Temptation Ridge Book Review

Temptation Ridge (Virgin River Novels) by Robyn Carr is the sixth book in the Virgin River series.  I am starting to freak out a little because there are only 20 books in the series and at the rate that I am reading them, I could be done at the end of the month (or maybe next month given how long the library takes to get them in).  I started this book last night and read through most of the night and finished this afternoon.  Have you ever seen someone excited to get somewhere early because they can sit and read?  Well, that was me today.  I was hoping to bake a loaf of English Muffin bread but instead I read my book.  Oh well, can't have everything and I really enjoyed it.

In this book, Luke comes into town to fix up some cabins that he bought years ago and learns a lot along the way.  He takes loads of trash out of the cabins and starts cleaning up the main house for him to stay in while learning a little bit about the town.  He instantly feels at home and a sense of brotherhood with the Marines in town since his is former Army.  He also falls for a girl, Shelby, who he tries to talk out of a relationship with him. 

During the remodel job, he finds a homeless person, Art, staying in the last cabin.  Luke brings him food and finds out that he is a down syndrome man who has run away from his halfway house because the person at his job punched him and gave him a black eye.  Luke cleans him all up and gives him a place to stay and a job.  After a few months of no one looking for Art, Luke decides to do a little research to find out where he came from and what he could do to make sure that Art was taken care of.

There are many of the main characters back again for you to get to know more about including Walt, retired Army widow, who falls for his neighbor and movie star, Muriel.  Dr. Cameron meets a woman, Abby (who says her name is Brandy) in the bar who happens to be friends with Vanni (his former love interest) and they have a one night stand.  Doc Mullins has a serious medical issue that everyone in the town turns out to help.  There is a bus crash and 18 children have to be saved from the bus that was over the edge of the road and the whole town chips in to help.

I enjoyed this book (as I have all of the other Robyn Carr books) which should be obvious since I couldn't put it down.  I highly recommend all of the books in Robyn's series because they are moving stories about people finding love.  I don't know how she works all the characters together so wonderfully but there is always another character popping up that is linked into the town as a whole.  It is a great series and a great book.  If you are looking for a love story with a mix of heart break and happiness, this is the book series to try out.  A great read any time!!