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Harvest Moon
Written by Robyn Carr
Narrated by Thérèse Plummer
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About this audiobook
The recipe for happiness: making it up as you go along.
Rising sous-chef Kelly Matlock’s sudden collapse at work is a wake-up call. Disillusioned and burned out, she’s
retreated to her sister Jillian’s house in Virgin River to rest and reevaluate.
Puttering in Jill’s garden and cooking with her heirloom vegetables is wonderful, but Virgin River is a far cry
from San Francisco. Kelly’s starting to feel a little too unmotivated … until she meets Lief Holbrook. The handsome
widower looks more like a lumberjack than a sophisticated screenwriter—a combination Kelly finds irresistible. But less
appealing is Lief’s rebellious stepdaughter, Courtney. She’s the reason they moved from L.A., but Courtney’s finding
plenty of trouble even in Virgin River.
Kelly’s never fallen for a guy with such serious baggage, but some things are worth fighting for. Besides, a bratty
teenager can’t be any worse than a histrionic chef … right?
Rising sous-chef Kelly Matlock’s sudden collapse at work is a wake-up call. Disillusioned and burned out, she’s
retreated to her sister Jillian’s house in Virgin River to rest and reevaluate.
Puttering in Jill’s garden and cooking with her heirloom vegetables is wonderful, but Virgin River is a far cry
from San Francisco. Kelly’s starting to feel a little too unmotivated … until she meets Lief Holbrook. The handsome
widower looks more like a lumberjack than a sophisticated screenwriter—a combination Kelly finds irresistible. But less
appealing is Lief’s rebellious stepdaughter, Courtney. She’s the reason they moved from L.A., but Courtney’s finding
plenty of trouble even in Virgin River.
Kelly’s never fallen for a guy with such serious baggage, but some things are worth fighting for. Besides, a bratty
teenager can’t be any worse than a histrionic chef … right?
Author
Robyn Carr
Seit Robyn Carr den ersten Band ihrer gefeierten Virgin-River-Serie veröffentlichte, stehen ihre Romane regelmäßig auf der Bestsellerliste der New York Times. Auch ihre herzerwärmende Thunder-Point-Reihe, die in einem idyllischen Küstenstädtchen spielt, hat auf Anhieb die Leserinnen und Leser begeistert. Robyn Carr hat zwei erwachsene Kinder und lebt mit ihrem Ehemann in Las Vegas.
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Reviews for Harvest Moon
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A good story with a different twist to the romantic plot. Good character development.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rising sous-chef Kelly Matlock's sudden collapse at work is a wake-up call. Disillusioned and burned out, she's retreated to her sister Jillian's house in Virgin River to rest and reevaluate. Puttering in Jill's garden and cooking with her heirloom vegetables is wonderful, but Virgin River is a far cry from San Francisco. Kelly's starting to feel a little too unmotivated…until she meets Lief Holbrook. The handsome widower looks more like a lumberjack than a sophisticated screenwriter—a combination Kelly finds irresistible. But less appealing is Lief's rebellious stepdaughter, Courtney. She's the reason they moved from LA, but Courtney's finding plenty of trouble even in Virgin River. Kelly's never fallen for a guy with such serious baggage, but some things are worth fighting for. Besides, a bratty teenager can't be any worse than a histrionic chef…right?
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Another enjoyable story set in Virgin River with plenty of action. Robyn did a good job showing the challenge of raising a rebellious teenager. Chef Kelly collapses at work so goes to sisters house to reevaluate and meets neighbor Lief, a widow with a stepdaughter.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5harvest moon by robyn carrKelly is a chef and has had enough of her environment and her male friend, after a medical issue she flees to her sister Jillian who has an organic farm.A movie script writer has had enough of LA also. Laffe and his 14 yo daughter are also at Virgin River. He is getting help for his daughter and himselfwith a local therapist.Opportunities arise where she is able to cook to her hearts content and hooks up with another female in a business venture.His daughter is finding her way among animals and making close friends with a nearby family.The open house they had the neighborhood came with fun things for children to do, good food, everybody pitched in to make it a wonderful afternoon.Love the horse scenes and I am almost ready to try it myself. I'm finding out what's involved before the riding part to get over my fear of the horse andhow to feel comfortable around them.As they all spend more time together the therapist has seemed to break through and the girl is now acting normal, she's got a lot more going on in her life,her interests, etc.He and his daughter go visit relatives for thanksgiving dayThey talk a lot in the car and really get down to the problems with one another. They have come to understandings and they can laugh together now.The story of the migration of the geese hit home as we have a local company down the street that sets a stuffed fox out on the lawn to deter the geese from landing there-doesn't work.Her mentor tracks her down and prepares a feast for them all. Can Laffe keep her to himself or will she run back to the city and get another kitchen to run?Her real father wants her for the Christmas holidays but Laffe who's been raising her thinks they've given her to him. He has to get the lawyers involved andthe girl wants to visit his relatives on the farm again because they had such a great time at Thanksgiving.All heck breaks loose and things couldn't get any worse than what happens next.She no longer feels wanted and makes plans to go back to the city but something happens that changes that and the whole outcome when it's announced in front ofhis daughter.I rate this story a 5, it's heartfelt welcome is inspiring around the holidays. Anything is possible.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Kelly Matlock can't stand the pressure in her SF chef job, so she joins her sister in Virgin River and meets a sexy, rich widower who steals her heart as he deals with his teenage stepdaughter who has security issues. Good romance, slight graphic sex, feel good.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This has to been one of my least favorite in the series. But that is okay. It was still enjoyable and had all the qualities I enjoy in the Virgin River series. Solid relationship building, reinvention of ones' life, fully exploring and solving personal problems. Carr is very good at slowly and thoroughly writing these issues, she doesn't skimp on character development. My main problem was I didn't buy into the relationship between Leif and Kelly and I didn't believe that Kelly would be able to create a career solely on making chutneys and sauces. The amount of supplies she would need would be costly and would seriously cut into Jilly's profits. Also, the Hollywood storylines in this series are my least favorite. In the end, it is still enjoyable while not as steamy as the others in Virgin River. The next in this series [book:Bring Me Home for Christmas|11216649], so fans will appreciate the story arc.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Rainy day in bed... one book done! Loved the last of this trilogy even more then the others and will wait with anticipation for her next Virgin River Series, they just never get old!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I absolutely love the Virgin River series and am sorry that I am caught up and have to wait 9 months until the next book comes out.In Harvest Moon, we get to delve a bit deeper into the life of Kelly Matlock. Kelly is a sous chef at a fancy restaurant in San Francisco. It seems that everything is going her way and she is rising to the top of her game until the day Olivia Brazzi . Kelly is summoned to the office for an impromptu meeting with the owner’s wife. Olivia accuses Kelly of having an affair with her husband, Lucca, and informs Kelly that this is not the first time that Lucca has strayed and that he has children with some of his other mistresses. Kelly attempts to tell Olivia that there is nothing going on, but Olivia does not believe her. Kelly returns to the kitchen to continue on with her day, albeit very upset. While in the kitchen, Kelly clutches her heart and passes out. We are left to wonder if Kelly had a heart attack. We learn that Kelly only suffered from an anxiety attack, but as Kelly is home recuperating and taking the necessary medications, she feels stifled. When Kelly returns to work she realizes the stress she is under and that things are quite weird, so she up and quits and decides to pack her bag and go to visit her sister Jillian in Virgin River.Upon her arrival in Virgin River, Kelly stops by the local pub to have a drink and calm her nerves before arriving at her sister’s house to drop the bomb on Jillian that she has quit her job. Kelly goes into Jack’s Bar and orders a martini. She is seated at the bar drinking her martini and Lief Holbrock, the new guy in town is seated next to her. Kelly quickly becomes inebriated and tells Lief the whole sordid story of what really happened, which was nothing more than one kiss, with her and Luca and that Kelly told Luca she would never have anything with a married man. Lief realizes that the small amount Kelly has had to drink should not make her appear to be loaded and then through conversation learns that Kelly is on medications that do not mix well with alcohol.Kelly and Lief form a friendship which quickly turns into more than just a friendship. As always, there is a stumbling block, this comes in the form of Lief’s step-daughter, Courtney, who is a troubled teen that lost her mother and has a father that sent her packing, wanting nothing to do with her and her troubles.Later on in the book we find out that Olivia was totally dishonest with Kelly and that Lucca was really divorcing her and wanted to be with Kelly, but realizing Kelly was in love with Lief, Lucca enjoyed the time he spent with Kelly, her family and Lief and went on his way back to his former life.Kelly tries everything she can think of to make Courtney like her and it becomes the downfall of the relationship between Lief and Kelly. Courtney wants it to be just her and Lief as a family unit and is not willing to let Kelly in, thus, keeping Kelly and Lief apart. Lief fears doing anything that will upset Courtney and tries everything he can to build her self-esteem. He gets her horseback riding lessons, a dog that brings tons of laughter and tears into the book and also brings her to a counselor.As with all of Carr’s books, this book makes me want to continue on with the series. I love losing myself in Virgin River and miss the characters when I am waiting to read the next book. Carr is a fantastic writer who is very skilled at keeping me wanting more.Although I have rated most of Carr’s books 5 stars, this one was a tiny bit lacking and if there were other ratings I would have rated it a 4.5, but it did not make me want to stop reading her books.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Reviewer: JenRobyn Carr has delivered another winner with her wildly popular Virgin River series. In case you're not familiar with this series, these books are set in a small town in rural California. The first few books centered around some military men who had settled in this little town after having served their country. As the series moved on, we were introduced to members of the community, who moved there to get away from the bustle of the big city, and then their family members.In Harvest Moon, we get a combination of these characters. Leif is escaping the big-city to provide his step-daughter with a better life. And Kelly decides to visit her sister after a a professional scandal. Neither of them are looking for more than friendship, but they can't deny the sparks flying between them.Robyn is a master storyteller. In addition to creating a wonderful romance, the world she's built is so very welcoming. Anyone who has read these books would love to find Virgin River and hang out with the inhabitants. And she doesn't forget to keep bringing back old characters to make little cameos... like Jack and Mel (from book 1, Virgin River) popping up and letting us know that all is well with them and their family.When my heartstrings are tugged, I know a book is a winner. I cried. I laughed. I couldn't put the book down. As with most series, this book is best if you've read other books in the series, just because there are some ongoing story lines. However, the book does stand on it's own and you won't be disappointed by picking up this one.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5"We’ll make out for a while and you’ll feel better.” This is the first Virgin River book I’ve given five stars to. It was the perfect balance of everything Robyn Carr does well, and one of the most emotional instalments to the series. Though I really loved it, be warned that while it's a fantastic book, it’s probably not a five star read as far as the romance is concerned – it’s nice but kind of takes a backseat to the family dramas. You’d probably be much better off starting this at least a couple of books earlier, but I don’t see any problem with picking the series up here. It’s a little snapshot of life in small Californian mountain town Virgin River, with a wonderful and believable relationship at the centre. Carr is a FANTASTIC writer who has great skill with dialogue and an excellent sense of humour. She can write small, everyday things and make them interesting, and this was by far the most all-around engaging book for me in the entire series. Kelly was an up and coming star chef in San Francisco. Then one day the wife of the man she idolises pretty publicly (and falsely) accuses her of having an affair with him, and Kelly collapses in the middle of the kitchen. The paramedic is horrified that people are stepping over her instead of trying to help her – unfortunately things like that really do happen! She gets a huge wake-up call when the extent of her health problems is revealed and not a single person is concerned about what happened to her. The man she considered a very close friend completely cuts contact. She takes off to Virgin River, where her sister has made a good life for herself. There she meets scriptwriter Lief, who has rescued his stepdaughter (his wife is dead) from her uncaring family, and taken her out of Los Angeles in an attempt to heal them both. This is a little snapshot of regular people’s lives, and while the romance wasn’t quite as special as Colin and Jillian’s in Wild Man Creek, it was believable and both sweet and complicated at the same time. The stepdaughter, Courtney, was a real handful, and while I wanted her to disappear a lot of the time, she was a well-written character who I could see really behaving the way she did. I had a few reservations coming into this one: 1. The teenage stepdaughter (I hate reading about surly teenagers outside of Young Adult fiction, and usually not in Young Adult fiction either!). 2. The heroine is a fancy chef and this author likes to include lots of details about her characters’ professions – and I can’t cook, don’t care and am not the slightest bit interested in reading about it. 3. We’d had a good run of Nurse Mel/childbirth-free books, and I didn’t think the author could stretch to three in a row with a romance focus. I was wrong on all counts. 1. The author writes teenagers exceptionally well, and I liked that part of the story, even if it did force the relationship to be a bit in the background. 2. There was plenty of cooking but I coped. 3. MEL IS NOT IN THIS BOOK!! Not one single appearance; her character not forced on us simply because it’s Virgin River tradition for her to have a substantial side story. She was unnecessary to the plot of this book, and so she wasn’t a part of the plot of this book. As with the other recent books in the series, Carr has done an excellent job of keeping the community feel while focusing on her main characters. We don’t have those annoying jumps in point of view and focus that were prevalent earlier on in the series. The hero of all Virgin River heroes – Jack – for example, is there doing his thing, but not stealing the limelight from Kelly and Lief. It makes for a much better read. Up until recently, Robyn Carr wrote every single one of her female characters as being baby-obsessed, breastfeeding-obsessed little wenches. She wrote any women who were childless and over twenty-five as being physically, psychologically and morally defective. I have to assume it was the result of input from editors, publishers or other similar people that the series has taken a new turn, but there are few things I have been gladder for in my life. To have a Virgin River heroine who actually states she chose to focus on her career and hadn’t considered or needed to have children was impressive (some variety in attitudes for once, and Carr didn't even 'cure' her of her 'affliction' like she has in the past!). Despite the presence of a teenaged stepdaughter this allowed the focus to be on the characters, and the focus of the romance to be on ROMANCE instead of reproduction. I also appreciated that Jillian and Colin from the last book are in this one still taking time to enjoy what they love, and to enjoy their relationship instead of turning into another Virgin River Brady Bunch. I also liked that the author tied the characters of Promise Canyon into this story. That book was a bit isolated from the others in the series, so it was nice to see them becoming more prominent in the Virgin River community. Bravo to Robyn Carr for altering her series enough to deal with the issues so many readers had with it in the past. If only Carr had written this way from the beginning, I wouldn’t have had to be so snarky about Virgin River for the first ten books! Harvest Moon was one of the best books I’ve read in a long time, and I stayed up until dawn reading it because I knew I wouldn’t be able to sleep until I knew how things worked out. There aren’t that many spectacular adventures to find here – just some great characters dealing with things any one of us could have to go through at some point in our lives. Robyn Carr is a wonderful writer who has written a great new trilogy for this series.