It’s hard to believe that the books are publishing as many as 20 right now, but readers just keep asking for more books. Perhaps what started the significance of the whole series were the first four books Virgin River, Shelter Mountain, Whispering Rock, and A Virgin River Christmas. She has been writing the series since 2007, and the books seem to be growing in popularity every year. Written by Robyn Carr, the number of books in the series is now going into the 20’s. The Virgin River book series are a series of books based on the fictional town of Virgin River, containing only 600 people.