Promise Canyon (Virgin River Series #11)

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After years spent on ranches around Los Angeles, Clay Tahoma is delighted to be Virgin River's new veterinary assistant. The secluded community's wild beauty tugs at his Navajo roots, and he's been welcomed with open arms by everyone in town—everyone except Lilly Yazhi.

Lilly has encountered her share of strong, silent, traditional men within her own aboriginal community, and she's not interested in coming back for more. In her eyes, Clay's earthy, sexy appeal is just an act used to charm wealthy women like his ex-wife. She can't deny his gift for gentling horses, but she's not about to let him control her. There's just one small problem—she can't control her attraction to Clay.

But in Virgin River, faith in new beginnings and the power of love has doors opening everywhere.

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Carr's 11th Virgin River novel (after 2010's Moonlight Road) reads less like a story and more like a history book. Chapters of background lead to more chapters about horse colic, the characteristics of hoarders, and posttraumatic stress. Interesting characters pop up, but aren't really part of the story. And somewhere in there is the rather sweet tale of Clay Tahoma and Lilly Yazhi. Clay, a 34-year-old Navajo veterinarian, moves to Virgin River from Los Angeles after a failed marriage; Lilly, 27 and Hopi, has lived in the tiny Northern California town most of her life. The two bond over the rehabilitation of two troubled horses. There's a misunderstanding or two, and old hurts are aired at length, but this is more of a look through a window or a long gossip over coffee than a tightly plotted narrative. (Jan.)

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780778329213
Publisher: Mira
Publication date: 12/28/2010
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 342
Sales rank: 47,709
Series: Virgin River Series , #11
Product dimensions: 4.10 (w) x 6.50 (h) x 0.90 (d)

Meet the Author

Robyn Carr

"A fellow writer asked me, 'Who is your villain?' And I realized that in the work I do, I don't have villains — I have issues. And that's exactly why women's fiction knows no limits," says author Robyn Carr. "I'm naturally drawn to strong, capable female characters, and when I begin a story I ask myself, 'What is she up against?' I try to write about issues that every woman faces at some point in her life, without ever losing sight of the basic sense of humor that helps us all through hard times."

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Clay Tahoma headed into the mountains of Humboldt County, Northern California, along Highway 36, a narrow road that had lots of sharp turns along the way. According to his GPS the next left would lead him to a town called Virgin River. It appeared to be the nearest town to his destination, the Jensen Veterinary Clinic and Stables, and he wanted to check it out. He was nearing the turnoff when he noticed something up ahead—some pickups parked at the side of the road.

He slowed down and pulled over, curious to see what was going on. He got out of his truck and walked past a number of vehicles toward a large flatbed truck. There were men standing around watching as a forklift with a large cable attached pulled away from the edge of the road. Clay approached one of the men. He was as tall as Clay and wore a plaid shirt, jeans, boots and ball cap. "Whatcha got, friend?" Clay asked.

"One of our town slipped off the road and got stuck—luckily came up against a big tree not too far down the hill. That's how he managed to get out and climb back up."

"Who's pulling him out?" Clay asked.

"Aw, one of our boys has a lot of construction equipment. He's a contractor up this way." The man put out his big hand. "Jack Sheridan. You from around here?"

"Name's Clay Tahoma, originally from Flagstaff and the Navajo Nation. Lately from L.A. I'm up here to work with an old friend, Nathaniel Jensen."

Jack's face took light at that. "Nate's a friend of mine, too! Pleasure to meet you."

Jack introduced Clay to some other men who were standing around—a guy named John, who they called Preacher; Paul, who owned the flatbed and forklift; Dan Brady, who was Paul's foreman; and Noah, the minister whose truck slipped off the road. Noah smiled sheepishly as he shook Clay's hand. No one seemed to react to the sight of a Native American with a ponytail that reached past his waist and an eagle feather in his hat. And right at that moment Noah's old blue Ford truck began to clear the edge of the road.

"Don't you guys have a Highway Department or Fire Department you could call to do this?" Clay asked.

"If we had all day," Jack said. "We tend to take care of ourselves out here. But the big problem is that weak shoulder. Highway Department reinforces it every time we have a slide, but what we really need is something more permanent. A wider road and a guardrail. A long and strong guardrail. We've requested it, but this road doesn't see a lot of travel so our request just gets ignored or denied." He nodded toward the stretch of road he was talking about. "We had a school bus slide down that hill a couple of years ago. Minor injuries, but it could'a been horrible. Now I hold my breath every time there's ice on the road."

"What's the holdup on the guardrail?"

He shrugged. "Real small population in an unincorporated town in a county in recession that has bigger challenges. Like I said, we get used to taking care of things the best we can."

"There's no ice in August," Clay said. "What happened to the pastor?"

"Deer," Noah said. "I came around the curve and there she was. I hardly swerved, but all you have to do is get a little too close to the edge and you're toast. Ohhhh, my poor truck," he said as the vehicle made it to the road.

"Doesn't look any worse than it did, Noah," Jack said.

"Seriously," Preacher said, hands on his hips.

"What are you talking about?" Noah returned indignantly. "It's got several new dents!"

"How can you tell?" Jack asked. "That old truck is one big dent!" Then he turned to Clay and said, "Go easy around these curves and tell Doc Jensen I said hello."

Clay Tahoma drove his diesel truck up to the Jensen Veterinary Clinic and Stables. His truck pulled a large horse trailer that he'd filled with his personal belongings. Shutting off the engine, Clay jumped out of the truck and looked around. The clinic consisted of the veterinary office attached to a big barn, a nice-sized covered round pen for exams, several large pastures for the horses to exercise, the horses' turnout and a couple of small paddocks for controlled, individual turnout. Horses can't be turned out together unless they're acquainted; they can get aggressive with each other.

Opposite the clinic, across what functioned as a parking area large enough for trucks and trailers, was a house built for a big family. The whole lot was surrounded by trees, full with their summer green, barely swaying in the early-August breeze.

He sniffed the air; he smelled hay, horses, dirt, flowers, contentment. There was honeysuckle nearby; his nose caught it. He got close to the ground, sitting on one boot heel, touching the dirt with his long, tan fingers. He was filled with a feeling of inner peace. This was a good place. A place with promise.

"Is that some old Navajo thing you're doing there?"

Before he could rise Dr. Nathaniel Jensen was walking out of his veterinary office door, wiping his hands on a small blue towel.

Clay laughed and stood up. "Listening for cavalry," he said.

"How was the drive?" Nate asked Clay, stuffing the towel in his pocket and stretching out a hand.

Clay took Nate's hand in a hearty shake. "Long. Boring until I got closer—some guys from Virgin River were hauling a truck up a hill. The town minister slid off the road avoiding a deer. No injuries, just a lot of grumbling. How's the building coming?"

"Excellent. I'll get you something to drink, then take you on a tour." Still shaking Clay's hand, Nate clapped his other hand on his friend's shoulder and said, "I'm really sorry about Isabel, Clay."

Clay smiled with melancholy. "If we hadn't divorced, I wouldn't be here. Besides, not much has really changed between us, except that I moved out of L.A."

"A divorce that hasn't changed much?" Nate asked, tilting his head in question. "Never mind," he said, shaking his head. "Don't tell me. It might be more than I want to know."

Clay laughed in good humor, though he wasn't sure it was funny. He and Isabel weren't right for each other, but that hadn't stopped them from falling in love. They were nothing alike and had little in common beyond the equine industry—and even then they were on completely opposite ends of it. She was a rich horsewoman, a breeder and equestrienne of Swedish descent—a ravishing, delicious blonde who had grown up privileged—while he was a Navajo farrier and veterinary technician who had been raised on a reservation. They had been impossibly attracted to each other, had gotten married, and then encountered predictable problems with communication and lifestyle choices. There was also the resistance from her family, who probably thought he was marrying her money. When Isabel had suggested they divorce, Clay had known it was coming and didn't argue. Divorce was for the best and he'd agreed to her terms, but they hadn't stopped caring about each other. They hadn't stopped sleeping together, either. But Isabel's father probably slept better at night knowing his beautiful, wealthy daughter was no longer legally attached to a Navajo of simple means and some old tribal notions. And he hadn't exactly been thrilled that Clay had a son prior to marrying Isabel. Gabe lived back on Navajo Nation with Clay's parents and extended family, but he was still very much a part of Clay's life and he knew Isabel's family wasn't too happy about that history.

Nate Jensen worked with Clay years ago in Los Angeles, long before Nate took over his father's veterinary practice near Virgin River. It made sense that Nate would have called Clay to ask if he could recommend a good vet tech; Nate's tech had retired after working first for Nate's father and then himself.

"I can think of a number of excellent people," Clay had replied. "But I'm looking for a change and I have family up that way. Any chance you'd consider me?"

Nate jumped on that; Clay was a much-sought-after tech and could function as a farrier, as well. And so here they were.

"I have tea and lemonade in the house," Nate said. "Can I help you unload anything?"

"I think I'll leave everything in the trailer for now," Clay said. "You're sure you don't mind if I just use the tech's overnight quarters?"

"It's yours for as long as you want it. There are other options, of course. You're welcome to share the house with me and Annie—it's just the two of us and there's lots of room. If you want something larger for yourself, we can help you find a house. It's all up to you, my friend. I'm just so damn glad you're here."

Clay smiled warmly. "Thank you, Nathaniel. The tech's quarters will be fine. Let's test that lemonade and look around."

"Dinner with us tonight, Clay?" he asked.

"It would be a privilege. I can't imagine a woman who would be willing to marry you—I look forward to meeting her."

"Annie will blow you away. She's amazing."

Clay was thirty-four and had been reared by Navajo men of legend; there was a long history of chiefs, elders, World War II Code Talkers, mystics and warriors. They were naturalists and spiritualists. His father and uncles had been a lot to take with all their tales and teachings while he was growing up, but eventually he came to appreciate the value of some of their lessons. More than once they'd come to his rescue, banding together to help him turn his life around, and for that alone Clay owed them his respect and gratitude.

He grew up in the mountains and canyons around Flagstaff, on a large family ranch on the Navajo Nation. There was plenty of poverty around the reservation, but some families did well. The Navajos didn't erect casinos but they were rich in magnificent land. The Tahoma family was well-off by comparison to most. They lived simply, then saved, invested, expanded, built and increased the value of what they had. They were not considered wealthy but Clay and his sister grew up in a fine, comfortable home in a family compound that included aunts, uncles and cousins.

When Clay was sixteen, he had a girlfriend. She was a young girl he met at a football game and they fell in love, but under pressure from her parents, she broke up with him. He made a desperate attempt to get her back some months later and found her pregnant. Though she denied it, he knew he was the father, and he was nothing but a boy.

He had no choice but to go to his parents and uncles with the embarrassing news. They, of course, went to the girl's family. The family claimed Clay had nothing to do with their daughter's situation; they had arranged an adoption to a very comfortable Arizona family who had no ties to the Native community.

Legal help was readily available to the Tahoma family through the tribe, and there was no tribe on earth that easily lets go of one of their own. When it became clear how far the Tahomas would go to keep this baby if it proved to be Clay's, the girl's family simply gave up. There were laws protecting Native Americans from being adopted away from their families against the family's will. Clay's son, Gabe, who looked too much like him for anyone to deny their relationship, was brought home to the family.

Clay had raised Gabe while living on the Navajo Nation, and even when he moved to L.A. to try and build his career, he visited his son as often as possible and still talked to him almost every day. But what he really wanted was to have his son with him, close by. Now that he was divorced from Isabel and her intolerant family no longer played a role in his life, maybe he could think about moving Gabe out here with him. Clay's sister, Ursula, had long ago offered to take Gabe in, but Clay's dad insisted she focus on her own children, saying Gabe was fine out in Flagstaff with the Tahoma family. But perhaps Clay could bring him out here nowmaybe they could finally be a real father and son. Gabe could benefit from being around horses here at the stables, just as Clay had been around horses when he was growing up.

Clay had bonded with horses at an early age—he seemed to understand them and they understood him. It made sense that he would end up in the horse industry, but he didn't start there. Clay began his education at Northern Arizona University studying business. Classmates who weren't Navajo asked him why he wasn't enrolled in Native American Studies. He said, "You're kidding me, right? I'm a Tahoma—I grew up in Native American Studies." After a couple of years of college, he started working as a farrier, with the skills he'd learned from his father and uncles. He worked rodeos, stables, farms, eventually being formally trained as a farrier and vet tech and doing out-of-town jobs here and there. There were some real rough patches along the way, but by the time he was twenty-eight he was offered a good position with a Southern California breeder of racehorses. He would manage the stable and several hands would work under his supervision. It was hard to leave Gabe and his family behind, but the opportunity was such a good one, and he thought he'd be there for a long time and could eventually move his son out there with him.

But then he fell in love with the breeder's daughter, Isabel. And the rest was history.

The call from Nathaniel, looking for a vet tech and assistant for his relatively small operation, came as a surprise, but it shouldn't have. Nathaniel Jensen had always aspired to own and operate a large equine clinic, breeding horses for competition and racing. His father's large animal practice had been built to provide care for the local livestock, including horses, and the practice became Nathaniel's when his father retired. With the right help, he could do both—breeding and veterinary services. He was expanding, building a second barn that would be complete within weeks. Nate's fiancée, Annie, was an accomplished equestrienne who could teach riding, and Nate was a talented vet. The location might be a bit off the beaten track and served mainly farmers and ranchers who made their living off the land, but there was no reason Nathaniel couldn't make a significant impact on the racing and show industries.

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harstan

Posted November 23, 2010

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The latest Virgin River rural romance is a wonderful tale

Clay Tahoma comes to Virgin City, California as the veterinary assistant and "horse whisperer" at the Jensen Veterinary Clinic. His friend veterinarian Nate Jensen offered him the job so the former Navaho Nation resident left Los Angeles for Humboldt County. When Clay and Hopi Lilly Yazhi meet, they are attracted to one another. However, when she was a teen, Lilly liked a boy from her tribe, but he broke her heart. She vowed then never again and has adhered to her pledge, but now has doubts thanks to Clay. He has issues too having been divorced from Isabel just prior to asking for this job.

Because they work closely together on helping a horse she rescued, she cannot avoid him. As they begin to fall in love, Clay's former wife arrives in town. Will Lilly move passed her teen hurt or will she use the ex spouse as an excuse to avoid risking hurting her heart again.

The latest Virgin River rural romance is a wonderful tale whose prime plot focuses on second chances starring two fascinating lead protagonists whose matchmaker is a horse. As always a myriad of supporting segues on other town characters enhance the feeling that a reader is in Virgin River; however that experience also will bewilder newcomers who will feel somewhat disconnected unless they read some of the previous warm tales of love (see Moonlight Road and Angel's Peak).

Harriet Klausner

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sebe

Posted December 5, 2010

Highly recommended - Return to Virgin River

Going back to Virgin River is always fun, interesting and insightful.

Promise Canyon is about the love story between Lilly and Clay. She is Hopi and he is Navajo Indian. Reading about their traditions is very interesting. They also have a love of horses that they share. He is the new vet tech for Nate Jensen.

Jack Sheriden is put in charge of the Virgin River Trust after the death of Hope McCreau. He fines it is not easy to be in charge of the money and what best to do with it to benefit the Virgin River community .

In the book you also find the Riordan family facing a situation when Aiden has an accident. They always are their for each other and show a strong family bond.

Promise Canyon is a book that once you start reading it you will not be able to put it down.

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dhaupt

Posted December 16, 2010

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Promise Canyon is the 11th in the Virgin River series.

Clay Tahoma is looking for a new beginning and he thinks he's found it as a veterinary assistant to his old friend Nate Jensen in Virgin River. What he doesn't expect is to find love. Lilly Yazhi thinks she's satisfied with her life working in her grandfather's feed store in Virgin River, little does she know that just around the corner waits a larger than life Navajo who's got her in his sights. Little does he know that she's sworn off men especially men of the Navajo persuasion. Is Clay ready for another relationship and can he overcome the stigma that Lilly's attached to him. Is Lilly ready to rethink her feelings on being with someone like Clay. They have a lot to overcome and they both know that sometimes love is not enough.
This is my first trip to Virgin River and my first read by Robin Carr and yet I feel as if I know all the characters intimately. Ms. Carr does a great job of setting the stage for this novel and introducing all of her inhabitants of Virgin River enough that it makes the reader feel comfortable with the information and yet makes us eager to want to read the series in it's entirety. Her storyline is ageless in its simplicity and yet she draws her audience into the plot with her vivid descriptions and dialogue. Her characters are all over the map, some being quirky and some being staid but all fit very well and play their parts excellently. Her hero and heroine are both deliciously attractive in each of their Native American roles and makes a WASP like me envy their heritages. The romance is filled with emotional pitfalls but they are also very deserving of their happiness and we readers will enjoy their ride into the sunset. The love scenes are steamy and sensual and will warm any cold weathered reader as we see their love develop and cultivate.
So if this is your first journey to Virgin River like me or if you're a fan from the very first novel you won't be disappointed. If you love Native American romance or western romance you will love this. Or if you're simply looking for that romance that will warm those cold winter nights, look no farther than "Promise Canyon".

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TammyK1

Posted May 2, 2012

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Robyn Carr is an exceptional storyteller. I loved this sweet rom

Robyn Carr is an exceptional storyteller. I loved this sweet romance with a down-home feel. Very well-written and lovely.
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NobleHoffy

Posted April 1, 2012

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Must read!

Robyn Carr changes it up a bit. This story is based just outside of Virgiv River. Still has all the characters from Virgin, just gives you a different scene. Great love story! Great characters! Just plain great read.
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drcr4kings

Posted March 22, 2012

Amazing

Best series ever. Just love all the books. Must read whole series
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Anonymous

Posted March 19, 2012

As expected, great book

Robyn doesnt disappoint. This book is great just like all the others.
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Flo1938

Posted February 13, 2012

I recommend this book, but you need to start with #1 it is a great series....

I like the Virgin River series, they are good books..Start with #1 and read them all...
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Emmasage2u

Posted January 27, 2012

Wonderful story!

Robyn Carr is a great author. She writes engaging books where the people become friends. I can't wait to get to the next one!

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GHott

Posted October 10, 2011

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Come on in & enjoy Clay and Lilly's story

Sometimes the perfect person is just waiting out there for you and you just have to know them when you see them.

That would be easy for Clay if Lilly would just admit that she feels the same. But no, she's got to be stubborn about it. Just another thing for Clay to love about her.

Lilly, on the other hand, refuses to give into her feelings. Her feelings got her into trouble almost 14 years ago and she will not allow them to ruin her life again. It doesn't matter matter how hot that man is - or how he makes her feel!

Clay's first girlfriend left him a single father while still in his teems. But he toughed it out and made a life for each of them. He even managed to marry a woman who seemed to have it all. But until he saw Lilly carrying in the horse feed he didn't know what love was.
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Ejaygirl

Posted July 23, 2011

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Shows promise...

Clay Tahoma decides to join Nate Kincaid as his new veterinary assistant, moving from Texas to be nearer to his teenaged son, Gabe, and his sister. He's a member of the Navajo Nation and very proud of his heritage. He became a father at 17 and takes his responsibilities seriously and is looking forward to having Gabe live with him after having had his parents take care of him for the past couple of years. Clay is a natural with horses leading some to call him a horse whisperer. Lily Yahzi is a blue-eyed Hopi Indian who was raised by her grandfather. She's never known her father and her mother left her when she was a baby. Unlike Clay, she hasn't embraced her family heritage, especially given the absence of her parents in her life. Lily had her heart broken at a young age and is wary and distrustful of Native men. She has a special talent with horses as well. Clay is enamored of Lily at first sight and uses his authenticity to break down her barriers. Tension arises when his ex-wife comes to visit and their budding relationship is put to the test. Meanwhile, Jack Sheridan is facing his own set of trials when the death of one of the residents puts him in an awkward position when he's named the executor of the town trust. Typical Jack doesn't listen to advice and goes his own way and steps into a load of trouble and controversy, which is something we don't normally see in this community. A young man, Denny Cutler, comes to town in search for a biological father he's never met and who doesn't know he has a son. Well, now..... While many of our favorite residents of Virgin River make appearances, the stories are not substantive as we've come to expect. Clay and Lily's story is romantic and at the forefront but I missed having all the subplots normally present in this series. It's a good story but not as great as others to date. I am rating this 3.5 stars with the rounding to 4 because it is better than a 3-star entry.
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Anonymous

Posted April 19, 2011

Awesome book in a Great series. Worth buying

This is another winner by this author. Her characters have a great deal of depth. However, sometimes you wonder if anyone could be that nice. Having grown up in a small town, I know there are no secrets. I like how this author demonstrates this, yet makes you want to move to this place.
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kimba88

Posted April 14, 2011

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it felt good to go back to Virgin River

i love stopping in at Jack's bar, visiting old friends and meeting new ones. Carr endears you to her characters.
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JsNannie

Posted March 22, 2011

great book

I have read all the books in this series and am never disappointed. the characters are so real and heartwarming.
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frogfox

Posted February 28, 2011

Light reading

This was a fun book, and entertaining. Worth a read and enjoyable. It has a nice story to it.
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10832854

Posted February 13, 2011

robin carr writing too many books

super reading in the past giving way to just get aanything on paperto get it to sell
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Anonymous

Posted February 1, 2011

Didn't like this book as well as previous ones...

Definetely not one of my favorites out of this series...
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Murry

Posted January 8, 2011

Never disappointed in Robyn Carr

I am never disappointed in Robyn Carr and always anticipate her next
book. The Virgin River Series are a favorite get away for me. Each character takes on a life of it's own and I really get into it.
Thanks!!!
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CrystalPosey

Posted January 3, 2011

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Promise Canyon

This book was a change of pace for me. Robyn Carr's writing is soft and intimate, and moved at a more leisurely pace than I'm accustom to. Rather than biting my nails or yelling, I wanted to be reading this book while relaxing in a hammock on a breezy, summer day. In my head there was a large glass of tea and beautiful view of a lake to go with the scenery.

My favorite part of this book was the horses. Sometimes us "higher beings" forget that animals do more than eat, poop, and look pretty. They can be aggressive, depressed, and even traumatized. Sometimes it takes a special someone to pull them through, in this book it's Clay. As an animal lover I appreciate the way Carr's writing reminds the reader of how beautiful these animals are.

Another really fun part of the book was the character's Native American heritage. I was not a good student in school, there's no doubt about it. I'm not one who knows much about other cultures. It's a treat for me to read about another culture in a fiction setting. A setting that I can really get into.

The characters were pretty great, and I liked the ex factor. She was the best conflict of the story. My favorite line of the book is Clay's remark to her when she unexpectedly shows up wanting to pick things back up, ".I don't think she'd [Lily] appreciate a little ex-wife maintenance." I love that line.

Lily was my favorite character, although I wish Carr had spent a little more time on Lily's past. She had real pain, and real reason to stay away from Clay. I personally like an author to yank a few tears out of me.

Over all I enjoyed the story, loved the horses, and had fun reading it. I took my time with this book and didn't engulf it. It was definitly a nice change of pace.

*I received this ARC free from the author or publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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LASR_Reviews

Posted January 3, 2011

Fantastic Read

Clay Tahoma is a man on a mission. He needs to start over after a disastrous marriage and divorce, plus he longs to be reunited with a son from his adventurous teenage years. Clay is a horse whisperer relocating to Virgin River to help out his long time friend, Nate, the local veterinarian. As a vet tech, Clay is able to hone his skill, distance himself from his ex-wife and begin a peaceful new life with his son.

Well, that's what he thinks. Enter Lilly Yazhi, the local delivery girl from the feed store. Lilly's Native American heritage attracts Clay's own Cherokee background. And Lilly's ability to communicate with wounded animals surpasses even his managing to turn Clay's plans upside down. Lilly had distanced herself from a very bad relationship years before and isn't looking to get involved with anyone..but maybe this tall, gorgeous, exotic looking Cherokee is just the one to jump start her heart all over again. Just when Lilly opens her mind and her heart to Clay, in walks the ex wife with a very sick horse and a very active imagination. Making this right with Lilly is now his new mission because Clay cannot picture his life and his future without this woman.

The great part about this book is the multitude of character from previous novels that make appearance throughout the story. If you are a fan of Robyn Carr and are familiar with her Virgin River books you will not be disappointed. There are also two sub-plots involving a prominent citizen who has left money to the town and the Riordan family dealing with an accident that sets up the next two novels very nicely.

Virgin River is a small town located in the mountains of California and is the focal point for Robyn Carr's series based in this perfect imaginary hometown. You don't need to read the stores prior to this one in order to enjoy Promise Canyon but after reading this you will not be able to help yourself. Robyn Carr brings you to a place that makes dreams come true and that a happily ever after is within reach for everyone. You never get anything less than perfection from her, so take my advice.grab a hot cup of cocoa and curl up by the fire to visit the wonderful folks of Virgin River.
Originally Posted at The Long and Short of It Romance Reviews
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The latest Virgin River rural romance is a wonderful tale

Highly recommended - Return to Virgin River

Promise Canyon is the 11th in the Virgin River series.

Robyn Carr is an exceptional storyteller. I loved this sweet rom

Must read!

Amazing

As expected, great book

I recommend this book, but you need to start with #1 it is a great series....

Wonderful story!

Come on in & enjoy Clay and Lilly's story

Shows promise...

Awesome book in a Great series. Worth buying

it felt good to go back to Virgin River

great book

Light reading

robin carr writing too many books

Didn't like this book as well as previous ones...

Never disappointed in Robyn Carr

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