Fame, medals and money are great but according to ONE WISH Robyn Carr's latest story based in Thunder Point, a place that has become very familiar and dear to her fans, not everyone wants to bask in the glory for their entire life. Get ready to catch up with several friends from past tales from not only the Thunder Point series but also from Virgin River.

Reading one of Robyn Carr's books always brings a smile to my face. Her characters are delightful and their relationships are enviable. The closeness of their friendships is the stuff dreams are made of -- not many are that fortunate. But it's interesting to note that Carr understands that and doesn't make it too easy to establish those alliances. Anything worthwhile is worth doing well. At times there is a great deal of uncertainty as to whether a relationship has staying power. And that is definitely the case in ONE WISH.

Grace Dillon has enormous confidence in her abilities on the ice, after all she is an Olympic champion and the darling to many fans young and old. Her personal life suffered due to the tremendous demands of training for the games and other competitions. Add to that a very demanding mother who had once dreamed of being a champion but never quite got as far as her very talented daughter. Grace's mother was determined that Grace not squander her amazing talent.

Grace had other plans for her future and it absolutely did not include anything to do with the world ice skating competition. That is how she wound up in Thunder Point finally a new peace and identity in a flower shop. Grace brought to her shop the same tenacity and drive that she had in the ice rink. But she was delighted that her anonymity gave her a chance to live a normal life in a small town filled with people who seemed happy to make a new friend and were so very inclusive.

Enter Troy Headly a single high school teacher who admittedly liked to have fun. Grace was kind of delighted to spend time with this man who was rather like a man/boy when it came to fulfilling his desire for fun. Troy was just getting over having his delusion of love squashed. He had no desire to repeat that terrible waste of time. So he was delighted to meet Grace who was a wonderful candidate for a friend.

Grace held her secret past close to her vest and felt relief that no one in Thunder Point recognized her. In the end her past would inevitably come out but even then Grace rejoiced in the sense of community that had become home. But everyone knows eventually you have to face your past and make peace with it. That is going to be Grace's greatest challenge.

It's always a joy to delve into one of Robyn Carr's tales of life and love. I try very hard to not miss any. I would be remiss in saying that ONE WISH does not fill my favorite slot in this series which has captured my heart. But I never miss anything by this prolific wonderful author. ONE WISH has some interesting attention grabbing characters. Troy and Grace's story somehow takes second place to the stories of many supporting characters and that's okay.