Cover Reveal and Release Announcement: "Defiant Heart" by Marty Steere

Marty Steere has just released his book Defiant Heart.  It was supposed to go live today, but it actually went live on April 4 (surprise!).  At any rate, today is when this post was scheduled, to today it goes up.  According to the synopsis, this book is about:

Two extraordinary characters. One unforgettable love story. 

In the spring of 1941, young Jon Meyer’s family dies in a tragic accident, and he is sent to live in a small Indiana town. He arrives to find himself unwanted and shunned. 

Mary Dahlgren is the mayor’s daughter. A pretty girl, she could have the pick of the boys in town, including Vernon King, the star of the vaunted high school basketball team. To the chagrin of her friends, though, Mary has always been more interested in books than boys. That is, until she meets Jon. 

But Jon and Mary are kept apart through the efforts of Mary’s father, who perceives their relationship a threat to his political aspirations, and Vernon, to whom Jon is a rival for Mary’s affections. For months Jon is subjected to a painful ostracism. Then, just when the young man’s earnestness and perseverance begin to win over many of the townsfolk and it appears that love may conquer all, tragedy strikes. 

As the country is caught up in war, so too are the young lovers swept up in events beyond their control, leaving both fighting for their very lives. If, against the odds, they are to be together, each will need to find the strength, the courage and the resourcefulness that beat only in a defiant heart.

Early reviewers have had this to say about the story:

“I laughed, I cried and I sighed. I loved every minute of it.”

“destined to become a classic.”

“This story made me laugh, cheer, bought tears to my eyes. It had me on the edge of my seat turning page after page.”

You can pick up your own copy today on Amazon or Barnes & Noble.  If it sounds interesting, feel free to add it to your shelves on Goodreads, or you can enter to win your own copy from the Goodreads giveaway up until April 21 (same page).  Learn more about the author at his blog, here.