<p><strong>The Reluctant Heroes</strong></p><p>The clock ticks toward the nation's 250th anniversary celebration. So does a bomb planted at a crowded tourist site.</p><p>A group of civilians-a grizzled school principal a nonchalant techie a ribald Catholic nun and a passionate civil rights activist-stumble upon a plot to overthrow the US government. Can this motley group team up in time to foil the terrorists and save the country?</p><p>O'Mara's latest novel probes the cultures of hurt and hate the protective force of friendship in a violent world and the subtle power of love to heal a divided nation. </p>