Heroes for Hire (Dale Mayer)

The Canadian writer Dale Mayer is a highly regarded novelist, known for her engrossing and entertaining romance novels. Bringing the reader in and holding them there, she really manages to draw out her characters, whilst also creating strong and in-depth storylines. Whilst her books are intricately woven, she also manages to write with a light breezy air that allows her readers to dive right in thanks to her accessible prose. Knowing her genre and subject matter well, she also provides a lot of room for escapism, playing with the format in the process. Clearly having fun, her style is infectious, giving her readers something to really sink their teeth into, creating easy going reads. This isn’t to say that she doesn’t bring a lot of substance to her work as well, as she definitely manages to create realistic situations and characters that resonates with her audience too. Showing a clear ability to create vast worlds as well, she really manages to keep her readers continually coming back for more as well. Whether it be a paranormal story or one set in the real world, she always manages to keep it close to her heart and intimate in its approach, something which her readers have also come to respect. A series that Mayer has come to particularly well known for is that of her ongoing ‘Heroes for Hire’ collection of novels. Featuring both romance and suspense, they manage to draw from all the traditional tropes of the genre, whilst taking it in a new direction in the process. Featuring strong lead characters, it tells a new story each and every time, as it follows the Navy SEALs and their rich and exotic love lives. The characters themselves, whilst they do follow many of the staples of the genre, manage not to fall into broad stereotypes, as they come alive forming into fully realized three-dimensional personalities. Continually being added to and reinvented, Dale Mayer manages to bring this series to life with wit, intelligence and good humor.