The Inn at Rose Harbor

Author: Debbie Macomber
Genre: Fiction
Publisher: Random House Publishing, 2012
Pages: 352
Rating: Recommend

Synopsis: Jo Marie Rose first arrives in Cedar Cove seeking a fresh start. A young widow coping with the death of her husband, she purchases a local bed-and-breakfast - the newly christened Rose Harbor Inn - ready to being her life anew.

Her first guest is Joshua Weaver, who has come home to car for his ailing stepfather. The two have never seen eye to eye, and Joshua has little hope they can reconcile their differences. Jo Marie's 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. And as  Abby and Joshua try to heal from their pasts, and Jo Marie dreams of the possibilities before her, they all realize that life moves in only one direction - forward.

Review: This is typical Debbie Macomber, and a great set-up to a new series. Set in the Pacific Northwest, it's an area of the country I haven't visited so it's fun to read for that reason too. There's a lot going on in our personal lives, health issues etc, and I need light, fun, happy-ending stories right now.

Rose Harbor Series:
Book 1: The Inn at Rose Harbor
Book 2: Rose Harbor in Bloom
Book 3: Love Letters
Book 4: Silver Linings
Book 5: Sweet Tomorrows