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Debbie Macomber is one of the best selling authors in America who has written more than 150 romance novels as well as contemporary women’s fiction. With her success as an author, she was able to sell more than 170 millions of copies of her book since she started writing in 1988. To date, Debbie Macomber has won many awards which include the Quill Award for romance in 2005 and the lifetime achievement award by the Romance Writers of America.
What makes her one of America’s most celebrated romance authors is her ability to bring into life compelling relationships in the family, community and friendship that embraces all of her readers with both hope and love. However, before she got all of her fame and fortune, Debbie Macomber had a simple beginning.
The Early Beginnings Of Debbie Macomber
Debbie Macomber is born in October 22, 1948 in the city of Yakima in Washington. When she was young, she had the dream to write stories while in still in grade school. However, she kept her dream to herself because she was afraid of being ridiculed by her peers.
While Debbie Macomber was growing up, she had a very uneventful childhood partly because she was diagnosed to be dyslexic. This learning disorder made it more difficult for her to learn how to read. When she was in first grade, she was put into the slow reader group and this continued until she reached the fifth grade when she finally managed to catch up with others. She was able to finish high school but with some difficulty.
During her growing up years, she was able to develop a good circle of friends albeit few who helped her cope up with her situation which then later on served as her inspiration on her later stories about the power of strong friendship.
The Start Of Her Publishing Career
Debbie Macomber is married to husband Wayne and they had four children. During her early years as a stay-at-home mom, Debbie developed her first manuscript as she typed it in a rented typewriter. She continued to write for five years and she met a lot of rejections along the way.
Alongside, she also worked as a freelance writer for a magazine to help boost the family income. With some of the money she saved from writing her articles, she was able to save enough to attend a romance writer’s conference where one of her manuscripts – Heartsong – was selected by an editor from Harlequin Enterprises Ltd. to be critiqued.
Unfortunately, she met another rejection from the editor and was even advised to throw her manuscript away. Determined, Debbie Macomber scraped $10 and submitted the same manuscript to Silhouette Books – Harlequin’s rival – which the company bought. This was the beginning of her good publishing career.
Notable Novels Written By Debbie Macomber
Debbie Macomber has written a lot of novels since her debut in the early 1980s. She was able to sell more than 170,000 millions of all her books worldwide. What makes her books great is that they focus on delivering important message on the story. Moreover, all of her heroines are optimistic thus giving readers the feeling of hope and happiness by the time they finish reading the book. Below are some of her notable works.
Starlight
The first book that she was able to officially publish in Silhouette Books, Starlight is a classic romantic novel of about the immeasurable capacity of love. The characters of the book Karen McAlister and Rand Prescott both found love in a small Christmas party only to find out that both of their situations – Karen’s contentment from being single and Rand’s handicap – are trying to pull them apart. With her craftsmanship to write compelling stories, she was able to give Starlight the happy ending it deserves.
Thursdays At Eight
Debbie Macomber has written mostly romantic novels since the early 1980’s but during 2002, she realized that she was having a difficult time identifying with her young heroines thus she started focusing more her stories on friendship. The book Thursdays at Eight served as her departure from her usual romance novels into the world of contemporary women’s fiction. The story centers around four women who meet every Thursday at 8:00am to talk about their lives during breakfast.
Clare, Elizabeth, Karen and Julia all meet together to talk about the many issues about womanhood and about life in general. Thursdays at Eight relates to friendship and the choices that we make in our lives.
Cedar Cove Series
Perhaps one of Debbie Macomber’s most celebrated books is Cedar Cove which has been turned into a TV series. The Cedar Cove Series contains 12 books and was written from 2001 to 2011.
The different stories are set in the quiet town of Cedar Cove in Washington depicting the joys, sorrows and revelations from the many fictional residents from Cedar Cove. This successful book turned into TV series is currently airing in Hallmark TV which has kept a lot of people all over America rooting for it.
This Matter Of Marriage
Another Debbie Macomber book that became a made for TV movie was This Matter of Marriage. The book turned into movie is all about the diary of Hallie McCarthy. Turning into the dreaded age of 30 and with no prospect of marriage yet, Hallie is set to find her Knight in Shining Armor until she met her neighbor Steve Marris who, unfortunately, is busy trying to win back his ex-wife. This particular movie became one of the most popular movies created by Hallmark in 1998.
Debbie Macomber Today
Today, Debbie Macomber is not only active in writing books. At the age of 64, she is a volunteer mentor for young writers and she is also active in fundraising for the shelters for battered women in the USA. During her spare time, she and her husband enjoy traveling all over the world as well as try new things for the benefit of developing the characters of her novels.
She also loved to knit and travel back and forth in their homes in Florida and Port Orchard in Washington which also served as the location of one of her books turned into TV series – Cedar Cove.
I am currently reading the Cedar Cove Series for the second time. Debbie is my favorite author and the book I love the best is ‘Morning Comes Softly’, which happens to be the very first book I read of hers. I read it at least 5 times. I keep a journal of her list of books and mark them off as I finish them, currently over 100 books read. Keep writing them Debbie, I’ll keep reading them.
[m looking for a book debbie wrote about an romance story an it is also with her having an like a bed an breakfast and a man comes to either stay s few days or on business or i an handiman maybe cant remember it all but she was also making a quilt in the book an i loved that book i would like to read it again but cant remember the name of it so please could you please tell me the name of it so i may get it again and read it my name is julie thank you i love your books too and thank you for shareing these great books
I am wondering if there is a follow up book to LOVE LETTERS. I was not happy with the ending and hope there is a follow up.
I read many of your books. You are a very special author.
Well, my dear “favorist” Author, Debbie,Macomber!!!!
I have MANY of your books and like some of the others that wrote a note to you – I only read Debbie Macomber! I just LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your books and read them daily! I too have read several series twice — especially “Cedar Cove” – I think I am on the third time. Thank you for sharing your “TALENTS” with many readers. Blessings, good health, and much happiness. Karen
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your books!!! In fact I’m working on having all of them. The only book I wish you’d change is when “Cricket” a cocker spaniel dies in Alaska…broke my heart!!!!!!!!
You have become my favorite author. I read some twice and enjoyed them the second time just as much. I am a very strong reader as I’m proud to say later
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Sadly I have 98% of your books and not many more left. one coming this month I have preordered. Thanks for giving me such enjoyable reading time. judy
I am currently reading the Cedar Cove Series for the second time. Debbie is my favorite author and the book I love the best is ‘Morning Comes Softly’, which happens to be the very first book I read of hers. I read it at least 5 times. I keep a journal of her list of books and mark them off as I finish them, currently over 100 books read. Keep writing them Debbie, I’ll keep reading them.
[m looking for a book debbie wrote about an romance story an it is also with her having an like a bed an breakfast and a man comes to either stay s few days or on business or i an handiman maybe cant remember it all but she was also making a quilt in the book an i loved that book i would like to read it again but cant remember the name of it so please could you please tell me the name of it so i may get it again and read it my name is julie thank you i love your books too and thank you for shareing these great books
This sounds like The Rose Harbor series – first book The Inn at Rose Harbor.
I am wondering if there is a follow up book to LOVE LETTERS. I was not happy with the ending and hope there is a follow up.
I read many of your books. You are a very special author.
Well, my dear “favorist” Author, Debbie,Macomber!!!!
I have MANY of your books and like some of the others that wrote a note to you – I only read Debbie Macomber! I just LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your books and read them daily! I too have read several series twice — especially “Cedar Cove” – I think I am on the third time. Thank you for sharing your “TALENTS” with many readers. Blessings, good health, and much happiness. Karen
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your books!!! In fact I’m working on having all of them. The only book I wish you’d change is when “Cricket” a cocker spaniel dies in Alaska…broke my heart!!!!!!!!
Hi, Debbie. Just bought SEVENTEEN of your books. I love them dearly and you’re my favorite writer. Thank you!!
I love all the books I’ve read so far and look forward to reading more of them..
You have become my favorite author. I read some twice and enjoyed them the second time just as much. I am a very strong reader as I’m proud to say later