Corrie McAfee
50 Harbor Street
Cedar Cove, Washington

Dear Reader,

Considering that I'm married to Cedar Cove's private investigator, you might think I enjoy mysteries. But I don't —  especially when they involve us! Roy's been receiving anonymous postcards and messages asking if we "regret the past." We don't know what they mean….

On a more positive note, we're both delighted that our daughter, Linnette, has moved to Cedar Cove to work at the new medical clinic. A while ago I attended the humane society's "Dog and Bachelor Auction," where I bought her a date with Cal Washburn, who works at Cliff Harding's horse farm. Unfortunately Linnette is less enthusiastic about this date than I am.

Speaking of Cliff, the romance between him and Grace Sherman is back on. But that's only one of the many interesting stories here in Cedar Cove. So why don't you drop by for a coffee at my husband's office on Main Street or our house on Harbor and I'll tell you everything that's new!

Corrie

44 CRANBERRY POINT:

“The books in Macomber’s contemporary Cedar Cover series are like a box of assorted Krispy Kremes: light and fluffy, but irresistibly delicious and addictive.” Publishers Weekly

“A Keeper. 44 CRANBERRY POINT is a book to be read more than once and enjoyed a second or third time as much as the first. It’s like a visit home…Author Debbie Macomber uses her considerable talent to bring to life an entire town.” ReaderToReader.com

311 PELICAN COURT:

“Fans of Jan Karon’s [Mitford] books will warmly welcome this heart-touching novel. Macomber never fails to expertly blend multiple stories and three-dimensional characters to create a world that her readers can enjoy revisiting early and often.” The Romance Reader

“311 PELICAN COURT is a feel-good book, filled with plenty of small town coziness, romances and a thread of mystery.” Romance Reviews Today

204 ROSEWOOD LANE:

“Macomber is the queen of romantic series and the Cedar Cove series is one of her best yet.” Bookbrowser Reviews

“Ms. Macomber has made a niche for herself with her series of small-town stories. Like a literary soap opera, she manages to continue stories in such a way that whether you are visiting Cedar Cove again, or coming for the first time, you will find yourself interested in the lives of the people in this little town.” RT BOOKclub

Through both words and deeds, Debbie Macomber inspires women from all walks of life to realize their dreams.

Debbie Macomber overcame the obstacles in her own life to become one of the world’s most popular writers. She encourages women to achieve the goals that burn in their hearts as fiercely as the desire to become a bestselling novelist did in her own years ago.

When Debbie first decided to write a novel, people called her a hopeless dreamer. She had only a high school degree and was dyslexic. She was also the very young mother of four active children. No one believed she had what it took to write a book--except Debbie. She eventually saved enough money to rent an old typewriter, and every night when the children were asleep, she would sit down to write.

She wrote--for years. But each time she completed a story and mailed it off to a publisher, the manuscript was returned, stamped "rejected." As tough as it was to keep her spirits alive, Debbie never gave up. Five long years and thousands of pages later, she received a letter in the afternoon mail. The letter was from Silhouette Books--and they wanted to buy her story.

Today, Debbie is the internationally acclaimed author of more than 100 novels with over sixty million copies of her books in print. Popular around the globe, she receives thousands of letters from readers every month--and responds to each one.

In lectures around the country, Debbie encourages women to "exercise the success muscle." She also offers advice on how to achieve success in seeking or changing a career, building family relationships, forming healthy relationships and more.

Like her heartwarming novels, Debbie’s inspirational speeches are always filled with laughter and love. She cares deeply about the women she touches with her writing, and she continues to mentor people around the country. She also volunteers her considerable talents to help raise much-needed funds for battered-women’s shelters, literacy and medical research.

As a national board member for the charity organization, WARM-UP AMERICA!, Debbie also urges her readers to knit 7" by 9" patches to make up blankets for a number of worthy projects. Projects can be mailed to the national organization (for information click on http://www.WarmUpAmerica.org). Debbie staged a “knit-in” to support this charity at the Romance Writers of America Conference in Reno in late July, where she was also the keynote speaker.

In September 1999, Debbie first achieved a career writing goal when her MIRA title, PROMISE, TEXAS scored the triple crown of publishing. This book, which revisited her "Heart of Texas" series, made the New York Times, Publishers Weekly and Top 50 USA Today Bestselling Books lists. Since then, eight other Debbie Macomber novels have also scored the triple crown. Her MIRA title, THIS MATTER OF MARRIAGE became a made-for-TV film and her amazing stories set in a yarn shop--THE SHOP ON BLOSSOM STREET and A GOOD YARN have garnered her speaking engagements at Crafting conferences and Leisure Art has published two gorgeous "Knit Along with Debbie" pattern booklets. Look for these pattern books at your favorite craft or yarn retail outlet. You can find out more about the books and how to order on www.leisurearts.com.

She lives with her husband in Port Orchard, Washington. Their children are grown and she is now a proud grandmother.