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Deep in the Valley (Grace Valley Trilogy, Book 1) | 
 enlarge | Author: Robyn Carr
Publisher: Mira
Category: Book
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Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 8620
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 400
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Dimensions (in): 6.4 x 4.1 x 1.1
ISBN: 0778326950
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780778326953
ASIN: 0778326950
Publication Date: August 1, 2008
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Welcome to Grace Valley, California—where blood runs thicker…ties are stronger…and love is all the more sweetVisitors to the town often remark about the valley's peace and beauty—both of which are plentiful. Unlocked doors, front porches, pies cooling in the windows—this is country life at its finest. But visitors don't always see what lies at the heart of a community. Or just beyond… June Hudson grew up in Grace Valley, the daughter of the town doctor. Leaving only to get her medical training, she returned home and followed in her father's footsteps. Some might say she chose the easy, comfortable route…but June knows better. For June, her emergency room is wherever she's needed—or wherever a patient finds her. She is always on call, her work is her life and these people are her extended family. Which is a good thing, since this is a town where you should have picked your husband in the ninth grade. Grace Valley is not exactly the place to meet eligible men—until an undercover DEA agent suddenly starts appearing at all sorts of strange hours. Everybody has secrets down in the valley. Now June has one of her own.
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 Enjoyable November 24, 2008
Deborah Wiley (Winter Haven, FL)
June Hudson is a country doctor, used to how things are handled in the town of Grace Valley. Things are changing rapidly, however. She's hiring a new doctor, who seems to be a welcome boon to the town. But she's also dealing with issues of sexual harassment and domestic violence in the community. Meanwhile, her biological clock is ticking and a sexy stranger has gotten her attention... but is he a DEA agent or an illegal grower? Will Grace Valley take care of its own?
Having already read and loved the Virgin River series, I had to read about Grace Valley, as it is a neighboring town. Some of the characters were briefly mentioned in the Virgin River series and I just had to know more about them.
DEEP IN THE VALLEY is a sweeping tale encompassing life in a small, country community. While the focus in DEEP IN THE VALLEY is on June, the real main character is the town itself. Robyn Carr shows how this vibrant, tight knit community lives and breathes, with everyone looking out for one another. It's hard not to fall in love with the town of Grace Valley.
My only caution is that this book really isn't a romance per se. The copy I have lists it as one and while there is romance in it, the story truly is more along the lines of women's fiction. Some of the relationships are a bit unconventional, but Robyn Carr makes the storyline work very well overall.
DEEP IN THE VALLEY is an enjoyable tale and one that only makes me want to visit Grace Valley again and again. Robyn Carr doesn't shy away from tackling some very tough issues, but she handles each and every one quite sensitively. DEEP IN THE VALLEY is easily recommended.
COURTESY OF CK2S KWIPS AND KRITIQUES
 Deep in the valley by Robyn Carr October 25, 2008
Patsy W. Perrault
I love all the work by this author and this book is the first in a series of three books, plus a fourth that is not tied to these three but is about the same people and place. Each book leads us through a beautiful developement of the individual characters that had me crying and laughing. Don't expect a light, fluffy peice of romance. Do expect thought provoking romance, adventure, and happy endings.
MAKE THAT 5 + - GRACE VALLEY TRILOGY - SERIES 1 September 13, 2008
M. Hartmann (Milan, Michigan United States)
Grace Valley Trilogy - Series 1 - #1 Deep in the Valley - #2 Just Over the Mountain - #3 Down By the River - Series 2 is the Virgin River Trilogy.
I love the characters: from Grace Valley, California.
Dr. June Hudson, 37 - her bioligical clock is ticking - probably from delivering too many babies for other couples.
Elmer "Doc" Hudson, 70 - June's father and semi-retired.
Jessica Wiley, 20 and strangely dressed works in the clinic office.
Charlotte Burnham is the practical nurse and a bit sour.
Dr. John Stone, 40 - well to do - married a second time to Susan with a 6 year old daughter - ex-wife trying to ruin his life.
Oh Yeah! Chief of Police Tom Toopeek, 37, married Ursala with 5 children. His father is Lincoln Toopeek married to Philana - Native Americans.
Tom is a very close childhood friend of Junes - has 15 year old daughter, Tanya - 14 year old son, Johnny.
His deputies are Lee Stafford, 30 and married - Ricky Rios, 30 and married. Ricky's mother is part of the quilting bee.
Gus Craven, 40 is abusive to his wife, Leah,33, a Grace Valley native and their children. Oldest son, Frank is going to cause trouble.
Judge and Birdie Forrest - the Judge doesn't want to see Gus again in court or else. [seems like June had a high-school crush on their son, Chris].
Sam Cusslar, 70 - has the gas station and when he isn't pumping gas he is out fishing.
Jerry Powell is the county's psychologist and head shrink and June needs him to go with Tom and her to the Mull homestead [more like a shack] up in the mountains. Clarence Mull carries a gun like all of the mountain people.
And wonderful, eccentric, Myrna Mae Hudson, Doc's sister who raise him when their parents died some 68 years ago. Myrna was 14 and Elmer was 2 at the time. She never married until her 40's to Morton Claypool, who just walked away and disappeared one day 17 years ago. She has been writing Gothic novels about wives who kill their husbands and bury them in the back yard.
When the people asked what happened to Morton she just smiles and says she doesn't want to discuss it.
Oh yes! and there is Burt Crandall and his wife Syl who own and run the bakery. The police, June at the clinic and a couple of others get free coffee and a baked goods from Burt.
And June was held at gun point when asked to tend to a wounded man, that is when she meets Jim.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED [and I normally want more action] but this trilogy is one of the best out - followed by the Virgin River trilogy with June and John making appearances - then we have, coming in November - A Virgin River Christmas -- more to come.
Crazy small town, very Robyn Carr August 27, 2008
TSully
I havent gotten to the rest of the series yet, but I will tell you that this book mainly focuses on the craziness of this small town in Northern California and its small town doctor - June. Its very 'Robyn Carrish' and a very comforting read. I laughed a lot and even shed a tear a time or two. What it does not focus on is romance (its a small element of the whole book). I think it should be characterized as more chick-lit vs. straight romance (I'm hoping the romance develops more as the series continues)
Trust me, if you've enjoyed Robyn in the past and the VR series you will enjoy this. Its been so long, I kind of forgot how much I love her writing.
You'll never want to leave July 30, 2008
Maria L. Seyrig (Franklin, MI)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Simply put, you will never want to leave Grace Valley. If it was a real town, I would move there. The characters are amazing. They are not perfect, they are not super heroes - they are real. You worry and wonder about each of them. I hardly ever re-read book but I know in a few weeks time, I'll be heading back to Grace Valley!
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