In this first episode, she takes on another difficult case-one that many of you may realize did not come from any of the books. She's perfect, and I'm so very excited and pleased to see how well she's fit into the role. Casting is a real talent and when I learned that Andie had been cast as Olivia, my heart wanted to sing. Andie is absolutely terrific, isn't she? And isn't Dylan, who plays Jack, drop dead gorgeous? When writing these stories I don't have any particular actor in my mind. Aren't the actors wonderful! I was able to visit the set three times during the filming and those visits were some of the highlights of my year. You've been introduced to Judge Olivia, Jack Griffith and the other major characters in Cedar Cove in the two-hour pilot movie. Viewers are in for a real treat, so welcome to Cedar Cove. Seeing this series of books come to life on the screen adds another layer to the characters and their stories. This was his first speaking role-that of a bird!

He was one of the contestants (the tall, handsome one!) in the pilot, wearing the lavender shirt and the feather boa.

Some of you might have recognized our son, Ted Macomber, who was part of the movie. As you can imagine, our little town was extremely proud. In fact, several years back the winner was on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. For sure I would be able to remember exactly where I put the library, and the courthouse and the restaurants because they are actually there!Īnd yes, there really is an annual Sea Gull Calling event in Port Orchard. Setting an ongoing series in a familiar setting is extremely helpful to the writer in a variety of ways. In addition, Port Orchard (Cedar Cove) is the quintessential Puget Sound community, highlighting life in a small town at its best. What the song says is true: The bluest skies you've ever seen are in Seattle.

First off, there's no place more beautiful than the Puget Sound area when the sun shines. When I decided to write a new series, I chose to place Cedar Cove in Port Orchard.

That number has nearly tripled in the last twenty years. We chose to raise our family in Port Orchard, Washington, with a population of 3,000. My husband Wayne spent his youth in Colville, Washington, whose claim to fame was that the city had the only stoplight in the entire county. For the first seventeen years of my life I lived in Yakima, Washington.

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