I came to this a Virgin River virgin... but I will probably be reading ALL the books.Conner Danson is a decent guy who had the bad luck to be the only witness to a murder, and worse luck that the murderer has enough connections to burn down the family hardware store and threaten his life and that of his sister. Leslie Petruso is divorced from a narcissistic personality who won't leave her alone to lick her wounds, but insists she MUST still want to be besties with him and his new, pregnant wife (after long refusing her requests to start a family together). Both Conner and Leslie come to fictional Virgin River, set in Humboldt county California, with romance as the last thing on their minds.I enjoyed so many things about this book. Both characters are in their thirties, and are not rushing the romance, nor denying the attraction they have for each other. When they do get into bed, condoms are a given, and the sex is hot, but the book is not all about the sex, but a gradually increasing LIKING/falling in love with one another, and a showcasing, however idealized, of small-town life. Although there is the angle that Conner's life is (theoretically) in danger, this is NOT a romantic suspense; the pace is slow, and the ending doesn't come with the hero shooting it out with the bad guy.I also immediately related to Leslie because I have my own annoying ex in Grants Pass, Oregon, which I found amusing. If you like your romance slowly simmered rather than insta-love, you'll appreciate this book and series. Although not my favorite of the Virgin River stories, it was still a pleasant read. I was rooting for Leslie to do someting worse to her ex-husband than just spray him with a fire extinguisher. How could any man be that self-absorbed. Also, Conner had his own baggage with an ex-wife addicted to sex. Add that to the fact he is hiding from the bad guys because he witnessed a murder, and you have two people with serious trust issues. Yet, we know that love has a way of finding people in Virgin River!
Do You like book Sotto Il Cielo Di Virgin River (2014)?
Not the best of the Virgin River series so far......
—olya_d
