 2008-12-28 - Another great addition to the Cedar Cove series
Book number eight in the "Cedar Cove" series has proven to be as heartwarming as the previous seven. Emily Flemming suspects her pastor husband, Dave, is having an affair. He is never home and does not appear as attentive as before. When Emily finds a pair of diamond earrings in Dave's suit jacket, she is almost certain there is another woman, but she is too afraid to confront him with her suspicions. Instead she imagines the worst and lets her thoughts run away with her. When Emily finally confronts Dave about her suspicions, he breaks down and insists he is not seeing another woman, but has been working a second job to cover their mounting expenses. When she shows him the earrings she found in his jacket, he is dumbfounded and does not understand how they got there. When they learn the elderly woman he had been visiting prior to her death had several items of jewelry that were reported as missing, Dave, fearful that he would be arrested for the theft of the jewelry and at Emily's insistence, went to his friend Roy McAfee, a private investigator, to talk to him. Roy insisted he go to the sheriff, and Dave is ready to believe everyone will find him guilty, though he has not done anything wrong. Soon the real thief is revealed and Dave's good name remains unblemished.
Meanwhile we get a peek into the lives of other residents: Judge Olivia Griffin learns she has breast cancer and needs surgery. Ben Rhodes and Charlotte, Olivia's mother, want to cancel their cruise, so Charlotte can be with her daughter, but Olivia is adamant they go. She insists husband Jack, best friend Grace, and daughter Justine will stay close by her. Terri Polgar realizes her sister Christie cares deeply for James Wilbur, Terri's husband's chauffeur, though Christie does not feel she deserves a decent man, for she has always hooked up with alcoholics and losers who have used and abused her. And, Sheriff Troy Davis aches to rekindle his relationship with his old high school sweetheart, Faith Beckwith. When his daughter Meagan found he was dating so soon after her mother passed away and after she had suffered a miscarriage, she made such a stink, that Troy thought it better to sever their relationship, even though they both hold deep feelings for each other. Then unbeknownst to Troy, Meagan befriends Faith and insists he date her, but time will tell what will happen with their relationship.
Ms. Macomber has again touched our hearts with her ongoing series. She has an uncanny knack for drawing the reader into this little town of Cedar Cove, getting us to know the residents intimately, and making us feel like a member of the family.
 2008-12-13 - too many characters
This was the first Macomber book I have read. The first and last I should say. I picked it up because the synopsis on the back sounded interesting. I was hoping for a nice light vacation book. The book was frustrating because each chapter throughout the first half of the book introduced new characters and subplots. How was the reader supposed to keep all of these people and problems straight? First it was talking about one family, then it went to some other lady with cancer and another group of people. And so on. By the time it got back to the first family, I just didn't care.
2008-11-18 - Another terrific book!
I another great installment in this terrific series. I read it in less than 2 days, couldn't put it down.
2008-11-16 - Like visiting with old friends
While it's not necessary to read the other books in this series, I would recommend doing so. I always enjoy a visit to Cedar Cove.
2008-10-30 - ANOTHER WONDERFUL "STREET" NOVEL BY DEBBIE
I am a huge fan of Debbie Macomber, even though her novels are very unlike most of the kind of books I enjoy. I have followed her "street" series from the beginning and this is a fine addition to it.
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