Review of Angel's Peak (Virgin River #9) by Robyn Carr

Angel's Peak is book nine in the series Virgin River.

Four years ago, Franci Duncan and Sean Riordan parted ways after a heated argument about family and commitment filled with ultimatums and hurt feelings.

Sean has grown up since then, and while he's moved on, he's always missed her and regretted what went wrong. But his attempts to reach out soon after their breakup were met with silence.

Franci's reason for leaving Sean is now three-and-a-half years old with his green eyes and the Riordan fiery red hair. He made it clear he didn't want a family, so she kept her pregnancy a secret and left.

When Sean runs into Franci while visiting Luke in Virgin River, he's stunned. He works to make his way back into her life, but when greeted with the reason for their breakup, he's angry and resentful.

This was the second book with a Riordan brother, and I didn't like this one nearly as much as Temptation Ridge with Luke and Shelby.

I liked Franci and her mother, and while I didn't agree with her choice to raise Rosie without Sean, I understand why she would want to. Rosie was cute as a button, and her relationship with her mom was sweet, and she had a special relationship with Franci's mom, too. The boyfriend she has at the beginning of the book I thought was an ass pretty soon after we started to get to know him, but Franci didn't seem to realize it.

Sean I didn't like nearly as much. He was still pretty immature despite being in his thirties, and pretty much a playboy. His first instinct was to hop in the sack with Franci and hope they could rebuild a relationship afterward. While I understand why meeting Rosie the next morning went so badly, it didn't reflect well on him. He did turn around after some thought and work on building a relationship with his daughter, which I liked, and the scene where he falls asleep and wakes up with "makeup" that Rosie applied with markers was hilarious.

The emergence of Maureen Riordan's own romance was a delight, something that started in Forbidden Falls and continued in this book. Her sons seemed to be pretty panicked by her choices, but she sure seemed happy, so I was happy for her. A woman who nearly became a Catholic nun living in sin with her boyfriend the Protestant pastor is admittedly a funny thought. But the pair are cute together, and I delighted in seeing her happiness. I immediately liked her when she was introduced in Temptation Ridge.

In this book, Robyn Carr explored more locations outside Virgin River, which was interesting. There had been brief trips to nearby towns in other books, but this one took place mostly outside Virgin River. I liked the exploration and wouldn't mind seeing it in future books.

This is probably my least favorite book so far in the series, but I still enjoyed it.

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