After his romance with ex-flame Faith Beckworth is all but extinguished, local sheriff Troy Davis contends with remains found in a cave, his friend Judge Olivia Griffin's battle with cancer, and a series of break-ins at Faith's home, a house she is renting from Grace Harding, in a new Cedar Cove tale from the best-selling author. (General fiction).
Debbie Macomber is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and one of today’s most popular writers with more than 200 million copies of her books in print worldwide. In her novels, Macomber brings to life compelling relationships that embrace family and enduring friendships, uplifting her readers with stories of connection and hope. Macomber’s novels have spent over 1,000 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Fifteen of these novels hit the number one spot.
In 2023, Macomber’s all-new hardcover publication includes Must Love Flowers (July). In addition to fiction, Macomber has also published three bestselling cookbooks, three adult coloring books, numerous inspirational and nonfiction works, and two acclaimed children’s books.
Celebrated as “the official storyteller of Christmas”, Macomber’s annual Christmas books are beloved and six have been crafted into original Hallmark Channel movies. Macomber is also the author of the bestselling Cedar Cove Series which the Hallmark Channel chose as the basis for its first dramatic scripted television series. Debuting in 2013, Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove was a ratings favorite for three seasons.
She serves on the Guideposts National Advisory Cabinet, is a YFC National Ambassador, and is World Vision’s international spokesperson for their Knit for Kids charity initiative. A devoted grandmother, Debbie and Wayne live in Port Orchard, Washington, the town which inspired the Cedar Cove series.
This ticked all the boxes for me. It's light, frivolous, easy to pick up and out down, and even a little bit too convenient. But these serve a purpose. The Cedar Cove residents have been very busy. Some police work, a little bit of match making, many (yes!) very quick marriages. A delightful series that is just what the doctor ordered. Judge Griffin is recuperating, librarian Grace is looking at a literacy program where slower readers read to dogs, Mary Jo is considering a marriage proposal.. or is she? David is up to his old tricks again - a woman is supporting this cad now! Much to the disappointment of the lovely Ben. Triplets come early with lovely names after regular characters, Christie the Walmart employee is working hard and studying - finding love with a run away chess player, Sheriff Davis is hard at work looking after the woman he loves as Faith is the target of sinister proportion. I've left out some storylines, the author has zillions. I really liked this one. Five stars from the normally reserved township they call Cedar Cove. Thanks again to my book whisperer, aka Marianne. Look forward to the next instalment. Mack and Mary Jo - this is a sweet one. MJ stumbled across old war love letters on the last page. Who could they be about? Matriarch Charlotte will help I'm sure, aided by some lovely home cooked meals. Can't wait.
I have read all the books in this series and they are getting increasingly annoying. I loved Macomber's Blossom Street series and I fear she used all her actual talent on those books because the Cedar Cove series is just a mess.
First, there were a few mistakes such as referring to Grace as Grace Sherman and then switching back to Grace Harding. That was something the editor should have caught. But here are the things that are really annoying:
1. This book is supposed to focus on Troy and Faith, but it talks about several other people and skips over important things we might want to know about Troy and Faith. For example, there was a point where it mentioned that they were going to dinner to discuss their relationship and whether they could move forward together. I thought "Great, we'll get to see what they decide and how they get to that decision.." but no. Instead, the dinner is skipped over entirely and it's mentioned that they had the dinner and came to some tentative agreement. REALLY??? Macomber should have shown us that dinner so we could see what they did, not just told us about it.
2. Christie and James. Come on already. If Christie had decided she didn't want to forgive him, then fine, don't. If that's the case, then she should have said outright to him "James, I can't forgive you for leaving the way you did. Please stop showing up at The Pink Poodle and pursuing me. I need to move on." That would have been the adult thing to do, but no. They just play games again and again, never having a real, mature conversation about the problem until they finally just resolve it easily and simply. So stupid.
3. Jolene. Really Rachel?? You're letting a 13-year-old dictate your life and marriage. That is insane. Jolene had 5 years to get to know you and to get used to the idea of you being with her father. Allowing her to be an insolent brat now and saying she has to "get used to the idea of your marriage" is ridiculous. Get the girl some counseling, but allowing her to behave that way is insane.
4. The Wyse family is not very wise at all. Linc decides to get married to some woman he helped on the side of the road. And that woman is Lori who very recently broke off an engagement with a man who turned out to be a thief. Totally good idea for her to go from emotionally distraught, pouring out her troubles to Linc and then saying "hey, let's get married." Yeah, that is emotionally healthy.
Same thing applies to Mack and Mary Jo.
Once again, I am reminded that the entire town of Cedar Cove is a bunch of 12-year-olds trapped in the bodies of adults. None of them are capable of appropriate and mature conversations to resolve their issues. They play games like they're in a Monopoly Tournament perpetually.
Several small mysteries get resolved, several new romances start, and Troy who lives at 92 Pacific Blvd gets his life with Faith straightened out at last. Cedar Cove has so many romances going on at so many different times of life that it is hard to keep up with them all. There is enough going on to keep me reading. Now I'm worried about Rachel and Joelle. And I need to see how Teri and Bobby are doing so hopefully I will be able to find the next in this series soon.
So nice to continue reading about my old friends and meeting just a few new ones. Thats what makes this series so brilliant for me!! I don't have to remember a whole bunch of new names!!
Most Romances in this series goes fairly quickly!!But not James and Christie its taken 2 books now and they are still not together.
I really hope Mack and Mary Jo can work out their relationship too!!
Hope the letters they find will also be explained more!!
Once you start you just can't stop in the middle of the series!!
I love to read Debbie Macomber's books because I always come away feeling a bit more positive about life and people in general. This book is her latest in the Cedar Cove series. The fictional town of Cedar Cove is based on her own town and at the end of August they hosted Cedar Cove Days and from what I've read it sounds like it was a big success (I did not attend the event).
This series started 9 years ago and she releases a new installment at the end of the summer each year. The number at the beginning of the address tells what book it is (for example 16 Lighthouse Road was first and 92 Pacific Boulevard is ninth). Each address belongs to one character or couple and the main story or mystery will revolve around him, her or them while all the other characters continue to make an appearance and continue forward with their lives. From when the series started a few characters have moved or passed away but most of them are the same although their lives may have changed. This installment deals with Sheriff Troy Davis and Faith Beckwith who was his first love but due to circumstances they ended up happily married to other people. Both are now widowed. A misunderstanding took place in the last book and they are still working through the fall-out plus Troy is trying to solve the case of the 25 year old skeleton found in a cave by two teenagers as well as looking for the person responsible for vandalizing Faith's rental home. Olivia is still fighting cancer and Ben continues to have problems and to be disappointed by his grown son David.
These characters feel like friends. It is a testament to Macomber that they feel like real people, the whole town feels real. There are times when I feel like authors allow their series to go on too long, but that is not the case here. The only issue I have is that since it's been awhile since I read the last books I sometimes forget details. That being said, Macomber does drop hints and have people reminisce about things to catch the reader up on what has changed. This is a great book to curl up and relax with. I didn't want it to end and look forward to late August next year for the next installment.
On a side note, a cookbook was also released in hardcover which I am currently reading The cookbook uses the characters from the series.
In this book we return to Cedar Cove and pick up where 8 Sandpiper Way and A Cedar Cove Christmas left off. Sheriff Troy Davis is lamenting the fact he let his first love go for the second time. Faith Beckwith may still love Troy, but he let her go and she has no intention of giving him another chance.
This is supposed to be a story about Faith and Troy, but it seems that all the other characters from Cedar Cove take over the story. Olivia, Grace, and Charlotte of course play a part in things (what is Cedar Cove without them?). Then there is Christie, Teri Polgar's sister, and her somewhat relationship with James Wilbur. Oh, and of course Teri and Bobby. Then there are Bruce and Rachel, newly married and dealing with his daughter, Jolene. Mack and Mary Jo have a HUGE storyline and setup the next book (1022 Evergreen). It seemed to me that this book was more about the next book than this one itself. I almost got lost with all the storylines and there was very little resolution. Usual for the "continuing saga of Cedar Cove," but this seemed excessive.
I also found that Macomber seemed to peddle her A Cedar Cove Cookbook a bit in the book. It was repeatedly mentioned that Charlotte gathered recipes for Justine's new tea room. Plus, when she bakes something, it almost felt like a recipe. Did it really help the plot to know that Charlotte knitted for 45 minutes while waiting for something in the oven? I didn't feel that it did.
Overall, this was a bit of a disappointment. Troy and Faith barely had a story here and the ones that were front and center were left hanging. So, here's to waiting for the next book in the series...
I don't usually say this about Macomber's books that belong to a series, but this is one that you need to have already been invested in all the storylines to read and get the most out of it. Most of the relationships in this novel had begun in the previous novel, 8 Sandpiper Way. That is usually the case in the Cedar Cove books- as one novel follows the next- but it had been awhile since I read the previous one, and I found myself racking my brain to remember what had happened to the character's relationships so I could apply it to what I was reading. There was too much angst in this one for my liking between Mack and Mary Jo, Christie and James and Troy and Faith. I felt myself screaming "get on with it!" too many times. I've also discovered that Macomber has a theme- everyone HAS to get married to have sex, and if they don't there are dire consequences. Does no one in this town have casual sex without tying the knot? Ever? Does everyone have old-fashioned Christian values? It really ends up getting under my skin and it is so obvious at this point that I'm wondering why I didn't notice it sooner. I'm actually glad I only have a few more books in the series to read.
When I want something light and happy, I love to read Debbie Macomber books and this one didn't disappoint. This is a great series ... whatever will we do when Cedar Cove runs out of addresses? I feel like all the residents are my friends.
I love these books and the characters, but I almost have forgotten what was going on from a year ago and now I will have to wait another year for the next book,
Featuring: Washington State, Multiple POVs, Recaps, Seattle, Missing Person Investigation, Second Chance Trope, Homecoming Trope, Retirement, Family Drama, Sex - Closed Door, Magic Timeline, Teens, Adult Children, Terminal Illness, Babies, Knitting, Marriage of Convenience, Cliffhangers
Rating as a movie: PG-15 for adult content
My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️½🏔
My thoughts: 💿 8% [3%] Disc 1 Track 26 Ch. 2 - This is good so far, that recap was a bit long but stuck to the basic facts. 💿 11% [12%] Disc 2 Track 2 Ch. 5 - My son heard chapter 2 and he was like, "Is this a series about stalkers because this is at least the third time I heard about someone being stalked?" 😆 I had to think about it but I think he's right. 💿 16% [17%] Disc 2 Track 50 Ch. 7 - I listened to this yesterday but wasn't able to recall what track I stopped on. My thoughts yesterday were the storyline with Faith and Troy is ridiculous it isn't making any sense! You're paranoid but you destroyed evidence and did not call the cops okay? Today it's Will, he's crazy! 💿 27% [24%] Disc 3 Track 45 Ch. 11 - Well, that came out of left field. This book is a bit spicier than the last few. I may need to up the rating. 💿 46% [48%] Disc 5 Track 14 Ch. 18 - There is almost too much going on because these stories are too far apart. 💿 56% [59%] Disc 6 Track 8 Ch. 22 - I'm so sick of James, Christie, Teri, and Bobby. They just revealed who the address belongs to and they are drawing it out. 💿 88% [92%] Disc 8 Track 91 Ch. 34 - I'm just going to give up on the baby names. Once we got away from Teri & Christie it was good, although the investigations are reaching. *[adjusted percentage because the last disc has 63 tracks and track 1 of every disc is 10 seconds, previous percentages are based on the assumption of 99 3-minute tracks on all disc.]
This was okay a bit too much overly dramatic but still an improvement on the previous book. The flip-flopping of the emotions and stances of the characters is irritating and abnormal but that's how the drama is created here. Character A is mad at Character C and Character B is defending Character C, next thing you know Character B is mad at Character C for the same reasons they were defending them for, and Character A is now championing Character C to Character B. Once okay but over and over, it's like a bad tennis match, especially when it's without reason. The CD got skipped the last few tracks during a proposal (not a spoiler) so I technically haven't finished As I missed the last couple of pages. I now have to go to the library find the copy of this book and read those pages because I am not burning a library's Libby credit for a title just to read the last few pages. I may have to switch to ebook for the next 2, I don't know. I'm looking forward to the show. Hopefully the trailer does not put me off. I am not sure if I should start it now or wait till I am done with the Christmas book. I don't know how deeply it follows the book and I don't want a bump in the characters I haven't met yet.
Recommend to others: This book is just okay, but the series is great.
Cedar Cove 1. 16 Lighthouse Road (2001) 2. 204 Rosewood Lane (2002) 3. 311 Pelican Court (2003) 4. 44 Cranberry Point (2004) 5. 50 Harbor Street (2005) 5 5. 5-B Poppy Lane (2006) 6. 6 Rainier Drive (2006) 7. 74 Seaside Avenue (2007) 8. 8 Sandpiper Way (2008) 8.5. A Cedar Cove Christmas (2008) 9. 92 Pacific Boulevard (2009) 10. 1022 Evergreen Place (2010) 11. 1105 Yakima Street (2011) 12. 1225 Christmas Tree Lane (2011) Welcome Back to Cedar Cove (2021)
Related series: Rose Harbor 0.5. When First They Met (2012) 1. The Inn at Rose Harbor (2012) 1.5. Lost and Found in Cedar Cove (2013) 2. Rose Harbor in Bloom (2013) 3. Love Letters (2014) 3.5. Falling for Her (2015) 4. Silver Linings (2015) 5. Sweet Tomorrows (2016)
How many marriage proposals can a book contain? 😅 I have such a love-hate relationship with those books…
Once again it was so easy and quick to read. The residents of Cedar Cove were once again very busy and especially a lot of marriages out of nowhere. Hence 4 stars instead of 5 stars.
The mystery from the last book has been unravelled and off course this book ends with a new one!
You’re looking for something light? You don’t want to think to much and just enjoy and be endeared? This is it 😁
עוד ספר מסידרת סידר קוב. והאמת, שהתחיל להימאס לי מהסידרה. העלילה מופרכת. הדמויות לא מסוגלות לשוחח בצורה כנה על הרגשות שלהם (ולא מדובר על דמויות טינאייג'ריות, אלא על דמויות בנות 30+ וחלקן אף בנות 50+). וגם החזרה המיותרת של הסופרת במהלך הספר על קורות העבר של הדמויות מיותרת ומייגעת, כי אין מצב שמישהו הגיע לקרוא את ספר 9 מבלי לקרוא את כל 8 הספרים שקדמו לו (8.5, ליתר דיוק). בקיצור, הותשתי ונאבקתי עם הספר. תוהה אם אמשיך לספר 10.
Decided to read this book in a day hahaha. Safe to say I need a break from reading for a bit. It was definetely an interesting book! I did find there were just way too many characters to keep up with. Also they were all super wedding crazy, just making spur of the moment decisions about who to spend their life with. It kept it interesting though, and I liked that the chapters alternated which character they were talking about!
I had no idea l was picking up book in a series from the library, there is no indication on the cover, it wasn't until l finished it and imputed into good reads that l found out it was #9. It was a good book as a stand alone but l can see it would have been nice to have the back stories to some of the characters.
I hadn't read a Debbie Macomber in a while, and boy was I happy to return to that familar good story. At first I htought I would have a hard time figuring out all the characters and connections- but I did not. It was a verygood book, I think I should find others in this series.
Weather you are a new reader or an old fan of Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove series, you will not be disapointed in this new addition. Established fans will visit with old familiar friends while getting to know new neighbors. However if you are new to the series, don't worry, Debbie Macombers writing style will allow you to get to know each character's back story enought to get you caught up on thier lives without boring established series readers.
Althought this book has been designated a mystery, it is also a literary romance. As love blossoms between several residents of Cedar Cove, one resident is the victim of a series of disturbing break-ins. Once the mystery is solved, several residents grow stronger friendships and begin new relationships we can only hope will blossom in the next few books! -- Vicki
It feels like the series is fizzling out. For one, the mystery of the body found in the cave isn't very engrossing. The main relationship highlighted in the novel (sheriff Troy Davis and Faith) seems to be hindered solely by misunderstandings. (Spoiler alert). It's painfully obvious they belong together and will end up together, and all the hullabaloo seems to be redundant and to take forever. And pretty much the same goes for Christie and James. She resists him, resists, resists, until... you guessed it.
It's fun to visit with the old characters and the town, but it just makes me wish for more Olivia, Grace, And Charlotte stories. They're all there, but not enough.
(Another spoiler alert) Oh and I wonder if the couple who'd decided to marry after one encounter is going to have an easy or a hard time at it. Whatever happens, I'm sure Debbie has a reason for including their tale in her series.
92 Pacific Boulevard is where Sheriff Troy Davis lives. His wife had passed away a little over a year ago. His daughter, Megan, is married and now expecting her first child after a miscarriage. Troy has become reacquainted with his high school sweetheart, Faith Beckwith, and has started dating her. Recently Faith's home has been vandalized and many more attempts to break in. At first it seemed personal, according to Troy. But lately he suspects not so personal to Faith but in another way. Troy does figure out who is responsible.
Read to find out how Troy and Faith's relationship prosper. There is other good things happening in Cedar Cove to with the other residents. Stick your nose in the book and read on.
I just love this series!! I love revisiting all the characters and their lives!! It's gonna be hard to wait until Sept. 2010 to read the next one. This book tells us what happened with Troy & Faith, Christie & James and the others. The author did introduce new characters & we'll have to see how those end up in the next book. I don't know Debbie will 'wrap it up' in the next one(I heard that will be the last one in the series)but who knows, the author might entice her to add to the series. Right now, I am reading mostly thriller books. The Cedar Cove series & others like this adds 'sugar & spice' to my literary world.
This is another installment of the Cedar Cove series by Debbie Macomber. There are several plot strands to follow as the years have passed in the quiet town in Washington state. Probably the most interesting is the developing relationship between Troy, sheriff of Cedar Cove, and his first love, Faith, who is a nurse. Then there is the relationship between Christie and James who initially seem to be an odd match. I have found myself completely absorbed in the lives of some of the people in Cedar Cove and have enjoyed watching the interactions among them. The 10th book is waiting to be read, and I won't be missing it!!
As much as I want to, I can't stop read these books. I think I'll just read one more to see what happens. They are so scripted and predictable. Everything always turns out "nice" so that is comforting to know the angst ridden sweethearts will get together in the end. Reading these books clear my mind in between my other summer reads.
This is the first book I've read by this author and will probably be my last. I debated several times while reading it whether to just lay it down, but I persevered to the end. I had tried reading several of her other books but couldn't make it past the first chapter. Too shallow for me...like a clean soap opera in print.