{"product_id":"9781940200507","title":"Star Hero: A Star Series Novella","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn imperfect hero battles his inner demons in a race against time to rescue the woman he loves...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Marine serving in the galactic frontier, Lieutenant Lukas Frank has a lot in common with a street dog named Bang-Bang; they both started off as scrappy orphans fighting to survive--and beat the odds. Things change when Bang-Bang leads Lukas to starpilot Captain Carlynn Riga. The tough war hero learns what it means to surrender--his heart. Lukas's struggles with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, threaten to tear the three of them apart, but nothing threatens them more than when Carlynn goes missing on a mission. Now the rugged, emotionally scarred Marine and his K-9 partner must find Carlynn and bring her home, or risk losing everything he has finally found worth fighting for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e(Expanded from the novella \"Stray\", originally published in the Pets in Space 1 Anthology)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA note from the Author:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStar Hero\u003c\/i\u003e is a \u003cb\u003estand-alone HEA novella\u003c\/b\u003e in the world of the Star Series. It's not necessary to read this one in series order (it contains no spoilers) but if you would like to know the suggested reading order, \u003ci\u003eStar Hero\u003c\/i\u003e takes place simultaneously with \u003ci\u003eStar Champion\u003c\/i\u003e (previously titled \u003ci\u003eThe Champion of Barésh\u003c\/i\u003e) and after \u003ci\u003e\"The Prince, the Pilot, and the Puppy\"\u003c\/i\u003e from \u003ci\u003eEmbrace the Romance: Pets in Space 2\u003c\/i\u003e. I hope you enjoy this latest installment in the Star Series!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Susan Grant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47019684364528,"sku":"9781940200507","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781940200507_p0.jpg?v=1763789948","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781940200507","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}