In this enchanting novel set at Cedar Cove’s cozy Rose Harbor Inn, Debbie Macomber celebrates the power of love—and a well-timed love letter—to inspire hope and mend a broken heart. 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.


故事背景發生在雪松海灣舒適宜人的玫瑰港旅館，作者黛比．瑪康珀透過文字歌頌愛情的力量，並以一封及時到來的情書，鼓舞與療癒在愛情裡受傷的心靈。夏天是旅館最忙碌的時期，旅館主人喬瑪莉．羅絲和打雜工馬克．泰勒常常一起忙進忙出，打理旅館內的事務。儘管身邊的人都好意要撮合兩人，喬瑪莉卻堅稱和馬克只是朋友關係。但最近，她似乎常常把心思放在自己這位特別的朋友身上，這才發現自己對馬克了解得並不多，因為他總是不願意談論自己的事。喬瑪莉決心要了解馬克的過去，然而，在那之前她必須先誠實面對自己的過去。這時，三位房客入住旅館，他們和喬瑪莉一樣即將翻開不同於以往的人生扉頁。二十三歲的艾麗鼓起莫大的勇氣來到雪松海灣，打算和通信數月的湯姆見面，而她對他似乎懷著特別的情愫。對女兒過度保護的母親非常反對艾麗這趟旅程，但艾麗下定決心要獨立自主。接著，梅姬和羅伊也來到了玫瑰港旅館，這是他們結婚生子後第一次兩人單獨出遊，在經歷了過去的是是非非後，他們希望能重燃這段婚姻已然熄滅的火花，並重拾對彼此的信任。然而，梅姬還有一件事必須向羅伊坦白，但一旦說出口，他們很有可能從此勞燕分飛。故事每個角色最終都必須坦誠以對——以紙筆道出內心最真實的情感，如此才能改變自己的人生。作者黛比．瑪康珀筆下的動人故事揭露了人在承認自身脆弱、接受事實，並再次擁抱愛時須具備的勇氣。