ROBYN
CARR
Synopsis
from Goodreads:
In
the space of a few months Vanessa buried her husband, Matt, and gave
birth to their son--breaking her heart while filling it with a whole
new kind of love. But the one man she longs to share this love with
now acts as if she doesn't exist. Paul Haggerty lives by the marine
motto: Semper Fi. Ever faithful to his best friend, he's done right
by Matt's widow as best he can...considering he's been secretly in
love with her for years. Now, just as he's about to make his move,
another woman has staked her claim on him--a claim that will be tough
to escape.
With courage, humility and not a little meddling from the good folks of Virgin River, Vanni and Paul might just get a second chance to have the love they both desire and deserve.
With courage, humility and not a little meddling from the good folks of Virgin River, Vanni and Paul might just get a second chance to have the love they both desire and deserve.
Stats
for my copy:
Mass market paperback, Mira Books, 2009.
How
acquired:
Via Book Mooch.
First
line:
Paul Haggerty was finally back in Grants Pass after almost six months
in Virgin River and there was an ache in his chest he just couldn't
ease.
My
thoughts: I
loved the first four books in this series, giving three of them five
stars on Goodreads, and one of them four stars. But this one was
almost a three star. I just didn't love Vanessa and Paul the way I
loved Jack and Mel, Preacher and Paige, Marcie and Ian. I'm not sure
why, other than I didn't connect with Vanessa the way I did with the
previous heroines. But as with the other books, while the main couple
are the focus, the narrative still winds out among other residents of
Virgin River, so there was plenty of Jack and Mel. In fact, I enjoyed
their storyline more than Vanessa and Paul's. I was also happy that
one of my favorite characters, the mystery illegal grower, made
another brief appearance, and like me, Mike Valenzuela has come to
the conclusion that there is more to the grower than what appears on
the surface. I'm so hoping to learn more about him and that he gets a
book somewhere down the line.
And
then Joe came to town, and met Vanessa's friend Nikki, and oh my god
I wish this had actually been their book! I loved loved Joe! I love a
good grovel, and Joe groveled with the best of them. Joe
singlehandedly bumped my rating up to four stars and the book is
worth reading for his story alone.
