Virgin River – Now a Netflix original series Virgin river- Book 13 If you can’t take the heat… When Kelly Matlock collapses at work, the disillusioned and burned out chef retreats to her sister Jillian's house in Virgin River to rest. Working in her sister’s garden and cooking with her heirloom vegetables is wonderful, but Virgin River is a far cry from San Francisco and her life in the city. Kelly's starting to feel a little too unmotivated. . . until she meets Lief Holbrook. The handsome widower looks more like a lumberjack than a sophisticated screenwriter—a combination Kelly finds irresistible. But less appealing is Lief's rebellious stepdaughter, Courtney. She's the reason they moved from L.A. but Courtney's finding plenty of trouble even in Virgin River.