Love Letters Author:Debbie Macomber Summer is a busy season lot of time together at the inn, so proprietor Jo Marie Rose and handyman Mark Taylor have spent working around the property. Despite some folks good- natured claims to the contrary, Jo Marie insists that Mark is just a friend. However,she seems to be thinking about this particular friend a great deal lately. Jo Marie kno... more »ws surprising little about Mark's life, due to 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 sitting out on a 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 overprotecting 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 the difference.« less