When Mike Valenzuela agrees to become the town's first policeman, he does so knowing it's time he settled down. But if there's one thing the marines has taught him, it's that some things are worth fighting for.

When Paige's ex-husband turns up in Virgin River and secrets are revealed, Preacher knows his own future hangs in the balance. But Preacher's instinct to protect is more than an engrained sense of duty, for Paige Lassiter has stirred up emotions in him - emotions that he has never before allowed himself to feel. An ex-marine who has seen his share of pain, Preacher knows a crisis when he sees one and this woman is certainly frightened and in need of help. John 'Preacher' Middleton is about to close the bar when a young woman and her three-year-old son come in out of the wet October night. Helped by local barman, and former marine, Jack Sheridan, Mel must face her past, and finds that there may be a future in Virgin River after all.įor the second time in a year, a woman arrives in the small town of Virgin River trying to escape the past. But when a tiny baby is abandoned on a front porch, Mel must decide whether to stay and help or cut her losses and leave. However, her hopes are dashed within an hour of arriving: the cabin is uninhabitable, the roads are treacherous and the local doctor wants nothing to do with her. When the recently widowed Melinda Monroe sees an advert for a midwife in the remote town of Virgin River, she decides this is the perfect place to escape her heartache, and to revitalise the nursing career she loves.

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