SummaryFor the second time in a year a woman arrives in the
small town of Virgin River trying to escape the past
John "Preacher" Middleton is about to close the bar when a
young woman and her three-year-old son come in out of a wet
October night. A marine who has seen his share of pain,
Preacher knows a crisis when he sees one—the woman is
covered in bruises. He wants to protect them, and he wants
to punish whoever did this to her, but he knows immediately
that this inclination to protect is something much more.
Paige Lassiter has stirred up emotions in this gentle giant
of a man—emotions that he has never allowed himself to
feel.
But when Paige's ex-husband turns up in Virgin River,
Preacher knows his own future hangs in the balance. And if
there's one thing in the marines' motto of Semper
Fidelis—always faithful—has taught him, it's that
some things are worth fighting for.
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