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The Inn at Rose Harbor (Rose Harbor #1)

by Debbie Macomber (Goodreads Author)

3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 · rating details · 3,213 ratings · 721 reviews

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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 C...more

Hardcover, 330 pages

Published August 14th 2012 by Ballantine Books (first published January 1st 2012)

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Jul 10, 2012 Renee rated it 4 of 5 stars

I was so excited to see a new series by Macomber; she is one of my favorite authors. This first book in her new series was a breath of fresh air during this hot humid summer.
The series is set in Cedar Cove but the characters are new. Jo Marie Rose has moved there upon the death of her husband after purchasing a Bed & Breakfast. Story lines were developed around two guests that checked into the B&B. They were heartwarming stories of families and relationships. I especially liked that the...more

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Nov 11, 2012 Dale Harcombe rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Three and a half stars. This makes no apologies for what it is - a gentle story about love, loss and ability to move on or not after a tragedy. Sometimes as a reader I am not in the mood for anything heavy and challenging. I just want a book that will take me out of the world for a while. This one did, into the world of Cedar Cove and of Jo Marie who after the death of her husband starts a new life as owner of a bed and breakfast.

Josh and Abby, her first two guests, have problems of their own a...more

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May 14, 2013 Joyce rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Loved Debbie Macomber Cedar Cove series - this is start of a new series, and I enjoyed this book.

**The following is from book**

For anyone who's ever written or read a book series, no matter how deeply loved the setting, the town and the people, there's always one small complication.

Characters and character names.

By the end of three or four books, let alone thirteen or fourteen, there are a bazillion characters. You can't use the name Joe because he was the plumber in Book Three and if you introd...more

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May 09, 2013 Vânia Nunes rated it 5 of 5 stars

5 STARS!!

The story's pace is comfortable.
The cover is beautiful, sending us right at the entrance of a cozy inn.
The connection to the characters is fast. The inn is never too full, then you can follow the history of each one and fall in love with them.
The positive point is that the author has not abandoned the project and plan to write other stories with the inn as the meeting point.
The negative point - no properly so negative, but I was a bit lost at first - it's that the book is well written i...more

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May 04, 2013 Cindy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Based in the Pacific Northwest town of Cedar Cove this series has many of the characters Macomber fans have grown to know and love from the Cedar Cove series. Looking for a fresh start Jo Marie Rose has purchased a bed and breakfast from the Frelingers less than one year after the death of her husband, who was fighting the war in Afghanistan. The first guest of the Inn is Joshua Weaver who comes back to Cedar Cove to care for his dying stepfather. Joshua’s relationship with his stepfather became...more

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Jan 09, 2013 Maureen Timerman rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013

I have been a Debbie Macomber fan for a long time, and have read just about all of her books. Was so happy to find out that this book takes place in Cedar Cove, how I loved that series, and old friends.
When Jo Marie Rose buys the B&B at the Cove she changes the name to Rose Harbor Inn. Jo Marie is grieving the loss of her husband, and looking for a new start. So begins our new journey....we meet some of our beloved characters from before, but so far just a quick hello..hoping for more.
We mee...more

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Dec 08, 2012 Kathy rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: paperback

The Inn at Rose Harbor by Debbie Macomber is a most enjoyable read. Although it has a touch of romance in it, it is not a romance novel. Rather, it is a love story--the love between parent and child, husband and wife, best friends. While the story takes place in Cedar Cove, Washington this novel is not part of the Cedar Cove series. We do, however, get to meet a few old friends.

We first meet Jo Marie Rose a recent widow and new owner of the local Bed and Breakfast which she renames the Rose Harb...more

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Oct 29, 2012 Sue Seligman rated it 4 of 5 stars

At the recommendation of a Goodreads friend (thanks Teresa!), I decided to read this latest by Debbie Macomber and I am glad that I did. I am a fan of her Blossom Street series, but I had not read any of her other series books. Apparently there is another series set in Cedar Cove, and some of the characters that appeared in this book were old friends from that series. The Inn at Rose Harbor is about a young, recently widowed woman who buys a bed and breakfast in the town of Cedar Cove in the hop...more

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Sep 24, 2012 Stephanie rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: mainstream

This review originally appeared at www.readinasinglesitting.com.

Cedar Cove is a town that will be familiar to many readers as the home of many of Debbie Macomber’s characters over the years. For these readers, The Inn at Rose Harbor will be both familiar and something slightly new. Though the setting’s the same, and a few previously seen characters may crop up in small cameo roles, the novel marks the beginning of a spin-off series focusing on newcomer innkeeper Jo Marie Rose and her guests.

It’s...more This review originally appeared at www.readinasinglesitting.com.

Cedar Cove is a town that will be familiar to many readers as the home of many of Debbie Macomber’s characters over the years. For these readers, The Inn at Rose Harbor will be both familiar and something slightly new. Though the setting’s the same, and a few previously seen characters may crop up in small cameo roles, the novel marks the beginning of a spin-off series focusing on newcomer innkeeper Jo Marie Rose and her guests.

It’s a series that appears to be largely about grief, grieving, and catharsis, with just about everyone who appears in its pages having been touched by death or tragedy in some way. Jo Marie is of course one of these: she’s purchased the inn with the money inherited upon the sudden death of her new husband. The Inn is named, she tells us, ”‘Rose’ for Paul Rose, my husband of less than a year; the man I will always love and for whom I will grieve for whatever remains of my own life. ‘Harbor’ for the place I have set my anchor as the storms of loss batter me.”

Jo Marie is welcomed into the town with nary a funny look: it appears that the locals here are about as friendly as it gets, with new pals stopping in to give her business tips, and others sitting her down for tea and biscuits. Even her guests, the nervous Abby, back in town for a wedding, and the quiet Josh, who’s caring for his ailing step-father, are happy to stop and chat and indulge in a little therapy over home-cooked food. Jo Marie can’t shake the feeling that there’s some sort of higher calling here: ”It was because of Paul that I was living in Cedar Cove. He’d sent two wounded souls to be my first guests at the B&B, and now he had thrust a dog in my path. Not just any dog either, but one wounded in both spirit and heart.”

Although Jo Marie spends a good deal of time speaking to the dead, she’s not the only one, and readers might be a little bemused by the spiritual overtones here. Abby, who left town after a tragic car accident involving her best friend, has a ghostly conversation while visiting her friend’s grave, for example. And handyman Mark is beset by a niggling feeling that sends him running off to save Jo Marie: ”I kept thinking that you were in some sort of trouble…listen, I’m no knight looking to rescue a damsel in distress. I tried to ignore the feeling, but the harder I tried the stronger the impression came back.”

It’s all a bit heavy-handed, and the weak writing doesn’t atone for this. Though Macomber has clearly created thoughtful histories for her characters, she simply sets it all out on the page in chunks of lengthy exposition rather than allowing the characters to let us see this histories coming through in glimpses through their actions or reactions. Instead we get things like: ”Richard had made his dislike all too obvious, so rather than working towards building a positive relationship with his stepfather, Josh had gone out of his way to goad him.” And: ”It seemed to Abby as though her entire life had been rent in two by that fateful night. Before the accident. After the accident.” Though the occasional bit of exposition is fine and dandy, here it makes up the bulk of the book, and to its detriment.

The use of alternating points of view is also confusing. The book switches between three viewpoints: those of Josh and Abby, in third person, and that of Jo Marie, in first person. I couldn’t help but feel that this was a strange decision on the behalf of the author. By making Jo Marie the first person narrator, there’s a sense that she should own the narrative, or at least play a large role in it. But that’s not really the case. She receives roughly equal page time to the others, and her story is frequently subordinated to those of her guests. In addition, the use of the Josh and Abby viewpoints suggests that there should be some sort of link between the two, but other than the fact they’re staying in the same hotel, there isn’t.

There’s also a surprising simplicity to the narrative and the way that the characters’ problems are resolved. Josh and Abby have some substantial demons to deal with, but they manage to do so quite successfully over the course of a single weekend. (Not to mention rekindle some childhood romances while they’re at it, too.) I get that this is a feel-good book, but given the astonishing amount of death and despair and so forth the characters are working through, the resolutions of their character arcs just feel so very easy.

The Inn at Rose Harbor is certainly a quick, light read that’s designed to tug at the heartstrings (although not too much), and to offer up characters you’d want to befriend in real life. It’s safe, it’s warm, and it’s kindly, but the weak writing, slight plot, and odd infusions of mysticism meant that this one didn’t quite work for me.(less)

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Sep 16, 2012 Sally rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: cover-to-cover-2012

Super easy read and very much a feel good kind of book. I accidentally read this one, as the cover resembled one on my TBR shelf. I decided to keep going with it once I realized my error and had an enjoyable afternoon wrapped in the story.

The story takes place in Cedar Cove, Washington where JoMarie Rose has just purchased a B&B. Still grieving for her husband who was killed in Afganistan, she is ready for the next challenge in her life. The story revolves around her settling in (and I antic...more

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Sep 15, 2012 Sam rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: those looking for a pleasant book

Recommended to Sam by: sent by publisher - thank you

The cover of this book has a sticker on it stating that Debbie Macomber has sold 150 million books worldwide, so I’m ashamed to say that this is the first book of hers I’ve read! I was pleased to hear that this is the first book in a new series set in and around the Inn at Rose Harbor, Cedar Cove. (If you have read Macomber’s other books that were set in Cedar Cove, you may recognise a few characters I believe).

If I had to confine this review to just one word, it would be ‘nice’. It’s a nice sto...more The cover of this book has a sticker on it stating that Debbie Macomber has sold 150 million books worldwide, so I’m ashamed to say that this is the first book of hers I’ve read! I was pleased to hear that this is the first book in a new series set in and around the Inn at Rose Harbor, Cedar Cove. (If you have read Macomber’s other books that were set in Cedar Cove, you may recognise a few characters I believe).

If I had to confine this review to just one word, it would be ‘nice’. It’s a nice story. The majority of characters are nice (or loosely fit that description by the end) and it’s just nice on the brain – not too taxing. But that kind of review would be boring – let me try to explain myself and my ‘nice’ definitions further.

The plot of The Inn at Rose Harbor is simple – Jo Marie is a new widow and her late husband’s life insurance has allowed her to buy a B&B in Cedar Cove. Jo Marie’s first two guests are Josh, a man who has come to his estranged dying stepfather’s side and Abby, attending a wedding after she fled Cedar Cove many years ago after an accident. All three of the main characters are hurting inside, but don’t worry, the book is not full of angst and pain. Macomber is an author who is very positive, focusing on the inner strengths of each character with a healthy dose of helpful supporting characters. It’s pleasant to see such simple gestures – such as a neighbour helping out Josh and his stepfather or Abby’s old friend welcoming her with open arms – arise in today’s increasingly selfish world.

The book is told from the first person viewpoint of Jo Marie and third person of Josh and Abby. The three main characters and their central plot of needing to heal post traumatising events are nicely linked together. Jo Marie is the common thread who pulls it all together via the setting of the B&B. It’s a clever background for a series of books and the reader learns about the next mysterious guests who look like they will be likely to play a role in the next book. While Josh and Abby’s dilemmas are solved, Jo Marie looks like she’ll have a continuing relationship with Mark Taylor (not the Australian cricket player) as well as other characters who I suspect were part of the Cedar Cove series.

What do I mean when I say this book is ‘nice’ for the brain? Basically, it’s not too taxing. It’s well written, but there’s not likely to be words that will have you racing for the dictionary. It’s easy to pick up and put down (as I did, before and after work) but could easily keep you entertained on a trip. The emotions the characters experience, while realistic, are not likely to have you crying uncontrollably in public but more likely to put a smile on your face. I think the main point of this book is that it’s realistic – these things can happen to anyone (perhaps with a little less drama) and are easily relatable to.

I did have a couple of bug bears with this book – initially the formula of a Jo Marie chapter, Josh chapter, Abby chapter and then repeat got me down. The order did change later in the book, which was refreshing. In addition, there were a couple of typos – on page 22, Michelle (Josh’s high school classmate) talks about stopping at her “parent’s house” – even though both her mom and dad live there. On page 62, Jo Marie wants “new brochures, business cards and stationary printed” – I would hope that the printer printing her stationery was stationary otherwise her stationery could turn out blurry!

Apart from that, this book was an enjoyable light read. If my nanna wasn’t really ill, I’d be running over to her place to tell her to read this book – she’d love the people and stories of Cedar Cove.

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Sep 07, 2012 Lizz Wodrich rated it 5 of 5 stars

Those of you who pay attention know that I almost NEVER give 5 stars to anything. A book has to really reach out and grab me to get more than 3.... so..... This book really hit home with me, and perhaps my feelings about it are more emotionally tied than anything else, but for whatever reason....

The book deals with loss and grief, with acceptance, with moving forward. Ms. Macomber lost her son not too long ago, and one of my best and oldest friends lost her son over the summer. So this tied in w...more

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Aug 24, 2012 Ricki rated it 5 of 5 stars

The Inn at Rose Harbor is a beautiful book of healing and finding peace,
not only within yourself, but with others. Jo Marie Rose is recently widowed and just getting back into life. She moves to Cedar Cove and purchases a bed
& breakfast in her to help her get over the loss of her military husband Paul Rose. Her first two guests, Abby andJosh, are back in town after leaving years ago. Both are there for different reasons and filled with dread at having to be there. Abby,
because it’s the site...more

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Aug 17, 2012 Marcie rated it 4 of 5 stars

I was thrilled to review Debbie Macomber's latest book, "The Inn at Rose Harbor". I have long been a fan of her Cedar Creek series. It was refreshing to read about some characters from that series, even if they were only mentioned briefly.

The book introduces Jo Marie Rose as she begins a new chapter in her life, following the death of her husband/soldier in Afghanistan. Jo Marie has purchased a bed and breakfast in Cedar Creek and her first two guests, Abby and Josh, arrive shortly after she mo...more

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Aug 16, 2012 Linda Van Wert rated it 3 of 5 stars

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 a...more

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Aug 16, 2012 Allison Collins rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads-shelf

A beautiful book of healing and peace.
The Inn at Rose Harbor is a beautiful book of healing and finding peace, not only within yourself, but with others. I am thrilled I received an advanced reader copy.
Jo Marie Rose is recently widowed and just getting back into life. She moves to Cedar Cove and purchases a bed & breakfast in her husband’s memory. Her first two guests, Abby and Josh, are back in town after leaving years ago. Both are there for different reasons and filled with dread at hav...more

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Aug 12, 2012 Brenda Rupp rated it 5 of 5 stars

I was so surprised when I received the advance reader copy of this book in the mail. I hadn't read Debbie Macomber in so long and after I started the book I did remember some of the previous characters that were included from the Cove where she had based so many of her books. This one had such a great story to it, I couldn't put it down. I loved the direction the book took and the ending. It didn't go in the direction I thought it would initially but can't discuss that without giving away the en...more I was so surprised when I received the advance reader copy of this book in the mail. I hadn't read Debbie Macomber in so long and after I started the book I did remember some of the previous characters that were included from the Cove where she had based so many of her books. This one had such a great story to it, I couldn't put it down. I loved the direction the book took and the ending. It didn't go in the direction I thought it would initially but can't discuss that without giving away the ending. The reminded me why I love Debbie Macomber!
I read it almost in one day!

Here is the description of the book as writter here on Good Reads:
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(less)

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Aug 06, 2012 Rhonda rated it 5 of 5 stars

The Inn at Rose Harbor by Debbie Macomber
5 STARS Thier were a couple of chapters in this book that I cried all the way through. I know its just a book but boy was I moved to tears. The only warning I have for this book is keep the tissues close by. This is a new series set in a familar world of Cedar Cove. The stories will be about owmer of a bed and breakfast called Rose Harbor Inn,its owner Jo Marie Rose and her guests. Jo Marie Rose's husband Paul Rose died 8 months ago in Afghanistan Mounta...more The Inn at Rose Harbor by Debbie Macomber
5 STARS Thier were a couple of chapters in this book that I cried all the way through. I know its just a book but boy was I moved to tears. The only warning I have for this book is keep the tissues close by. This is a new series set in a familar world of Cedar Cove. The stories will be about owmer of a bed and breakfast called Rose Harbor Inn,its owner Jo Marie Rose and her guests. Jo Marie Rose's husband Paul Rose died 8 months ago in Afghanistan Mountain in a helicopter crash. He had a big life insurance policy that she used to buy the bed and breakfast with. She feels like her husband is guiding her and those around her. Joshua Weaver is her first guest at the bed & breakfast. He has not been home since his stepbrother Dylan had died. His stepfather hated him and kicked him out a few weeks before he would graduate. His stepfather's neighbor Michelle Nelson was in the same grade as Dylan and had a big crush on Dylan. Michelle called and told him that Richard Lambert was dying and he needed to come home before he dies. Joshua hates his stepfather back but he is between construction jobs so he comes he wants somethings that his mother had and his letter jacket, & senior yearbook that he paid for. When he got to Richard's house and told his stepfather he said he did not have the stuff and to get out. Joshua thought he had got over the anger that Richard always brought up. But he learned that Richard still bushed his buttons. Richard wants to did in his own house. He just wants to be left alone. He is all alone and bitter, Michelle is the only one who gets along with him still. The second guest at the Inn is Abby Kincaid she has not been back since she was in a accident the summer she graduated which she was driving and her best friend Angela was killed. She got out of the hospital in a wheel chair to go to the funeral and was kicked out. Everytime she tried to say she was sorry they yelled. People all wondered about the accident. When she was healed she moved away and soon after her parents moved too. Abby has not gotton together much with anyone after that. Including the guy she was just starting to date at the time. A good friend of her brothers. Abby had made the wrong date so she was in town a day early but she did not let anyone know and she chose to stay at a different place than the rest of her family. when she walks down to drug store for toothpaste the person maning the desk was an old friend that welcomed her and wanted to gather a group of friends and have lunch before she was to fly out. Abby was surprised by the warm greating. She went to the cemetary for the first time to visit Angela's grave. She ended up in a conversation with her ghost or was it just her mind. Was told off than told to go to her parents and make peace for her sake not Angela's parents. This book has lots of dealing with death and getting past it. They each have different situations and concerns. Lots of emotions involved in these characters. You want to have everything workout for them and you can see how they are all beginning to heal in thier way. I will read more in the future from Debbie Macomber books. I just hope I don't shed as many tears in her next book. I was given this ebook to read in exchange of honest review from Netgalley. 08/14/2012 Pub Random House Publishing Group (less)

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Aug 04, 2012 Shelly Itkin rated it 5 of 5 stars

Jo Marie Rose has arrived in Ceder Grove hoping to make a fresh start and find some peace. After having to cope with the death of her husband Paul, she has taken the money he has left her and purchased a local bed and breakfast and renamed it Rose Harbor Inn after her husband and trying to start a new life if that is possible?

Rose has no idea who her first two new guests are but she will soon learn more about both of them. Surprisingly both of them are former residents of Cedar Grover each of wh...more Jo Marie Rose has arrived in Ceder Grove hoping to make a fresh start and find some peace. After having to cope with the death of her husband Paul, she has taken the money he has left her and purchased a local bed and breakfast and renamed it Rose Harbor Inn after her husband and trying to start a new life if that is possible?

Rose has no idea who her first two new guests are but she will soon learn more about both of them. Surprisingly both of them are former residents of Cedar Grover each of whom had left for their own reasons.

The first to arrive is Abby who seems to be rather nervous and not very talkative.
Abby has not been back to her hometown for about twelve years since the terrible accident happened where she lost her dearest and best friend Angela. Will the town forgive her? Are they still talking about her? Will she ever find peace and be able to go on with her life. Can she forget all the unhappiness that caused her to never return after graduating from college and moving directly to Florida after graduating from college to take a job working for QVC in Florida?
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Abby is back now due to her brother Richard’s wedding and she is not sure how the town will welcome her? We find out all about how Abby has been dealing with this loss for twelve years and see now fill confront many people and see how they welcome her return

Our second guest to arrive is Josh who also has not been back for many years with the exception of his step brother Dylan’s funeral. Before that he had been thrown out of the house by his stepfather, Richard and has not been able to return. Now he is back as a friend and former neighbor of his has informed him that Richard is very sick and it is just a matter of time before he will die.

Josh is filled with mixed emotions many of them angry reminders of why he had to leave town and how he could even return to Cedar Grove to see his dying step father one more time for all the pain and suffering he has caused him.
In the course of this weekend his life has changed and he not only learned some secrets but finds out things about his own feelings he was never aware of.

All three people’s lived has changed dramatically in this one weekend and they are given new hope and chances for the future. A great read.
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Jul 16, 2012 Virginia Campbell rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance, womens-fiction

I am a great Debbie Macomber fan, and I knew that I would love "The Inn at Rose Harbor"--I just didn't know how much I would love it! I was immediately and deeply affected by the character of Jo Marie Rose, and the terrible loss of her husband so soon after her marriage. Adding extra poignancy to the story was the tragic real-life death of a young, newly-married soldier in my home community. He was also killed while on active duty. I had just seen his picture, and then the follow-up story on his...more

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Jun 12, 2012 Sue Grimshaw rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I LOVED IT - I cried when Rover chose Jo Marie; when Abby saw her friends again - throughout the book I was inspired by life and reminded how important family and friends are in our lives and how not to let anything take that away from us.

If you are a Debbie Macomber fan -- you'll love this story; although it is a spin off from Cedar Cove it reads more like the Blossom Street series -- can I say that Debbie's writing and her story telling just keeps getting better and better -- it was such a fa...more I LOVED IT - I cried when Rover chose Jo Marie; when Abby saw her friends again - throughout the book I was inspired by life and reminded how important family and friends are in our lives and how not to let anything take that away from us.

If you are a Debbie Macomber fan -- you'll love this story; although it is a spin off from Cedar Cove it reads more like the Blossom Street series -- can I say that Debbie's writing and her story telling just keeps getting better and better -- it was such a fast read, written seamlessly that I moved quickly from page to page.

If you are not a Debbie Macomber fan you must give her a try -- if you like small town stories like Robyn Carr, Susan Mallery, Jan Karon, Sherryl Woods - this is a book you must try!

There is one thing I did not like about the story . . . .it ended, however, it ended with the promise of another wonderful story -- I can't wait!! Do you think Mary Smith is really the next guests name? Or is she hiding something . . . .

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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. (less)

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May 31, 2012 Julie Barrett rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The Inn at Rose Harbor by Debbie Macomber
Love this book just for the knitting mentioned and how I can totally relate to having more than 3 projects going at one time.
Jo Marie had relocated to run the existing B&B after her husband Paul passes away in the war.
The book follows her life and interactions with other local people and protectors.
Josh Weaver is a guest at the inn and is in town for just a few short days to reclaim things his step dad has kept at the family house. He is on his deathb...more

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Feb 10, 2013 Diana rated it 4 of 5 stars

Jo Marie Rose is a young woman who recently lost her husband. She decides to open a B & B in Cedar Cove, Washington. This is the story of her first two guests. Joshua Weaver has been asked to come back to help care for his step-father, who is dying. The hard part for Josh is that he and his step father never got along. In fact, the man mistreated Josh and kicked him out of the house just before Josh graduated from high school. The other guest is Abby Kincaid, who left Cedar Cove after a car...more

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Sep 10, 2012 Gigi Ann rated it 2 of 5 stars

I have read and enjoyed many of Debbie Macomber's books, but this book was not a favorite of mine. It appears I am about the only person who didn't care for this book..There were some weird parts I didn't care for at all. (They almost bordered on paranormal) And anyone who follows my reading genres knows I hate paranormal. Maybe I have read to many of her many books made into sequels or series. Knowing that this is the first of a series, I was disappointed. I'm beginning to enjoy much more, book...more

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Aug 09, 2012 Daisy*•.♥.•* rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: chick-lit, give-a-ways-first-reads, my-favorites

I was one of the lucky people to receive an advanced copy of this book by the Publisher, so thank you to them for allowing me the opportunity to review this before it comes out in a few more days!

WOW!! what a touching story or I should say stories! I love Debbie Macomber's writing she has a talent like no other in great storytelling. Almost all the books I have read of hers touches me deeply and The Inn At Rose Harbor didnt fall short. This has now become one of my favorite books. I truly ennjoy...more

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Apr 16, 2013 Marianne rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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. 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. 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 husba...more

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Nov 28, 2012 Colleen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary-romance, part-of-a-series

I really enjoyed this book! I sometimes get bored with Romance genre's but I was really interested in The Inn at Rose Harbor. I think part of why I stayed interested was because there really was not one main character. The book revolved around three main people who were dealing with their own issues and problems that were under the same roof in Cedar Cove at the Rose Harbor Inn.
The real main character of this new series is Jo Marie, who moves to Cedar Cove to open a B & B after losing her h...more

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Aug 23, 2012 Leslie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Another good book from Debbie Macomber. In this new series, Jo Marie Rose moves to Cedar Cove to open The Rose Harbor Inn. The story revolves around Jo Marie, and her first two guests, as each deals with coming to peace with loss in their lives. Jo Marie's husband died in Afghanistan, leaving her a widow after less than a year of marriage. Josh returns to confront his step-father before he dies. Abby is returning to Cedar Cove for her brother's wedding, a happy occasion, but her visit is oversha...more

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Aug 22, 2012 Lu Bielefeld *Must have HEA* rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Sep 02, 2012 Carol rated it 4 of 5 stars

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The Inn at Rose Harbor

Well I’ve never read anything by Debbie Macomber before and in spite of my high-falutin’ intellectual ideals I have to say that I liked it!
Jo Marie Rose, recently widowed and grieving buys a Bed and Breakfast in the town of Cedar Cove, Washington on the Kitsap Peninsula. Josh Weaver and Abby Kincaid are her first two guests, both of whom have earlier ties to Cedar Cove which they are trying to come to terms with.
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Well I’ve never read anything by Debbie Macomber before and in spite of my high-falutin’ intellectual ideals I have to say that I liked it!
Jo Marie Rose, recently widowed and grieving buys a Bed and Breakfast in the town of Cedar Cove, Washington on the Kitsap Peninsula. Josh Weaver and Abby Kincaid are her first two guests, both of whom have earlier ties to Cedar Cove which they are trying to come to terms with.
I like the way Macomber weaves the three tales of Jo Marie, Josh and Abby. Jo Marie’s story is one of coming to terms with grief, helped by visitation dreams of her dead husband Paul. She meets different townspeople including the handyman Mark Taylor and I was left with the feeling that he might appear in a sequel as a love interest. I loved when Jo Marie went to the pound to pick a dog and instead one picked her. The dog fits in with the other characters because he also had a painful background, possibly abused or as a mill dog, and could obtain peace at The Inn with Jo Marie.
Abby’s past includes being the driver of the car involved in a horrific MVA in which her BFF Angela was killed, while they were visiting home from their freshman year in college. Abby has never forgiven herself and has cut off all ties with her high school buddies, refusing to go to reunions. She has been unable to visit Angela’s White’s parents because they sent her away when she attempted to see them. She lived in Florida, as far away from Washington as she could get and had only returned because her brother was getting married to someone from Cedar Cove.
Abby is welcomed home by all of her friends with no mention of the accident. After she visits Angela in the cemetery she follows her advice and visits her parents. I also liked the fact that the love interest who Abby had shunned after the accident, Steve, has remained single and expresses interest in Abby at the wedding.
Josh Weaver’s story is the most difficult. He and his mother had lived happily with his stepfather Richard and his stepbrother Josh with whom he had become good friends. Then his mother developed cancer and shortly after his mother’s death and right before his high school graduation Richard kicks him out. Josh’s only return has been for Josh’s funeral where he felt slighted because Richard did not ask him to be a pallbearer. Josh has no contact with Richard but he is called by Richard’s neighbor Michelle Nelson to come home and help put Richard in hospice because Richard has no other surviving family. Richard is crusty and vindictive and not the person Josh wants to be around. Yet he is able to work through his anger with Richard and accept the fact that Richard made his Mom very happy and to be very grateful for that. Plus there is the interesting development of a relationship with Josh and Michelle.
I liked the way that the three wounded souls were able to come to peace (four if you count Rover). There was a sweet resolution of all of the stories and I really liked that! Maybe I’ll become A Debbie Macomber fan cause there is nothing wrong with happy endings!

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