picked up from bookmooch to read and release.

Return to Virgin River with the books that started it all...

Nora Crane will do what it takes to keep her family afloat. Things are better than they’ve been for a while; still she’s barely scraping by. But she’s got two little girls to look after so she’s willing to work hard and help out with harvesttime at the Cavanaugh orchard.

Her new boss is Tom Cavanaugh. After his time in the Marines, he’s come home to take over the family farm. Tom thinks he knows what he wants—he’s ready to settle down with a sweet, traditional woman. Nora doesn’t seem to be the marrying kind, but he can’t keep his eyes off her, despite his best efforts. And Nora has no intention of getting involved with anyone. She’s got enough relationship baggage to last her a lifetime.

But in Virgin River, love finds its own way, and it starts to become clear that Nora and Tom won’t be able to stay just friends.

I think this is one of my favorites in the series so far. While there was attrition between the two main romantic leads, the focus of their story was first their friendship developing, then the romance. I also appreciated the side story of Nora finding her estranged father and rebuilding that lost relationship. Plus this book introduces Coop who we see more in depth later on.

Left in the little free library