Praise for the Cedar Cove novels by #1 New York Times bestselling author DEBBIE MACOMBER
[This books] small-town charm is virtually guaranteed to please.
Publishers Weekly on 74 Seaside Avenue
Returning to Cedar Cove is always a pleasure and this book is a particular pleasure.
RT Book Reviews on 74 Seaside Avenue
Readers new to Macombers considerable narrative charms will have no problem picking up the story, while loyal fans are in for a treat.
Booklist on 6 Rainier Drive
Those who enjoy good-spirited, gossipy writing will be hooked.
Publishers Weekly on 6 Rainier Drive
Debbie Macomber is a skilled storyteller.
Publishers Weekly on 50 Harbor Street
The books in Macombers contemporary Cedar Cove series are irresistibly delicious and addictive.
Publishers Weekly on 44 Cranberry Point
Excellent characterization will keep readers anticipating the next visit to Cedar Cove.
Booklist on 311 Pelican Court
Macombers endearing characters offer courage and support to one another and find hope and love in the most unexpected places.
Booklist on 204 Rosewood Lane
Macomber is known for her honest portrayals of ordinary women in small-town America, and this tale cements her position as an icon of the genre.
Publishers Weekly on 16 Lighthouse Road
September 2008
Dear Friends,
Welcome to Cedar Cove! If youre a regular visitor, youll be happy to know that Olivia, Jack, Grace and all the rest are waiting to tell you about the current events in their lives. And if youre new to town, you can expect to make a whole group of new and interesting friends.
Note that A Cedar Cove Christmas, which comes between this book and 92 Pacific Boulevard, will be available in paperback for the first time, starting in November 2010. Its accompanied by the novella 5-B Poppy Lane and the volume is called Christmas in Cedar Cove.
As many of you already know, Cedar Cove is loosely based on my own hometown of Port Orchard, Washington. The streets and businesses are disguised but easily recognizable. As an unexpected result of the Cedar Cove stories, our little town has become something of a tourist destination. Because of this, a group of wonderful volunteers headed by Jerry Childs and Cindy Lucarelli organized Cedar Cove Days, which took place in August 2009. Check my Web site at www.DebbieMacomber.com for information.
If youre interested in viewing the lay of the land, you can download a Cedar Cove map from my Web siteor you can receive a glossy collectors edition free by sending a SASE to my office at P.O. Box 1458, Port Orchard, WA 98366.
Although I rarely mention it, take a look at the dedication page. Im dedicating this book to three phenomenal women whove been coping with breast cancer. Minda Butler lived in our condo building in Florida. Karen Sweeney, my cousin from Omaha, is now in remission. Hyacinthe Eykelhof-Mitchell is my editors younger sister. All three women are dear to my heart and an inspiration to everyone.
I hope you enjoy 8 Sandpiper Way. Your Cedar Cove friends are looking forward to your visitand Im looking forward to hearing your thoughts.
Warmest regards,
DEBBIE MACOMBER
8 SANDPIPER WAY
To
Minda Butler,
Karen Sweeney
and
Hyacinthe Eykelhof-Mitchell
For their courage, strength
and
inspiration
and special thanks to my friend Emily Myles, the fabric artist who inspired Shirleys dragon
Some of the Residents of Cedar Cove, Washington
Olivia Lockhart Griffin: Family court judge in Cedar Cove. Mother of Justine and James. Married to Jack Griffin, editor of the Cedar Cove Chronicle. They live at 16 Lighthouse Road.
Charlotte Jefferson Rhodes: Mother of Olivia and of Will Jefferson. Now married to widower Ben Rhodes, who has sons David and Steven, neither of whom lives in Cedar Cove.
Justine (Lockhart) Gunderson: Daughter of Olivia. Mother of Leif. Married to Seth Gunderson. The Gundersons owned The Lighthouse restaurant, recently destroyed by fire. They live at 6 Rainier Drive.
James Lockhart: Olivias son and Justines younger brother. In the Navy. Lives in San Diego with his wife, Selina, daughter, Isabella, and son, Adam.
Will Jefferson: Olivias brother, Charlottes son. Formerly of Atlanta. Divorced, retired and back in Cedar Cove, where he has recently bought the local gallery.
Grace Sherman Harding: Olivias best friend. Librarian. Widow of Dan Sherman. Mother of Maryellen Bowman and Kelly Jordan. Married to Cliff Harding, a retired engineer who is now a horse breeder living in Olalla, near Cedar Cove. Graces previous address: 204 Rosewood Lane (now a rental property).
Maryellen Bowman: Oldest daughter of Grace and Dan Sherman. Mother of Katie and Drake. Married to Jon Bowman, photographer.
Zachary Cox: Accountant, married to Rosie. Father of Allison and Eddie Cox. The family lives at 311 Pelican Court. Allison is attending university in Seattle, while her boyfriend, Anson Butler, has joined the military.
Rachel Pendergast: Works at the Get Nailed salon. Engaged to widower Bruce Peyton, who has a daughter, Jolene.
Bob and Peggy Beldon: Retired. Own the Thyme and Tide B and B at 44 Cranberry Point.
Roy McAfee: Private investigator, retired from Seattle police force. Two adult children, Mack and Linnette. Married to Corrie, who works as his office manager. The McAfees live at 50 Harbor Street.
Linnette McAfee: Daughter of Roy and Corrie. Lived in Cedar Cove and worked as a physician assistant in the new medical clinic. Now living in North Dakota. Her brother, Mack, a fireman in training, is moving to Cedar Cove.
Gloria Ashton: Police officer on Bremerton force. Natural child of Roy and Corrie McAfee.
Troy Davis: Cedar Cove sheriff. Married to Sandy, now deceased. Father of Megan.
Faith Beckwith: High school girlfriend of Troy Davis, now a widow. Moving back to Cedar Cove.
Bobby Polgar and Teri Miller Polgar: He is an international chess champion; shes a hairstylist at Get Nailed. Their home is at 74 Seaside Avenue.
Christie Levitt: Sister of Teri Polgar, living in Cedar Cove.
James Wilbur: Bobby Polgars driver.
Pastor Dave Flemming: Local Methodist minister. He and his wife, Emily, are the parents of Matthew and Mark.
Shirley Bliss: Widow and fabric artist, mother of Tannith (Tanni) Bliss.
Shaw Wilson: Friend of Anson Butler, Allison Cox and Tanni Bliss.
Contents
One
T hey say the wife is always the last to know.
Except that Emily Flemming did know and shed known for more than a week. Dave, her husband, was involved with someone else. Only Dave wasnt just Dave Flemming. He was Pastor Dave Flemming. The thought that her husband loved another woman was intolerable, unthinkable, unbearable. Daves betrayal was bad enough, but disregarding his moral obligations to his congregation and his Godshe could hardly believe it. This shocking secret was completely inconsistent with everything she knew about her husband.
Ever since the night of their anniversary dinner, Emily had carefully guarded what shed learned. Shed been in the church office, waiting for Dave, and had reached for his suit jacket, which hung on the back of his door. When she draped it over her arm, a diamond earring had fallen out of the pocket. Later shed discovered the second one in the other pocket. Emily had certainly never owned anything as extravagant as this pair of large, diamond-studded pendant earrings.
In the beginning Emily had assumed the earrings were an anniversary present; however, she quickly realized they couldnt be. For one thing, they werent in a jewelers box. But even if they had been, it wasnt possible. Dave could never have afforded diamond earrings on their tight family budget.