Silver Linings: A Rose Harbor Novel

I found Debbie Macomber as an author with the first of the Rose Harbor novels (“The Inn at Rose Harbor”). What grabbed me from the first was her ability to eloquently describe the feelings of grief and loss that the main character, Jo Marie Rose, deals with when she discovers her husband is missing in action and presumed lost. Throughout the series, and especially in this book “Silver Linings”, Ms. Macomber continues to astound me with her ability to express feelings – both good and not good in a way that I can relate to. Once again, I spent a good portion of this book laughing and crying. I honestly don't know what more you can ask from a novel about life.In “Silver Linings”, we continue to follow Jo Marie's evolving relationship with her handyman, Mark Taylor. At the end of the last book, Mark has expressed his feelings for Jo Marie, who is reeling from his declaration and spends most of this book trying to decipher what she feels for him.Along with the Jo Marie storyline, we meet Katie and Coco. They are two friends who are in town for their ten year high school reunion. While they met in their last year of school, they bonded immediately and then each suffered an emotional setback that has haunted them for the last decade. They are attending the reunion, each with the intent of trying to resolve their set-back so they can get on with life. Their stories are told in flash-backs to their teenage years. It was an interesting way of incorporating elements of YA into a women's literature novel. I don't read a lot of YA but found that it worked well in this case for a one time story line. I am sure that Ms. Macomber does not intend to move this series into YA as the Jo Marie/Mark story is that of an adult couple.I enjoyed reading this book and read it pretty much in one sitting as I have the other books in this series. My husband knows to leave me alone with I am camped out with a book and a pot of tea, with my tissues near by for the unavoidable tears.Since discovering Ms. Macomber through this series, I have read others of her books and have seen movies and television series based on her novels. I know that I will have a good read whenever I sit down with one of her books and I really look forward to it.

Heartfelt, heart wrenching, heart-warming. This is definitely a novel with heart. Macomber takes readers back to the beautify Rose Harbor in for a story packed full of emotion & discovery. Jo Marie’s brief narration of her new life also makes this a good starting point for new readers to the series.The reason for the name of the inn is fantastic. With just two words Macomber connects the entire novel (and the series) together. It sets the scene for what has happened and what will happen. I really enjoyed how this novel wasn’t a rushed weekend of rejuvenation. These characters took much longer to get there. Being able to follow each of them throughout their journey truly inspired me.I really enjoy how Macomber focuses not only on Jo Marie’s life but also on those of her guests. The intersections of everyone’s lives gives a sense of continuity. The different tone of the writing as Macomber writes about the three major characters’ current life events really makes each of them stand out. I love how their stories weave together.My final thoughts on this one? Oh my goodness! Mark! Macomber has me so fully entrenched in this world and the lives of her characters that my heart is pounding out of my chest & I’m dying to see how this all plays out.Set in Cedar Cove’s charming Rose Harbor Inn, Debbie Macomber’s captivating new novel follows innkeeper Jo Marie and two new guests as they seek healing and comfort, revealing that every cloud has a silver lining, even when it seems difficult to find.Since opening the Rose Harbor Inn, Jo Marie Rose has met fascinating people from all walks of life, but none have piqued her interest quite like handyman Mark Taylor. Jo Marie and Mark are good friends—and are becoming something more—yet he still won’t reveal anything about his past. When Mark tells her that he’s moving out of town, Jo Marie is baffled. Just when she is starting to open herself up again to love, she feels once more that she is losing the man she cares about. As she grapples with Mark’s decision and tries to convince him to stay, she welcomes two visitors also seeking their own answers.Best friends Kellie Crenshaw and Katie Gilroy have returned to Cedar Cove for their ten-year high school reunion, looking to face down old hurts and find a sense of closure. Kellie, known as Coco, wants to finally confront the boy who callously broke her heart. Katie, however, wishes to reconnect with her old boyfriend, James—the man she still loves and the one who got away. As Katie hopes for a second chance, Coco discovers that people can change—and both look to the exciting possibilities ahead.Heartwarming and uplifting, Silver Linings is a beautiful novel of letting go of the past and embracing the unexpected.

Debbie Macimber has a gift for storytelling, and this book shows why. I went for four stars rather than five because she fell into some easy cliches and because I disliked the cliffhanger ending.I like the theme that the inn is a place for healing, and I enjoyed the mingling of three different stories, three women in vastly different circumstances who all found hope and healing in unexpected ways.

This book draws you in and keeps your interest. You become invested in the characters. It has a good storyline, actually a few different storylines. At one point I forgot where I was for a minute I was so captivated.

This book was easy to read and was a clean romance. I look. Forward to the next in the series

I am hooked on Debbie Macomber . I read one book into the next . I had started the Harbor Rose Inn series . I read one in wrong order . It didn’t matter . She goes back and explains the characters so could actually miss a book and be ok .

We all have those past loves we wish we could reconnect with. This storyline is just that. Rekindled love and hope.

Love it!!! Book cover quality satisfied

J'aime beaucoup les livres de Debbie Macomber. Cependant, il y a quelque chose que je voudrais indiquer: pour le livre "Silver Linings" (Rose Harbor) - désolée je lis en anglais: il faut lire ce livre après Love Letters (aussi Rose Harbor). Quand il s'agit d'une série, les séquences de livres devraient être indiquées. Cependant, ceci existe pour d'autres séries du même auteur. Autrement comme on connaît la suite, cela enlève l'intérêt dans la lecture du livre. J'ai remarqué que ce livre n'existe pas en francais (pas de c cédille sur mon clavier espagnol)

The story was a bit cheesey, also a bit predictable but it doesn't matter. I was immediately drawn into the book, cheering on and hoping that I was right with how things would end. I was, but Debbie Macomber wrote it out much better than I could even imagine it--This book is recomended to everyone who needs a comfort story. There are parts that you will figure out...but they are told in a way that you would not deduce!

This series has been very addictive and such beautiful stories and this is no exception. Debbie Macomber has her style of writing and she crafts the stories of multiple characters in the one so well that my eyes are popping out of my head as I just had to finish this before going to bed. I thought this might be the last in the series but now I am hanging for number 5. Loved it.

Awesome book. Touching.