Melmonroe Stories

Seeking a fresh start, a nurse practitioner moves from Los Angeles to a remote Northern California town and is surprised by what -- and who -- she finds.

Mel works at the local hospital as a nurse practitioner, with many labouring women passing through every day. Though she doesn't have much free time on her hands, outside of work, she's also a mother. With almost six year old twins, Indigo and Juniper, two year old Wren Avery, and finally, she is expecting triplets in about five or six months time. What sort of things will happen in this family with Mel raising the kids as a single mother?

I knew it was never right to keep things a secret from a town that welcomed me in from the beginning. Then again, I realized people in Virgin River were aware of everyone's business. I quit my job back home for that exact reason knowing people would find out if I stayed around. I really did love it here, but I was beginning to wonder if I could ever truly escape my past. If I could run into Don's old accountant in Clear River, it was possible I could run into anyone if I stayed here long enough.

Mel Monroe thought she'd lost Mark forever -- the love of her life, the one who made her feek safe, the one who held her heart. but what if he never really left? Watching from beyond, Mark is always there. Unseen. Unheard. Protecting her from a distance, feeling every laugh, every tear, every lonely moment she doesnt realize she's not alone. And when he notices someone who might be able to love her to way he did, he can't help but guide fate -- quietly nudging, protecting, and hoping that life will give her the happiness she deserves... even if it's not with him Some love doesnt end with death. Some love stays, quietly, endlessly, waiting for the right moment to let her live again.

When Nurse and Midwife Melinda Monroe arrives in Virgin River that fateful night former marine and current bartender Jack Sheridan takes an instant liking to her; in order to prove himself to Mel he has to confront his ongoing inner demons while attempting to keep Mel in town however the issue is Mel is hellbent on leaving town first chance she gets. Still, when a baby is left on the doorstep of Doc Mullins Clinic it not only delays her quick departure from town but also hopefully buys Jack enough time to convince her to stay in town... but for good, and most importantly can Mel pull Jack back from the dark place he has been in for so many years. this is the story of Jack and Mel from Virgin River but this time we see what goes through their minds and the minds of some of the other towns' most beloved residents.