Two-haiku review:New pastor needs helpFormer stripper heart of goldWants to get kids backNot as well writtenPastor screws his assistantCouldn't get past itOriginally read Nov. 2012Re-read Dec. 2013

Fantastic! Wasn't sure how the author was going to mix a widowed pastor and an exotic dancer--with two kids--with this series, but she did it. In typical Virgin River style, previous characters popped in and out or were mentioned and briefly updated. Even the puppies from the anthology "That Holiday Feeling" that included Virgin River, #8, "Under the Christmas Tree" had a nice--surprising--update. :-)Forbidden Falls starts about 7 months after the previous story, in July and only lasts to Octobe...

4 StarsI loved the main couple in this book. They're my favorite in the series. These books are the perfect "getting into the holiday spirit" type of read. They have a quaint, almost Hallmark-movie type feel to them that leaves me feeling uplifted. That said, I don't think I'd have the patience to read them, as they're not as couple centered as I prefer in my romances. However, I've loved listening to them as I go about my day.

One of the best in the series yet. And surprisingly, this one could be read as a stand-alone as there were no story arc's playing out in this book. Best yet, we get plenty of time with Noah and Ellie. I think they got 80% of the book. I also have to give this book credit for one of my favorite marriage proposals. Lets just say funny and touching! Forbidden Falls is a wonderful romantic story of a young single paster in a new town who finds love with a woman from the other side of the tracks (so

4.5 stars!

Wow oh wow and *sniff* *sniff*...what an excellent edition to the Virgin River series! I know my little review will not do this book justice, but I'm going to try. This book was probably my favorite one since Shelby and Luke's story (Temptation Ridge), and coincidentally, one of the subplots revolves around a big event in their lives. Have your kleenex handy, because this is one big emotional read.The main focus of this story is about handsome, widowed, 35-year-old Presbyterian minister Noah Kin...

Loved Ellie and Noah! Laughed every time she called him Your Worship or Your Reverence. Who knew a pastor could be so hot and passionate!Ellie's ex Arnie was a real weirdo! At first Vanni's reaction to Hannah bothered me, but to be honest if I were in the same situation I'd be upset, too. I want more updates on Dan and Cheryl. Maybe the next book?Can't get enough of this series and Therese Plummer's narration is wonderful as usual!

Forbidden FallsRobyn CarrFORBIDDEN FALLS is book 8 in the Virgin River series.Noah Kincaid has just arrived in Virgin River after he purchased a run down church on Ebay. Virgin River is in need of a pastor and Noah is in need of a congregation. He decides to buy the church, fix it up, and help the good people in this small California town. But first he needs an assistant so he places an ad in the paper. This is how he meets Ellie, a single mom of two small children who basically comes from the o...

I had to put Forbidden Falls down yesterday after getting about 160 pages into it by gritting my teeth (I then skimmed the rest). I've enjoyed the previous Virgin River books, except maybe not so much Second Chance Pass. But even that book didn't make me mad! Forbidden Falls is...YUCK! Tired, overused plot with huge holes in it, characters who don't make sense, married couples who keep big secrets or make major life-changing decisions without consulting their spouse, women who are supposedly sup...

*** spoiler alert ***After having read the last three books in the Virgin River series and being highly disappointed (well Rick's book wasn't a total loss but still not up to par), I was ready and prepared to feel the same about this 1st book in the 3rd trilogy about Virgin River. I was actually pleasantly surprised and read it in one day.This book could realistically be a standalone or read if you skipped the 2nd trilogy altogether, although a portion of the story would make alot more sense if

4 Forbidden Falls Stars This book took me by surprise a little, but in a good way. I wasn’t sure if I liked it or what was going on. But Ellie burrows herself into your heart.Ellie is in the fight of her life keeping getting her children back from her ex-husband who isn’t kind. Circumstances have the children living with him and not with her. She is fighting to change this.In comes the new pastor of the church he bought on ebay. He is looking for his own congregation. And he comes across this wo...

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Comforting StarsThere was one hiccup in the series, but we are back baby!!!

Once again Robyn Carr makes me cry. And laugh. It's good. A widowed pastor and a former stripper restore the old, abandoned church in Virgin River. There's more to it than that, of course, with child custody and self-esteem issues but it has a very sweet romance. This one was kind of a change-up coming off of Paradise Valley (was that the last one?) which focused pretty strongly on three different romances. This entire story focused mostly on Noah and Ellie. We had a side story about Vanni and P...

My goodreads friends wrote very eloquent reviews of this book so I will just write a few thoughts I had about "Forbidden Falls." I wasn't sure I would like this storyline, but I should have known Robyn Carr would not disappoint me. I had to remind myself that these are just characters in a book and not real people! I loved Noah and Ellie and they have now tied for first place with my other favorite characters of Preacher and Paige (I love Mel and Jack too so I guess this will be a three way tie)...

Rating: 4.5 / 5I liked this book a lot, but I'm not quite sure I 5-star-LOVED IT, LOVED IT, LOVED IT like a few of my GR friends. It was definitely an enjoyable book, though, and a great addition to the Virgin River series.SERIES NOTE:This book is the 9th story in the Virgin River series. This book could *probably* be read as a standalone without much trouble. The storyline is fairly independent in and of itself and what continuing storylines there are make sense without having read past books.

The Virgin River series gets better and better and better. But this book is a standout for me. The characters have great chemisty, but we also get so much from the other characters. And Ellie's ex is just reprehensible. Absolutely warped. (Not to mention the judge that sided with him.)I love how this community bands together to protect its own. Its wonderful. Also, shouldn't they erect a sign at the city limits warning men about what happens if they threaten women within the confines of this com...

I should have known better by the title..... but the description about a pastor buying an old church to renovate it was enough to interest me. The fact that this was not like any minister I have known - or would want to know - was not to be seen until part way through the book. At least his assistant didn't present herself as a religous person so she was more likeable and less disappointing. The fact that the minister didn't look or dress like a preacher is no big deal. But that he had such lack...