Each book introduces new characters and story lines while catching up the reader with characters from past books. I enjoyed it even more knowing the returning characters' back stories. I've actually just read this one for the second time since I had read it long before I started reading the series in sequence and wanted to re-familiarize myself with the characters. 'I love Robyn Carr's Virgin River series. Besides, a bratty teenager cant be any worse than a histrionic chef right? Kellys never fallen for a guy with such serious baggage, but some things are worth fighting for. Shes the reason they moved from L.A., but Courtneys finding plenty of trouble even in Virgin River. But less appealing is Liefs rebellious stepdaughter, Courtney.

The handsome widower looks more like a lumberjack than a sophisticated screenwritera combination Kelly finds irresistible. Kellys starting to feel a little too unmotivated until she meets Lief Holbrook. Puttering in Jills garden and cooking with her heirloom vegetables is wonderful, but Virgin River is a far cry from San Francisco. Disillusioned and burned out, shes retreated to her sister Jillians house in Virgin River to rest and reevaluate. Rising sous-chef Kelly Matlocks sudden collapse at work is a wake-up call. In addition to Virgin River, her Sullivan's Crossing novel series has also been adapted into the television drama series Sullivan's Crossing, which premiered in 2023.The recipe for happiness: making it up as you go along. Carr also hosts monthly 'Carr Chats' at the Paseo Verde Library in Henderson, Nevada where she interviews other authors. She soon decided to write her own novels.Ĭarr has since published dozens of historical and contemporary romance novels, a suspense novel, a non-fiction work, short stories, articles, and even wrote several screenplays which have yet to be sold. When a difficult pregnancy required her to be off of her feet, Carr turned to romance novels to distract herself. Carr followed her new husband from base to base, and because they did not stay in any one place for very long, she was unable to pursue her nursing career. She married her high school sweetheart just before he left for the US Air Force as a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War. She is also an executive producer on the television adaptation of Virgin River.Ĭarr studied nursing in college.

Her novels have been on The New York Times Best Seller list, including titles such as The Hero. She is the writer of the Virgin River series of books and has written more than fifty novels.

Harvest moon by robyn carr