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  • Virgin River, Book 1
  • By: Robyn Carr
  • Narrated by: Thérèse Plummer
  • Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (63 ratings)

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Virgin River

By: Robyn Carr
Narrated by: Thérèse Plummer
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Summary

A Netflix original series

Read the book that started it all!

13 Million Copies Sold

Mel and Jack’s story

Sometimes all you need is a fresh start

When recently widowed Melinda Monroe sees an advert for a midwife in the remote town of Virgin River, she decides this is the perfect place to escape her heartache.

However, her hopes are dashed within an hour of arriving: the cabin is uninhabitable, the roads are treacherous and the local doctor wants nothing to do with her. But when a tiny baby is abandoned on a front porch, Mel must decide whether to stay and help or cut her losses and leave.

Helped by local barman, and former marine, Jack Sheridan, Mel must face her past, and finds that there may be a future in Virgin River after all.

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Perfect for fans of:

Small-town settings

Cosy romance

Stories of healing

Check out the rest of the Virgin River series!

Book 1: Virgin River

Book 2: Shelter Mountain

Book 3: Whispering Rock

Book 4: A Virgin River Christmas

Book 5: Second Chance Pass

Book 6: Temptation Ridge

Book 7: Paradise Valley

Book 8: Forbidden Falls

Book 9: Angel's Peak

Book 10: Moonlight Road

Book 11: Promise Canyon

Book 12: Wild Man Creek

Book 13: Harvest Moon

Book 14: Bring Me Home for Christmas

Book 15: Hidden Summit

Book 16: Redwood Bend

Book 17: Sunrise Point

Book 18: My Kind of Christmas

Boom 19: Return to Virgin River

Book 20: ´Tis the Season

©2021 Robyn Carr (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

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Amazing!!!!!!

Amazing book! Having watched the series, the book is much better! The author is amazing at capturing the reader with lots of twists and turns (all very different from the series!) can't wait to read the rest!

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Great story

Watched the series on tv. Loved listening to the story. Could picture what was happening.

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Beautiful story

Bought this in the sale , so glad I did.
The narrator was wonderful ,women's voices and men's were portrayed brilliantly.

I enjoyed the story very much and I could picture Virgin River as a place you would love to visit.

The characters are wonderful and I will certainly read the next book in this series' I need to find out how Mel and Jack are doing with their new family.

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Beautiful series

Love all the Virgin River books listened to them all. So much better than the TV series which flattens the characters and muddles the relationships. The books are so much more and far better, more real, gritty and engaging.

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Awesome

Having watched the tv series and loved it, I wanted to try the books. Wow! Different, but SOOOOOO good.

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Different to the TV show

It's a lovely story, seems more old-timey, rustic and off the grid than the TV series. Quite different from the TV series in my opinion but I did very much enjoy both.

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Much better than the TV series.

Love the TV series, but I prefer the book. Narrator does amazingly at portraying the characters. Highly recommend. Great storyline.

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Book 2 here I come!

Love the Netflix series but loving the books better. The story was told so well by Therese Plummer and to hear her journey with Virgin River too.

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