A Virgin River Christmas (Virgin River, #4) in Around the World in 80 Books

Sep 12, 2014 Pam rated it really liked it

Shelves: romance, california

AUTHOR: CARR, Robyn
TITLE: A Virgin River Christmas
DATE READ: 09/03/14
RATING: 4/B
GENRE/PUB DATE/PUBLISHER/# OF PGS Romance/2008/Mira/285 Pgs
SERIES/STAND-ALONE: #4 in Virgin River Series
TIME/PLACE: Present, Virgin River, CA
CHARACTERS: Marcie Sullivan/widow; Ian Buchanan/former Marine
FIRST LINES: Marcie Sullivan drove into the small town, her 6th small mountain town of the day, & found herself fact-to-face w/ a Christmas-tree trimming.
COMMENTS: I enjoy this series for a comforting romance read. T AUTHOR: CARR, Robyn
TITLE: A Virgin River Christmas
DATE READ: 09/03/14
RATING: 4/B
GENRE/PUB DATE/PUBLISHER/# OF PGS Romance/2008/Mira/285 Pgs
SERIES/STAND-ALONE: #4 in Virgin River Series
TIME/PLACE: Present, Virgin River, CA
CHARACTERS: Marcie Sullivan/widow; Ian Buchanan/former Marine
FIRST LINES: Marcie Sullivan drove into the small town, her 6th small mountain town of the day, & found herself fact-to-face w/ a Christmas-tree trimming.
COMMENTS: I enjoy this series for a comforting romance read. The characters are in transition after a relationship that ended and tend to be a little more mature, not first-love stories. Set in an a rather isolated but congenial town in Northern California these are comfort reads for me. This can be read as a stand-alone and would also recommend as a heartwarming Christmas read. This is the story of Marcie & Ian. Marcie is a young widow, she was married to Bobbie. They were high school sweethearts and very much in love. He was critically injured in Iraq and his best friend and officer had saved his life … altho' Bobbie remained in a coma for several years before dying. Marcie had been in contact w/ Ian because Bobbie had so much respect for him and she was grateful to him. After a while Ian stopped answering her letters even tho' Marcie thought they were friends and had a loved one, Bobbie, in common. After Bobbie dies Marcie feels she needs some closure and wants to find out what happened to Ian. This takes her on a journey into the mountains and she finally stumbles upon him. He looks different because he hasn't shaved in years and is beard has grown in red. Ian keeps to himself and no one really knows much about him. Marcie has spent most of her $, and many a time she has slept in her car to save on motel bills. When she finally does meet Ian she collapses and is sick from fatigue. They may be forced together but Ian still doesn't want to talk. He is harboring a lot of unresolved guilt for not being able to really save Bobbie. This is a very sweet love story about 2 people who have carried around a lot of sadness and eventually open up to each other and find happiness.
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Mar 22, 2011 Kimberly rated it it was amazing

Shelves: books-i-own, books-read-in-2011, book-challenge-11-12, christmas

How could I possibly go through the Christmas season without reading this book especially since I haven't been able to get my hands on a copy of this book up until a few weeks ago. Thankfully the series doesn't dictate that we have to read the books in sequential order.

This was by far my favourite Christmas-themed book this year! I love Robyn Carr and this series. I think that she's created a magical world that happens in a tiny town full of people with big hearts. I found myself drawn into the ...more

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Apr 11, 2014 Nancy H rated it really liked it

Another excellent read in the Virgin River series. There is just something about this series that makes you feel good after reading one of these books. Yes, the plot is predictable, but the wisdom and caring of the characters is always refreshing.

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