Robyn Carr, once again, has written another wonderful and heartwarming story with old residents and new characters in Virgin River. The women are as strong as the men and the men are as sentimental as the women. In real life you would not find neighbours as friendly, as generous. or as helpful. Town spirit is phenomenal. Holidays come to life.
Honestly, if I could step into this story, this location, with these people, I would. Life, overall here is inviting and soothing.
I am giving this honest review in exchange for an ARC copy from the publisher.

I have always been a fan of Robyn Carr. I adore the Virgin River series and have read everything she's written. However, I wish I had skipped this title. Spoiler Alert: I wasn't pleased with the way this story developed. It was missing the tension and chemistry of her other titles. Parts of it were not believable either. The main character, Kaylee, had a fear of dogs. Meeting one friendly dog and working with him a bit, completely alleviated her fears. She never encountered another dog in any sort of unsupervised manner and this portion of the story-line felt unrealistic. I will continue to read Robyn Carr, but I wish I had let my memories of the "old" Virgin River prevail.

After years away from the Virgin River world she created, author Robyn Carr returns with this new entry and does not miss a beat. The loving sense of community and caring is still very much evident, and it is a pleasure to re-visit well-loved characters. Kaylee and Landry meet in Virgin River at a time they both need to work through issues in their past, in order to lay a foundation for what they begin to realize they each want, a new life together. Many readers will be looking forward to this book and they will not be disappointed.

After twelve years Robyn Carr takes readers back to her beloved fictional town of Virgin River, California. In Return to Virgin River we meet Kaylee Sloan, an author with writer’s block brought on by the loss of her mother in the past year. Friends have graciously allowed Kaylee to stay at their summer home in Virgin River so she can finish her book. When she arrives she finds the fire department extinguishing a fire that has left the home uninhabitable. Someone suggests she go to Jack’s Bar for a bite to eat and perhaps a lead on where she can find a new place to rent. The book takes off from there and I settled in for the enjoyable read I’ve come to expect from Robyn Carr. I loved catching up with several characters and places featured in previous books. And I loved seeing how Kaylee’s life changed in small ways that would impact the rest of her life. The Thanksgiving/Christmas theme played a big part in the book and led to the heartwarming ending. Return to Virgin River is a lovely gift to fans of the Virgin River series and Robyn Carr.