The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 7 books · 2007 to 2021 · Set in the fictional Virgin River, California

Robyn Carr

RomanceContemporary romance

Robyn Carr's Virgin River novels are set in a small town in the mountains of northern California. The first follows Mel Monroe, a widowed nurse practitioner who takes a job there and meets Jack Sheridan, a former Marine who runs the bar.

Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip. The first six novels and the 2021 return are charted; townspeople recur throughout the twenty-one books.

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Virgin River

7 books · Set in the fictional Virgin River, CaliforniaContemporary romance
  1. 1Virgin River2007Buy on Amazon
  2. 2Shelter Mountain2007Buy on Amazon
  3. 3Whispering Rock2007With Mike Valenzuela and Brie SheridanBuy on Amazon
  4. 4A Virgin River Christmas2008With Marcie Sullivan and Ian BuchananBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Second Chance Pass2008Buy on Amazon
  6. 6Temptation Ridge2008With Luke RiordanBuy on Amazon
  7. 7Return to Virgin River2021Buy on Amazon

Characters

11 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Virgin River