The Hero by Robyn Carr - Audio version

 The Hero

by Robyn Carr

Audio Version

The Thunder Point series by Robyn Carr is 

so good. I have read and listened to it before. 

Now, I am at it again. Thunder Point sounds 

like the most wonderful place. I can see it all

 in my head. The people. The town. The beach.

The new houses going up. The new bait shop. 

On and on. The thing about Book 3 is the title.

                                          It's called The Hero. But there are so many heroes. 

In every book from the series. But especially this one. 

And young mother trying to survive big mistakes. 

A prior military man that will always feel like he owes. 

A widower that is in over his head with feelings and

challenges but he still finds his way. 

There are others.

I try to never put spoilers in my reviews.

But I will say these things......

Therese Plummer is a terrific narrator. 

You will never have a dull moment in Thunder Point. 

And if you are anything like me, you will want to 

move to Thunder Point every time you read 

another part of the series. 

I bought my copy from Audible.com

Review by Lisa Hutson

Wildest Dreams by Robyn Carr - Audio version

Wildest Dreams

by Robyn Carr

Audio version

Wildest Dreams is Book 9 in

the Thunder Point series.



I have read most of the books from this series. They

are all wonderful. While they are connected. Either by

the location of Thunder Point or by characters that are

involved. They are easily stand alone stories.

Wildest Dreams is a terrific story of a couple of very tough

determined people. Lin Su has raised her son, Charlie

entirely on her own. She is a fierce protector for him.
She went to nursing school as she raised Charlie. Now

she can support him. She has to pinch pennies but she

can make it work.

Blake Smiley grew up in very hard times. He has pulled

himself into a position of financial success. A professional

triathlete with plans for his future.

Blake is attracted to Lin Su from the first minute

he sees her. But she is having no part of the flirting

or attraction. Blake is not ready to give up.
He feels like Lin Su is his meant to be.
Its all going well until Lin Su finds out that Charlie

has been digging into her past. She never wanted

her son to know much of it and so she kept it

from him. Her secrets are revealed and she is

embarrassed.

There are many important characters in this

story. They also have storylines running.

It is a sweet story of love and forgiveness.

Also life lessons like don't waste time. Don't blink.

Tell people that you love them when you have the

chance. Be thankful for the good days.

Therese Plummer is the narrator. She is very

popular for a good reason. Because she is

terrific. Easy to listen to.

I do recommend this one and the rest

of the series as well. Robyn Carr has

written a terrific series.

I bought my audible copy of Wildest Dreams

from Amazon.

Review by Lisa Hutson  



  

One Wish by Robyn Carr Audio Version

One Wish

by Robyn Carr

Audio version

This is number 7 in the Thunder Point series.

Running time 9 hours 58 minutes.

I have listened to most of the books in this series.

I have been enjoying them all. But this one, One Wish,
is easily my favorite. It's the best book I have listened
to in a while. I love audible books. They are 

very convenient for me.

Grace is a florist in Thunder Point. She works hard and loves

 the work she does. She is also great with people.

A skill that is helping her build her business. Funny thing is,

no one in town knows where she came from. How she got

to be here. And no one seems to wonder about it. Grace fits

into this town wonderfully. She is happy and friendly.

Troy is a teacher at the high school in town. He has a

reputation. A good one. Troy is great with the students.

When he is not working at the school, he enjoys his time off.

He enjoys an active life. He has decided that Grace does

not have enough fun. Appointing himself her fun coach, they

slowly settle into a relationship. Getting to know each other and

have a lot of fun while they are at it.

Neither Grace or Troy are looking for a permanent relationship.

Graces past is full of drama and is very complicated. She is

happy to keep it all in the past. But we don't always get to

decide these things. While Graces past comes to the present,

Troy is realizing he is all in with their relationship. But maybe

it's more than he can handle. 

Can Grace open up and allow someone new into her life circus?

Can Troy welcome someone new permanently into his feelings,

future and plans?
Grace is asking for help.  Something she has never done. Troy is

the guy that is always glad to help. But he isn't sure he can 

manage this.

Robyn Carr is a wonderful story teller. They lend themselves

very well to audio form. Therese Plummer always does a

wonderful job with the narration. She manages very well

making each character distinct and recognizable. Without

sounding ridiculous. Not all narrators can do that.  

I recommend her and this story. 

Review by Lisa Hutson

I bought my audio copy from Audible.com

   



The Wanderer by Robyn Carr - Audio version

The Wanderer

by Robyn Carr

The Wanderer is Book #1 of the Thunder Point Series.

I have read others from this series. 
Obviously, very out of order.

But it doesn't hurt anything. 
The Wanderer was still a terrific story.

It's the story of Cooper and Sarah. Sarah Dupre is an independent, intelligent and tough woman. She has been raising her 
little brother, Landon.  Their parents were killed
when Landon was very little. It has been a hard road 
for them both. Sarah is a coast guard helicopter pilot. 
She has been single parenting
Landon for so long. When she fell for a guy. 
Fell totally. And he wound up
to be a loser. Sarah is determined she does not need love. 
She will never put herself in that position again. Ever.

Hank Cooper is also a helicopter pilot. He has roamed 
the world far and wide. Working when he needed to. With no roots ever being planted.
He has been happy to go visit his family every so often. 
Then move onto
the next country, job and adventure.
 Coop finds himself in Thunder Point
after a good friend passes away. 
Ben Bailey left everything to Hank.
So he feels obligated to settle things up from Ben's estate. 
In the meantime, he finds Thunder Point is a terrific place. 
The people are
great and welcoming.

Sarah & Cooper have no interest in anything but a

temporary relationship. And then cupid steps in. 

Sometimes, you just cannot fight it.

It's a good story. Sets up everything for the

Thunder Point series. I have found I can't help but feel at

home in the small town. I feel like I could go visit anytime

I want to. It's written so well I can see it all in my head.

The narration is good. Her name is Therese Plummer. 

She is easy to listen to. Sometimes, her ''male'' voices

are not the best. But over all, she is good to listen to.

I do recommend this series if you like small town reading.

And if you are looking for a series to listen to, I would

encourage you to give this one a try.

Review by Lisa Hutson
I bought this audio book.  



Review of The Hero by Robyn Carr

The Hero

by Robyn Carr

Book 3 in the Thunder Point series.

The Hero.



Actually, this wonderful story was full of heroes. Heroes here. Heroes there.
It was awesome. It was overflowing with Heroes.
So much so in fact, one of the heroes stories slipped over into the next book of the series.
 This is a book that calls to me when I am trying to go to sleep,
"How can you sleep with all this going on?"
 The book that taunts me when I am making dinner,
"I know what happens next and you don't, ha ha ha!"
The characters are so real and true that you pick up the phone to call them up to go out to lunch. Wait, did I say that?? No, I never really did that.

So much going on. The book did not have a moment of slow time.
It was all action, life, kids, construction, suspense, crisis and love.
Glorious wonderful love.
There is thunder and lightning, the beach, a small town more like a family.
Did I mention love? The story runneth over with great
people sharing love, advice and furniture.
I highly recommend this Robyn Carr story. I have not read the first
two books of the series. Or anything after Book 4. But it is easy
to fall in with who is who and the community of the story. Though,
I am pretty sure the rest of the series will probably also be wonderful.

Review by Lisa Hutson


Review of The Chance by Robyn Carr

The Chance

by Robyn Carr

"You're getting turned on." She put her card

 back in her purse. "You just met a woman who 

likes to cook and live in clean environs and

 you're actually getting turned on!"



This is book 4 of her Thunder Point Series.

I don't know what made me pick it up at the

library. But I am glad I did. Over all, very easy to read. 
Interesting community, Thunder Point. 
I was worried about jumping into the series

in the middle. There are a lot of characters in the

area. But it did not interrupt the flow of the story

at all. It was easy to pick up where people 

belonged. I could also see there were a couple of 

storylines I would like to read more about.

Laine & Eric were a terrific pair. There were a
couple of odd twists in their relationship. And its
not often that you will find an alpha female
story. But they seem great for each other.

We all have family issues. The trick is to find
the person you can love. The person that can be
supportive and encouraging, through family and
your past. The person that can accept you for all
your secrets and mistakes.

There is a side love story. Al & Rae Ann. Now their story
could have been an awesome one. Mystery and deep hidden
feelings and pasts. Even Rae Ann with people that have known her
forever. I kept wanting to know more about them.

I have read Ms Carr before, Four Friends. I enjoyed

that one as well. I don't think she will ever be an auto buy,

all time favorite. But it was a lovely read. I felt

connected and enjoyed it. And I have just gone online

to reserve The Hero. Number 3 in this series. Yes, I

know I am going backwards. But it does sound like

a good story.  

 Review by Lisa Hutson