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 RECOMMENDED READ 
 I was SO glad to be back in Virgin River! I did have to stop reading other stories and catch up because I was behind a few books. Being immersed in Virgin River and being with my old friends again was wonderful. 
 Redwood Bend is the story of Kaite and Dylan. I love Katie and Dylan and of course I want to be BFF's with Katie and all the girls in Virgin River. Katie has 5 year old twin boys and lost her husband Charlie in war. Her brother Conner has always been close, so Katie is heading to Virgin River from Vermont to be closer to Conner and his new love Leslie. Dylan is a former child star who was taken away from Hollywood by his grandmother Adele (LOVE her and Randy!) to live in Montana, even though Adele is a movie star as well. 
 Katie and Dylan meet when he and his friends who are on a bike ride stop to help with a flat tire, and for Katie seeing Dylan that first time was all it took. I loved watching the relationship between Katie and Dylan grow. Dylan feels like he is not long term material because of his parents many marriages and relationships. He is so wonderful with Katie and her boys but it takes a lot of ups and downs for him realize he is worth the happines he finds with Katie and the boys. I enjoyed the back and forth between these two. Katie makes Dylan work for it! Katie is a strong women, like all of the Virgin River women, even after all she has been through. I love that she always puts her boys first and does things on her own. She can even change the oil in her SUV! I loved the relationship between her and her brother Conner. Even when Conner is a bit over protective she loves him anyway and tells him to butt out. 
 Another great story from Robyn Carr. I know somewhere out there is a real Virgin River and I want to vist, but until then I will just have to read these wonderful stories. I did miss some of my old friends. This book is really based around Katie and Dylan and I liked that, but did miss the second story we are used to in older Virgin River books, but I was not disappointed in the story. Once again I laughed out loud and cried a little. I am always so amazed how I just fall in love with these stories. Robyn Carr pulls you in and you just do not want it to end! I am looking forward to Nora and Tom's story next