Hero Unaware is the book that has the power to change your world and the world of those around you. Read on to discover more…
From the desk of Vito DeLuca, author of Hero Unaware

Dear Friend,

What potential of yours is being left untapped right now?

Who in your life has the untapped power to transform your soul?

What amazing circumstances and events are yet to be experienced as you live through the daily grind?

The fact is, so many of us go through life on a treadmill.

The day to day priorities, the endless stress and anxiety of any given moment, and the guilt of past transgressions and failures, all combine to form a cocoon around us just to make it through life as best we can.

This cocoon shelters us, keeping us safe and protected from having to take risks and experience further failures.

So we stay on this path, week after week, month after month, year after year, carrying the baggage of our past and muddling through life.

Until one day, usually when it’s too late, we look back with wonder about roads not taken, and a feeling of deep regret for what might have been, not only for you, but for the lives who you might have impacted if you had done things differently.

Hero Unaware examines this in a way that will make you realize that it’s not too late, and will give you more confidence, empowering you to become the person you can and want to be. The person you were destined to be.

Introspective, philosophical and even theological, Hero Unaware: The Extraordinary Life of a Common Man with a Very Uncommon Touch investigates the driver of human nature and the limitless impact of our daily choices.

It immediately takes you down a road of potential scenarios in your life, exploring what might happen if the thousands of choices you make every day were to focus more on doing what is right and on unselfishly reaching out to help others.

Through my main character, Lucas DeVitus, we’ll see these choices through the looking glass of a series of vignettes voiced by the people Lucas has encountered along his way, including:
  • a runaway
  • a single mother of a disabled child
  • a widow
  • a priest
  • his own family members

Hero Unaware does not advocate we stop our lives in service of others, but rather we live it aware of those around us, making small, conscious decisions to make a positive impact in their lives: lending a consoling shoulder to cry on, offering insight to change a perspective on our situations, opening a kind, unjudging ear to just listen.

And when you get to the end, just when you thought there wasn’t anything else to grab you, there’s an unexpected twist, but that’s all I’m going to reveal for now.



Here’s the Foreword from the book so you can put things in the proper perspective…

On a rainy day in March, 2008, while driving home from work, an overwhelming feeling of failure and sadness came over me. That feeling started to permeate my entire being as I began to realize that I had been allowing my job to consume my mind and destroy my life. Through constant worry and focus in this area, the rest of my life was falling apart.

As I sat there feeling sorry for myself these thoughts occurred to me:

What if I died today? What would my life have meant?

What would people think or say at my funeral?

What good would all this worrying have done?

What values have I passed on to my kids, and what will they think about their father when he is gone?

What feelings and emotions would my wife be stuck with from my failures as she tried to raise our children if I were gone?

What would the rest of my friends and family think?

As I drove on with these thoughts swirling in my head, it became clear to me that I was failing as a husband, a father, and a friend. Though this realization wasn’t a complete epiphany to me (since I had been struggling with a sense of failure in these areas for years), it was in this moment that it had hit me deeply, leaving me with an awareness that something needed to change soon, before I completely alienated the people in my life who meant the most to me.

When I emerged from this state of feeling sorry for myself, a scene flashed across my mind. It was a vision of my funeral and what that day would look like if I had chosen to live life with no fear and with a focus on the things that truly matter most.

That vision was the genesis for Hero Unaware: the story of who I wish I were as a man. A fictional story of who, by the grace of God, I can still be before I die.

From that thought, on that rainy day in March, 2008, with many months of collaboration and effort, came the story of Hero Unaware.

As you can probably tell by now, this is no ordinary book about personal development or motivation. This book is something that will affect you and your actions, even the most seemingly inconsequential ones, for the rest of your life.

You should also know this. I’m a regular guy. I don’t reside on a mountaintop somewhere dispensing the wisdom of the universe. I’m the Director of Information Technology for a large Massachusetts-based NGO with hundreds of projects in over 40 countries throughout the world.

In my early forties I set out to improve my physical and mental health and well-being through a regimen of fasting and meditation.

And that’s when it happened.

During this self-improvement phase I discovered a passageway into the mind where the mysteries of life are put on full display in the stillness of the soul. You can imagine my surprise when this revealed itself to me.

Hero Unaware is the result of that experience, and the culmination of a series of messages and intuitive anecdotal “downloads” from the divine into my conscious awareness. I had to relay these somewhere and expose the powerful messages they contain, to anyone who would listen.

And so Hero Unaware was born.

Here’s the chapter list so you can get a glimpse into what we’ll be covering:


When you finish the book, and even sooner, you’ll start to feel:

  • More empowered to take purposeful action in your life—action that will give you more genuine feelings of fulfillment and happiness
  • More generous to others in everything you do—a level of generosity that will seem refreshing to those who love you most
  • More introspective about the decisions you make on a minute to minute basis—just imagine what this will do for you personally and professionally
  • More confident about the paths you choose for your own future—this will allow you to live a life that you’ve always imagined with no fear of failure anymore
  • More in love with life and all its gifts and wonders—this is what life can and should be all about
“Vito has written more than just a book. He has combined wisdom and understanding in such a magnificent way and has shared it in ‘Hero Unaware.’ You will find laughter mixed with tears in this beautiful, moving story about life and living. You will not want to put it down. Keep it on your favorite bookshelf and reach for it whenever life seems to be puzzling. Turn to a page, any page and read for five or ten minutes. You will find healing and hope, peace and guidance uncommon in ordinary times. Thank you, Vito, for sharing so much with us.”
John Harricharan, award-winning author, When You Can Walk on Water, Take the Boat
“Every once in a very long time, you read a story that takes you out of your usual comfort zone and opens your mind to another way of thinking. Vito DeLuca’s new book, “Hero Unaware” accomplishes this feat with a fresh approach on the really important things of life. It is the perfect book to read in these uncertain times and each reader will find his or her own truth in its wisdom-filled pages. I highly recommend this life changing volume.”
Al Galasso, Book Dealers World
“Sometimes we never fully understand what we have until we’ve lost it, and sometimes it’s the loss that gives us more than we ever dreamed possible. [DeLuca’s] message is clear: One quiet life can make a huge difference that blesses thousands. Each of us has the potential of being a Hero Unaware to those we encounter each day and, in turn, to people we may never meet.”
Alice Anderson, author of 44 books and book writing coach
“I highly recommend reading this book. It will make you think and wonder with awe of the simple truths in life; Simple truths that will change all of us forever. This book is a mystery and will keep you on the edge of your seat. Although it is a novel, the lessons in it are real. Lucas in the book will become your best friend as Vito is a best friend to all for writing it.”
Robert Sperlinga
“Touching and inspirational with an ending not expected.  As you read “Hero Unaware” you will find it impossible NOT to be connected to at least one of the people Lucas touched in his life. Not unlike most of us, someone like Lucas has come into our lives and helped us in a tremendous way at a critical moment. You will then find yourself reflecting on your own life and how you could give back.”
Ken Norberg
“When my friend Vito first asked me to review a late draft of his book I didn’t realize what I was in for.  The forward left me a little sad, reading that he was struggling with a sense of failure as a husband, a father and a friend.  And the dedication brought tears to my eyes, seeing the deep love and respect that he has for his wife, but also knowing that he feels this love is not fully expressed and gets lost in the daily maze of life.  But the deeply moving spiritual journey that the story took me on was something I was not expecting.  Once I started reading I found I didn’t want to put it down.  It felt like an old friend—one who wanted me to know something very important—was taking me by the hand on a journey through the meaning of life.  I didn’t want it to end.  What I realized the next day after having finished the book, when I woke from the most restful sleep I had had in years, was that it DIDN’T end.  This day was the beginning of the rest of my life; a life which I now understand more deeply and a life which I will never take for granted again.”
Paige Duncan, Friend and Colleague (Reviewer of one of the final drafts)
“Hi, Vito I just finished your book. I have to tell you that it was fantastic. I had a real hard time getting through a couple of chapters, without having to stop and put the book down.  I was sobbing from somewhere deep down in my soul.  I wasn’t even aware that I had feelings and memories that were buried so far in my mind and heart. At the risk of sounding too corny, I am feeling lucky to have met “Lucas DeVitus”. The book helped me to free myself from so many feelings and emotions that I needed to face but have been avoiding for a long time. Kudos to you!!!! And thank you… Since I started the book I have managed to take some time every day to sit in silence. And yes I enjoyed, and will continue to enjoy “The Gift”.”
Franny Armstrong

 

The story and the way it is written has a way of subliminally weaving itself into the parts of your mind where forgotten memories and unresolved conflicts are stored.

When this happens it can effortlessly release you from the chokehold those memories have had on you for years–memories that perhaps you didn’t even know existed.

This book and its profound messages seem to have a way of showing up in readers’ lives at just the right time. This phenomenon has happened again and again.

  • What’s going on in your life right now that could benefit from reading the words on these pages?
  • What parts of your experiences could be positively impacted from the wisdom dispensed here?
  • How can things change for YOU going forward, if you read this with an open mind and heart?

I invite you to join me on this journey by experiencing this for yourself.

The investment is just $27 but the impact it will have on your life will bring wonderful returns for you again and again.

Plus you’ll receive these amazing bonus gifts when you order today!

<Bonuses coming soon>
This is a book that shouldn’t be merely read. It should be lived.


Isn’t it time you started living to your fullest potential? This one book can start the momentum shift that you’ve been waiting for.

I look forward to sharing it with you.

Sincerely,

PS – Today is the day you begin a new chapter in your own life. Take time out to reflect on what may be missing in the day to day priorities and puzzle pieces pulling at you, and start to see the real potential for yourself and those you love.

PPS – You have an opportunity to catch a rare glimpse into a more ideal future, filled with wondrous possibilities for your life.

Live vicariously through a common man’s journey for just a short while, and when you do this, let your mind wander toward a uniquely fascinating perspective, one that will enrich and fulfill you beyond measure.

This is the book that will begin the process.