a spoiler and tell you what.

Any additional comments?

Love this author. Great characters. Good sex. What's not to like?

Not the usual Susan Elizabeth Phillips

What did you like best about Heroes Are My Weakness? What did you like least?

Very dark and repetative. The characters were contrived and I never connected with them. I never felt that the lead characters were either really hurting, damaged, threatening or happy. The only really scary character to me was the housekeeper. The wonderful wordplay and banter, at which Ms Phillips, is so talented, was sadly missing because it didn't fit the mood of the story. The mood of the story was very Jane Eyre-ish but with puppets - odd. I did enjoy the descriptions of the island and island life in a Maine winter. I also enjoyed the use of the puppets to engage the child, Livia.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

Least interesting was the search for the "legacy". Totally pointless until suddenly it's found and then not really dealt with again.

Would you listen to another book narrated by Erin Bennett?

It would depend on the book.

Do you think Heroes Are My Weakness needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

No.