LAPD officer Mike Valenzuela, a twice-married, decorated U.S. Marine Corps reservist who had been wounded in the line of duty, finds peace and healing in the town of Virgin River, as well as new love in the person of Brie Sheridan.

Professional athlete Blake Smiley, who has come to Thunder Point to focus on his training, is distracted by his new neighbor, Lin Su Simmons, and her teenage son, Charlie, who are in desperate need of his help.

Invited to stay at the Carson ranch while she researches how wild horses interact with ranch animals and ranchers, Luce Hale finds herself at odds with Drake Carson, who is wary and unwelcoming, but comes to her aid when he believes she is in danger.

When her teenage daughter ends up in the hospital after starving herself, chef Dana Sue must embrace the power of forgiveness when her cheating husband, whom she kicked out, returns home to help her deal with their self-destructive child.

"In the space of a few months Vanessa buried her husband, Matt, and gave birth to their son --breaking her heart while filling it with a whole new kind of love. But the one man she longs to share this love with now acts as if she doesn't exist. Paul Haggerty lives by the marine motto: Semper Fi. Ever faithful to his best friend, he's done right by Matt's widow as best he can ... considering he's been secretly in love with her for years. Now, just...

Devon McAllister flees danger with her daughter and ends up in Thunder Point, Oregon, where she meets widowed father Spencer Lawson, a man who can teach her about safety and stability.

To overcome her painful past, baker Shelby Gilmore goes on the hunt for a friend?a male friend?to convince her stubborn psyche that men can be trusted. But where in a town as small as Fool's Gold will the petite blonde find a guy willing to not date her? Dark, charming Aidan Mitchell puts the ?adventure? in Mitchell Adventure Tours?and into the beds of his many willing female tourists. Until he realizes he's inadvertently become that guy?the one-night...

Country gal Brylee is wary of love after being left at the altar years earlier, but when actor Zane Sutton comes home to his rodeo roots, her mind is changed by the charismatic thespian.

"June Hudson grew up in Grace Valley, the daughter of the town doctor. Leaving only to get her medical training, she returned home and followed in her father's footsteps. Some might say she chose the easy, comfortable route ... but June knows better."--p.[4] of cover.

Newly-widowed Marcie Sullivan tracks down Ian Buchanan, the man responsible for saving her husband's life years ago, and finds an emotionally scarred man who needs her help in healing his wounded soul during a season of miracles.