The inn at Rose Harbor

Jo Marie Rose is a young widow who has lost her husband and wants to start over. She buys a bed-and-breakfast in Cedar Cove and renames it the Rose Harbor Inn, hoping a new home and a new occupation will give her life a different direction.

Her first two guests arrive with troubles of their own. Joshua Weaver has returned to town to look after his ailing stepfather. The two men have never gotten along, and Joshua holds out little hope of settling their differences.

Abby Kincaid is in Cedar Cove for her brother's wedding. She has stayed away for twenty years, and the pretty town holds painful memories for her. She half regrets making the trip.

The book is a contemporary women's fiction novel that moves between the innkeeper and her guests. Its tone is reflective and gentle. Two guests work through old family wounds while Jo Marie, still grieving, considers what her future might hold.