Harvest Moon (Virgin River) [Mass Market Paperback]

I've finished "Harvest Moon" the 14th book in her Virgin River series by Robyn Carr.

Product Description

Rising sous-chef Kelly Matlock's sudden collapse at work is a wake-up call. Disillusioned and burned out, she's retreated to her sister Jillian's house in Virgin River to rest and reevaluate.

Puttering in Jill's garden and cooking with her heirloom vegetables is wonderful, but Virgin River is a far cry from San Francisco. Kelly's starting to feel a little too unmotivated … until she meets Lief Holbrook. The handsome widower looks more like a lumberjack than a sophisticated screenwriter — a combination Kelly finds irresistible. But less appealing is Lief's rebellious stepdaughter, Courtney. She's the reason they moved from L.A., but Courtney's finding plenty of trouble even in Virgin River.

Kelly's never fallen for a guy with such serious baggage, but some things are worth fighting for. Besides, a bratty teenager can't be any worse than a histrionic chef … right?

Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Mira (February 22, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9780778329428
ISBN-13: 978-0778329428

My Review:

Kelley is an up-coming chef in San Francisco when the wife of her boss falsely and publicly accuses her of having an affair with her husband.  Kelley collapses in the middle of the kitchen and the paramedics are horrified that people are stepping over her instead of helping her.  When her health is revealed to be in serious condition no one is concerned to what happened to her.  The man she considered her idol cuts off complete contact with her.

She retreats to Virgin River where her sister Julian has settled down and made a life with Colin Riordan.    She meets Lief (his wife is dead) who has rescued his step-daughter Courtney from her unconcerned family from L.A. and moved to Virgin River for a better life.

Julian has converted her house into an organic garden which she shares with Colin.  Both are very happy to have her there besides they love her cooking.

Kelley takes over Jillian's kitchen and soon soups, sauces, cakes, pies, etc. are pouring out of her kitchen.  She feels like she needs to find a job but really loves using her sister's kitchen for her cooking.  She decides to offer her cooking to the local people in the community.  Jillian encourages her and suggests they have a start a joint business together.

Lief is really interested in Kelley and the feelings are mutual.  The only problem in their relationship is Courtney who continues to act unfriendly towards Kelley but she's friendly with everyone else.  Lief introduces her to a psychologist and to horseback riding with Lilly and Blue.  She slowly changes her attitude and finally she resolves her problem with Kelley which was a hoot!

Lief and Kelley were great together because they both had major tragedies in their life and they understood how each of them felt.  They really supported each other and I'm really surprised that Kelley was quite patient with Courtney who was a great pain.

This book made me hungry every time Kelley cooked something and it made me want to cook too!  I'm not much of a cook more of a baker!  I love to bake and special occasions I'm always making something.

4/5