Return to Virgin River (Book 21 in the 22 book Virgin River series.) by Robyn Carr 262 pages
A light breezy romance. Suspense writer, Kaylee Sloan has just lost her mother to cancer, it has stunted her writing, she is totally lost in life now as her anchor, her advisor, her confidant, her best friend is now gone from her life. Her mother left her house to Kaylee and it is a wonderful house, the one Kaylee grew up in and the one Kaylee had lived in again after coming back home to stay with her Mom after she was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. Everywhere she looks there is a memory or sentimental tie to everything in the house. Her mother died on Christmas Day and Kaylee cannot abide the thought of going through celebrating the day ever again. She doesn't feel like writing but even if she did the constant barrage of people calling or dropping by filled with good intentions but not understanding that Kaylee just needed to be left alone so she could pour her tears out in her writing but that seemed to be going nowhere. She couldn't concentrate for crying and missing her Mom terribly. She decides she needs to get away. Nothing sounds good until an offer comes from family friends to visit a small community on a lake she and her mother used to join them at many summers as Kaylee was growing up after her father left them. Perfect! A getaway she could use as a writer's retreat since she still owed her editor another suspense novel and her deadline was creeping up on her. When she gets to the cabin it is like a punch in both of her eyes! The cabin is on fire! The story goes from there with what action Kaylee takes next, the reaction of the community to her, how her fear of dogs plays in to it, her attitude about the holidays. This really was a comfy book to curl up with and an easy enough story to just let your mind follow where the story takes you. The characters are very soul soothing and I think anyone reading this story will like it. I recommend this one to mature high schoolers on up to seniors. It is like spending time with grown folks you really get along with.
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