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Wounded LAPD Sergeant Mike Valenzuela finds the help and healing he needs in Virgin River. Now he longs for the marital bliss his Marine Corps buddies enjoy. And he thinks he's found the right woman. But after she's brutally attacked, Mike must show her how to trust again.
2) Angel's peak
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Virgin River volume 10
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English
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"Four years ago, Air Force sweethearts Franci Duncan and Sean Riordan reached an impasse. She wanted marriage and a family. He didn't. But a chance meeting proves that the bitter breakup hasn't cooled their sizzling chemistry. Sean has settled down in spite of himself--he's not the cocky young fighter pilot he was when Franci left, and he wants them to try again. After all, they have a history, but that's not all they share. Franci's secret reason...
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With her beloved younger siblings settled and happy, Erin Foley has empty nest syndrome. At age 35. So she's hitting the pause button on her life and holing up in a secluded cabin near Virgin River. Erin is planning on getting to know herself...not the shaggy-haired mountain man that she meets. She doesn't realize the stranger is a doctor, recharging for the summer after leaving the Navy. But maybe it's something in the water--unlikely romances seem...
4) Ghosts
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Pub. Date
2016
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IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Catrina and her family have moved to the coast of Northern California for the sake of her little sister, Maya, who has cystic fibrosis--and Cat is even less happy about the move when she is told that her new town is inhabited by ghosts, and Maya sets her heart on meeting one.
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Recently ordained minister Noah Kincaid is used to taking on new challenges, so he has no problem tackling the renovation of the long-abandoned Virgin River church. But that's before he meets the stunningly beautiful--and stubbornly headstrong--Ellie Baldwin. She may not be exactly what Noah wants in an assistant, but she may be exactly what he needs.
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Virgin River volume 21
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English
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Kaylee Sloan's home in Southern California is full of wonderful memories of the woman who raised her. But the memories are prolonging her grief over her mother's recent death. A successful author, Kaylee hoped she could pour herself into her work. Instead she has terrible writer's block and a looming deadline. Determined to escape distractions and avoid the holiday season, Kaylee borrows a cabin in Virgin River. She knows the isolation will help her...
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Virgin River volume 13
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Lilly Yazhi knows all she needs to know about Clay Tahoma. Sure, he's got a certain appeal befitting his Navajo roots, but she's not falling for Clay's silent, "earthy" attractiveness. She certainly won't make the same mistake as Clay's ex-wife. Only trouble is, her heart and mind have committed to different resolves.
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Virgin River volume 14
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When Colin Riordan is caught in a devastating helicopter crash, Virgin River seems like the ideal place to recover--both physically and emotionally. But when PR guru Jillian Matlock, who rents a Victorian home down the street, finds Colin trespassing, an instant connection blossoms between them--which leads to more than either expects.
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Virgin River volume 6
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After five years of being her mother's caregiver, twenty-five-year old Shelby McIntrye is looking forward to fun, college, and the right man-- who is definitely not Luke Riordan, an ex-Army helicopter pilot with commitment problems.
11) Paradise valley
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Rick Scudder joined the Marine Corps with high hopes, but left with a broken spirit and a shattered body. Pushing away everyone close to him, he forsakes the help of his surrogate father Jack and his longtime girlfriend Liz. Now Rick must find the strength to let Liz, who's never given up on him, back into his heart.
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Cape Sanctuary volume 1
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English
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Olivia Harper's 16-hour work days are unfulfilling and so are things with her on-again, off-again boyfriend. When she hears that her estranged mother, Juliet, has been seriously injured in a car accident, Liv has no choice but to pack up her life and head home to Cape Sanctuary on the Northern California coast. It's just for a few months, but the painful memories start flooding back: Natalie, her vibrant, passionate older sister who downward-spiraled...
13) Redwood Bend
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Virgin River volume 18
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Katie Malone and her twin boys' trip along the beautiful mountain roads to Virgin River is stopped short by a tire as flat as her failed romance. As she stands by the side of the road pondering her next move, Katie hears a distinct rumble. The sight of the sexy, leather-clad bikers who pull up beside her puts her imagination into overdrive. Original.
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A brilliant and immersive, all-consuming read about one fourteen-year-old girl's heart-stopping fight for her own soul.Turtle Alveston is a survivor. At fourteen, she roams the woods along the northern California coast. The creeks, tide pools, and rocky islands are her haunts and her hiding grounds, and she is known to wander for miles. But while her physical world is expansive, her personal one is small and treacherous: Turtle has grown up isolated...
15) Hidden summit
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Virgin River volume 17
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English
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Sick of running into her cheery ex-husband and his new wife, Leslie Petruso accepts a job at the Virgin River branch of Haggerty Construction and takes the high road out of town. Now she's got Paul Haggerty's business running like a well-oiled machine. In fact, things are so busy Paul jumps at the chance to hire an extra set of hands. Just like Leslie, Andy Jeffries has been burned by love. But if Leslie was disappointed by her relationship going...
18) Point deception
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Soledad County novels volume 1
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Warner Books
Pub. Date
c2001
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English
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Four high school friends spend a summer in northern California to sort out their love lives. Cassie, unlucky in love, falls for a biker. Julie, who married her high school sweetheart too young, wonders if the spark is gone from her marriage. Marty feels trapped in a loveless marriage and is contemplating an affair. Beth, a successful doctor, struggles with health problems and her attraction to a coworker. This summer, teetering on the threshold of...
20) The red pony
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Penguin Books
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IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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The classic story of a boy's journey to manhood under the joys and hardships of ranch life, focused around the life and death of his red pony.
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