PARADISE VALLEY

TITLE: PARADISE VALLEY
AUTHOR:  Robyn Carr
GENRE: Fiction/Romance
PAGES:  410
FORMAT:  Paperback
RATING:  4/5












This is the seventh book of this series.  Dan Brady comes back to Virgin River after serving time in jail for growing pot.  He wants to rebuild his life and has chosen Virgin River to do it.  People in the city are very cautious of this because of his past with growing pot.  He slowly wedges himself into everyone's daily life and people see that he is not as bad as they thought.

Rick has been injured in Iraq and has come home to Virgin River to recuperate.  He is very angry about his injury and tries to push everyone he loves away.  He does not want to be with Liz anymore and she gives him his space, while at the same time makes it hard for him to see her.

We also see into Abby and Cameron's relationship.  They move in together and start getting to know each other before their twins come into the picture.  Their mother's want them to get married and can see how much the couple are in love with each other.  We see the birth of the twins and the start of a wonderful family.

Walt and Muriel each work towards a commitment.  Walt finds it hard because Muriel is working on a movie and has been away from him for awhile.  He finally gets over his pride and goes to visit with her on set.  They find that they do not want to live without the other and make promises not to leave the other alone.

I absolutely love looking into these people's lives.  I know that this series will have to come to an end soon enough, but I love all the snippets of people from past novels.  It is wonderful how they are all intertwined together.  I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys contemporary romance.

TEMPTATION RIDGE

TITLE: TEMPTATION RIDGE
AUTHOR:  Robyn Carr
GENRE: Fiction/Romance
PAGES:  416
FORMAT:  Paperback
RATING:  4/5












This is book number 6 in this wonderful series.  We follow Luke who was in the Army for 20 years and has decided to retire and move to Virgin River.  There he meets Shelby, the daughter of a General.  Luke has misgivings about hooking up with Shelby because he is so much older and more experienced than her.  She talks him into it and they start a romance.


Shelby falls in love with Luke and tries everything in her power to make him want to be with her.  We also continue to follow Walt and Muriel's relationship.  Muriel decides to do one more movie at the end of her career and moves back to Hollywood for 6 months to film a movie.  Walt is left wondering if she will come back.


We also meet a new couple:  Abby and Cameron.  They had a one night stand which turned into a pregnancy.  Abby is unsure of what to do because she is hiding out from her ex husband who is rich and famous.  Will they make it as a couple?


I really love this series.  The author really knows how to bring you into the character's lives.  She doesn't make it feel phony or made up.  It feels real.  That is what makes such a great story.

RATING:  4/5