Debbie Macomber, the author of BACK ON BLOSSOM STREET, SUSANNAH´S GARDEN, A GOOD YARN, THE SHOP ON BLOSSOM STREET, BETWEEN FRIENDS and the Cedar Cove series, is one of today´s leading voices in women´s fiction. A regular on every major bestseller list with more than 60 million copies of her books sold, the award-winning author celebrated a new career milestone in September 2007, when the latest in her Cedar Cove series, 74 SEASIDE AVENUE, scored #1 on the NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, Publishers Weekly and Bookscan bestseller lists. Her popularity is worldwide with her books translated into twenty-three languages.

Debbie loves to tell the story of her struggle to get published, and the five-year search to find a publisher who would buy one of her manuscripts. But her hard work and determination paid off. Her first manuscript, HEARTSONG, acquired by Silhouette Books in 1982, became the first category romance ever to be reviewed by Publishers Weekly. She was soon featured in Newsweek−and demand for her books quickly exceeded her wildest dreams.

In 2005 Debbie´s dedication to the writing craf−and to her loyal readers−brought her the first-ever "people´s choice" Quill Award for Romance for 44 CRANBERRY POINT, the fourth book in her highly popular Cedar Cove series. Her 2005 novel, THE CHRISTMAS BASKET, won romance publishing´s prestigious RITA®. On Valentine´s Day 1998, women across the country tuned in to the Movie Channel and watched her 1997 title, THIS MATTER OF MARRIAGE, as a made-for-TV movie. One of her more enjoyable honors was throwing out the first pitch in a Seattle Mariners game in July 2007.

An avid knitter, Debbie has parlayed her passion for the craft into garments for her grandchildren and bestselling books about women who knit. Her May 2007 hardcover, BACK ON BLOSSOM STREET, debuted in #8 on the NEW YORK TIMES list. The fourth book in her Blossom Street series, 20 WISHES, will be published by MIRA Books in May 2008.

To learn more about Debbie and her books, please visit her website at: www.debbiemacomber.com