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Virgin River Reading Order
Virgin River by Robyn Carr has 18 main books (2007–2012), plus 1 novella or companion. Start with Virgin River (2007) and read the numbered books in order.
By Robyn Carr
Virgin River books in order
Your reading speed
- 7 h 10 min
- 6 h 55 min
- 6 h 27 min
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- 5 h 36 min
- 7 h 5 min
- 7 h 18 min
- 7 h
- 6 h 43 min
- 6 h 43 min
- 7 h
- 7 h
- 6 h 52 min
- 6 h 52 min
- 6 h 18 min
- 6 h 4 min
- 6 h 43 min
- 6 h 43 min
- 6 h 52 min
- 6 h 18 min
Main books together: 6,933 pages, about 121 h 21 min at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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Virgin River: common questions
- How many books are in the Virgin River series?
- There are 18 main books in Virgin River, plus 1 novella or companion book. The most recent main book listed here is My Kind of Christmas (2012).
- What order should I read Virgin River in?
- Read Virgin River in its numbered order: Virgin River, Shelter Mountain, Whispering Rock, A Virgin River Christmas, and so on.
- What is the first Virgin River book?
- The first book is Virgin River by Robyn Carr, published in 2007.
- How long does it take to read the whole Virgin River series?
- The 18 main books add up to about 6,933 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 121½ hours of reading, or about 243 days at 30 minutes a day.
- Do I need to read the Virgin River novellas?
- The 1 novella or companion book (Return to Virgin River) sit outside the main numbering. You can follow the main story without them; their numbers (like 0.5 or 2.5) show where they fit between the main books.