Chelsea S. (PengQueen) reviewed on 11/24/2009 + 114 more book reviews

I give this book 4 1/2 stars. It's an excellently written peice of contemporary romance.

Mel is a recent widow trying to move on. She moves from LA to Virgin River, a tiny town in need of her services as a nurse practitioner and midwife. There she meets Jack, an ex-marine and bar owner who prior to meeting her had no intention of getting tied down to one woman. A relationship develops slowly as Mel deals with the struggles of country medicine, rural living, and healing a broken heart.

The beauty of this book is in the characters. The personalities, emotions, and journeys of each are vividly described so that it's like getting to know real people. Mel develops so much throughout the story, in a way that's touching and easy to relate to. Jack is an amazing leading man, rough but kind, affectionate and sexy. This book is exactly the thing to make you laugh and cry. If I had any complaint it's that at times the author seemed a bit preoccupied with laying the groundwork for other characters who would become important in the series--like the parts about Rick the teenage bus boy. I thought these parts were distracting, but not unpleasant. I was never bored. I recommend this book as emotionally charged, entertaining contemporary romance.

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