Promise Canyon (A Virgin River Novel)
Arriving at Nate Jensen’s veterinary offices to take up his new position as vet tech and expand their horse-training sideline, Navaho farrier Clay Tahoma is immediately attracted to Lilly Yazhi, a deceptively youthful-looking Hopi remarkably gifted at dressage. Both carry the emotional scars of youthful romantic misadventures, making them wary of trusting again. Jack is also left in a quandary after Hope McCrea, the town busybody who was instrumental in bringing so many people to Virgin River, suddenly dies and bequeaths her entire, extremely sizable legacy to the town, naming him as executor. And when Virgin River’s residents propose self-serving loans and grants to themselves as the best way to spend Hope’s millions, Jack sees a new side to the town he has wholeheartedly adopted. Carr’s newest high-quality, contemporary, California-set, mountain-town saga full of romantic subplots is an impressive addition to the series, consistently drawing the reader into the story with well-conceived and carefully executed scenarios, intriguing new characters, and unexpected plot twists. --Lynne Welch