A Virgin River Christmas
by Robyn Carr
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Author: Robyn CarrEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2010-01-01
ISBN: 0778328961
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Mira
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- ISBN13: 9780778328964
- Condition: New
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Book Review: COMFY CHRISTMAS ROMANCE-or how I lost my virginity in Virgin River
Summary: 5 Stars
AVRC is my first Robyn Carr book which would make me---you guessed it, a Robyn Carr virgin. Anyways, this isn't the type of contemporary romance I usually read (I like a bit of action, suspense or the occasional vampire in my mix) However the Virgin River series is so hugely popular and was recommended to me by a ton of people so I just had to check it out.
...And I'm happy to say that except for the author's unusual fixation with an outhouse I got sucked right into this heart tugging romance. Enough so that I didn't want to read anything else when I finished and have since gone back to start the series at the beginning. Yes this is book #4 in a series of 13 (and counting) however that didn't seem to have any bearing on this particular story (I think because it's a special Christmas edition). Sure there were a few characters I might have enjoyed more if I'd know their `story' but this stood just fine on its own and centered pretty much solely on Ian and Marcie's heartbreaking journey of love and healing.
The best word I could use to describe Robyn Carr's writing is comfortable. It's just relaxed and easy and felt like I was reading about friends or I imagine if you're well into the series like coming home. Carr never once had me shaking my head thinking that's wrong or ridiculous or the H/h would never do that. The story flows very well too, is funny in parts and heart wrenching in others and except for letting the outhouse become a character of its own, left me wanting more. I feel like Carr could become the sort of author I'd pick up when nothing else is striking my fancy and know that I'd enjoy it.
Marcie Sullivan is looking for closure; she's come to Virgin River to find her husbands Sergeant and best friend. The man responsible for saving Bobby in Iraq and giving her three years to say goodbye while he slowly died from his battle injuries. As Marcie cared for her husband she forged a friendship (through letters) with his sergeant Ian, pouring out her heart, frustrations and sadness to a man she'd never met. Then suddenly the letters stopped and soon her husband was gone too. Now a year later Marcie still can't seem to move on with her life, she's decided she has to find Ian. To talk to him about what happened over there and make sure he`s okay.
But locating Ian hasn't been easy, nobody's seen him for years and his family has all but written him off. After following several leads Marcie at last finds her hero but he doesn't want to be found and definitely doesn't want to be reminded of Iraq. Ian's living far off the grid of society, a recluse in a rundown cabin in the woods with no amenities. Yes that's right an ....outhouse (dun dun dah) Ian Growls at Marcie to leave him alone, sounding much like the bear he now resembles what with all that hair but Marcie refuses to go until she completes her mission .Of course this leads to her almost freezing to death, catching hypothermia and Ian having to save and care for her until she's better (It is a romance after all)
Marcie's character is a bit of a goof and I really liked her and her adventures with living in a rustic cabin. I didn't however find this quite as romantic as I'm sure others will as I have lived in the bush without power and it loses its appeal mighty fast especially in the winter. So while some might think it quaint that they cook on a woodstove, and read by candlelight I cringed. Anyways you don't need to know much else, all the townsfolk turn up in one way or another and Marcie and Ian forge into a new type of friendship, one with benefits. Oh and it all happens right around Christmas. Sigh.
Summary of A Virgin River Christmas
Last Christmas Marcie Sullivan said a final goodbye to her husband, Bobby. This Christmas she's come to Virgin River to find the man who saved his life and gave her three more years to love him.Fellow marine Ian Buchanan dragged Bobby's shattered body onto a medical transport in Fallujah four years ago, then disappeared as soon as their unit arrived stateside. Since then, Marcie's letters to Ian have gone unanswered.
Marcie tracks Ian to the tiny mountain town of Virgin River and finds a man as wounded emotionally as Bobby was physically. But she is not easily scared off. As Marcie pushes her way into his rugged and reclusive life, she discovers a sweet but damaged soul beneath a rough exterior.
Ian doesn't know what to make of the determined young widow who forces him to look into the painful past and, what's worse, the uncertain future. But it is, after all, a season of miracles and maybe, just maybe, it's time to banish the ghosts and open his heart.
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