Twenty-eight-year-old Grace Dillon loves her life and
small flower shop,
Pretty Petals, in Thunder Point, Oregon. What she hasn't
revealed to
anyone is that she is daughter to the wealthy heiress
Winnie Dillon Banks
who has pushed her child to become the 2010 Olympics Gold
Medal star.
Grace is actually Isabella Grace Dillon Banks, known as
"Izzy", the fourteen-
year-old spoiled child whose mother's money could buy her
the gold
medal. So not true! Grace practiced round the clock,
privately tutored,
and was confined with no social life or friends.
Finally having had enough, Grace wins the medal for her
mother at twenty-three and
announces her retirement, causing her estrangement from
her driven
mother. Staying with former staff of Winnie's now
proprietors of a flower
shop in Portland, she learns her trade and love of
flowers. Buying Pretty
Petals has gained her many close friends, all unaware of
her fame. Falling
in love with the high school history teacher, Troy
Headley, Grace is
experiencing her very first boyfriend and lover. When she
is forced to
reveal her past fame and financial status, things become
sticky. Learning
her mother has ALS and dying, plus revealing the enormous
extent of
their wealth as well as the shocking surprise she reveals
to Troy, what she
thought might be her happy future with Troy is now in
jeopardy.
I have read many of ROBYN CARR'S novels and am just as
impressed
with each new one. She has an uncanny gift for creating
new and
refreshing plots and characters in each tale, keeping them
original,
exciting and emotional. I love her novels so much that I
keep posted in
advance of all upcoming releases. ONE WISH is an emotional
but beautiful read! A
must for that "remembered" novel.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Robyn Carr
delivers
another smart, funny, emotional novel about the
complexities
of life in the small Oregon town of Thunder
Point
Grace Dillon was a champion
figure skater until she moved to Thunder Point to escape
the
ruthless world of fame and competition. And though she's
proud of the quiet, self-sufficient life she's created
running a successful flower shop, she knows something is
missing. Her life could use a little
excitement.
In a community where there are
few
eligible singles, high school teacher Troy Headly appoints
himself Grace's fun coach. When he suggests a little
companionship with no strings attached, Grace is eager to
take him up on his offer, and the two enjoy…getting to
know
each other.
But things get complicated when
Grace's past catches up with her, and she knows that's not
what Troy signed up for. Faced with losing her, Troy
realizes Grace is more than just a friend with benefits.
He's determined to help her fight for the life she always
wished for but never believed she could have—and maybe
they
can find real love along the way.
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