Hapless Hero Henrie (House of Heroes Book 1) Niamh Dooley takes part in the Clontarf Yacht & Boat Club annual. The first book in a fun, action packed middle grade series for heroes in training by Petra James and A. Yi. Twelve year old Henrie is the first girl heir of the Melchior family in 200 years. This was deemed a dereliction of duty by the formidable Octavia Melchior, head of the House of Melchior (HoMe). For HoMe is in the business of heroes for hire. Boy heroes, that is. Girls have no place. When Henrie receives a mysterious note, it sets off a chain of events including a kidnapping, a fancy skateboard manoeuvre, and a private jet. She discovers something rotten at the heart of HoMe. As past, present, and future collide, HoMe is poised to come tumbling down unless a new kind of hero can emerge from the rubble.