Deep in the Valley (Grace Valley Trilogy, #1)

by Robyn Carr

[ibeforem]

This was a nice start to a trilogy from Robyn Carr, but I consider it more women's fiction than a romance. There was only the tiniest bit of romance in the book, but I don't think it suffered from the lack.

The story is centered around Dr. June Hudson, the main doctor in Grace Valley, a rural part of California. She needs to hire a new doctor, and decides to give the slick-looking John Stone a shot. The book is mostly from June's point of view, but it's really about the whole town and its cast of characters, complete with eccentric aunt and philandering preacher.

There's a lot of fear-mongering here around the marijuana farms deeper in the mountains, but I think that was mostly the sign of the times when the book was written (2000, before any sort of legalization). It's still funny to read now, though.

I went on to finish the entire trilogy, so I guess that is an obvious sign of approval.