Olivia Griffin, Grace Harding, Corrie McAfee and Peggy Beldon make appearances, as do a few spirits, a dubious character looking for a handout, a cranky handyman and a dog named Rover. It seems that Jo Marie’s healing is advancing too. Macomber is the queen of feelgood and manages to organise forgiveness, reconciliation and true love for both Abby and Josh over the course of three days.

Her first guests are people who also need healing: Abby Kincaid is a guilt-ridden young woman who fled Cedar Cove fifteen years ago after being the driver in a car accident that killed her best friend Josh Weaver has returned to Cedar Cove to tend his ailing step-father, the same man who kicked him out of his home after his mother died. Jo Marie Rose is a young widow who has bought a B&B in Cedar Cove, a move she is hoping will help her heal from the loss of her husband, Paul. This is a new series but is set in Cedar Cove, Washington, so fans of the long-running Cedar Cove series will be pleased at occasional glimpses and cameo appearances of characters from that series. The Inn at Rose Harbor is the first book (apart from the prequel eShort, When First They Met) in the Rose Harbor series by popular American author, Debbie Macomber. And while Abby reconnects with family and old friends, she realizes she can only move on if she truly allows herself to let go.Ī 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. Back for the first time in twenty years, she almost wishes she hadn't come, the picturesque town harboring painful memories from her past. The other guest is Abby Kincaid, who has returned to Cedar Cove to attend her brother's wedding. 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 two have never seen eye to eye, and Joshua has little hope that they can reconcile their differences. Her first guest is Joshua Weaver, who has come home to care for his ailing stepfather.

Yet the inn holds more surprises than Jo Marie can imagine. 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. Jo Marie Rose first arrives in Cedar Cove seeking a sense of peace and a fresh start.

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