The inn at Rose Harbor : a novel

Format:

Audio disc

Title:

The inn at Rose Harbor : a novel

Author:

Macomber, Debbie.

ISBN:

9780307939241

9780307939265

Edition:

Unabridged ed.

Publication Information:

[New York] : Random House Audio, ℗2012.

Physical Description:

8 audio discs (9 1/2 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Series title(s):

Cedar Cove series.

General Note:

Compact disc.

Includes knitting patterns and photos of the real Cedar Cove on enhanced CD #8.

Contents:

Knitting Patterns on disc #8 : Jo Marie's Crochet Shawl, designed by Ellen Gormley -- Jo Marie's Knitted Shawl, designed by Michael del Vecchio.

Photos from Cedar Cove : Cedar Cove Inn -- City Hall -- Totem Pole -- Waterfront -- Yarn Shop.

Summary:

Jo Marie Rose opens the Rose Harbor Inn bed and breakfast in Cedar Cove in order to start a new life, but the inn and its first guests bring surprises into Jo's life.

Subject(s):

Bed and breakfast accommodations -- Fiction.

Cedar Cove (Wash. : Imaginary place) -- Fiction.

Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.

Small cities -- Fiction.

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber comes the first book in a new series set in the beloved Pacific Northwest town of Cedar Cove.

Also from Debbie Macomber: watch the new original series Cedar Cove on Hallmark Channel, Saturdays at 8:00/7:00c, starting July 20.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber comes a heartwarming new series based in the Pacific Northwest town of Cedar Cove, where a charming cast of characters finds love, forgiveness, and renewal behind the doors of the cozy Rose Harbor Inn.

Jo Marie Rose first arrives in Cedar Cove seeking a sense of peace and a fresh start. Coping with the death of her husband, she purchases a local bed-and-breakfast--the newly christened Rose Harbor Inn--ready to begin her life anew. Yet the inn holds more surprises than Jo Marie can imagine.

Her first guest is Joshua Weaver, who has come home to care for his ailing stepfather. The two have never seen eye to eye, and Joshua has little hope that they can reconcile their differences. But a long-lost acquaintance from Joshua's high school days proves to him that forgiveness is never out of reach and love can bloom even where it's least expected.

The other guest is Abby Kincaid, who has returned to Cedar Cove to attend her brother's wedding. Back for the first time in twenty years, she almost wishes she hadn't come, the picturesque town harboring painful memories from her past. And while Abby reconnects with family and old friends, she realizes she can only move on if she truly allows herself to let go.

A touching novel of life's grand possibilities and the heart's ability to heal, The Inn at Rose Harbor is a welcome introduction to an unforgettable set of friends.

Summary

Jo Marie Rose first arrives in Cedar Cove seeking a sense of peace and a fresh start. Coping with the death of her husband, she purchases a local bed-and-breakfast-the newly christened Rose Harbor Inn-ready to begin her life anew. Yet the inn holds more surprises than Jo Marie can imagine.

Author Notes

Debbie Macomber was born on October 22, 1948 in Yakima, Washington. Her first novel, Heartsong, was published in 1984 and became the first romance novel ever to be reviewed in Publishers Weekly. She has written more than 150 novels including Between Friends, Family Affair, Starry Night, Last One Home, Mr. Miracle, Merry and Bright, the Blossom Street series, the Cedar Cove series, and the Rose Harbor series. She received Romantic Times Magazine's Lifetime Achievement Award.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

Kirkus Review

Slow-paced, emotionally charged romance; the first in a planned series by best-selling genre novelist Macomber (1225 Christmas Tree Lane, 2011, etc.). Rose Harbor is sort of like Cabot Cove: beautiful, a touch staid, full of folk who look and act the part of locals. The difference is, there's no mayhem of the sort that would give Angela Lansbury reason to get up in the morning in Rose Harbor, which lies about due west from Cabot Cove and on the opposite coast. There, Jo Marie Rose has just moved to open a BB. She had found romance late in life (well, in her late 30s, anyway) only to suffer the death of her husband in far-off Afghanistan, the victim of a chopper crash high in the mountains. That's a nice modern touch in a story that could essentially fit into the Nancy Drew line--if, that is, anything happened in Rose Harbor that involved action and not talk. The storyline about Jo Marie and the late Paul seems rushed and almost perfunctory, as if the author doesn't quite trust it as a dramatic element, but she gets on surer ground when she introduces another character whose life has been made unhappy thanks to a machinery mishap. Macomber's players are grief-ridden in different degrees and ways, and the saving grace of this book, full of explication and asides ("Josh had his own issues, his own scars. Richard seemed determined to leave matters as they were between them and to die alone"), is that the author recognizes that life is tough and that people need room to deal with that fact, dancing elaborately around one another and the issues until they get things figured out. And so it is in Rose Harbor, and if some of the narrative dashes the reader on mawkish shoals, at least there's some nice smooching in the end ("[Y]ou're an idiot, a very lovable idiot, but still an idiot"). There's also plenty of narrative room for the promised sequel for those who can't wait to find out what happens to Mary Smith, Kent Shivers and the rest.]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Booklist Review

The prolific Macomber introduces a spin-off of sorts from her popular Cedar Cove series, still set in that fictional small town but centered on Jo Marie Rose, a youngish widow who buys and operates the bed-and-breakfast of the title. This clever premise allows Macomber to craft stories around the B&B's guests, Abby and Josh in this inaugural effort, while using Jo Marie and her ongoing recovery from the death of her husband, Paul, in Afghanistan as the series' anchor. This first book is tasked with the heavy lifting of establishing Jo Marie's character and what's sure to become the regular cast of supporting players, including enigmatic handyman Mark (he and Jo Marie seem destined for romance) and trusty canine companion, Rover. Whether she'll carry this through in future books, Macomber links the plots of Abby, Josh, and Jo Marie through the theme of second chances. While Josh attempts to reconcile with a dying stepfather, Abby longs to be forgiven for an accident that killed her best friend. With her characteristic optimism, Macomber provides fresh starts for both.--Wetli, Patty Copyright 2010 Booklist

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