Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virgin River | 2007 | Robyn Carr | Buy |
| 2 | Shelter Mountain | 2007 | Robyn Carr | Buy |
| 3 | Whispering Rock | 2007 | Robyn Carr | Buy |
| 4 | A Virgin River Christmas | 2008 | Robyn Carr | Buy |
| 5 | Second Chance Pass | 2009 | Robyn Carr | Buy |
| 6 | Temptation Ridge | 2009 | Robyn Carr | Buy |
| 7 | Na de storm | 2009 | Robyn Carr | N/A |
| 8 | Paradise Valley | 2009 | Robyn Carr | Buy |
| 9 | That Holiday Feeling | 2009 | Robyn Carr | N/A |
| 10 | Forbidden Falls | 2009 | Robyn Carr | Buy |
| 11 | Under the Christmas Tree | 2009 | Robyn Carr | Buy |
| 12 | Angel’s Peak | 2010 | Robyn Carr | Buy |
| 13 | ‘Tis The Season | 2010 | Robyn Carr | Buy |
| 14 | Moonlight Road | 2010 | Robyn Carr | Buy |
| 15 | Sheltering Hearts | 2010 | Robyn Carr | Buy |
| 16 | Midnight Kiss | 2010 | Robyn Carr | N/A |
| 17 | Promise Canyon | 2010 | Robyn Carr | Buy |
| 18 | Happy New Year in Virgin River | 2010 | Robyn Carr | N/A |
| 19 | Wild Man Creek | 2011 | Robyn Carr | Buy |
| 20 | Harvest Moon | 2011 | Robyn Carr | Buy |
| 21 | Sneeuw in Virgin River | 2011 | Robyn Carr | N/A |
| 22 | Midnight Confessions | 2010 | Robyn Carr | Buy |
| 23 | Hidden Summit | 2011 | Robyn Carr | Buy |
| 24 | Redwood Bend | 2012 | Robyn Carr | Buy |
| 25 | Rijke oogst | 2012 | Robyn Carr | N/A |
| 26 | My Kind of Christmas | 2012 | Robyn Carr | Buy |
| 27 | Bring Me Home for Christmas | 2011 | Robyn Carr | Buy |
| 28 | Return to Virgin River | 2020 | Robyn Carr | Buy |
| 29 | Sunrise Point | 2012 | Robyn Carr | Buy |
| 30 | Holidays in Virgin River | 2022 | Robyn Carr | Buy |
The Virgin River series by Robyn Carr begins when nurse practitioner Mel Monroe moves to the tiny town of Virgin River in the mountains of Northern California, hoping to start over after personal tragedy. She takes a job with the town’s gruff doctor, Doc Mullins, and gradually falls for Jack Sheridan, a former Marine who runs the local bar. Their story forms the heart of the series, but each book introduces new characters and romances within the community.
Over 30 books, Carr built Virgin River into a fully realized small town with a large cast of recurring characters. Retired military personnel, single mothers, ranchers, and newcomers all find their way to Virgin River, and each book focuses on a different couple’s romance while checking in with established characters. The series includes holiday-themed entries like A Virgin River Christmas, Under the Christmas Tree, and Bring Me Home for Christmas, along with shorter novellas.
The Netflix adaptation premiered in 2019 and drew a large new audience to Carr’s books. While the show takes its own direction with plot and characters, it captures the small-town warmth that made the book series popular. The final books in the series, Return to Virgin River (2020) and Holidays in Virgin River (2022), brought readers back to the community one more time.