Love Letters

Love Letters by Debbie Macomber

Summer is a busy season at the inn, so proprietor Jo Marie Rose and handyman Mark Taylor have spent a lot of time together keeping the property running. Despite some folks’ good-natured claims to the contrary, Jo Marie insists that Mark is only a friend. However, she seems to be thinking about this particular friend a great deal lately. Jo Marie knows surprisingly little about Mark’s life, due in no small part to his refusal to discuss it. She’s determined to learn more about his past, but first she must face her own—and welcome three visitors who, like her, are setting out on new paths.

Twenty-three-year-old Ellie Reynolds is taking a leap of faith. She’s come to Cedar Cove to meet Tom, a man she’s been corresponding with for months, and with whom she might even be falling in love. Ellie’s overprotective mother disapproves of her trip, but Ellie is determined to spread her wings.

Maggie and Roy Porter are next to arrive at the inn. They are taking their first vacation alone since their children were born. In the wake of past mistakes, they hope to rekindle the spark in their marriage—and to win back each other’s trust. But Maggie must make one last confession that could forever tear them apart.

For each of these characters, it will ultimately be a moment when someone wore their heart on their sleeve—and took pen to paper—that makes all the difference. Debbie Macomber’s moving novel reveals the courage it takes to be vulnerable, accepting, and open to love.**

Reading this book was like going home. I've read all of the Cedar Cove books and the ones in the Rose Harbor Inn series as well, all set in Cedar Cove. It's lovely to see characters from the past and meeting new ones that come in to Jo Marie's inn. 

This time around we see Jo Marie trying to figure our the handy man, Mark Taylor. He keeps to himself and he doesn't mind it. He never speaks about his past or himself. When Jo Marie starts asking questions he closes up tight. Jo Marie decides she's going to ask around town to find out what she can, but she soon finds out that no one knows much about him.

Ellie is coming to Cedar Cove to meet a man that she'd been talking to over the internet for months. Her mother is very overprotective and is telling her that something bad will happen. Trying to insert her independence she decides to ignore all of her mother's doubts and go to meet Tom. When she gets there she is so nervous about meeting him, but when she does it's lovely. So much ends up happening with her trip, she meets the father she never knew and all the stories she'd been told were quickly proving to be lies.

Maggie and Roy were having a weekend away from their kids. Their life has been hard lately. Both have done things to hurt the other but now Maggie is hoping this time away will help them reconnect. She hopes that he's keeping his promise to stay away from the old girlfriend he was emotionally connecting with. Roy is trying to ignore all of it. He just wants everything is to go back to the way it was, without having to talk about it. When he learns about the secret she's got it might destroy their lives forever. 

So many things go on in this book, I don't want to give anything away. I'll just say this, if you've read all of the other books from this town then you'll enjoy this one just as much as the other. It makes you feel like you're visiting old friends. Go and visit the Rose Harbor Inn and Cedar Cove, it's well worth it!! 

**Goodreads summary