Review of The Hero (Thunder Point #3) by Robyn Carr

The Hero is the third book in the series Thunder Point.

Devon McAllister is running from a situation she thought she could never escape. She wants only to hide, to turn invisible so she won't be found. But help comes from a surprising place, and she finds herself in the Oregon town of Thunder Point.

Spencer Lawson, a recent widower and father of a vulnerable boy, is intent on just making new friends as he starts his new job as the coach of the high school football team. He's tough and demanding with the team, but with friends, he's warm and kind.

When Devon and Spencer meet, neither wants anything more than friendship, but somehow Devon's needs spark a protective streak in Spencer.

Devon may have been looking for a place to hide, but she may have found a hero.

This book was good, but as I read this series alongside Virgin River, both by Robyn Carr, I'm struck by how drastically different they are. Virgin River has so much more depth to both the characters and the setting. If I hadn't started Virgin River before Thunder Point, I wouldn't love Robyn Carr as much as I do, and I probably wouldn't have given Virgin River a shot.

I liked Spencer, but as this book takes place, his wife has only been dead for a few months, and he doesn't seem to be grieving at all. The little boy shows no signs of grief either. I think that was a bad move on Robyn Carr's part. It felt unrealistic.

Devon felt more real and fully developed as she ran and hid from the cult she'd become trapped in. I found her to be a brave, strong woman who just needed a little boost every now and then. I personally loved her as a character and was rooting for her from page one. Her relationship with Rawley was a surprising one, and it opened a new side to the gruff and private man. It made me love him when I hadn't really thought much about him before except for sympathy when his father died in a previous book. Their relationship touched me, and it was one of the highlights of the book.

The plot was good with a touch of suspense with the romance, which I love because I write romantic suspense. It was an interesting concept that I think was carried out well. The setting just lacked depth, as did Spencer.

I'm looking forward to book four, the main characters pulled from both this book and The Newcomer according to the blurb. I'm excited!

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