Virgin River Books in Order
Virgin River by Robyn Carr contains 25 books, published between 2007 and 2022. The first book is Virgin River (2007) and the newest is Holidays in Virgin River (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 25
- Published
- 2007–2022
- Confirmed
- 25 of 25 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,555 in 15 of 25 books
- Reading time
- 93–139 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,555 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 25 titles with a page count on record.
Virgin River is a contemporary romance series by Robyn Carr, set in a remote Northern California town among the redwoods. The opening book, Virgin River (2007), brings the recently widowed Melinda Monroe to the town for a nursing post advertised with a rent-free cabin, and little about the place matches the advertisement. Twenty-five titles were published between 2007 and 2022, several of them Christmas novels, and no later entry is catalogued.
How many Virgin River books are there?
Virgin River has 25 books, released between 2007 and 2022.
Who wrote Virgin River?
Robyn Carr wrote the Virgin River books: every one of the 25 catalogued titles is credited to Robyn Carr.
Virgin River Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 25 Virgin River books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Virgin River2007 · 416 pages · confirmed 4/420074164/4
- 2Shelter Mountain2007 · 395 pages · confirmed 4/420073954/4
- 3Whispering Rock2007 · 336 pages · confirmed 4/420073364/4
- 4A Virgin River Christmas2008 · 285 pages · confirmed 4/420082854/4
- 5Second Chance Pass2009 · 409 pages · confirmed 4/420094094/4
- 6Temptation Ridge2009 · 441 pages · confirmed 4/420094414/4
- 7Paradise Valley2009 · 410 pages · confirmed 4/420094104/4
- 8Under the Christmas Tree2009 · confirmed 3/42009–3/4
- 9Forbidden Falls2009 · 384 pages · confirmed 4/420093844/4
- 10'Tis The Season2010 · 336 pages · confirmed 4/420103364/4
- 11Angel's Peak2010 · 384 pages · confirmed 4/420103844/4
- 12Happy New Year in Virgin River2010 · confirmed 3/42010–3/4
- 13Moonlight Road2010 · confirmed 4/42010–4/4
- 14Sheltering Hearts2010 · confirmed 4/42010–4/4
- 15Midnight Confessions2010 · confirmed 3/42010–3/4
- 16Promise Canyon2010 · confirmed 4/42010–4/4
- 17Wild Man Creek2011 · confirmed 4/42011–4/4
- 18Harvest Moon2011 · confirmed 4/42011–4/4
- 19Bring Me Home for Christmas2011 · 331 pages · confirmed 4/420113314/4
- 21Redwood Bend2012 · 377 pages · confirmed 4/420123774/4
- 22Sunrise Point2012 · confirmed 4/42012–4/4
- 23My Kind of Christmas2012 · 320 pages · confirmed 4/420123204/4
- 24Return to Virgin River2020 · 384 pages · confirmed 4/420203844/4
- 25Holidays in Virgin River2022 · confirmed 4/42022–4/4
Virgin River Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Virgin River books run from Virgin River (2007) to Holidays in Virgin River (2022), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Virgin River in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Virgin River books in order?
You should read the Virgin River books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Virgin River book also stands alone.
What order should you read Virgin River books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Virgin River (2007), the earliest published title. After it come Shelter Mountain (2007), Whispering Rock (2007), A Virgin River Christmas (2008) and Second Chance Pass (2009); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest Virgin River book?
Holidays in Virgin River (2022) is the newest Virgin River book released so far.
Is there a new Virgin River book coming?
No next Virgin River book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Printable Virgin River Books in Order Checklist
A printable checklist of all 25 books in publication order is on the Virgin River reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.
Virgin River at a glance
- Paused
- No new Virgin River title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- Virgin River books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,555 pages across the 15 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 384 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Virgin River books, 14 of 25, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 22 of the 25 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Virgin River books are about
20 of the 25 Virgin River books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: man-woman relationships is tagged on 15 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Man-woman relationships 15 of 20 books
- Contemporary romance 12 of 20 books
- Romance 6 of 20 books
- California 5 of 20 books
- Veterans 4 of 20 books
- Single mothers 3 of 20 books
- War widows 3 of 20 books
- City and town life 2 of 20 books
- Iraq War, 2003 2 of 20 books
- Northern california in fiction 2 of 20 books
- Single parents 2 of 20 books
More books by Robyn Carr
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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Other series by Robyn Carr
Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.
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