From Robyn Carr, #1 New York
Times bestselling author of the popular Virgin River novels, comes THUNDER
POINT-the highly anticipated new series that will make you laugh, make you sigh,
and make you fall in love with a small town filled with people you'll never
forget.
Nestled on the Oregon coast is a small town of rocky beaches and
rugged charm. Locals love the land's unspoiled beauty. Developers see it as a
potential gold mine. When newcomer Hank Cooper learns he's been left an old
friend's entire beachfront property, he finds himself with a community's destiny
in his hands. Cooper has never been a man to settle in one place,
and Thunder Point was supposed to be just another quick stop. But Cooper finds
himself getting involved with the town. And with Sarah Dupre, a woman as
complicated as she is beautiful. With the whole town watching for his next move,
Cooper has to choose between his old life and a place full of new possibilities.
A place that just might be home.
MY REVIEW:
Author Robyn Carr begins her "Thunder Point" series with "The Wanderer".
Set in the ruggedly beautiful coastal area of northern Oregon, the book has some
ties to her popular "Virgin River" series. "The Wanderer" is Hank Cooper, known
as just "Cooper", who has received word of the death of his longtime friend, Ben
Bailey. A loner, like Cooper, Ben left his beachfront property and business to
Cooper, who is stunned to learn the extent and value of the land holdings. Ben
lead a modest lifestyle, but his property is worth a fortune. Cooper only plans
to stay long enough to handle Ben's estate, but the longer he stays, the more
involved he becomes in the community, which starts to feel like home. He makes
friends with the local deputy sheriff, Mac McCain, and he decides to renovate
the bait shop/deli/bar that Ben had run on the property. As Cooper begins to
restore Ben's place, he learns just what pivotal piece of property it is--if he
sells it to developers, the whole community will be affected. Cooper befriends a
teenager, Landon Dupre, who is being bullied by some of his classmates. When
Cooper meets Landon's older sister, Sarah, he is instantly smitten, and he has
one more reason to stay in Thunder Point. Like Cooper, Sarah is a helicopter
pilot, serving with the Coast Guard. Cooper had served as a military pilot--Ben
had been his mechanic--and now he goes where the work takes him. Having been
badly burned by her cheating spouse, Sarah is not looking for an involvement.
However, the chemistry with Cooper is impossible to resist, and they soon begin
a passionate affair. To his surprise, Cooper finds himself wanting a deeper
relationship, while Sarah tries to keep an emotional distance. Cooper has lived
a nomadic existence by choice, but will his unexpected inheritance and
surprising emotional longings finally give his life well-planted roots? Will
Sarah give him her heart and her trust? "The Wanderer" is leisurely, but
enjoyably, paced, allowing the reader to get a real sense of the setting and the
characters. The secondary romance between Mac McCain and Gina James added much
to the story line, and it is the basis for the second book in the series, "The
Newcomer". If you love romances set in small communities where everyone and
everything is somehow connected, then you will enjoy the "Thunder Point" series.
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With humor and insight, #1
New York Times bestselling author Robyn Carr looks at letting go of the past-and
knowing when you've found something worth building your future
on
Single dad and Thunder Point's deputy sheriff "Mac" McCain has worked
hard to keep everyone safe and happy. Now he's found his own happiness with Gina
James. The longtime friends have always shared the challenges and rewards of
raising their adolescent daughters. With an unexpected romance growing between
them, they're feeling like teenagers themselves-suddenly they can't get enough
of one another. And just when things are really taking off, their lives are
suddenly thrown into chaos. When Mac's long-lost-and not missed-ex-wife shows up
in town, drama takes on a whole new meaning. They're wondering if their new
feelings for each other can withstand the pressure...but they are not going down
without a fight.
Step into the world of Thunder Point, a little town on the Oregon coast where newcomers are welcomed, hearts are broken and mended, and the dramas of everyday life keep the locals laughing, crying and falling in love.
MY REVIEW:
Hank Cooper was "The Wanderer" in the first book in author Robyn Carr's
"Thunder Point" series. Now that Cooper seems to be settling in for the long
haul, he's "The Newcomer" in the Thunder Point, Oregon community. After an
unexpected inheritance from his good friend, Ben Bailey, Cooper eventually grew
to love the area where the property Ben had left to him was located. He also
came to love Sarah Dupre, and her younger brother, Landon. Cooper became good
friends with the deputy sheriff in the little community, Mac McCain. Mac was a
single dad, raising three kids after their mother had left them a decade ago.
With the help of his Aunt Lou, Mac managed to keep his family together and on
the right track. The mother of his oldest daughter's best friend was Mac's best
friend and parenting buddy. Gina James was a single mother, never married,
living with her own mother and her teenaged daughter. Deep down, there was more
than just friendship between Mac and Gina. Romantic attraction had made itself
known on a couple of occasions, only to be shut down by an overly-cautious Mac,
leaving Gina hurting and frustrated. Everyone knew that Mac and Gina belonged
together, but it took another man's interest in Gina to make Mac stake his
claim. Now that they're together, he can't believe it took him so long to claim
the happiness that was there all along. However, when Mac's ex-wife makes an
unwelcome return, she threatens the newfound joy for Mac and his family. Gina
has serious issues of her own to deal with her daughter Ashley becomes
distraught and self-destructive after she is heartlessly dumped by her
boyfriend. Mac's buddy Cooper is trying his best for a happy future with Sarah,
but a promotion for her in the Coast Guard could mean that she would have to
leave Thunder Point. If her brother Landon went with her, he would be uprooted
for his senior year of high school. If Cooper went with them, he would be
leaving behind his newly found homeplace. Landon could stay behind and live with
Cooper to finish out his school year, but then Sarah would be without the two
most important people in her life. Meanwhile, Cooper receives another unexpected
gift--one that will change the course of his life forever. Someone will have to
compromise, but will it be a compromise of the heart? "Thunder Point" is like a
patchwork quilt top--a work in progress where unexpected pairings and additions
somehow come together to form a thing of beauty. Something unique and
ever-evolving--just like the residents of Thunder Point.
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With warmth and sensitivity,
#1 New York Times bestselling author
Robyn Carr shows readers that falling in love can be the bravest act of
all.
In a moment of desperation, Devon McAllister takes her daughter and
flees a place where they should have been safe and secure. She has no idea what
is around the next bend, but she is pretty certain it can't be worse than what
they've left behind. Her plan is to escape to somewhere she can be invisible.
Instead, an unexpected offer of assistance leads her to Thunder Point, a tiny
Oregon town with a willingness to help someone in need. As the widowed father of
a vulnerable young boy, Spencer Lawson knows something about needing friendship.
But he's not looking for anything else. Instead, he's thrown his energy into his
new role as Thunder Point's high school football coach. Tough and demanding to
his team, off the field he's gentle and kind...just the kind of man who could
heal Devon's wounded heart. Devon thought she wanted to hide from the world. But
in Thunder Point, you find bravery where you least expect it...and sometimes,
you find a hero.
MY REVIEW:
Author Robyn Carr returns readers to the coastal community of Thunder
Point, Oregon with Book Three, "The Hero". Rawley Goode is a sixty-something
Vietnam Vet, usually short on words and spare with communication. However, when
he sees a young woman and her small child walking the road alone in the early
morning darkness, he offers them a ride. From the young woman's clothing and
hairstyle, he surmises that she has just left "The Fellowship", a religious
compound located in the area nearby. Since he was on his way to Hank Cooper's
little deli & bar, he offers to provide breakfast for mother and child, and
then give them a lift to wherever they want to go. Devon McAllister and her
daughter are indeed fleeing the compound and the control of the manipulative
ruler, Brother Jacob. Devon had been vulnerable to Jacob's persuasion to join
his commune, and later he fathered her daughter, Mercy. Devon knew firsthand
that Jacob was evil--sometimes physically violent. He grew pot as a cash crop,
saying that it was medicinal herbs. He was on the radar of the authorities,
suspected of kidnapping and human trafficking. Rawley extends his kindness even
further, giving Devon and Mercy a place to stay, and advising Devon to change
her looks. She cuts her long hair very short, and Rawley helps her to get new
clothes. Another friend of Cooper's also takes an interest in Devon. Spencer
Lawson had been married to a former girlfriend of Cooper's, and when she is
dying from cancer, Cooper is called to see her one last time. She reveals that
he is the biological father of her son, Austin, who has been raised by Spencer.
After her death, Spencer and Austin show up in Thunder Point, and Cooper is
delighted to be able to spend time with his son. Spencer accepts the job of head
coach at the local high schooland he throws himself into the role. Devon finds
work in the new doctor's office in town, and she moves into a small apartment
which needs a lot of work. Spencer, Rawley, Cooper and his lady, Sarah, step in
and fix up Devon's apartment while she is at work one day, and she and Mercy
finally have a real home of their own. The friendship between Spencer and Devon
blooms into romance. Cooper and Sarah are making plans for the future, and their
friends, Mac McCain and Gina James are now happily married and co-parenting
their merged families. Devon enjoys her work, her new friends, and the romantic
attentions of Spencer, but she is always aware of the danger she left behind.
When that danger comes looking for her, and Mercy is kidnapped, Devon is
devastated. However, there's more than one "hero" in Thunder Point, and Devon's
friends won't let her down. When the past is put behind at last, what will the
future hold for Devon and Spencer? Each of them is healing from painful
memories, but hearts can always hope for healing and happiness to lead them to
brighter and better days ahead. Thunder Point is just the place for them to
be--a place where wanderers come to settle, newcomers are welcomed as friends,
and friends become family.
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Share the joys, heartbreaks, challenges and triumphs of the people
who inhabit the small Oregon town of Thunder Point with #1 New York Times
bestselling author Robyn Carr
With its breathtaking vistas and down-to-earth people, Thunder Point is the perfect place for FBI agent Laine Carrington to recuperate from a gunshot wound and contemplate her future. The locals embraced Laine as one of their own after she risked her life to save a young girl from a dangerous cult. Knowing her wounds go beyond the physical, Laine hopes she'll fit in for a while and find her true self in a town that feels safe. She may even learn to open her heart to others, something an undercover agent has little time to indulge.
Eric Gentry is also new to Thunder Point. Although he's a man with a dark past, he's determined to put down roots and get to know the daughter he only recently discovered. When Laine and Eric meet, their attraction is obvious to everyone. But while the law enforcement agent and the reformed criminal want to make things work, their differences may run too deep...unless they take a chance on each other and find that deep and mysterious bond that belongs to those who choose love over fear.
ROBYN CARR
Robyn Carr is a RITA® Award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling
author of almost fifty novels, including the critically acclaimed Virgin River
series. Her highly anticipated new series, Thunder Point, began in March 2013.
Robyn and her husband live in Las Vegas, Nevada. You can visit Robyn Carr's
website at www.RobynCarr.com.
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