Moonlight Road

Erin Foley is thirty-five, and her younger siblings are grown, settled and happy. With no one left to look after, she feels the quiet of an empty nest and decides to step away from her life for a while. She rents a secluded cabin near Virgin River, though she makes sure it is well upgraded, since she has no interest in roughing it.

Erin plans to spend the time getting to know herself, with meditation and journaling filling her days. Then she meets a shaggy-haired man in faded fatigues and a bushy beard. Aiden Riordan is a doctor who has left the navy and is spending a summer recharging. He is curious about the pretty, somewhat snooty newcomer from the rat race, but her daily routines keep him at a distance.

Aiden would like to get closer to her. Two things may hold him back: his scruffy appearance and an ex-wife who causes trouble.

This is a small-town contemporary romance set in Virgin River, where unlikely couples keep finding each other, often with a push from well-meaning neighbors who cannot resist meddling. The tone is warm and light, with gentle humor, and the pairing of a fussy city woman and a bearded, worn-in doctor drives the story.