The Bravest Among Us

Hillbilly Elegy meets Casablanca in this evocative and socially relevant novel full of resilience and courage.

"Life isn't about deserving or earning," he said. "It's about believing and receiving."

Aria Whitmore thought she had it all. Risen from the bowels of poverty, neglect, and violence, she'd finally attained a meager slice of the American Dream. Now, brokenhearted and destitute following her husband's death, this intrepid businesswoman is barely holding on when Eli Van Drie, a rising film star tired of meaningless one-nighters, swaps his plane ticket home for one on her flight. And twenty-four hours later, neither of them will ever be the same.

Drawn from despair and inspired by the actor's commitment to mentoring inner-city kids, Aria finds hope in a bold, new future. Then, at a fundraiser for Eli's beloved LA boys club, Aria's wrongly convicted high-school sweetheart shows up, and she remembers two things: One, a long-ago vow to save young men like him caught in the poverty-to-prison pipeline, and two, how much it hurts to lose someone you love.

All three unlikely heroes have a heart for kids in crisis, but which man has what it takes to join Aria's daring quest to become a warrior for social justice?

Universal, vibrant, and emotionally rich, The Bravest Among Us confronts fundamental beliefs about motherhood, love, courage, and poverty. It's a brilliant, heartbreaking novel that captures both the stunning pain of loss and the restorative power of hope. This is K.S. Moore at her finest, with an unforgettable story about the need to belong, the strength of the human spirit, and the raw courage it takes to love again.