After reading her blog I decided to tell you a little about my favorite author, Debbie Macomber. I have met her three times.. Each time was better than the last. First time was eight years ago. In her hometown of Port Orchard,WA Now I live in Florida, quite a distance to go for just a signing you say..Well I had 4 other great reasons to go.. My daughter and three of my grandchildren lived in Bellview at the time..  We rode the ferry over and took a tour of the town what a wonderful time we had. If I ever get to go again I am going to look for the house on one of her Cedar Cove books as its Debbie’s house.

I have read all her books so far. I started out on the first Cedar Cove book and when from there. I have many of her books in my used book store www.readerwave.ecrater.com  and she was kind enough to send me bookmarks to put with my books when I ship them out.

I want to tell you about some of her books.

16 Lighthouse Road  1st book in her Cedar Cove Series and hardest to find  When Ceilia Randall   naval officer husband Ian, appear in Judge Olivia Lockhart’s Cedar Cove family court, they expect the good judge to grant the divorce they seek.  But Olivia senses the couple still love one another and just need time to work on their marriage in the wake of their infant daughter’s death.  So Olivia denies their petition and makes headlines in the Cedar Cove Chronicle earning the divorced mother more than journalistic admiration form the paper’s editor, Jack Griffin.  Meanwhile, Olivia’s daughter Justine, must decide if she will marry an older man her mother insists is wrong for her, and Olivia’s best friend, Grace Sherman, the local libraian,is frantic with the disappearance of her husband Dan.  Everyone in Cedar Cove is talking.

204 Rosewood Lane 2ndbook  Six months after her husband of 35 years,Dan disappeared, Grace Sherman is confident he’s run off with another woman so, against her daughter,Kelly’s wishes she files for divorce.  Meanwhile, Judge Olivia has love problems of her own.  Her ex-husband wants her back, giving her on-again, off-again suitor, Jack Griffin, some stiff competition.  Jack has other problems.  His son Eric, comes home to bunk with dad, on the outs, with his girlfriend, Shelly, who thinks she’s pregnant Olivia’s daughter, Justine, wises up and marries her high school sweetheart, but Zach and Rosie Cox find their marriage on the  skids.  Rosie’s volunteer work takes precedence over her family responsibilties.  Maryellen Sherman, Grace’s oldest daughter and manager of the local art gallery, becomes pregnant after a brief affair with artist Jon Bowman.  Romance, babies divorce and marriage keep Cedar Cove gossips buzzing.

311 Pelican Court  3rd  book  Now divorced, Zach and Rose Cox are struggling to adjust to Judge Olivia’s unusual custody agreement-and to the fact they’re thrown together more than they would have wished.  The kids are staying in the family home, and its’s Rosie and Zach who have to do the coming andgoing.  Having discovered the tragic fate of her husband, Grace tries to adjust to single living and to the attentions of another man.

But the really big gossip comes when a guest dies at Bob and Peggy Beldon’s Thyme and Tide Bed and Breakfast, Roy McAfee, the local private investigator, wants to know who the guy was, and why he showed up there,of all places, in the middle of the night.

44 Cranberry Point 4th book Judge Olivia andher husband Jack, are back form their homemoon to find her mother,Charlette who’s at least seventy-five, has a man in her life.  But the big buzz is about the man who died in the Beldon’s bed and breakfast.  Turns out, his name ws Max Russell, and Bob knew him briefly in Vietnam.  But who poisoned him and why?

In happier news, Jon Bowman and Mary ellen Sherman have seen the light-they’re getting married.  Maryellen’s mom, Grace, has more than her share of interested men, but which one will she choose?  All grist for the gossip mill in Cedar Cove, the town you’d love to call home.

50 Harbor Drive 5th book Roy McAfee, Cedar Cove’s resident priate investigator, and his wife, Corrie, have been receiving annonymous postcards and messages, asking if they regret the past, and what they mean is a mystery to them!  On a more positive note, Roy and Corrie are delighted that their daughter, Linette has moved back to Cedar Cove to work at the new medical clinic.  Linette isn’t too enthusiastic  her mom has set her up with Cal Washburn, who works at Cliff Harding’s horse farm.  Corrie bought Linette a date with Cal at the humane society’s “Dog and Bachelor Aution” The romance between Cliff and Grace Sherman is back but that’s just one of the many interesting stories you’ll read about in 50 Habor Street

6 Rainier Drive  6th book   After losing The Lighthouse restaurant to arson, Justine and Seth Gunderson’s marriage is rocky.  The prime suspect, Anson Butler, is a young ex-employee who disappeared right after the fire.  But when a cross necklce shows up in the ashes of the restaurant authorities wonder if someone else set the fire.  Seth assumes they will rebuild, but Justine likes not having to worry about the restaurant.  It’s as if they don’t know each other anymore.  But could something unexpected rekindle their love, say in nine months?  Still, there’s good news in Cedar Cove.  Cal, who works on Cliff  Harding’s ranch, is rescuing wild mustangs from Wyoming but might find he’s better suited for other adventures.  And a Victorian Tea Room and Gift Shop could be in the works.  In the meantime life goes on, with marriages, births, reunions…and even the occasional scandal.

74 Seaside Ave  7th book   I’m living a life I could’t even have dreamed of a few years ago.  I’m married to Bobby Polgar now(you know the famous chess champion who just happens to be the man I love!)  And we’ve got this beauiful house with a view of Puget Sound.

Lately something’s been worrying Bobby, though.  When I asked, he said he was protecting his queen”- and I got the oddest feeling he wasn’t talking about chess but about me.  He wouldn’t say anything else.

Do you remember Get Nailed, the beauty salon in Cedar Cove”  I still work there.  I’ll tell you about my friend Rachel who’s got two men interested in her (count’em, two).  And I’ll let you in on what I’ve heard about Linnette McAfee who left town when her love life fell apart(That kind of trouble I know all about)  Come in soon for a manicure and a chat okay?

 

8 Sandpiper Way 8th book  Emily Flemming can think of only two explanations-an affair or sticky fingers_ but neither sounds like the husband she knows and loves.  Still, Pastor Dave did regularly visit the elderly woman whose jewlry has been turning up missing, and he does refuse to tell Emily where he’s been when he comes home so late.  He may be a good man, but  he sure looks guilty-even to his wife

Meanwhile Sheriff Troy Davis’s long-ago love has moved to town, and there’s news aplenty from newcomers and old-timers alike in Cedar Cove

On Sale August 2009

92 Pacific Boulevard  I’m not much of a letter wirtier.. As the sheriff here, I’m used to writing incident reports, not catty letters.  But my duaghter, Megan0 who’ll be making me a grandfather soon-told me I had to do this.. So here goes.

I’ll tell you straight out that I’d hoped to marry Faith Beckwith(my onetime high school girlfriend) but she ended the relationship last month, even though we’ve both widowed and available.  There were a few misunderstandings between us, some of them inaffvertently caused by Megan.

However, I’ve got plenty to keep me occupied, like the unidentified remains found in a cave outside town.  And the fact that my friend Judge Olivia Griffin is fighting cancer.  And the break-in at 204 Rosewood Lane-the house Faith happens to be renting from Grace Harding… If you want to hear more, come on over to my place or to the sheriff’s office-if you can stand the stale coffee.

Book 10  comes out September 2010 God willing…..

Two other books in series and around the series

5-B Poppy Lane Novella in Hearts Divided Anthology

Grandmothers know best-especially these three grandmothers, all soldier’ briders 

All her life Ruth Shelton has loved visiting her grandmother in Cedar Cove, Washington.  Now Ruth comes to ask advice about her own romance with a soldier-and discovers a secret in her grandmother’s past

A Cedar Cove Christmas

Mother-to-be Mary Jo Wise arries in Cedar Cove on Christmas Eve, searching for her baby’s father.  David Rhodes had said he’d be in town.  But he isn’t. Which leaves Mary Joe stranded, pregnant and alone.  And ther’s no room at the local inn.

 

This is my favorite author and series that she writes… I have quite a few of these books some more than one copy. Along with many other of her books and series. Check out my online bookstore www.readerwave.ecrater.com    Have  one  new and autograhed.. when I saw Debbie a couple of months ago in Tallahassee,Florida

What to know more about Debbie Macomber or join her blog go to www.debbiemacomber.com