Heroes Are My Weakness: A Novel

"Broke and desperate, ventriloquist puppeteer Annie Hewitt takes sanctuary on a remote Maine island. Though determined to ignore her rich neighbor (Theo Harp, a former teen crush with a dark past, now a successful, reclusive horror writer) she finds herself drawn into the lives around her, including a wounded child who responds to Annie’s friendly puppets. Secrets abound on the island, and as Annie digs through decades of hidden truths, she may release Theo from a life of undeserved guilt and convince him he’s a worthy hero, especially for her. An intriguingly gothic direction for Susan Elizabeth Phillips."