The Reluctant Heroes The clock ticks toward the nation's 250th anniversary celebration. So does a bomb planted at a crowded tourist site. 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? 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.