Debbie Macomber - 8 Sandpiper Way

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CEDAR COVE

16 LIGHTHOUSE ROAD

204 ROSEWOOD AVENUE

311 PELICAN COURT

44 CRANBERRY POINT

50 HARBOR WAY

6 RAINIER DRIVE

74 SEASIDE AVENUE

8 SANDPIPER WAY

BLOSSOM STREET

THE SHOP ON BLOSSSOM STREET

A GOODYARN OLD

BOYFRIENDS WEDNESDAYS AT FOUR

TWENTY WISHES

SUMMER ON BLOSSOM STREET

HANNAH’S LIST

THURSDAYS AT EIGHT

CHRISTMAS IN SEATTLE

FALLING FOR CHRISTMAS

Dear Friends,

Welcome to Cedar Cove! If you’re a regular visitor, you’ll 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 you’re new to town, you can expect to make a whole group of new and interesting friends.

As many of you already know, Cedar Cove is loosely based on my own home town of Port Orchard, Washington. The streets and businesses are disguised but easily recognisable. 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 organised Cedar Cove Days, which took place in August 2009. Check my website at www.DebbieMacomber.com for information.

If you’re interested in viewing the “lay of the land,” you can download a Cedar Cove map from my website—or you can receive a glossy collector’s edition free by sending a SASE to my office at PO Box 1458, Port Orchard, WA 98366, USA.

Although I rarely mention it, take a look at the dedication page. I’m dedicating this book to three phenomenal women who’ve 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 editor’s 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 visit—and I’m looking forward to hearing your thoughts.

Warmest regards,

8 Sandpiper Way

Debbie Macomber

www.mirabooks.co.uk

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 Shirley’s 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 Davidand 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:Olivia’s son and Justine’s younger brother. In the Navy. Lives in San Diego with his wife, Selina, and daughter, Isabella, and son, Adam.

Will Jefferson:Olivia’s brother, Charlotte’s son. Formerly of Atlanta. Divorced, retired and back in Cedar Cove, where he recently bought the local gallery.

Grace Sherman Harding:Olivia’s best friend. Librarian. Widow of Dan Sherman.Mother of Maryellen Bowmanand Kelly Jordan.Married to Cliff Harding,a retired engineer who is now a horse breeder living in Olalla, near Cedar Cove. Grace’s previous address: 204 Rosewood Lane (now a rental property).

Maryellen Bowman:Oldest daughter of Grace and Dan Sherman. Mother of Katieand Drake.Married to Jon Bowman,photographer.

Zachary Cox:Accountant, married to Rosie.Father of Allisonand 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 a bed-and-breakfast at 44 Cranberry Point.

Roy McAfee:Private investigator, retired from Seattle police force. Two adult children, Mackand 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. Leaving for North Dakota. Her brother, Mack, a fireman in training, is moving to Cedar Cove.

Gloria Ashton:Sheriff’s deputy in Cedar Cove. Biological daughter of Roy and Corrie McAfee.

Troy Davis:Cedar Cove sheriff. Married to Sandy,now deceased. Father of Megan.

Faith Beckwith:Troy Davis’s high-school girlfriend, now a widow. Moving back to Cedar Cove.

Bobby Polgar and Teri Miller Polgar: He is an international chess champion; she’s a hair stylist at Get Nailed. Their home is at 74 Seaside Avenue.

Christie Levitt:Sister of Teri Polgar, living in Cedar Cove.

James Wilbur:Bobby Polgar’s 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.

They say the wife is always the last to know.

Except that Emily Flemming did know and she’d known for more than a week. Dave, her husband, was involved with someone else. Only Dave wasn’t just Dave Flemming. He was Pastor Dave Flemming. The thought that her husband loved another woman was intolerable, unthinkable, unbearable. Dave’s betrayal was bad enough, but disregarding his moral obligations to his congregation and his God—she 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 she’d learned. She’d 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 she’d 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.