Debbie Macomber’s beloved Rose Harbor series follows Jo Marie as she makes her home in Cedar Cove, running the charming Rose Harbor Inn. Now, in this original short story, available exclusively as an eBook, Macomber tells a whole new side of the story as handyman Mark Taylor grapples with his true feelings for Jo Marie. Mark Taylor came to Cedar Cove to leave his painful past behind him, and has spent the last few years keeping mostly to himself. But when he meets Jo Marie Rose, his world is turned upside down. She’s hired him to do carpentry projects around the inn, but for Mark, spending time with Jo Marie is a risk—to both his long-buried secrets and his carefully guarded heart. Then one day, he breaks his leg in his workshop and must turn to Jo Marie for help. And though he tries to keep his distance, Mark can’t deny how he feels drawn to Jo Marie—and how deeply he is falling for her. Includes an excerpt from Silver Linings, the next novel in Debbie Macomber’s heartwarming Rose Harbor series.

デビー・マコンバーが描く本作の真髄は、癒えない傷を抱えた男の「心の武装解除」という至高の心理描写にあります。寡黙な職人マークの視点から綴られる言葉は、再生を願う魂の震えを繊細に捉えており、単なる恋愛譚を超えた自己受容の物語としての気高い深みを感じさせます。 映像版では美しい景観が物語を鮮やかに彩りますが、テキストの醍醐味はマークの秘められた内面に深く潜入できる点にあります。言葉にできない想いが積層していく様は、映像の情緒的な演出と見事な相乗効果を生み、世界をより多層的なものへと昇華させています。読者は活字を通じて、静謐な愛の奇跡を目撃することになるでしょう。