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Author Debbie Macomber has a legion of ardent fans. So I jumped at the chance to read an advance copy of the latest installment in her Cedar Cove series, "92 Pacific Boulevard" due in stores Aug. 25, to see what all the fuss was about.

The novels are set in a small town in Washington state. There are lots of colorful characters, which regular readers must consider family by now. I kept them all straight thanks to a "cast of characters" list in the front of the book.

Debbie Macomber wrote '8 Sandpiper Way' with inspiration from her York friend, Minda Butler.

By BETH VRABEL
For the Daily Record/Sunday News

Best-selling author Debbie Macomber's fans might be too excited to get to the latest gossip in her recent Cedar Cove series installment, "8 Sandpiper Way," to peruse the dedication page.

So Macomber wrote a letter to her readers, in which she asks them to take note of that page, and the women she thanks for their courage and strength. First among them is Minda Butler of York. "I think that she probably inspired the entire story," Macomber said.