Katie Malone and her twin boys had to leave Sacramento in the middle of the night and move across the country due to a danger that destroyed the family business and threatened their lives. Now that the danger has passed, Katie is ready to move back to California. Before she makes any big decisions, she and the boys are spending time in Virgin River with her brother Conner Danson and his girlfriend Leslie (Hidden Summit). Having been widowed while pregnant, Katie is thrilled that Conner will be back in their lives on a day-to-day basis.

Dylan Childress, former child star and current Montana pilot, and his friends are on a motorcycle trip to California. On the drive through the mountains in the rain, they stumble across Katie trying to change a tire. The attraction between them is instant but neither acts on it and Dylan drives away. All bets are off when they run into each other in Virgin River. As they spend time together the attraction deeps and Dylan is torn. He has plans to save his business that don't include staying in Virgin River. Can they find a way to be together?

REDWOOD BEND has all the elements that make Robyn Carr such a popular romance author— manly heroes, strong independent woman, and emotional obstacles on the path to happily ever after. Katie is intelligent, and I liked that she knew her way around a hammer. Dylan's history as a child star makes for an imaginative twist on the emotional baggage everyone brings to a relationship. Fans of Virgin River will thoroughly enjoy this visit.