Jo Marie Rose first arrives in Cedar Cove, seeking a sense of peace and a fresh start. Coping with the death of her husband, the young wat widow purchases a local bed-and-breakfast, the newly christened Rose Harbor Inn, ready to begin her life. Yet the inn holds more surprises than Jo Mari me can imagine. Her first guest is Joshua Weaver, who has come home to care for his ailing stepfather. The two have never seen eye to eye and Joshua has little hope that they can reconcile their differences. But a long lost acquaintance from Joshuas high school days prove to him that forgiveness is never out of reach, and that love can bloom even where its least expected