Mel is a nurse practitioner and midwife the flees to sleepy Virgin River after the death of her husband. Used to fast-paced city living in LA, she struggles to adjust until Jack, the handsome ex-Marine and owner of the local bar, shows her the benefits of small town life. After watching the Netflix series, I thought I’d read the book in the spirit of “the book is always better than the movie...”, but not so in this case. I liked the overarching story if city mouse transplanted to the country, but found difficulty with the simplistic writing and lack of editing. Bottom line: Watch the series, skip the book.