Former marine Tom Cavanaugh’s come home to Virgin River, ready to take over his family’s apple orchard and settle down. He knows just what the perfect woman will be like: sweet, decent, maybe a little naive. The marrying kind.
Nothing like Nora Crane. So why can’t he keep his eyes off the striking single mother?
Nora may not have a formal education, but she graduated with honors from the school of hard knocks. She’s been through tough times and she’ll do whatever it takes to support her family, including helping with harvest time at the Cavanaugh’s orchard. She’s always kept a single-minded focus on staying afloat…but suddenly her thoughts keep drifting back to rugged, opinionated Tom Cavanaugh.
Both Nora and Tom have their own ideas of what family means. But they’re about to prove each other completely wrong…
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A lot of readers have written to ask if Virgin River is based on an actual town, because they’d like to move there. Unpack those boxes – the town lives only in my mind.
It didn’t take long for readers to reach out to me, to let me know what appealed to them about the series. They have naturally enjoyed the strong, handsome, virile men of Virgin River; they’ve admired the beauty, inner strength and intelligence of the women. But what I hear about most is a place where commitment is law – and not just romantic commitment, but the bonding of brotherhood, the fealty of neighbors, the loyalty in friendship. It seems the number of people who have ties to the military is simply huge – and the fact that the Virgin River men have served their country in times of war has lent greatly to their appeal. Not their sex appeal nearly as much as their emotional appeal. They seem to embody those values that readers hold as admirable. Honorable.
My readers like to watch the Virgin River characters work out their problems, cope with their challenges, get their lives on track again. It begs the question – can we find answers and role models in fiction? Well, considering one of the reasons we read fiction is for entertainment and we’re not very entertained unless the characters are up against a lot, must overcome great odds and evolve, I think it’s possible.
Virgin River is a town that not only exists in my mind, but can be created in any heart – it’s a place where the glass is half full, where burdens and challenges give us strength rather than break us, where fealty and friendship have more value than money, commitment is honored, and people do the right thing simply because it’s the right thing to do. And there’s lots more to come from Virgin River.
Want to live in Virgin River? Close your eyes…. Open your heart….
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To find our more about Robyn Carr and the Virgin River series, visit www.robyncarr.com. And for a chance to win a print copy of Sunrise Point, leave a comment below. Open to US contestants only. Good luck!
Virgin River does sound like a wonderful community and it is a pleasure to visit there in the stories.
Can you believe I have never read any of the Virgin River books? And I love stories with a small town atmosphere. Off to check put book 1. Would love to win a copy of Sunrise Point. Thanks for the information.
This sounds like a fun read!! Best wishes with your new release. I am looking forward to reading it.
So excited for this book!
Robyn Carr is a new author to me and can’t wait to read more about Virgin River and it’s folks. Off to look into her books. Thanks for the giveaway.
*raising hand* please count me in!
I’ve already packed my bags to move to Virgin River…did after I read the first book…love Jack Sheridan!!!
I love Virgin River and I’m ready to move there. Can’t wait to read this book. It sounds amazing.
Virgin River is one of my favorite series! Can’t wait to read this next one.
I love the way you described the town and it’s people. Who wouldn’t want to live in a place like that? I think the new book sounds lovely. Good luck with the new release!
Oh, summer, come quickly so I can read allthebooks!!
I really want to read this book. It sounds very good. Please enter me in contest.
I have enjoyed your books… I am a bit behind though… need to catch up!
I love these kind of small town series! I haven’t started this one yet, but I’d like to.
I enjoy closing my eyes and imagining the idyllic settings created by so many authors. Virgin River is one such place.
This is my first time seeing this book – or taking more than a moment to read about it and I am so glad I did. I can’t wait to read what this is all about – especially with all the comments above!
Me, ME…I want to live and love in Virgin River… When I read the first book, I fell in love with Jack and even thought there have been some hot guys to come along, he and Virgin River will always have my heart…
Very nice post. The series and setting sound good.
I would love to live in Virgin River. The people who live there are friendly. I love the description of the town and it is so close to nature. Alas this place is not physically real. It only exist in our mind and heart.
Love Robyn’s Virgin river series. This book looks great and would love to win and read.
I love this series, thanks for the chance to win