Wild Man Creek (Virgin River, Book 12) [Mass Market Paperback]

I've finished "Wild Man Creek" the 12th book in her Virgin River series by Robyn Carr.

Product Description

Colin Riordan came to Virgin River to recuperate from a horrific helicopter crash, the scars of which he bears inside and out. His family is wonderfully supportive, but it's his art that truly soothes his troubled soul.Stung personally and professionally by an ill-advised affair, PR guru Jillian Matlock has rented an old Victorian with a promising garden in Virgin River. She's looking forward to cultivating something other than a corporate brand.

Both are looking to simplify, not complicate, their lives, but when Jillian finds Colin at his easel in her yard, there's an instant connection. And in Virgin River, sometimes love is the simplest choice of all….

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Mira; Original edition (January 25, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9780778329312
ISBN-13: 978-0778329312

My Review:

Wild Man Creek is the story of two scarred people, software executive Jillian Mattock and former Blackhawk helicopter pilot Colin Riordan who both end up in the tiny Humboldt County town of Virgin River. Jill is escaping a case of shattered trust that cost her her Silicon Valley job and Colin is recovering from a helicopter crash that ended his military career. He has fought painkiller addiction and rehab and is now turning to painting wildlife but still plans to pursue flying. Jill, on the other hand, turns to her childhood love of gardening for therapy. Neither is looking for romance or commitment, so when their initial meeting turns to attraction, they both embark on a relationship they know will be short term. Colin will go to Africa to photograph wildlife and in the hope he can land a bush pilot job that will enable him to resume flying, while Jill gardens furiously, but knows she'll be returning to the corporate world come September. Meanwhile the two find comfort in each other, and for the first time for either of them, they begin to trust, to heal, and to live.

Jill rents an old Victorian on ten acres and begins returning the land to the garden paradise it once was by   growing high end fruits and vegetables used in five-star restaurants with the same vegetables her great-grandmother used to grow when she lived with her. The gardening adventure rolls forward with the addition of greenhouses and a helper and before long, Jill wonders if there's a future in raising organic vegetables for commercial use.

Colin paints and with Jill's encouragement, decides to see if his work can sell.

Both Colin and Jill decide to have a summer romance but without any attachments.  As they spend more time together they both fall in love!

4/5