Everybody loves a hero, whether it is the superhero, a knight in shining armour or the person that comes to your rescue on the street. They come in all shapes and sizes and genres. In this collection of short stories we go to Sarajevo, to Manhattan and to England for romance and adventure. We meet the soldiers who rescue aid workers from a war torn country, the mafia man who falls for an English girl with a terrible secret. We travel back in time to the 18th century and a highwayman who relieves people of the jewellery and steals the heart of a squire daughter. There is a girl who devotes her life to charity and feeding the homeless and the unlikely hero who has to face her fears after discovering something dreadful. Jamie is leaving the army and looking for a new home when he comes across a church with an angel who steals his heart. Finally poor Marlene whose life is falling apart and the penfriends who have never met, but now one of them is in trouble and needs help