false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255605305m/184854.jpg 184854 3 For the second time in a year a woman arrives in the small town of Virgin River trying to escape her past John "Preacher" Middleton is about to close the bar when a young woman and her three-year-old son come in out of the wet October night. A marine who has seen his share of pain, Preacher knows a crisis when he sees one---the woman is covered in bruises. He wants to protect them, and he wants to punish whoever did this to her, but he knows immediately that this inclination to protect is something much more. Paige Lassiter has stirred up emotions in this gentle giant of a man---emotions that he has never allowed himself to feel. But when Paige's ex-husband turns up in Virgin River, Preacher knows his own future hangs in the balance. And if there's one thing the marines' motto of "Semper Fidelis"--always faithful-- has taught him, it's that some things are worth fighting for. 178668 book 1 5 2007 Shelter Mountain (Virgin River, #2) total:277|5:127|4:106|3:40|2:4|1:0| 277 1187 375 45 5 8 false false Thu Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 16 22:20:16 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 23:22:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 7 false false Sat May 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 23:16:55 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 07:22:30 -0700 2009
This second book in the Virgin River series about a rustic small town with a population of roughly 600 people finds ex-marine John “Preacher” Middleton, a mountain of a man, providing shelter in more ways than one for an abused wife on the run with he...more...]]> 4 5 false false Sat May 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 19:49:42 -0700 2008 Sat May 03 17:11:41 -0700 2008
Picking up Shelter Mountain after reading Virgi...more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 15:19:08 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 19:09:01 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Feb 06 07:27:13 -0800 2009 Thu Jul 09 12:11:05 -0700 2009 After reading the first book, I was excited to keep reading the series.

Preacher is Jack's partner in the bar--a big, burly, scary-looking guy that plans on being a bachelor for life. He really is a big teddy bear, but he knows he looks scary and ...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 30 15:13:34 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 30 15:14:05 -0800 2007
Unlike Vir...more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Dec 09 10:55:51 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 09 10:56:18 -0800 2007
I like this authors writing style because she doesn't just focus on the two main characters, there aren't any flashforwards, backwards...sideways (what a reli...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 18:08:15 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 18:19:18 -0700 2009 Shelter Mountain brings Paige Lassiter, an abused wife on the lam, to Virgin River. Lucky for her (and for us romance readers), there are more than enough gentlemanly ex-marines living in Virgin River. Paige, who is trying to escape her husband and adopt a new identity with her three-year-old son, f...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Apr 10 21:54:51 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 21:54:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 18:40:36 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 03:07:22 -0700 2009
Preacher's just a big, shy teddy bear! He's so incredibly endearing. Paige and Chris were exactly what he needed in his life. Their romance was very sweet and tender...P...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 02 13:52:21 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 05 23:09:00 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Oct 17 09:38:32 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 18 08:00:11 -0800 2009
Shelter Mountain is the second of the Virgin River Series and was recommended to me by some nice folks on the Amazon boards. Although I am not a big contemporary-lover, this book really sang for me. Carr has created some amazing characters....more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 18 10:53:43 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 10:55:41 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Oct 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 11:44:59 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 11:51:51 -0700 2009 The above fact notwithstanding I really really enjoyed this book even though I cried for about one third ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 08:42:33 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 08:45:40 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 5 6 false false Thu Oct 30 14:31:21 -0700 2008 Fri Dec 19 18:00:53 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 15 17:14:55 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 15 17:16:33 -0700 2008
Paige Lassiter is on the run from her husband. A victim of domestic abuse, Paige grabs her young son Christopher and leaves LA. Having just survived a brutal beating from her husband, she knows that it is just a matter of time before ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Oct 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 20:14:25 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 15:32:37 -0700 2009
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Again a very soft, feel good ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=184854