Debbie Macomber, the New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of 6 Rainier Drive, invites listeners to immerse themselves in the drama and romance unfolding at 74 Seaside Avenue. Meet blissfully happy newlyweds Bobby and Teri Polger. He's an international chess champion, she's a salon stylist, and both will soon be confronted by deadly threats from a vindictive Russian rival.
July 23, 2007
Macomber’s bestselling multigenerational series returns (following 6 Rainier Drive
), interweaving drama and romance from all corners of fictional Cedar Cove, Wash. The focus this go-round is international chess champion Bobby Polgar and his hairdresser wife, Teri. Veiled threats from a Russian opponent have caused Bobby to drop out of tournament play and keep a close watch over Teri, but she’s more concerned about the antics of her predatory sister, Christie, who is growing ever more distant. As in past volumes, a raft of supporting characters’ subplots run parallel to the leads’, among them widowed sheriff Troy Davis, torn between his daughter’s needs and a budding romance; physician’s assistant Linnette McAfee, leaving town and a broken heart behind; and a love triangle involving Teri’s best friend, Rachel. Fans will pick up the threads easily, and newcomers will find most of the relationships self-explanatory (though a chart of characters would prove helpful). As usual, Macomber’s unique mix of naïveté, soap opera plotting and smalltown charm is virtually guaranteed to please.